Félix Trinidad vs. Roy Jones Jr.
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Jones Jr. wins via 12-round unanimous decision (117-109, 116-110 and 116-110) |
Background
In August 2007, promoter
The Fight
Trinidad began the fight aggressively and won some of the early rounds while also throwing 552 punches during the course of the fight. However, Trinidad struggled to penetrate Jones' trademark defense and only landed 160 of his thrown punches for a 29% success rate. Jones, meanwhile, landed 172 of his 482 thrown punches for a 36% success rate. Jones also managed to score two knockdowns of Trinidad. With just under a minute gone by in the seventh round, Jones landed a short right hook to Trinidad's head that sent him to the canvas. Trinidad was able to get back to his feet at the count of eight, but was clearly dazed from the punch. Jones aggressively pursued Trinidad for the remainder of the round in an attempt to secure the knockout victory, but Trinidad was able to avoid Jones' attempts and survived the remainder of the round. Following the seventh round, Jones seized control of the fight and won the remaining five rounds on the scorecards. In the tenth round, Jones scored another knockdown over Trinidad late in the round after landing a quick left–right hand combination, though Trinidad quickly got back up and survived the remainder of the fight. The judge's scorecards were one-sided in favor of Jones, who won by unanimous decision with one score 117–109 and two scores of 116–110.[4]
Aftermath
The fight was a box-office success, securing 500,000 pay-per-view buys and earning $25 million in pay-per-view revenue. For Jones it was the second highest-grossing pay-per-view in his career, behind only his heavyweight title bout against John Ruiz.[5]
The fight was the last of Trinidad's career. Trinidad was inactive for nearly two years as he contemplated whether or not to return to the ring before announcing in October 2009 that he was between 95 and 98 percent sure he was done with boxing.[6]
Jones used his impressive victory to secure a high-profile match with the undefeated Joe Calzaghe, who was coming off a victory over Bernard Hopkins that made him The Ring light heavyweight champion.[7] Calzaghe dominated the fight, earning a unanimous decision with three scores of 118–109.
Undercard
Confirmed bouts:[8]
Broadcasting
Country | Broadcaster |
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United States | HBO |
References
- ^ "Roy Jones Jr. vs. Felix Trinidad". boxrec.com. BoxRec. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- ^ King: Jones Jr.-Trinidad fight about 'two legendary fighters', ESPN article, 2007-08-22, Retrieved on 2014-01-12
- ^ Fighting Before It’s Too Late, Jones Jr. Will Face Trinidad, N.Y. Times article, 2008-01-19, Retrieved on 2014-01-12
- ^ Jones Knocks Down Trinidad Twice on Way to Victory, N.Y. Times article, 2008-01-20, Retrieved on 2014-01-12
- ^ Trinidad-Jones a box-office success, Yahoo! Sports article, 2008-01-24, Retrieved on 2014-01-12
- Primera Hora(in Spanish). Retrieved 2009-10-17.
- ^ Light heavyweight champ Calzaghe set to face Jones on Sept. 20, ESPN article, 2008-07-13, Retrieved on 2014-01-12
- ^ "BoxRec - event".