Roy Jones, Jr. is a man who defies definition. A five-time world champion boxer in four different weight classes; a world-class boxing promoter; a superb athlete in all arenas; a hit music performer and manager; and a television and motion picture actor; in short, Roy Jones, Jr. is a renaissance man for his era and a legend for eras to come. Jones, who has fought on HBO 29 times, the most of any boxer, was able to showcase his boxing skills that made him one of the most talented fighters in the history of the sport. He recently agreed to become HBO’s top boxing analyst for their critically acclaimed World Championship Boxing series, where he now gets to show off his impeccable knowledge of the sport. Jones was Ring magazine’s “Fighter of the Year” in 1994 and was voted the … Roy Jones, Jr. is a man who defies definition. A five-time world champion boxer in four different weight classes; a world-class boxing promoter; a superb athlete in all arenas; a hit music performer and manager; and a television and motion picture actor; in short, Roy Jones, Jr. is a renaissance man for his era and a legend for eras to come. Jones, who has fought on HBO 29 times, the most of any boxer, was able to showcase his boxing skills that made him one of the most talented fighters in the history of the sport. He recently agreed to become HBO’s top boxing analyst for their critically acclaimed World Championship Boxing series, where he now gets to show off his impeccable knowledge of the sport. Jones was Ring magazine’s “Fighter of the Year” in 1994 and was voted the “Fighter of the Decade” in the 1990’s by the Boxing Writers Association of America. He’s the former IBF middleweight champion, IBF super middleweight champion and former undisputed light heavyweight champion. He made 11 successful defenses in unifying the 175-pound division before moving up to heavyweight to fight John Ruiz. It was then, on March 1, 2002, that Jones became the first former middleweight champion to win the world heavyweight crown in over 100 years. A proven motion picture and television talent, Jones has had parts in The Sentinel, Living Single, Watcher, In Living Color, Married With Children, Dateline, Arliss, The Wayan Brothers and such films as The Devil’s Advocate, New Jersey Turnpikes and the final two films of The Matrix trilogy, completed in Australia. Jones also appears on the new video game based on The Matrix. Jones’ own video game Knock Out Kings, from EA Sports, recently made its debut.
