Boxer Roy Jones, Jr. was born on January 16, 1969 in Pensacola, Florida. He studied at Booker T. Washington High School.
Dubbed as the 1990 Fighter of the Decade, Roy Jones, Jr. started as an amateur boxer in 1984. He won the U.S. National Junior Olympics in the same year and the U.S. National Golden Gloves both in 1986 and in 1987. In 1988, he represented U.S. at the Seoul Olympic Games and brought glory to the country by winning the silver medal.
In 1989, Roy Jones, Jr. knocked out Ricky Randall, Stephan Johnson, Ron Amundsen and David McCluskey. A year later, he won seven fights by knock outs. He was named WBC Continental America's Super Middleweight champion in 1992. In 1993, he won the IBF Middleweight title. His other titles were the 1996 IBF Super Middleweight, the 1997 WBC Light Heavyweight, the 2003 WBA Heavyweight, the 2006 NABO Light Heavyweight and the 2007 IBC Light Heavyweight. His boxing record is 52 wins over 56 fights, with a total of 38 knock outs.
On television, he acted on shows The Sentinel, Access Granted and LA Forensics. He was also part of films The Devil's Advocate, The Matrix Reloaded, Enter the Matrix and Cordially Invited.
His first album, entitled Round One: The Album, was released in October of 2001 under Body Head Entertainment. It contained the singles “Y'all Must've Forgot” and “Still.” A follow-up album, Body Head Bangerz: Volume One was released in 2004. It included the songs “Can't Be Touched” and the remix of “I Smoke, I Drank.”
He did an infomercial for Wild Party Girls and was featured in Gallery and Playboy.
Roy Jones, Jr. is a contestant on CBS' reality TV series
Secret Talents of the Stars , a show that pits celebrities against each other as they showcase their hidden abilities. His hidden talent is rapping.
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Roy Jones, Jr. )