On August 7, 1997, Roy Jones Jr. and Montell Griffin met again in an immediate rematch.
Jones Jr. came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 82% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 17 days. Griffin was on a 27-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 17 days.
Roy Jones Jr. made quick work of Montell Griffin in the rematch, stopping the champion via KO in the 1st. Jones Jr. improves his record to 35-1 (30 KOs), while Griffin adds a loss to his record at 27-1.
On November 18, 1994, a 25-year-old Roy Jones Jr. (26-0, 23 KOs) got a shot at the IBF super-middleweight title held by 26-year-old James Toney (44-0-2, 29 KOs).
Jones Jr. came in to the fight on a 26-fight win streak with a 88% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 22 days. Toney was on a 16-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 20 days.
Roy Jones Jr. defeated James Toney via unanimous decision and wins the IBF title. Jones Jr. improves his record to 27-0, while Toney adds a loss to his record at 44-1-2.
On May 27, 1994, the 25-year-old IBF middleweight world champion, Roy Jones Jr. (25-0, 22 KOs), faced a 28-year-old Thomas Tate (29-2, 21 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Jones Jr. came in to the fight on a 25-fight win streak with a 88% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 5 days. Tate was on a 5-fight win streak with a 67% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 9 days.
Roy Jones Jr. made very easy work of Thomas Tate, stopping the challenger via TKO in the 2nd. Jones Jr. improves his record to 26-0 (23 KOs), while Tate adds a loss to his record at 29-3.
On March 18, 1995, the 26-year-old IBF super-middleweight world champion, Roy Jones Jr. (27-0, 23 KOs), faced a 32-year-old Antoine Byrd (26-4-1, 13 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Jones Jr. came in to the fight on a 27-fight win streak with a 85% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months. Byrd was on a 7-fight win streak with a 41% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 6 days.
Roy Jones Jr. made quick work of Antoine Byrd, stopping the challenger via TKO in the 1st. Jones Jr. improves his record to 28-0 (24 KOs), while Byrd adds a loss to his record at 26-5-1.
On September 30, 1995, the 26-year-old IBF super-middleweight world champion, Roy Jones Jr. (29-0, 25 KOs), faced Tony Thornton, in a title defense fight.
Jones Jr. came in to the fight on a 29-fight win streak with a 86% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 6 days.
Roy Jones Jr. made easy work of Tony Thornton, stopping the challenger via TKO in the 3rd. Jones Jr. improves his record to 30-0 (26 KOs)
On September 7, 2002, the 33-year-old undisputed light-heavyweight world champion, Roy Jones Jr. (46-1, 37 KOs), faced a 30-year-old British boxer Clinton Woods (32-1, 19 KOs) in an undisputed title defense fight.
Jones Jr. came in to the fight on a 12-fight win streak with a 78% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 5 days. Woods was on a 13-fight win streak with a 57% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 22 days.
Roy Jones Jr. stopped Clinton Woods via TKO in the 6th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, and The Ring light-heavyweight titles. Jones Jr. improves his record to 47-1 (38 KOs), while Woods adds a loss to his record at 32-2.
On February 2, 2002, the 33-year-old undisputed light-heavyweight world champion, Roy Jones Jr. (45-1, 36 KOs), faced a 30-year-old Australian boxer Glen Kelly (10-0, 7 KOs) in an undisputed title defense fight.
Jones Jr. came in to the fight on a 11-fight win streak with a 78% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 5 days. Kelly was on a 10-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 7 months and 4 days.
Roy Jones Jr. stopped Glen Kelly via KO in the 7th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, and The Ring light-heavyweight titles. Jones Jr. improves his record to 46-1 (37 KOs), while Kelly adds a loss to his record at 10-1.
On January 9, 1999, the 29-year-old WBA and WBC light-heavyweight world champion, Roy Jones Jr. (38-1, 32 KOs), faced Richard Frazier, in a title defense fight.
Jones Jr. came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 82% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 26 days.
Roy Jones Jr. made very easy work of Richard Frazier, stopping the challenger via TKO in the 2nd. Jones Jr. improves his record to 39-1 (33 KOs)
On October 4, 1996, the 27-year-old IBF super-middleweight world champion, Roy Jones Jr. (32-0, 28 KOs), faced Bryant Brannon, in a title defense fight.
Jones Jr. came in to the fight on a 32-fight win streak with a 87% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 19 days.
Roy Jones Jr. made very easy work of Bryant Brannon, stopping the challenger via TKO in the 2nd. Jones Jr. improves his record to 33-0 (29 KOs)
On May 13, 2000, the 31-year-old undisputed light-heavyweight world champion, Roy Jones Jr. (41-1, 33 KOs), faced a 28-year-old Jamaican boxer Richard Hall (8-1, 8 KOs) in an undisputed title defense fight.
Jones Jr. came in to the fight on a 7-fight win streak with a 78% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 28 days. Hall was on a 7-fight win streak with a 88% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 11 months and 1 day.
Roy Jones Jr. stopped Richard Hall via TKO in the 11th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA, WBC, and IBF light-heavyweight titles. Jones Jr. improves his record to 42-1 (34 KOs), while Hall adds a loss to his record at 8-2.