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Roy Jones was king of the world. With the exquisiteness of a Picasso brushstroke, the Pensacola, Florida native illustrated against the comparatively hulking John Ruiz that the cosmic gap between brilliance and mediocrity cannot be bridged by a meagre 30-pound weight difference.
The first former Middleweight champion to claim a portion of the Heavyweight crown since Bob Fitzsimmons in 1897, Jones was hailed by plaudits as the second coming of Sugar Ray Robinson and at the very mention of his name, one could sense the unmistakable aura of greatness that enshrouded him – the like of which perhaps not seen since Muhammad Ali upset George Foreman in Zaire three decades ago. His place in the sport’s expansive history, alongside such immortal figures as Henry Armstrong and Roberto Duran, was set in stone. [details]
The first former Middleweight champion to claim a portion of the Heavyweight crown since Bob Fitzsimmons in 1897, Jones was hailed by plaudits as the second coming of Sugar Ray Robinson and at the very mention of his name, one could sense the unmistakable aura of greatness that enshrouded him – the like of which perhaps not seen since Muhammad Ali upset George Foreman in Zaire three decades ago. His place in the sport’s expansive history, alongside such immortal figures as Henry Armstrong and Roberto Duran, was set in stone. [details]