Roy Jones Jr. He enjoyed one of the greatest boxing careers of all time, despite one incident that forever persecute the global star.
Jones, Jr., who is widely recognized as one of the best pounds boxers as pounds, had world -high -weight heavyweight titles during the Hall of Fame term. However, one terrible night in 1988 sending Jones when he considers his professional achievements.
“I was furious,” Jones admitted. “I was promoted to prove that I am the best warrior there and in the world.
“Amateur boxing allowed me to learn life skills and face every other possible scenario in the ring. I saw Ali vs. Frazier and I felt that Ali and I had the same mental concept about life,” he added.
Jones was one of the best amateur boxers in the world, with a record of 121-13. His run in the vest included the performances of gold medals at the National Junior Olympiadic in 1984 and in the National Golden Gloves tournaments in 1986 and 1987.
But at the Olympic Games in Seoul in 1988 in South Korea, Jones reached the finals of the lightweight medium division championship against the South Korea Park. Jones probably suffered the worst decision in the history of boxing, losing 3-2, even though he overtook his opponent from 86 to 32 blows.
He was forced to settle for a silver medal in widely considered repair. Even his opponent admitted that Jones won his fight, leading Aiba to suspend three judges who later chose a warrior from his hometown as a winner.
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Despite the robbery of the medal, Jones was chosen as the winner of the Val Barker trophy and the best boxer of the 1988 Olympic Games. Due to the controversy, the Olympic boxing scoring system has changed, replacing the 20 points system must have an electronic system.
In 2022, Jones was honored by the introduction to the International Gallery of Fame. RJJ received a similar honor as US boxing graduates four years earlier.
He said. “I am honored that I was chosen for induction to the Gallery of Fame of the US Absolve Association, especially as a member of this wonderful class with my inductations.”
Jones debuted on May 6, 1989 at home in Pensacola, Florida. Then he won nine main world titles in four different weight classes.
In 2003, Jones defeated John Ruiz through the twelfth unanimous decision to become the first former champion of world medium weight, who will become the owner of the world heavyweight for over a century. He failed through his first 34 Pro Fights, 22-3, 14 KO in the fight for the title of world champion.
Against former, present or future world champions, Jones was 19-9 [8 KOs]And among his victims were great, such as Bernard Hopkins, James Toney, Mike McCallum, Vinnie Pazienza, Virgil Hill, Antonio Tarver and Felix Trinidad.
After the exhibition’s return against Mike Tyson in 2020, Jones is more known today as a promoter. He says that helping other boxers give him satisfaction.
“This is a great experience for boxers. It reminds them that who they can have or continue to look at, also observes them.”
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The World Boxing News will take place on Tuesday Many Pacquiao vs Mario Barrios, live from the premiere boxing stream.
PBC will provide a report from today’s press conference on the PBC YouTube website with the legend of the Hall of Fame Boxing Pacquiao and world champion in WBC Barrios.
The couple will overtake at a press conference in Los Angeles in front of the showroom main event that will take place on Saturday, July 19.
Pacquiao vs Barrios is the main star PBC Pay-Per-View event at the best video with MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
The press champion in WBC Super Nereter, Sebastian “The Gorary Inferno” Fundor and the Australian Superglaw of Tim Tiszu, who will take place in the co-and-maan event after involving the bloodiest fight from 2024, will also appear in the press conference.
The Mexican star of Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz and his seriously striking countryman Angel Fierro, who meets their action packed in Lutia, will also be present.
Complementing the Tuesday composition and Pay-Per-View from July 19 are the former world champion with two Brandon divisions “The Heartbreaker” Figueroa and the best player Joet Gonzalez, who start Pay-Per-View at 20:00 ET/5 PM.
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The former protected Floyd Mayweather J’hon Ingram will return this Friday evening in Newcastle, England.
The fight represents the second next fight Ingram after the debut in the country in November last year. The 24-year-old, called “boogieman”, makes a eternal but tardy progress since entering the professional ranks in February 2022.
Ingram became infamous in 2024. World Boxing News announced that the northern Karolinian Wanted outside the Promotiony Mayweather. By launching an online campaign, Ingram published his intentions after only four matches in two and a half years.
It is surprising that Floyd Mayweather did not fight the movement and allowed Ingram to break his bonds and move on. Then Ingram joined Richardson Hitchins and Jalil Hackett as a deafening departure from the stable of the cash team.
Hitchins has become a lightweight IBF champion and will face George Cambosos in his most deafening fight this year. At the same time, Hackett’s career under the same promoter, Eddie Hearn, has failed in December.
Hackett lost to Jose Roman Vazquez along with a divided decision in Puerto Rico, the only flaw in the records of ten fights.
Mayweather has only one significant perspective in Curmel Moton, which he won last weekend in Las Vegas when his mentor watched from the ring.
The moton is perceived as a certified future owner of the world title and, as ironically, he can fight Ingram or Hitchins in the twist of fate or Mayweather said the word.
J’hon Ingram returns to Great Britain
For now, Ingram continues its progress as part of the Wasserman promotion, headed by the Sauerland, Nissse and Kalle brothers.
The Friday event at the Newcastle Arena gives you an Ingram chance to try the elevated British atmosphere, and Josh Kelly is directed by the card.
Zimbabwean Tatenda Mangombe based in Great Britain fights Ingram in something that looks like paper to be an employee. Victory for Ingram should signal a step in the coming months, a division full of future talents.
Kelly is at the top of Bill alongside Flavius Biea, with Felix Cash, Tom Welland and Matty Harris, who were flooded.
Channel 5 gives the main event, with selected basic offers shown at the discretion of the ground network. Ingram will try to impress enough to get a place for all attractions after the fight.
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Jesse Rodriguez wants to become a pounded warrior number one in sport.
Rodriguez believes that he begins by winning his union with Phumelele Cafu.
A couple fight for the titles Super Fly Wweight Magazine in WBC, WBO and Ring at Ford Center at The Star in FRISCO in Texas on Saturday, July 19, live around the world.
Rodriguez (21-0 14 KO) wants to unite in supermallists who did it in Flyweight in a spectacular way against Sunlit Edwards in Arizona in December 2023, after winning by collecting belts, which he placed in the line against the unbeatable South African kaf In the same state in June in June in June in June in June in June to June to twice in June to two times in place twice in place twice in the next place up to two times in place twice in place twice in place twice in place twice in place twice in place twice in place twice in place twice in place twice in place twice in place twice in place twice in place twice in place twice in place twice in place two times from two times up to two times up to two times with two times with two times a tim a tim a tim a tim a tim a tim a tim Dom Tap A Tim a Tim a Tim a Tim a Tim a Tim and two in southern June Kafa, the ruler of Super Flyweght.
San Antonio Ace is fighting in his hometown for the first time since he became the world champion of two weighted April 2023, when he collected a free WBO flying strap and fought earlier at the Ford Center, moving to 11-0 in February 2020.
“BAM” certainly shot the Supergowary since that night, but the ambitious 25 -year -old meant more goals, starting with the unification of July 19 and wanting to become undisputed and climb to the top of the list of the best fighters on the planet.
“I would like to be number one pound for a pound,” said Rodriguez. “There are many rights to bragging and I feel that I can go so far from the place where I am now.
“I am never cheerful, there is always more to gain and win, so I can go ten times higher. I would like to unqueside, so these are two more fights for 115 pounds, so we’ll see how it is falling.
“It’s a bad ass, seeing how smaller weights shine. When I was an amateur, he did it chocolatito and I was like” damn, it’s frosty “, so for me in the same position, it means a lot.
“I am so glad that I am fighting in Dallas, it is great to fight in my family state, I am glad that I have returned home.”
The collision of Rodriguez from Cafu moves to a card arranged in FRISCO, with the main support of the evening, as a result of which the explosive and undefeated Diego Paczeco defended his UswBC titles and WBO Super-Middle Wweight against Trevor McCumby.
The Olympic Medal in the US team, Omar Jones, is fighting for the third time in paid ranks, taking Alfredo Blanco in six rounds, with a much greater action to add to the card in a timely manner.
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