Roy Jones Jr. Losses

Roy Jones Jr. has 10 losses in his professional boxing career of 76 fights — five of them in world-title fights and five in non-title fights. Five of these losses came via way of KO. Here is the complete list of Jones Jr.'s losses in reverse chronological order:
  • 1.

    Roy Jones Jr. loses to Anthony Pettis

    On April 1, 2023, a 54-year-old Roy Jones Jr. (66-9, 47 KOs) and Anthony Pettis met in the ring in a heavyweight bout.

    Jones Jr. came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 62% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 years, 1 month, and 24 days.

    Roy Jones Jr. lost to Anthony Pettis via majority decision in the 8-round heavyweight fight, and adds a loss to his record at 66-10.

  • 2.

    Roy Jones Jr. loses to Enzo Maccarinelli

    On December 12, 2015, a 46-year-old Roy Jones Jr. (62-8, 45 KOs) and a 35-year-old Welsh boxer Enzo Maccarinelli (40-7, 32 KOs) met in the ring.

    Jones Jr. came in to the fight on a 8-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 26 days. Maccarinelli was on a 2-fight win streak with a 68% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 2 days.

    Enzo Maccarinelli stopped Roy Jones Jr. via KO in the 4th round. Maccarinelli improves his record to 41-7 (33 KOs), while Jones Jr. adds a loss to his record at 62-9.

  • 3.

    Roy Jones Jr. loses to Denis Lebedev

    On May 21, 2011, a 42-year-old Roy Jones Jr. (54-7, 40 KOs) and a 31-year-old Russian boxer Denis Lebedev (21-1, 16 KOs) met in the ring.

    Jones Jr. came in to the fight on a 2-fight losing streak with a 65% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year, 1 month, and 18 days. Lebedev was on a -1-fight win streak with a 72% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 3 days.

    Denis Lebedev stopped Roy Jones Jr. via KO in the 10th round. Lebedev improves his record to 22-1 (17 KOs), while Jones Jr. adds a loss to his record at 54-8.

  • 4.

    Roy Jones Jr. loses to Bernard Hopkins in their 2nd fight

    On April 3, 2010, a 41-year-old Roy Jones Jr. (54-6, 40 KOs) and a 45-year-old Bernard Hopkins (50-5-1, 32 KOs) met in the ring for the 2nd time,.

    Jones Jr. came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 66% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 1 day. Hopkins was on a 2-fight win streak with a 57% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 1 day.

    In the rematch, Bernard Hopkins defeated Roy Jones Jr. via unanimous decision in the 12-round fight. Hopkins improves his record to 51-5-1, while Jones Jr. adds a loss to his record at 54-7.

  • 5.

    Roy Jones Jr. loses to Danny Green

    On December 2, 2009, a 40-year-old Roy Jones Jr. (54-5, 40 KOs) and a 36-year-old Australian boxer Danny Green (27-3, 24 KOs) met in the ring in a cruiserweight bout.

    Jones Jr. came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 67% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 17 days. Green was on a 6-fight win streak with a 80% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 16 days.

    Danny Green stopped Roy Jones Jr. via TKO in the 1st round. Green improves his record to 28-3 (25 KOs), while Jones Jr. adds a loss to his record at 54-6.

  • 6.

    Roy Jones Jr. loses to Joe Calzaghe

    On November 8, 2008, a 39-year-old Roy Jones Jr. (52-4, 38 KOs) got a shot at the light-heavyweight The Ring title held by 36-year-old Welsh boxer Joe Calzaghe (45-0, 32 KOs).

    Jones Jr. came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 67% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 9 months and 20 days. Calzaghe was on a 45-fight win streak with a 71% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 20 days.

    Joe Calzaghe defeated Roy Jones Jr. via unanimous decision and successfully defended his The Ring light-heavyweight title. Calzaghe improves his record to 46-0, while Jones Jr. adds a loss to his record at 52-5.

  • 7.

    Roy Jones Jr. loses to Antonio Tarver in their 3rd fight

    On October 1, 2005, Roy Jones Jr. and Antonio Tarver met again in a rematch.

    Jones Jr. came in to the fight on a 2-fight losing streak with a 73% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year and 6 days. Tarver was on a 1-fight win streak with a 69% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 13 days.

    Antonio Tarver defeated Roy Jones Jr. via unanimous decision in the rematch and successfully defended his The Ring light-heavyweight title. Tarver improves his record to 24-3, while Jones Jr. adds a loss to his record at 49-4.

  • 8.

    Roy Jones Jr. loses to Glen Johnson

    On September 25, 2004, a 35-year-old Roy Jones Jr. (49-2, 38 KOs) got a shot at the light-heavyweight IBF title held by 35-year-old Jamaican boxer Glen Johnson (40-9-2, 27 KOs).

    Jones Jr. came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 74% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 10 days. Johnson was on a 1-fight win streak with a 52% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 7 months and 19 days.

    Glen Johnson stopped Roy Jones Jr. via KO in the 9th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his IBF light-heavyweight title. Johnson improves his record to 41-9-2 (28 KOs), while Jones Jr. adds a loss to his record at 49-3.

  • 9.

    Roy Jones Jr. loses to Antonio Tarver in their 2nd fight

    On May 15, 2004, Roy Jones Jr. and Antonio Tarver met again in an immediate rematch.

    Jones Jr. came in to the fight on a 15-fight win streak with a 76% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 7 days. Tarver was on a -1-fight win streak with a 73% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 7 days.

    Antonio Tarver made very easy work of Roy Jones Jr. in the rematch, stopping the champion via TKO in the 2nd. Tarver improves his record to 22-2 (18 KOs), while Jones Jr. adds a loss to his record at 49-2.

  • 10.

    Roy Jones Jr. loses to Montell Griffin in their 1st fight

    On March 21, 1997, the 28-year-old WBC light-heavyweight world champion, Roy Jones Jr. (34-0, 29 KOs), faced a 26-year-old Montell Griffin (26-0, 18 KOs), in a title defense fight.

    Jones Jr. came in to the fight on a 34-fight win streak with a 85% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 27 days. Griffin was on a 26-fight win streak with a 69% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 15 days.

    Montell Griffin defeated Roy Jones Jr. via disqualification and wins the WBC title — in his first world-title fight. Griffin improves his record to 27-0, while Jones Jr. adds a loss to his record at 34-1.

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