Roy Jones vs Jeff Lacy
August 15, 2009
Mississippi Coast Coliseum
Biloxi, Mississippi
Roy Jones, Jr. (born January 16, 1969, in Pensacola, Florida) is an American boxer and as a professional he has captured numerous championships in the Middleweight, Super middleweight, Light heavyweight and Heavyweight divisions. He is the only boxer in history to start his career as a junior middleweight, and go on to win a heavyweight title. He is also noted for holding the WBC, WBA, IBF, IBO, NABF, WBF, and IBA light heavyweight championships (Undisputed Light Heavyweight Champion); a record seven belts at the same time. Jones left his mark in history books when he captured the WBA heavyweight title, becoming the first former middleweight champion to win a Heavyweight title in 106 years. As one of the best pound for pound boxers of all time, Jones is also acknowledged as being one of the most physically gifted athletes in the history of the sport.
Jones was named "Fighter of the Decade" for the 1990s by the Boxing Writers Association of America.
On August 15, 2009, Jones demolished former super middleweight champion Jeff Lacy in 10 rounds after Lacy's corner mercifully stopped the fight. Lacy had never been knocked out or stopped before.**
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