In his previous fight, then-WBA and WBC Roy Jones Jr. was soundly defeated for the first time in his professional career after being knocked out in the second round of his rematch with Antonio Tarver on May 15, 2004 (his only other loss had been by disqualification in 1997).[1] Hoping to quickly rebound from his defeat, Jones secured a match with IBF light heavyweight champion Glen Johnson in an effort to regain the IBF title he had held from 1999 to 2003. Johnson had been a journeyman fighter through most of his professional career and though he had nine losses on his record, he nevertheless was able to land an IBF light heavyweight title match against Clinton Woods. The two fighters fought to a draw in their first fight on November 7, 2003, but Johnson was able to pick up the unanimous decision victory in the second. Despite his status as champion, Johnson came into the fight as an overwhelming underdog with Jones being a 6–1 favorite by the time of the fight.
The Fightedit
Johnson would dominate Jones for much of the fight, serving as the aggressor for the duration of the fight and constantly having Jones on the defensive against the ropes. Johnson would connect with 118 of his 437 thrown punches while Jones, though landing at a slightly higher percentage (28% to Johnson's 27%), only threw 270 punches, 75 of which landed. The fight would come to an end 48 seconds into round nine. Johnson connected with a strong overhand right followed by a short left hook that dropped Jones to the canvas where the back of his head hit the canvas hard. Jones was knocked out cold and was counted out by the referee. He would remain on his back for nearly 15 minutes before finally exiting the ring with help from his trainers.[2]
Aftermathedit
Johnson's upset victory over Jones propelled the previously little-known fighter into the national spotlight and talks of a unification bout with Tarver began almost immediately after his fight with Jones. The two agreed to a match set for December 18, 2004, but both the WBC and IBF refused to sanction the bout as each man was contractually bound to face mandatory challengers, Paul Briggs and Rico Hoye respectively. As a result, both Tarver and Johnson forfeited their titles and proceeded on with their scheduled match, with only Tarver's IBO and The Ring light heavyweight titles on the line.[3] For the second straight match, Johnson would pull off an upset victory, defeating Tarver by split decision to become the new The Ring light heavyweight champion.[4] Tarver, however, would regain the titles after defeating Johnson by unanimous decision in their rematch on June 18, 2005.[5]
After two consecutive knockout losses, some, including the two men responsible for his defeats, Johnson and Tarver, called for Jones to retire.[6] Jones, however, decided against retirement and returned after a year–long absence to challenge Tarver in a third match on October 1, 2005. Though Jones would fare better than his previous two fights, he nevertheless lost his third consecutive fight after Tarver was rewarded with the unanimous decision victory.[7]
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Roy Jones Jr vs Glen Johnson was a professional boxing match contested on September 25 2004 for the IBF light heavyweight championship Roy Jones Jr vs Glen JohnsonDateSeptember 25 2004VenueFedExForum Memphis Tennessee USTitle s on the lineIBF light heavyweight titleTale of the tapeBoxerRoy Jones Jr Glen JohnsonNicknameJuniorThe Road WarriorHometownPensacola Florida USClarendon JamaicaPre fight record49 2 38 KO 40 9 2 27 KO Height5 ft 11 in 180 cm 5 ft 9 in 175 cm Weight175 lb 79 kg 175 lb 79 kg StyleOrthodoxOrthodoxRecognition4 division world championIBF light heavyweight championResultJohnson wins via 9th round KO Contents 1 Background 2 The Fight 3 Aftermath 4 Broadcasting 5 ReferencesBackground editIn his previous fight then WBA and WBC Roy Jones Jr was soundly defeated for the first time in his professional career after being knocked out in the second round of his rematch with Antonio Tarver on May 15 2004 his only other loss had been by disqualification in 1997 1 Hoping to quickly rebound from his defeat Jones secured a match with IBF light heavyweight champion Glen Johnson in an effort to regain the IBF title he had held from 1999 to 2003 Johnson had been a journeyman fighter through most of his professional career and though he had nine losses on his record he nevertheless was able to land an IBF light heavyweight title match against Clinton Woods The two fighters fought to a draw in their first fight on November 7 2003 but Johnson was able to pick up the unanimous decision victory in the second Despite his status as champion Johnson came into the fight as an overwhelming underdog with Jones being a 6 1 favorite by the time of the fight The Fight editJohnson would dominate Jones for much of the fight serving as the aggressor for the duration of the fight and constantly having Jones on the defensive against the ropes Johnson would connect with 118 of his 437 thrown punches while Jones though landing at a slightly higher percentage 28 to Johnson s 27 only threw 270 punches 75 of which landed The fight would come to an end 48 seconds into round nine Johnson connected with a strong overhand right followed by a short left hook that dropped Jones to the canvas where the back of his head hit the canvas hard Jones was knocked out cold and was counted out by the referee He would remain on his back for nearly 15 minutes before finally exiting the ring with help from his trainers 2 Aftermath editJohnson s upset victory over Jones propelled the previously little known fighter into the national spotlight and talks of a unification bout with Tarver began almost immediately after his fight with Jones The two agreed to a match set for December 18 2004 but both the WBC and IBF refused to sanction the bout as each man was contractually bound to face mandatory challengers Paul Briggs and Rico Hoye respectively As a result both Tarver and Johnson forfeited their titles and proceeded on with their scheduled match with only Tarver s IBO and The Ring light heavyweight titles on the line 3 For the second straight match Johnson would pull off an upset victory defeating Tarver by split decision to become the new The Ring light heavyweight champion 4 Tarver however would regain the titles after defeating Johnson by unanimous decision in their rematch on June 18 2005 5 After two consecutive knockout losses some including the two men responsible for his defeats Johnson and Tarver called for Jones to retire 6 Jones however decided against retirement and returned after a year long absence to challenge Tarver in a third match on October 1 2005 Though Jones would fare better than his previous two fights he nevertheless lost his third consecutive fight after Tarver was rewarded with the unanimous decision victory 7 Broadcasting editThe event was broadcast on HBO in the United States under the HBO World Championship Boxing banner which is also the network s first boxing telecast broadcast in high definition television 8 References edit Living Up to His Own Hype Tarver Knocks Out Jones N Y Times article 2004 04 16 Retrieved on 2014 01 07 Johnson knocks out Roy Jones in ninth USA Today article 2004 09 26 Retrieved on 2014 01 07 Tarver and Johnson forfeit titles BBC article 2004 11 10 Retrieved on 2014 01 07 Johnson earns split decision over Tarver Baltimore Sun article 2004 12 19 Retrieved on 2014 01 07 Tarver avenges loss with unanimous decision USA Today article 2005 06 19 Retrieved on 2014 01 07 Johnson thinks Jones should retire ESPN article 2004 09 26 Retrieved on 2014 01 07 Tarver hands Jones third straight loss ESPN article 2005 10 01 Retrieved on 2014 01 07 R Thomas Umstead September 12 2004 HBO Going All HD for Boxing Multichannel News Retrieved May 11 2020 Preceded byvs Antonio Tarver II Roy Jones Jr s boutsSeptember 25 2004 Succeeded byvs Antonio Tarver III Preceded byvs Clinton Woods Glen Johnson s boutsSeptember 25 2004 Succeeded byvs Antonio Tarver Awards Previous Corrie Sanders TKO2 Wladimir Klitschko The Ring Upset of the Year2004 Next Zahir RaheemKO9 Erik Morales Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Roy Jones Jr vs Glen Johnson amp oldid 1210874176, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
