Roy Jones Jr. vs. Billy Bailey: Fight Time, Date, Replay Info and More

For better or for worse, there's no quit in Roy Jones Jr. 

The 46-year-old former multi-titleholder and Boxing Writers Association of America's "Fighter of the Decade" for the 1990s isn't slowing down his pugilistic pursuits as he ventures deeper into middle age. On the contrary, he's picking up the pace.

According to BoxRec, Jones Jr. (61-8, 44 KOs) is scheduled to fight twice in August and again in September, this after having cruised to two easy wins in March of this year. His next bout, scheduled for Sunday against the anonymous Billy Bailey (12-19, 4 KOs), will be the 70th of his long and storied career. 

The bout won't be televised live, but a replay will air as part of the Knockout television series—of which Jones Jr. is a host—on NuvoTV on Wednesday, August 19.

Here's a rundown of the crucial fight info.

Date: Sunday, August 16

Location: Foxwoods Resort and Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut

TV Info: Wednesday, August, 19 on NuvoTV (subscription required)

Time (TV): 10 p.m. ET/PT

Jones Jr., who's won titles ranging from the middleweight to heavyweight divisions, has settled into the cruiserweight class at this late stage in his career. He's not stepping into the ring to pick up or paycheck or lack of better hobbies.

There's an apparent end goal in mind with this busy schedule: a shot at Marco Huck (38-2-1, 26 KOs) and his WBO World cruiserweight title. Jones Jr. told ESPN.com's Dan Rafael in June that his focus isn't necessarily solely on fighting Huck, although that did appear to be the major driving force in his comments:

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It ain't about only the Huck fight. It's about whatever title fight I get. I'm eager to fight anyone, anytime, anywhere. I know Huck wants to break the [division defense] record, and then hopefully he will fight me later this year. Then I know he wants to go up to heavyweight. I want to stop that heavyweight s--- because after me I hope Huck wants the rematch after I beat him. 

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It's easy to come up with reasons why boxing fans might cringe at Jones Jr.'s myopic quest to prove himself at the upper reaches of the sport over and over again. Some might be eager to preserve their memories of Jones Jr. as a pound-for-pound king or be concerned with his long-term mental health (or both).

This is how ESPN.com's Steve Bunce concluded a piece on Jones Jr., his career and upcoming September fight against Tony Moran:

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Tickets for the fight with veteran Tony Moran, a local fighter with a record of endurance in brutal fights, on September 12 are selling well. I'm not surprised, Roy Jones is a living, breathing, slightly crazy boxing legend and watching him in the flesh is still worth the price of a ticket. I hope to be there, but I would prefer it if he were home and happy and retired.

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Jones Jr. inspires both fascination and concern. Few sports are more grueling or leave more lasting damage than boxing. Seventy bouts add up.

For what it's worth, Jones Jr. has cakewalked through most of the fights on his seven-match winning streak, thus limiting his time spent in the ring accumulating damage to both mind and body.

Junior hasn't seen a bout go the distance since a 12-round unanimous-decision win over Zine Benmakhlouf in December 2013. His two wins in March, against unheralded Paul Vasquez and Willie Williams, both came via TKO and lasted one and two rounds, respectively. The opponents may lack prestige or pedigree, but that hasn't stopped the skillful Jones Jr. from teaching them a lesson all the same.

Bailey has a losing record and hasn't fought anyone of note, so perhaps Jones Jr. expects to make similarly quick work of him Sunday, leaving him relatively fresh for a scheduled scrap with Danny Santiago (33-7-1, 19 KOs) on August 29.

The 30-year-old Huck will put his WBO title on the line for the 14th time August 14 against undefeated Krzysztof Glowacki. Assuming both he and Jones Jr. make it through their upcoming slates unscathed, they could perhaps meet in December, or early 2016.

Jones Jr. turns 47 in January, but age is just a number, right? As the rapper of "Can't Be Touched" told Rafael in June (in third-person, no less), "can't nobody tell Roy Jones when to start, and nobody can tell Roy Jones when he should stop."

Like 46-year-old Antonio Tarver and 50-year-old Bernard Hopkins, Jones Jr. is an aging boxer who refuses to hang up his gloves. As long as he keeps winning, he'll find little reason to stop boxing. It might be tough to conjure up reasons for him to keep boxing, but that's not how these guys are wired, for better or for worse.