On January 9, 1999, Roy Jones Jr. (38-1, 32 KOs), the light-heavyweight WBA and WBC champion, defends his titles against fellow American challenger, Richard Frazier (18-3-1, 7 KOs).
Roy Jones Jr. is coming in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 82% KO rate; his last fight was a 10th round TKO victory over Otis Grant, 1 month and 26 days ago. Richard Frazier is on a 6-fight win streak with a 31% KO rate, with his last fight being a majority decision win over Tyler Hughes, 4 months and 12 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Roy Jones Jr. at 99-1 winning odds. Richard Frazier really doesn't have much to present against Jones Jr.
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), while Frazier adds a loss to his record at 18-4-1.