By Jeff Zimmerman
Fightnews.com® caught up with the legendary and now hall of famer Roy Jones Jr. at Gilley’s in Dallas last night at the Kingdom Boxing card where his fighter Zechariah Lewis won his pro debut in spectacular fashion via 4th round knockout. Jones Jr. shared his thoughts on the victory from his prized pupil plus his recent induction into the International Boxing Hall of Fame and his new quest as a trainer. Jones Jr. also discussed the details and excitement around his new venture ProBox TV he founded with Juan Manuel Marquez, Antonio Tarver and Paul Malignaggi and his newly formed partnership with Puerto Rican legend Miguel Cotto and his Cotto Promotions in this exclusive interview.
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Roy’s really had a very impressive post-fighting career in the sport. Training, been promoting for a very long time, has a UFC deal and I wish him well on ProBox now. Looks like he lost a few lbs as well.
congrads roy not only you are ca gentleman and a scholar, one of the best middlewights + ever, boxing ambassador, and a prime entrepeneur announcer and all that goes with it..when all is over, very few stand this invasion that shook the Earth..you still have the best sence of humour this side of the rocky mountains..humble..
To me, his defining moment was that ass whooping that Joey C. gave him
Prime Roy had to be a nightmare to prepare for. Top notch speed and power, was accurate and unorthodox. Could get away with things like leaping in with an uppercut because he was so damn fast. Seems it would have been impossible to find sparring partners who could adequately prepare you for RJ. He was probably the best I’ve seen in my entire time following the sport. Glad to see his faculties seem to be intact.
You’d need to train with like two different guys at the same time. They just keep jumping at random times throwing shots at you, sometimes at the same time. My brother used to say Roy was the first boxer on DVD. Everyone else was on VHS, Roy was a DVD.
LoL. Two guys at the same time isn’t a bad idea. He was capable of unloading anything, at any time, with either hand. He did a lot of unorthodox things. Probably had a lot to do with the fact that Master boxers like Toney & Hopkins couldn’t do anything with him.
At 160, RJJ was a pure monster.
Should have went down as the top 5 greatest boxers every.
In his prime all Roy’s opponents fought in slo-mo. He was never the same when he had to cut weight after his heavyweight fight.
Tyson and Jones Jr exemplify how one lose can destroy a person career. Neither was the same once that invincibility was gone.
I have grown up watching boxing. I have never seen anything like Roy in his prime. I watched literally I’m awe of his speed.
roy was a great fighter to watch in his prime