Roy Jones Jr. Tickets

HBO Sports has got into an agreement with world-renowned fighter Roy Jones Jr. for a multi-year broadcasting deal, it was announced today by Ross Greenburg, president of HBO Sports, and Rick Bernstein, senior vice president and executive producer, HBO Sports. "Roy has proven his boxing excellence in the ring with titles in four different weight divisions," said Bernstein. "Now he will bring those hard-earned insights to our television audience." Jones, who is replacing the reserved George Foreman, will sit ringside for HBO's flagship "World Championship Boxing" series and on HBO Pay-Per-View telecasts. He has previously worked as expert commentator on "HBO Boxing After Dark" telecasts, which began in 1996. In addition to his broadcasting duties, Jones, 35, will continue his boxing career, which has included a string of remarkable and stunning achievements. Begging with the middleweight division, Roy Jones Jr. Tickets are available has also won titles in the super middleweight and light heavyweight divisions. His journey through the weight classes culminated in his historic victory over belt-holder John Ruiz for a heavyweight championship title on March 1, 2003.

He was voted the "Fighter of the Decade" in the 1990s by the Boxing Writers Association of America, and has been at the top of the rankings for virtually everyone's "pound-for-pound" listings for years. His ring record stands at 49-1, 38 KOs. He is presently world light heavyweight champion. "I am looking forward to being part of the HBO boxing broadcast team," said Jones. "Analyzing and breaking down fights is a natural part of my boxing experience, and I love the energy and excitement only a world-class boxing match can provide. I am delighted that Ross Greenburg and Rick Bernstein decided to pass the torch from George to me. This is a showcase job". "Roy has been a part of the HBO Sports family since 1992, and I know he has a deep appreciation and understanding of what a significant position he has accepted," said Greenburg. "The winners here will be the HBO subscribers who will hear insights from one of this generation's most accomplished boxers." A native of Pensacola, Fla., Roy Jones Jr. Boxing will reunite with Jim Lampley and Larry Merchant beginning with the April 10 edition of HBO's "World Championship Boxing." Harold Lederman is the broadcast crew's unofficial scorer.

January 14, 2004, the sport of boxing is the sweet science, than no fighter gives his fans more beating than Roy Jones Jr. Long considered and well thought of as the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world, Roy Jones Jr., at times seems so bored by the competition that he needs to find new ways to flash his brilliance across the squared-circle. He went from playing fifteen minutes in a professional basketball game to later that same night fighting in the main event and defeating future champ Eric Lucas to not only moving up in weight classes, but becoming the heavyweight champion, Roy Jones Jr. is to the sport of boxing what Michael Jordan is to the sport of basketball. He's the type of athlete that comes to dominate, rule, and control a sport once a generation, and he's about to turn his attention to another type of competition -- and no, we're not talking cock fighting as he's already raised enough roosters to make Col. Sanders jealous -- we're talking the world of video games.