Jones Jr vs Gonzalez

Who won Jones Jr vs Gonzalez?

Roy Jones Jr beat Julio Cesar Gonzalez by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, July 28th, 2001, at Staples Center, Los Angeles.

The scorecards were announced as 119-106, 118-107, 119-106 in favor of winner Roy Jones Jr.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 kg).

This contest was for the unified light heavyweight championship of the world, with the IBF, and WBA belts on the line.

Jones Jr vs Gonzalez stats

Back in July 2001, Roy Jones Jr stepped into the ring with a record of 44 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

Julio Cesar Gonzalez made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 27 wins and 0 draws.

Roy Jones Jr was the older man by 55 years, at 32 years old.

Gonzalez had a height advantage of 3 inches over Jones Jr. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Both Roy Jones Jr and Julio Cesar Gonzalez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Jones Jr was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 18 more fights, and made his debut in 1989, 7 years and 11 months earlier than Gonzalez, whose first professional fight was in 1997. He had fought 189 more professional rounds, totaling 503 compared to Gonzalez's 314.

Jones Jr vs Gonzalez form

Jones Jr had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against James Toney on November 18, 1994, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Super Middleweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Thulani Malinga on August 14, 1993, by knockout in the 6th round at Casino Magic, Bay Saint Louis.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Anthony Pettis on April 1, 2023, by majority decision in their 8 round contest at Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee.

Before that, he had drawn with Mike Tyson on November 28, 2020, by split draw in their 8 round contest at Dignity Health Sports Park, California.

He had beaten Scott Sigmon on February 8, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Civic Center, Florida.

Activity check

Jones Jr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 16 years, 6 months and 11 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 years, 3 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

What time did Jones Jr vs Gonzalez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Staples Center, Los Angeles, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Jones Jr vs Gonzalez?

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