Roy Jones Jr.

Roy Jones Jr. is the 1988 Olympic silver medallist who won world titles at middleweight, super middleweight, light heavyweight and heavyweight, beating John Ruiz for the WBA heavyweight belt in 2003 and becoming one of the greatest pound-for-pound boxers of his era.

MMA fans will remember his long-running talk of fighting Anderson Silva and his 2020 exhibition with Mike Tyson. CagePotato covered the Silva talk and his crossover appearances.

Roy Jones Jr. fact file
Full nameRoy Levesta Jones Jr.
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Date of birth
Place of birthPensacola, Florida, USA
Organisations fought in
  • Professional boxing (IBF, WBA, WBC)
Accolades
  • World champion in four weight classes
  • WBA Heavyweight Champion (2003)
  • Olympic silver medal (Seoul 1988)

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