De La Hoya vs Jones Jr

When is De La Hoya vs Jones Jr?

Oscar De La Hoya could fight Roy Jones Jr in Early 2025 the United States.

The fight would be scheduled for 12 rounds in the Middleweight division, which means the weight limit would be 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 kg).

De La Hoya vs Jones Jr stats

Oscar De La Hoya would step into the ring with a record of 39 wins, 6 losses, and 0 draws, 30 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Roy Jones Jr would make his way to the ring with a record of 66 wins, 10 losses and 0 draws, with 47 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Hoya would have a slight advantage in power over Jones Jr, with a 77% knockout percentage compared to Jones Jr's 71%.

Oscar De La Hoya is the younger man by 4 years, at 51 years old.

Jones Jr has a height advantage of 1 inch over Hoya. This also extends to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Oscar De La Hoya and Roy Jones Jr fight out of an orthodox stance.

Hoya is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 31 fewer fights, and made his debut in 1992, 3 years and 6 months later than Jones Jr, whose first professional fight was in 1989. He has fought 195 fewer professional rounds, totaling 308 compared to Jones Jr's 503.

De La Hoya vs Jones Jr form

Hoya has beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he lost to Manny Pacquiao on December 6, 2008, by in the 8th round at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Nevada, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Steve Forbes on May 3, 2008, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Home Depot Center, California.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Floyd Mayweather Jr on May 5, 2007, by split decision in their WBC World Super Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Nevada.

Before that, he had beaten Ricardo Mayorga on May 6, 2006, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBC World Super Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Nevada.

He had lost to Bernard Hopkins on September 18, 2004, by knockout in the 9th round in their WBC World Middleweight, WBA Super World Middleweight and IBF World Middleweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Nevada.

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

In his last fight, he lost to Anthony Pettis on April 1, 2023, by majority decision in their 8 round contest at Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, United States.

Prior to 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.

Going into that contest, he had won against Scott Sigmon on February 8, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Civic Center, Florida.

Before that, he had beaten Bobby Gunn on February 17, 2017, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Chase Center, Delaware.

He had defeated Rodney Moore on August 13, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Pensacola Bay Center, Florida.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Roy Jones Jr has been fighting more than Oscar De La Hoya.

Oscar De La Hoya last fought 16 years, 1 month and 16 days ago, while Roy Jones Jr's last outing was 1 year, 9 months and 21 days ago.

Hoya's last 5 fights have come over a period of 20 years, 4 months and 4 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 4 years and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 47 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 9.4 rounds on average.

Jones Jr's last 5 fights have come over a period of 8 years, 5 months and 9 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

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