When is Jones Jr vs Fury?
Roy Jones Jr could take on Tommy Fury in Summer 2024 in the United States.
The fight would be scheduled for 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which means there would be no weight limit.
This is an exhibition bout, and won’t count to either fighter’s professional record.
Jones Jr vs Fury stats
Roy Jones Jr would step into the ring with a record of 66 wins, 10 loses and 0 draws, 47 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
Tommy Fury would make his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 10 wins and 0 draws, with 4 of those by knock out.
The stats suggest Jones Jr would have a massive power advantage over Fury, boosting at 71% knock out percentage over Fury's 40%.
Roy Jones Jr is the older man by 31 years, at 55 years old.
Fury has a height advantage of 1 inch over Jones Jr. This also extends to a 2-inch reach advantage.
Both Roy Jones Jr & Tommy Fury fight out of an orthodox stance.
Jones Jr is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 66 more fights, and made his debut in 1989, 29 years and 7 months earlier than Fury, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He has fought 465 more professional rounds, 503 to Fury's 38.
Jones Jr vs Fury form
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 1st April 2023 by majority decision in their 8 round contest at Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, United States.
Previous to that, he had drawn with Mike Tyson on 28th November 2020 by split draw in their 8 round contest at Dignity Health Sports Park, California.
Going into that contest, he had defeated Scott Sigmon on 8th February 2018 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Civic Center, Florida.
Before that, he had beat Bobby Gunn on 17th February 2017 by technical knockout in the 8th round at Chase Center, Delaware.
He had won against Rodney Moore on 13th August 2016 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Pensacola Bay Center, Florida.
Fury remains undefeated as a professional.
In his last fight, he beat KSI on 14th October 2023 by majority decision in their 6 round contest at AO Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.
Previous to that, he had beat Jake Paul on 26th February 2023 by split decision in their 8 round contest at Diriyah Arena,, Diriyah, Saudi Arabia.
Going into that contest, he had defeated Daniel Bocianski on 23rd April 2022 by points in the 6th round at Wembley Stadium, London, United Kingdom.
Before that, he had won against Anthony Taylor on 29th August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 4 round contest at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Ohio, United States.
He had defeated Jordan Grant on 5th June 2021 by points in the 4th round at Telford International Centre, Shropshire, United Kingdom.
Activity check
In terms of recent activity, Tommy Fury has been fighting more than Roy Jones Jr.
Roy Jones Jr last fought 1 year, 2 months and 21 days ago, while Tommy Fury's last outing was 8 months and 8 days ago.
Jones Jr's last 5 fights have come over a period of 7 years, 10 months and 9 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8.8 rounds on average.
Fury's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years and 17 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 5.6 rounds on average.
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