Roy Jones Jr.

Biography

Roy Jones Jr. at his peak was untouchable - literally. Opponents would throw punches at where he had been, only to find he'd already countered from an angle they didn't know existed. The reflexes seemed supernatural, the hand speed unfair. Starting at light middleweight, he eventually won a heavyweight title, becoming the first former middleweight champion to do so in over a century. The 1988 Olympic "gold medal" was stolen from him by corrupt judging; he received a consolation silver. In his prime, he made professional boxing look like a video game he'd already beaten. The decline, when it came, was sudden and painful to watch. But for a few years, he was something boxing had never seen.

Career Highlights

• 66-9 professional record
• 4-division world champion
• Peak years: virtually untouchable
• Olympic Gold Medal (1988) - controversial loss
• Won heavyweight title after starting at 154 lbs

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