On September 30, 1995, Roy Jones Jr. (29-0, 25 KOs), the super-middleweight IBF champion, defends his title against fellow American challenger, Tony Thornton (37-6-1, 26 KOs).
Roy Jones Jr. is coming in to the fight on a 29-fight win streak with a 86% KO rate; his last fight was a 6th round TKO victory over Vinny Pazienza, 3 months and 6 days ago. Tony Thornton is on a 2-fight win streak with a 59% KO rate, with his last fight being a 2nd round TKO win over Daren Zenner, 8 months and 13 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Roy Jones Jr. at 99-1 winning odds. Tony Thornton really doesn't have much to present against Jones Jr.
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), while Thornton adds a loss to his record at 37-7-1.