Roy Jones Jr. - Boxer, World Champion, Pound for Pound the Best Fighter. Pensacola.com

	Won IBF middleweight crown by beating Bernard Hopkins in 1993; moved up to super middleweight and won IBF title from James Toney in 1994; moved up to light heavyweight division winning WBC (in 1997), WBA (1998) and IBF titles. Became the 2nd Light-Heavyweight (first was Michael Spinks) to win a World Heavyweight Title on March 1, 2003 defeating WBA Champion John Ruiz. 1986 Golden Gloves Champion - Jr. Welterweight 1987 Golden Gloves Champion - Welterweight Abandons IBF Middlewight Title (August 1994) Became the second light heavyweight champion since Michael Spinks in 1985. And only the second former middleweight champion since Bob Fitzsimmons in 1897 to capture a share of the heavyweight crown (on March 1, 2003). He is self managed and has steered his pro career without the aid of a promoter.
	Roy Jones Jr. Played a small role in the "Matrix" movies as one of the ship's captains.
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Roy Jones Jr. injured, Fight on Oct. 7th Postponed! Square Ring Promotions announced today that it was postponing the Roy Jones, Jr. vs. Danny Santiago Boxing event scheduled for October 7 due to a hand injury suffered by Roy Jones, Jr. John Wirt, CEO of Square Ring Promotions, said “Roy’s manager, McGee Wright, informed me today that Roy injured his left hand while sparring on Saturday and that on Monday, he went to the doctor and X-rays were taken.  While the X-rays do not show a fracture, his hand is swollen and continues to bother him to such an extent that we have no choice but to postpone the fight. At this point, we are planning on rescheduling the fight and will make an announcement regarding the new date as soon as possible.” Read Full Story

BRIEF SYNOPSIS Roy Jones, Jr. (born January 16, 1969) is an American boxer. Jones was named "Fighter of the Decade" for the 1990s by the Boxing Writers Association of America. As a professional he captured IBF championships in the middleweight, super middleweight and light heavyweight divisions. He also won the WBA heavyweight title in his only fight in this weight class. He is also noted for holding the WBC, WBA, IBF, IBO, NABF, WBF, and IBA light heavyweight championships at the same time. For many years, he was regarded as the Ring Magazine pound for pound champion of boxing. Read Full Biography

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Armed and Dangerous (2007) American boxer Roy Jones Jr. posing with an M-249 and M-203 during a visit to the 720th Advanced Skills Training flight Roy Jones Ready to Fight Became the 2nd Light-Heavyweight (first was Michael Spinks) to win a World Heavyweight Title on March 1, 2003 defeating WBA Champion John Ruiz. ...More Photos

AWARDS Ring Sports Magazine--1993 Fighter of the Year; 1995 Man of the Year; 1996 Sportsman of the Year. Ring, Boxing Illustrated, and Boxing Scene magazines--1994 Fighter of the Year. International Boxing Federation--1995 Fighter of the Year and 1995 Fighter of Unlimited Potential. ESPN ESPY Award--1995 Boxer of the Year. Boxing Illustrated's Budweiser ratings, June 1995 onward--Best Pound-for-Pound Fighter in the World. KO--1996 Best Pound-for-Pound Fighter in the World and 1996 Best Fighter in the World (in poll of boxing experts). Congress of Racial Equality--1996 Outstanding Achievement Award. American Association for the Improvement of Boxing (the Marciano Foundation)--1996 Humanitarian of the Year. Harlem Globetrotters - Honorary Ambassador of Goodwill (1997). Escambia-Pensacola Human Relations Commission--1997 Olive Branch Award, for humanitarianism.