Boxing Coverage on Sherdog.comBoxing: Roy Jones Jr., 48, Scores Eighth-Round TKO Against Bobby Gunn
Roy Jones Jr. may be more than a decade past his prime, but he has
enjoyed something of a career renaissance of late. The 48-year-old
Pensacola, Florida, native on Friday looked a little like the Jones
of yesteryear -- in small doses.
No, Jones (65-9, 47 KOs) was not in the ring against an elite-level world champion or one of the sport’s top prospects at the Chase Center in Wilmington, Delaware. He fought longtime bareknuckle brawler Bobby Gunn, who in the past had taken on the likes of Glen Johnson, Tomasz Adamek and James Toney. Gunn lost to all three, and he lost to Jones, too, in a one-sided bout that resembled a sparring match more than anything else.
Jones overwhelmed Gunn with his speed, even in his late 40s, and perplexed “The Celtic Warrior” from the start. The future hall of famer picked apart Gunn whenever he chose to do so, leaving him battered and bloodied. Unfortunately, Jones and Gunn spent much of their time trash talking, shimmying and joking around. When Jones did let his hands go, it seemed as if he could not miss. The former four-division world champion drilled Gunn with a left hook in the seventh round and nearly knocked him out before backing off and allowing him to finish the round (online sportsbooks).
It ended seven seconds into Round 8, as Gunn’s corner opted to save its fighter from any further damage. Afterward, Gunn (27-7-1, 18 KOs) joked that Jones had taken it easy on him.
In other action, Kanat Islam improved to 23-0 (19 KOs) by stopping Robson Assis (16-3, 9 KOs) at 2:12 of the first round; Frank De Alba (21-2-2, 9 KOs) took out Bryan Timmons (5-9, 5 KOs) at 2:04 of the fourth round; and Dagoberto Aguero (11-0, 8 KOs) edged Olimjon Nazarov (14-5, 8 KOs) via six-round majority decision.
No, Jones (65-9, 47 KOs) was not in the ring against an elite-level world champion or one of the sport’s top prospects at the Chase Center in Wilmington, Delaware. He fought longtime bareknuckle brawler Bobby Gunn, who in the past had taken on the likes of Glen Johnson, Tomasz Adamek and James Toney. Gunn lost to all three, and he lost to Jones, too, in a one-sided bout that resembled a sparring match more than anything else.
Jones overwhelmed Gunn with his speed, even in his late 40s, and perplexed “The Celtic Warrior” from the start. The future hall of famer picked apart Gunn whenever he chose to do so, leaving him battered and bloodied. Unfortunately, Jones and Gunn spent much of their time trash talking, shimmying and joking around. When Jones did let his hands go, it seemed as if he could not miss. The former four-division world champion drilled Gunn with a left hook in the seventh round and nearly knocked him out before backing off and allowing him to finish the round (online sportsbooks).
It ended seven seconds into Round 8, as Gunn’s corner opted to save its fighter from any further damage. Afterward, Gunn (27-7-1, 18 KOs) joked that Jones had taken it easy on him.
In other action, Kanat Islam improved to 23-0 (19 KOs) by stopping Robson Assis (16-3, 9 KOs) at 2:12 of the first round; Frank De Alba (21-2-2, 9 KOs) took out Bryan Timmons (5-9, 5 KOs) at 2:04 of the fourth round; and Dagoberto Aguero (11-0, 8 KOs) edged Olimjon Nazarov (14-5, 8 KOs) via six-round majority decision.
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