Unquestionably one of the greatest fighters of his generation, American professional boxer Roy Jones Jr has done it all in his long career. Even now he is still fighting, taking boughts in Russia – where he has become an official citizen – as well as all over the States. On top of his boxing career, Roy Jones Jr is also a fine actor and rapper and in demand sporting celebrity who is adored by millions all over the world. In addition, he trains fellow boxers and is a commentator on US TV networks. Over the course of his long career, he has held a number of different titles including in the middleweight, plus super middleweight, light heavyweight and heavyweight divisions. Despite having started out his career down at light middleweight (which is at 154 lbs) he went on to win a heavyweight world title, and is the only man in the history of the sport to do so.
As an amateur, Roy was just as decorated and in the 1988 Olympics he won a silver medal before turning to the pro ranks. Very much one of the finest fighters of all time in his prime, Jones Jr was the first middleweight in 106 years to go on to win the top prize in sport, aka the heavyweight world title. In the 1990s he was named Fighter of the Decade and has fought all the big names in his career from Joe Calzaghe to Bernard Hopkins, Felix Trinidad to Denis Lebedev, Enzo Maccarinelli to James Toney. Still a giant of the sport, Roy Jones Jr brings real star quality to any event or occasion.
