Roy Jones Jr.

Roy Jones Jr. is, to me, one of the purest displays of athletic genius boxing ever produced. Winning titles across four weight classes from middleweight to heavyweight is almost absurd, and in his prime his speed and unpredictable angles made him look like he was playing a different sport. The 1988 Olympic robbery only deepened his legend. I also enjoy how he refused a single lane, moonlighting as a singer and rapper, which reads as the restlessness of a true original. His 2022 Hall of Fame induction was a formality. Talent like his comes around maybe once a generation.

Name (English)

Roy Jones Jr.

Name (Japanese)

ロイ・ジョーンズ・ジュニア

Reading

ろい・じょーんず・じゅにあ

Born

January 16, 1969 (age 57)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Rooster

Origin

Pensacola, Florida, United States

Height

180 cm

Occupation

boxer / singer / actor / journalist / rapper

High school

Booker T. Washington High School

Awards & achievements

• 2022 International Boxing Hall of Fame
• 1997 Silver Olympic Order
• WBC World Light Heavyweight Champion
• WBC World Light Heavyweight Champion
• WBC World Light Heavyweight Champion
• WBC World Light Heavyweight Champion
• IBF World Light Heavyweight Champion
• IBF World Super Middleweight Champion

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttp://roy-jones.net/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/royjonesjrofficial/
• Xhttps://x.com/realroyjonesjr
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AD%E3%82%A4%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BA%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A5%E3%83%8B%E3%82%A2

Tags

• Florida
• boxer
• singer
• actor

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.