Roy Jones Jr. is 47, and set to re-enter the ring in his hometown in August The former pound-for-pound king is taking on yet another fight on Aug. 13
Roy Jones Jr. is 47 years old. And he's still taping up his fists. This time it'll be in his hometown of Pensacola, Florida. Jones Jr. is set to take on Rodney Moore, 40, on Saturday, Aug. 13 as a part of his promotional company's "Island Fights 38" card. Moore has lost nine consecutive fights dating back to 2003, which includes a hiatus from 2005 to 2012. "I'm always excited to be fighting in front of my hometown fans who have shown me so much support during my career, and I am looking forward to giving them an action-packed fight," said Jones via ESPN.com. Jones is 9-1 in his last 10 fights dating back to 2011 and has been pushing to get a shot at the cruiserweight title for a long time. He said back in March he may try to get back in the conversation for it, but he's not going to wait forever. "If I can't get the right opportunity or the right time to prepare and have proper preparation for it, then there's no sense in doing it," Jones said to CBS Sports. "I have to look at the bigger picture. If you don't have the time to prepare for it to take the shot, then don't do it." Jones' manager said he is unsure if this will be the former champ's final fight. "He wants to end his career in Pensacola at some point," Wright said. "I'm not saying this is his last fight, but he started here and he wants to end it here." Well, here's hoping it's not his final fight as Roy Jones Jr. is on a trajectory to pull off a Louis Gossett Jr. at some point:
Roy Jones, Jr. net worth: Roy Jones, Jr. is an American professional boxer, actor, and rapper who has a net worth of $20 million dollars. Roy Levesta Jones, Jr. was born in Pensacola, Florida in January 1969. He won the 1984 United States National Junior Olympics and the 1986 and 1987 United States National Golden Gloves as an amateur. He also won a silver medal in the 1988 Seoul Olympic games. He turned pro in 1989. He won the IBF Middleweight Championship in 1993 beating Bernard Hopkins. In 1997 Jones suffered his first loss, after 34 wins, to Montell Griffin as he was disqualified for hitting a downed opponent, and lost the WBC Light Heavyweight title. In 2003 he defeated John Ruiz to become the WBA Heavyweight champion. In 2003 Jones held over 10 championships before suffering his second loss of his career to Antonio Tarver in 2004. He would lose three fights in row in 2004-05, including two to Tarver. In December 2013 Jones defeated Zine Eddine Benmakhlouf to win the vacant WBU Cruiserweight title and brought his professional record to 57-8. Jones is the only boxer that has started out as a light middleweight and went on to win a heavyweight title. The Boxing Writers Association of America named Jones the Fighter of the Decade for the 1990s. His rap album Round One: The Album was released in 2001. In 2004 his group Body Head Bangerz released an album. He has also appeared in two films for the Matrix franchise
I feel a lot better about him fighting this can than a killer like Lebedev. That shit was scary to watch, and that was years ago. Roy needs to either retire or just fight easy touches to show off for fans because I don't wanna see him fight for a title and have Glen Johnson all over again
lol at celbrity networth, that site sucks. It's well known around town he has some money issues, his big house that was on MTV Cribs years ago was foreclosed on not long ago, and I believe he lost his other house too. He used to have a serious entourage, lots of cars and toys, lots of bad investments, shady management, kids, ex ole ladies etc, it takes a lot of money for him to support his life style. A couple years ago he was supposedly being paid well to do exhibitions in Russia, and he had that commentating gig as well
He has been super nice anytime I have ever met him, and he is known as a great guy around town, sucks to see him have to keep on doing this.
Fabes - Yeah, I know. It's weird. Maybe he just wants to compete and can't walk away.
He doesnt have to keep fighting for the money.
Its a hometown fight vs some can and it will bring attention to a stacked local fight card that has a couple UFC prospects and a fight where if one guy wins he goes to the UFC. (Caldwell vs Brito)
Fabes - Yeah, I know. It's weird. Maybe he just wants to compete and can't walk away.
He doesnt have to keep fighting for the money.
Its a hometown fight vs some can and it will bring attention to a stacked local fight card that has a couple UFC prospects and a fight where if one guy wins he goes to the UFC. (Caldwell vs Brito)
Also Roy owns a part of the promotion.
Also a guy that trains under Roy Jones Sr. Is making his pro boxing debut after a very good amateur career. Devin Cushing.
