“For me, I like to come in and entertain the fans,” said 54-year-old ring legend Roy Jones Jr. after losing his fight against pro-debuting MMA fighter Anthony Pettis on Saturday night in Milwaukee. “My job is to come in and make sure that the fans get what they paid for, and I’m all good with that. I think it was a good fight. He did a great job and fought a very smart fight. I think I educated him and taught him a lot in this fight. So I think if I fought him again it would be even better because he knows a lot more now. I think it would be a really good rematch.
“I don’t do exhibitions, I fight real fights,” added Jones Jr. “I’m not an exhibition guy, I’m a real guy. I want to win, or I want to lose. But I’m going to go out on my shield, and I want to be able to do it again as many times as I want to. At 54 years old, that’s a beautiful thing, and he already said he’d do it again because one judge had it even. So that’s what I love.”
I DON’T CARE… FOR MY MONEY ROY JONES IS A NICE GUY WIN OR LOSE… IF HE WANTS TO FIGHT THEN FIGHT… LOOK IF YOU DID EVERYTHING EVERYBODY WANTED YOU TO DO YOU WOULDN’T BE YOUR OWN MAN… SO IF ROY WANTS TO FIGHT SO BE IT… FOR ME I’D JUST LIKE TO MEET JONES TALK A LITTLE BOXING AND IN THE END GET HIS AUTOGRAPH… AND THIS IS CHIPPERRRRRRRR
Very well said. Totally agree! Seems to be an upstanding guy and like us all just wants to feed his family and do as much of what he loves as he can in this one life he has.
Sorry but “upstanding guys” don’t force animals to fight to the death.
We’re all different ..combat sports people sometimes see it as a combat sport but with dogs..just a mindset..I love dogs but to hide someone’s complete life over ,1 thing is what keyboard gangsters do. .
I’m pretty sure as a boxing fan , you could find another forum for opinions on RJJ outside of boxing stuff. And no one would have an issue . As it stands While he is in a ring and as real former great that’s it no more no less .
I’ve done it, and yes, he is a good guy. He was very gracious and appreciative.
Although I don’t want to see Jones in the ring anymore, as far as i’m concerned his amazing legacy is sealed. He also won this fight but I give him credit for not bitching about the decision. He’s a solid stand up guy I never really realized what a decent human being he is.
When the sport is a contact sport and the fighters, or one of the fighter (RJJ is 54 yo), is of age that is dangerous for him to continue, then I do think the commissions (should not approved and/or license such event & fighter/s), promoters, trainers, and publics should do the needy to protect the fighters. Other than the aforementioned everyone and anyone is free to do as he/she wishes
The once great Roy Jones, Jr. who was my guy needs to stop tearing down his legacy. Since he quickly dropped 17 lbs of muscle mass after the Ruiz fight in order to face Target, he has never been the same fighter that I knew and loved.
Your comment is way wrong he always be a legend and him loving the sport still takes nothing from his greatness he’s in his 50s wait to you get there your reaction time your muscles are not there like before but he’s an awesome man to give someone the awesome experience to be in the ring with the Roy Jones Jr to absorb the mind of a professional elite boxer
I respectfully disagree with your post RJJ is 54 yo, and should not be fighting, he is not the same RJJ of his prime and he can get hurt. At his age he is more vulnerable to KO, has been KOed 5 times (Tarver, Johnson, Green, Lebedev, & Maccarinelli). Boxing is a contact sport, is not the same as playing chess. Are you going to make an argument seeing RJJ fights when he is in his 60s or 70s?
RJJ , just does what he wants to like many . Hopkins was never going to stop until some young buck Ko’d him or kicked his behind or in his case knocked him clean out the ring. Luckily for him that happened .
I remember the Tarver fight. Up to that fight he was unstoppable. I remember him fighting with Vinnie Paz with his hands behind his back and he was able to KO Vinnie. I always wonder what happened with RJJ what is the weight? mother time? or there were already signs that he was able to hide? RJJ is always a curious case to me how from day to night he was not the same. Opinions?
I think it was losing that muscle from bulking up to Heavyweight and then back down to 175 in combination with him hitting his mid to late 30s. Many of these types of fighters who rely so much on speed and reflex (Ali, Ray Leonard) all seemed to lose a step at the same age. No coincidence imo.
Sorry but it’s painfull to watch him fight at his age..
Yes, huge difference seeing him now compared to the 1990s. Risk of injury climbs much higher with advancing age.
Its sad because if jones was in his prime the fight will not past the first round.
Roy needs to fight about as much as I need a hole in my head
Disgraces his reputation, his family, and his legacy. What a shame? Are you still so hungry for limelight and cameras? Go home and stay will your grand children, pick them up from school, go to some basket ball games attend a few graduations, and stay to f**k out of the ring. Christ!!
Fighters need to fight till it’s over. You wouldn’t understand cause your just a regular guy
Fighters bleed the most when they must hang up their gloves.
This makes Roy one of the few champions in history to fight professionally in 5 decades.
I was a bit harsh in my previous comment about Roy Jones. I did appreciate him when he was in his prime. Didn’t like his ring entrances though. He looked about what I expected in this fight and I applaud any fighter who can get in the ring at his age. Seeing him knocked out against Enzo Maccarinelli was one of the saddest scenes I had seen in the ring. Best to him going forward.
It’s crazy how roy Jones was really close with gerald McClellan & knows more than anybody what happens when a fighter takes too many shots to the head over the years.. yet he still fights, almost like he’s asking to end his career in a wheelchair.
I think Roy wants to die in the ring. Just my belief.
Kinda reminds of when RJJ said after his loss to Tarver he doesn’t stay down for noone and gets back up, then gets KO’d flat against Johnson. Personally he should’ve retired after the Ruiz fight. Had he stayed at light heavyweight and faced Tarver before the Ruiz fight he would’ve won a clear cut decision. RJJ is a good guy and was truly phenomenal in his hay day but he’s said and done some goofy things including his commentating and training stints.
Roy Jones relied heavily on his unusual physical gifts in his prime. The fighters who had the most success at advanced ages, such as Archie Moore and B-Hop, had such good mental skills that they were able to outbox opponents after their bodies declined. Roy just doesn’t know what to do now that his extreme natural speed is gone.
LOL. Only fools would pay for these jokes of “fights”. He and his fans are in denial and now he resorts to beg for a payday.
It’s hard to deny what is in your blood like Mohammed Ali getting punched in the head too much is not a good thing be smart,we not as fast as we used to be
Looked like a piece of sweating rancid pork with boxing gloves on.
Lifelong boxing junkie here. Roy was an alien in his prime. Unorthodox but his reflexes and speed made him untouchable in his day. On his best night ever no one could touch Roy. This is hard to watch. Like watching Michael Jordan playing his 60s would be. Or Mike Trout at 60 trying to hit a 90mph fastball. He has every right to live his life as he pleases. But to any young fan who is ripping on him and never saw him in his prime…YouTube him in the 90s. Untouchable.
I ask-why is he doing this?…well there’s your answer: he loves boxing. At this point, it’s not about the money, fame, prestige, winning belts, dominating the sport. It’s simply about getting in the ring in front of the fans and doing your thing. If you’ve ever been in a boxing match, in front of people, there’s nothing like it. I guess Roy has a very hard time stepping away from that and feels he can still do it. Is it smart? No, but Roy’s gonna do what Roy’s gonna do.
Well, when this once great sport won’t make great fights, we’re lucky to get good fights but mostly joke fights. Casuals are to blame for this as the promoters are going to milk these low IQ cretans for whatever they can. It’s also the hardcore fans fault for paying for even mediocre fights and not boycotting the sport when they deprive spectators of worthy fights.
It’s sad but Roy Jones Jr is a gate keeper now.
All due respect he’s way beyond gatekeeper. A gatekeeper is a guy in the tail end of his career who can hang around on just muscle memory and experience. Roy is an old man fighting MMA guys. A gatekeeper in real professional boxing would kill Roy today.
I have always loved Roy Jones Jr.in the ring as well as out of the ring.He is one of my favorite boxers to which i have had the pleasure of grown up watching.Always wanted to meet the man and to see him fight live.I finally was able to watch him live last night and would have liked to have him sign a photo of myself and his dad there at his cqhildhood home in Pencicola but guess it wasn’t in the cards.Good luck to you brother and keep doing what you love to do.
As I expected, He’s fortunately that he did not get hurt
Roy….enough!!
What a fat sloppy old embarrassment to the great sport of boxing, please go sit yo asS down!
all i will say is ………….. why RJJ
I did not even know this card was happening until I logged onto fightnews Saturday night. First I thought it was an April fools joke and then realized I could order it via PPV on my TV!!! Surprised it got by me as I am on the boxing sites a lot. I might have ordered but chose to save my money and watch the Top Rank card. Sad to see Jones lose and I do not think he should be fighting. However that is my opinion, he is a grown man and can make his own choices. From what I read he should have gotten the decision. I do agree with him about real fights vs exhibitions. I think the exhibition fad has passed.
I think the commissions should step in and stop these type of fights with aged legends. Roy is 54 and could fight but no longer fight competitively. He should be banned from fighting for his own good. Other than that I like Roy Jones, his personality and his outlook. He is definitely an upstanding guy.
Say what you will about RJJ but at one point he was the baddest man in boxing. Folks forget this man came up from 154 and grabbed a piece of the heavyweight title. This hasn’t been done in 100+ years and still hasn’t been done since. He can do whatever he wants. I’m glad he didn’t get hurt.
Why? You too damn old! Look at your body ….it tells you that!!!
Please retire Roy. We know you have the heart of a champ but it’s time to relax and enjoy live
hey Roy please yo must forget.
So as much as I don’t want to see Roy fighting at this age – and adding the fact in these fights don’t really matter – Roy won just about every round in this fight. The MMA fighter was pretty much hitting Roy’s arms and gloves all night long, while Roy landed the cleaner blows in just about every round. Didn’t think it was that difficult to score.
total repect mr jones..not cause of any god given talents that hes had or ever will.. obviously barn storming AKA Babe Ruth 1930s..I THINK HE DID AT LEAT HIT ONE LEITAMATE HOMERUN AFTER HE LEFT WITH THE YANKEES ..BUT THE REAL RESPECT for Roy is his dang sence of humour/ that transgresses any bullscrap any body organization can throw at him..yea did see him fight at MSG vs Joe Calzaghe..both fighters benefite ..I paid 200 fgn beans for the dang ducat..in addition to the transpoe tation costs and fees added w ticketmaster msg bernie gams staten island writer 79 % liked
“Or I want to lose”, yeah I’m sure you want that loads of times Mr B.S