source: The Associated Press
SYDNEY — Australian Danny Green stopped Roy Jones Jr. in the first round of their IBO world cruiserweight title fight Wednesday, preventing the 40-year-old American from claiming his ninth title fight across five weight classes.
The 36-year-old Green retained his title and improved to 28-3 with a technical knockout at Acer Arena. It was Jones' first professional fight outside America in his 20-year boxing career.
It was only Jones' sixth loss since 1989, along with 54 wins, 40 by knockout.
Green floored Jones with a right hand to the head after one minute. Green moved in to apply more pressure, and after a series of blows, English referee Howard Foster stopped the bout after just 122 seconds.
Jones offered no excuses for a defeat which could signal the end of his career.
"We don't make excuses, it was a great performance by Danny," Jones said.
Green was almost apologetic for handing such a defeat to one of his boxing role models.
"He's one of the greatest fighters of all time and the opportunity to fight him in Australia, thanks Roy Jones Jnr," Green told the crowd.
"I almost feel bad doing that, that almost most hurt me to do that to someone whom I aspire to look up to as a professional fighter inside and outside the ring.
"He's a bloody legend."
Green won the IBO cruiserweight title in Biloxi, Mississippi, in August with a victory over Argentina's Julio Cesar Dominguez on the undercard to Jones' NABO light heavyweight championship win over Jeff Lacy.
Jones had been stopped just twice in his career, by Antonio Tarver and Glen Johnson, but Green warned ahead of the fight that he could end the Sydney fight early.
"I won't name which punch, but there's one punch, if I hit him clean with it, he is going to be knocked out for a week," Green said. "His speed can baffle me, but my power — it can hospitalize someone. My fists are like bricks."
Green has never been stopped, although he was knocked down but not out by Argentinian Omar Gonzalez in 2004.
Jones, who has won eight world title belts across four divisions from middleweight to heavyweight, was a strong betting favorite.
Green weighed in at 81.3 kilograms (178.8 pounds) while Jones was at 81.45 (179.2 pounds). - AP
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Parang 'di naman tinamaan eh. Sinadya ni RJJ na bumagsak.
fixed to, halata naman eh, lakas lakas ni RJJ, lalo na siguro sa prime nya, durog yan malamang
BIGAY ANG LARO NA TO!!! D naman SOLID sa PANGGA yung TAMA ah sinadyalang MAGPATUMBA hehehe....
ang hina nung suntok.,.
Ang labo ng laban moro-moro
umm!..Wala bang kinalaman ang mafia dito?
Boxing will be out of the limelight if the fight like this will continue.. RJJ was knocked down with single punch that barely hits him.. what a hoax.. RJJ was not even knocked down during a barrage punch.. this is a hoax..
sayang Si RJJ Idol ko pa nman Yan dati. at ang labo ng pagkatalo dahil lang sa isang mahina na suntok tumumba siya eh yung last fight niya bugbog sarado siya kay Joe Calzaghe na puro power Punch ang tumama sa kanya hindi siya tumumba tapus sa isang suntok tumba siya.