ROY JONES JR. RUMORS
Granted a boxing license, Steve Collins is determined to fight shopworn legend Roy Jones Jr.
Granted a boxing license on Wednesday after a nearly 16 year hiatus from the squared circle, past WBO middleweight and super middleweight titlist “The Celtic Warrior” Steve Collins is determined to fight shopworn legend Roy Jones Jr. The grayed Collins (36-3, 21 KOs), born in Dublin, Ireland, last threw fists professionally in July 1997 earning a third round TKO victory over...
Both utterly spent, graybeards Roy Jones Jr. and Irishman Steve Collins will soon fight
Although it should have occurred during the Clinton Administration, past WBO middleweight and super middleweight titlist “The Celtic Warrior” Steve Collins plans to soon return to the squared circle after a nearly 16 year hiatus to fight shopworn legend Roy Jones Jr. The grayed Collins (36-3, 21 KOs), born in Dublin, Ireland, last threw fists professionally in a third round TKO...
Retired boxer Collins, Jones Jr in talks over bout
Irish boxer Steve Collins is in talks about a return to the ring after 16 years in retirement to fight former four-weight world champion Roy Jones Jr.
Jones Jr., once regarded by many as the world's best boxer, is still fighting at age 44 but has lost seven of his last 14 fights.
The American fighter told the BBC that ''I've spoken to Steve and I said, `I don'...
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January 16, 2013
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Roy Jones Jr. Decisions Pawel Glazewski, Wlodarczyk Fight in Fall
Twenty years ago, a Roy Jones Jr. fight happening in the afternoon American time would likely be taking place on a major network with a fairly good buzz going. Sadly that was not the case on this day in 2012.
Saturday afternoon US Pacific Time, 43-year old Roy Jones Jr. won a controversial ten-round split decision over previously unbeaten yet unheralded Pawel Glazewski in his native...
Roy Jones Jr. talks about fighting Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao
Shopworn icon Roy Jones Jr. was asked during an interview today with dBoxing Source Radio show if he ever could have trumped WBC world welterweight champion “Pretty Boy” Floyd Mayweather or WBO world welterweight king Manny “Pac-Man” Pacquiao. The question … Continue reading →
Roy Jones Jr. thinks he could have beaten Floyd Mayweather in his prime, but maybe not Manny Pacquiao
Roy Jones Jr. said on a radio show that he believes he could have beaten Floyd Mayweather Jr. if they fought, but he thinks he would have struggled against Manny Pacquiao.
“The young Roy Jones, Jr. would probably beat Floyd Mayweather, Jr., because basically Floyd Mayweather, Jr. and James Toney fight with the same style,” he said on DBoxing Source, according to Boxing Scene...
Gunn Furthers Interest In Super Fight With Jones Jr.
This past week there has been much discussion about a potential cruiserweight fight between former IBA World Cruiserweight champion Bobby Gunn and former world champion in multiple weight classes Roy Jones Jr. Gunn spoke out yesterday in response to Jones Jr’s statement earlier this week: “Thank you Roy for the response that you gave to me. You are such a classy champion, and...
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January 22, 2012
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Gunn Wishes Jones Jr. ‘Happy Birthday’; Asks For Fight
Former IBA Cruiserweight champion and reigning world heavyweight bare knuckle boxing champion Bobby Gunn has recently discussed coming back into the squared ring and fighting one last time with the gloves on.
The Celtic Warrior (21-4-1, 18 KO) last stepped in between the ropes in July of 2009, when he suffered a TKO loss to Tomasz Adamek for the IBF Cruiserweight title. Through...
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January 16, 2012
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Roy Jones Jr. New UBO Champion
Roy Jones Jr. made the first step towards a world championship in his fifth weight class on Saturday night, when he won the vacant Universal Boxing Organization™ Inter-Continental Cruiserweight title with a clear unanimous decision over former ”Contender” participant Max Alexander at the Atlanta Civic Center. There were no knockdowns in the ten-round bout, but the former Middleweight...
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December 12, 2011
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Roy Jones wins unanimous decision
Roy Jones Jr. won a 10-round unanimous decision against Max Alexander on Saturday night, snapping a three-match losing streak.
Neither fighter made a big impression, and there were no knockdowns in the Atlanta Civic Center. But Jones fought the more stylish fight while winning all three judges' cards: 100-90, 99-91 and 100-90.
The 42-year-old Jones (55-8-1) rarely pressed over...
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December 11, 2011
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