Roy Jones Jr.
Awards & Honours
5
Awards Won
3
Honours
3
Rankings
3
Covers
3
Records
Roy Jones Jr. is celebrated as one of the most gifted boxers ever, with a career that saw him win world titles in four weight classes. He was a three-time ESPY Award winner and was named Fighter of the Decade for the 1990s. His 2003 victory over John Ruiz made him the first former middleweight champion to win a heavyweight title in 106 years. He holds the record for most wins in unified light heavyweight title bouts and is the only fighter to have an opponent fail to land a punch in an entire round according to CompuBox.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
International Boxing Hall of Fame Inductee
Inducted for his outstanding boxing career.
Key to the City of Pensacola
Awarded for his achievements in boxing.
Silver Medal at 1988 Summer Olympics
Won silver in light middleweight boxing.
Rankings & Lists
Pound-for-Pound No. 1
Best Pound-for-Pound Fighter
Fighter of the Decade
Magazine Covers
The Ring Magazine
May 2003
The Pound-for-Pound King
Sports Illustrated
May 12, 2003
The Greatest: Roy Jones Jr. Takes on the Heavyweights
ESPN The Magazine
2003
The Best Ever?
Records & Feats
First former middleweight champion to win a heavyweight title in 106 years
Defeated John Ruiz for the WBA heavyweight title on March 1, 2003, becoming the first middleweight champion since Bob Fitzsimmons in 1897 to win a heavyweight belt.
Most wins in unified light heavyweight title bouts
Holds the record with 12 wins in unified light heavyweight title fights as of 2018.
Only fighter in CompuBox history to have opponent land zero punches in a round
Against Richard Hall in 2000, Jones avoided every punch thrown in a single round, a feat never before recorded by CompuBox.