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COLORADO SPRINGS, લેપ. (સપ્ટેમ્બર 6, 2018) – Living legend રોય જોન્સ, જુનિયર., universally recognized as one of the greatest pound-for-pound boxers of all-time, leads a celebrated quintet of Class of 2018 inductees into the USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame.
બીજા વાર્ષિક યુએસએ બ Boxક્સિંગ એલ્યુમની એસોસિએશન હોલ Fફ ફેમ રિસેપ્શન, ની સાથે મળીને યોજાયેલ 2018 યુએસએ બingક્સિંગ એલીટ અને યુથ રાષ્ટ્રીય ચેમ્પિયનશિપ્સ અને જુનિયર અને પ્રેપ ઓપન, ડિસેમ્બર 2-8, will be held Dec. 7, રેડિસન હોટેલમાં (215 એસ. મંદિર સેન્ટ.) સkક લેક સિટીમાં, ઉતાહ.
જોન્સ ઉપરાંત, વર્ગ 2018 also includes two U.S. Olympic gold medalists and world (વ્યવસાયિક) ચેમ્પિયન્સ, આન્દ્રે વોર્ડ અને Claressa શિલ્ડ્સ, as well as former USA Boxing National Director of Coaching ઇમેન્યુઅલ સ્ટુઅર્ડ and veteran USA Boxing official ટોમ ક્લિયર. The latter two will be posthumously inducted.
ગયા વર્ષે શામેલ ચાર્ટર વર્ગનો સમાવેશ મુહમ્મદ અલી અને Evander Holyfield, તેમજ પીte કોચ રૂઝવેલ્ટ સેન્ડર્સ અને ટોમ કુલ્ટર.
“I am honored to be selected for induction into the USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame,” Jones commented, “especially as a member of this great class with my fellow inductees.
“Amateur boxing gave me the chance to learn life skills as well as face every other possible scenario inside of the ring.”
જોન્સ, વ્યંગાત્મક, got into boxing at the age of 11 because of Ali. “I saw Ali vs. (જૉ) ફ્રેઝીયરand just felt as though Ali and I had the same mental concept on life,” Jones explained.
Jones went on to become one of the best amateur boxers in the world, compiling a reported 121-13 વિક્રમ, including gold medal performances at the 1984 National Junior Olympics and 1986 & 1987 National Golden Gloves Tournaments.
પર 1988 Olympics in Seoul, દક્ષિણ કોરિયા, Jones reached the championship final of the light middleweight division against Park Si-Hun, of South Korea. Jones suffered arguably the worst decision in boxing history, losing 3-2, despite outpunching his opponent, 86 માટે 32 landed punches, and he was forced to settle for a silver medal. Even his opponent admitted that Jones won their fight, leading the AIBA to later suspend the three judges who selected the hometown fighter as the winner.
How disgraceful was this decision? Jones was selected as the Val Barker Trophy winner as the best boxer of the 1988 Olympics and, due to controversy, the scoring system for Olympic boxing was changed, replacing the 20-point must system with electronic scoring.
“I was angered,” Jones admitted, “yet promoted to prove that I was the best fighter there, and in the world, at that time.”
Jones made his professional debut May 6, 1989, at home in Pensacola, ફ્લોરિડા, in a scheduled eight-round bout, in which RJJ stopped Ricky Randall બીજા રાઉન્ડમાં. His long, glorious journey has produced a remarkable 66-9 (47 કોસ) pro record, highlighted by nine major world titles in four different weight classes.
માં 2003, Jones defeated જ્હોન રુઇઝ by way of a 12-round unanimous decision to become the first former world middleweight champion to become world heavyweight title holder in more than a century.
The possessor of exceptional hand and foot speed, વ્યાયામ, movement and reflexes, Jones went undefeated through his first 34 પ્રો ઝઘડા, 22-3 (14) વર્લ્ડ ટાઇટલ ઝઘડા માં. Against former, present or future world champions, Jones was 19-9 (8 કોસ) and included among his victims were greats such as બર્નાર્ડ હોપકિન્સ, જેમ્સ Toney, માઇક મેક્કુલમ,વિની Pazienza, વર્જિલ હિલ, એન્ટોનિયો Tarver અને ફેલિક્સ ત્રિનિદાદ.
આજે, the 49-year-old Jones, technically speaking, is still an active fighter. He also has two promotional companies and gyms, located in Pensacola and Las Vegas, trains several pro boxers and serves as a color commentator for HBO Boxing. He recently opened gyms in South Africa.
For the past two years, Jones has hosted the “Future Stars of Boxing Tournament” લાસ વેગાસમાં, showcasing some of the best amateur boxers in the world.
“Hosting the tournament in Las Vegas gives me the opportunity to give back to amateur boxing,” Jones explained. “It’s a great experience for the boxers and it reminds them that who they may have or still look up to, are watching them as well.”
રોય જોન્સ, જુનિયર. with one of the many amateur boxers who participated in this year’s “Future Stars of Boxing” tournament in Las Vegas (photo courtesy of RJJ Boxing Promotions)
“When USA Boxing alumni discuss their favorite fighters,” જણાવ્યું ક્રિસ કુગલિઆરી, યુએસએ બingક્સિંગ એલ્યુમની એસોસિએશનના એક્ઝિક્યુટિવ ડિરેક્ટર, “Roy Jones is near the top of everyone’s list. His spectacular talent, dedication to his craft, and infectious personality make him a no-brainer to headline this year’s Hall of Fame class. He continues to give back to amateur boxing and support the next generation. Roy deserves to be celebrated for all he has accomplished, and we look forward to honoring him in December.”
આજીવન ચેમ્પિયન બનાવવા માટે બનાવેલ છે, યુએસએ બingક્સિંગ અને તેના પૂર્વ વિદ્યાર્થીઓ વચ્ચે પરસ્પર ફાયદાકારક સંબંધો, –બોક્સર, અધિકારીઓ, કોચ અને બોક્સીંગ ચાહકો — એલ્યુમની એસોસિએશન ચેમ્પિયનની પે connીઓને જોડે છે, યુ.એસ.એ. બોક્સીંગની ભાવિ બ boxingક્સિંગ ચેમ્પિયનને પ્રેરણાદાયક અને પાછા આપવાનું, અને રિંગ બહાર.
યુએસએ બingક્સિંગ એલ્યુમની એસોસિએશન, જે કોઈપણને બ openક્સિંગ પ્રત્યે પ્રેમ છે અને તે કલાપ્રેમી બ boxingક્સિંગ સાથે જોડાયેલ રહેવા માંગે છે તેના માટે ખુલ્લું છે. એલ્યુમની એસોસિએશન દ્વારા સભ્યોને વિવિધ પ્રકારની ખાસ ઇવેન્ટ્સની grantedક્સેસ આપવામાં આવી છે, યુએસએ બingક્સિંગ એલ્યુમની એસોસિએશન હોલ Fફ ફેમ રિસેપ્શન સહિત.
ભૂતપૂર્વ વિદ્યાર્થી એસોસિએશન જોડાવા, ખાલી રજીસ્ટર કરો alumni@usaboxing.org એક માટે $40.00 પ્રતિ વર્ષ સભ્યપદ ફી. નવા સભ્યોને ટી-શર્ટ મળશે, કીચેન અને ઇ-વletલેટ.
Quotes of Note from other World Champions
જીeorge Foreman: “(જોન્સ) hits like a heavyweight and moved like a lightweight.”
Montell ગ્રિફીન: “ફ્લોયડ (મેવેધર, જુનિયર) was no comparison as far as speed. Roy was much faster.”
માઇક મેક્કુલમ: “(Jones is) the greatest fighter of all time.”
If he ever hangs-up his gloves for good, રોય જોન્સ, જુનિયર. will be a first ballot inductee into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. There may never be another boxer quite like RJJ.
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