Roy Jones, Jr. Is Slaughtered In Australia
IBO Cruiserweight Champion Danny Green pummeled Roy Jones, Jr. en route to being awarded a decisive first round TKO victory Wednesday in his native land of Sydney, Australia.
Green (28-3, 25 KOs), who predicted that he would quickly defeat Jones (54-6, 40 KOs), landed a series of powerful combinations at the outset of the fight and English referee Howard Foster justifiably decided to halt the bout after only 122 seconds.
โI didnโt surprise myself,โ said Green, 36, who captured his crown in August when he trumped Argentinaโs Julio Cesar Dominguez.
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Jones, who was named โFighter of the Decadeโ for the 1990s by the Boxing Writers Association of America, lost for only the sixth time since he made his professional debut in 1989.
โWe donโt make excuses, it was a great performance by Danny,โ said Jones, 40, who in 2003 became the first former middleweight champion to win a heavyweight title in 106 years when he beat John Ruiz by a unanimous decision.
Green publicly thanked Jones for fighting him overseas and he admitted that it was difficult for him to brutalize Junior because he considers him one of his pugilistic idols.
โHeโs one of the greatest fighters of all-time and the opportunity to fight him in Australia, thanks, Roy Jones, Jr.,โ said Green, who was a heavy underdog entering the matchup.
โI almost feel bad doing that, that almost hurt me to do that to someone I aspire to look up to as a professional fighter inside and outside the ring. Heโs a bloody legend.โ
Provided he beat Green, Jones had tentatively agreed to box Bernard โThe Executionerโ Hopkins (49-5-1, 32 KOs) in a rematch sometime in early 2010.
Needless to say, โThe Green Machineโ scrapped any notions of a Hopkins versus Jones contest with his dominating performance earlier this morning.
Roy Jones, Jr. was once one of the most exciting and talented boxers in the history of the sport.
Jones beautifully intertwined his vast agility, speed and strength in the ring and he is absolutely a pugilist for the ages.
Nevertheless, Jones is now a spent fighter who needs to retire immediately while his sensibilities are still relatively intact.
As mentioned previously, Green anticipated that he would promptly thrash Jones in โthe land down under.โ
โI wonโt name which punch, but thereโs one punch, if I hit him clean with it, he is going to be knocked out for a week,โ Green forecasted. โHis speed can baffle me, but my powerโit can hospitalize someone. My fists are like bricks.โ
Hopkins, 44, has aged gracefully and he is still a fierce and extremely legitimate prizefighter.
On the contrary, Jones has grayed like a canine and he may as well be 210 years old.
Hopkins would have avenged his loss to Jones and beaten Junior had their rematch actually transpired.
Hopkins is not the type of fighter who often will โhospitalize someone.โ
โThe Executionerโ is a defensive marvel who would have exposed Jones and likely earned a unanimous decision victory over Junior had they fought at this stage in their respective careers.
However, plenty of boxers have fists that โare like bricksโ and Jones is no longer elusive enough to avoid being hit by such bruisers.
Hopefully, Jonesโ fight in โthe land down underโ is the final contest of his illustrious career.
If itโs not, Jones will ultimately get cracked by another pugilist whose โfists are like bricksโ and he will instead finalize his career in the ring six-feet under.
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