Roy Jones

A potential reading list for sports fans

Alonzo Mourning was the tallest author at the Miami Book Fair on Sunday. Mourning came downtown to sign copies of his new biography, Resilience, in which he writes with typical Zo passion and bluntness about his difficult...

Boxing: Lennox Lewis should return to ring, says Emanuel Steward

Lennox Lewis, who is now 43, sits ringside for Joe Calzaghe's fight with Roy Jones Jr. Photograph: Andrew Couldridge/Action Images Lennox Lewis' former trainer Emanuel Steward said last night that he hoped the erstwhile...

Renaissance man: NAU football player helps run media entity

Cyrus Igono needed a second love. Igono, a senior safety on the NAU football team, was driving himself nuts with his obsession for football, the sport he had played his entire life. He was stressing about every little detail...

Can tech give us the 1 000-run ODI?

That was March 2006. But one person who felt that the shift from bowler to batsman was irreversible was Barry Richards, himself one of the all-time great openers. All the rule changes, the power plays and things, have just made...

Taylor takes Lacy over 12 rounds

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- They were friends before the fight and they claim they'll be friends again now that it's over, but Jermain Taylor and Jeff Lacy spent 12 rounds battling like their careers depended on winning. But in the...

It's Time To Hang Up The Gloves, Roy

It’s time for Roy Jones Jr. to hang up the gloves. After being thoroughly out-boxed, outhustled, and out-skilled by WalesJoe Calzaghe on November 8th, the 38-year-old Jones would be crazy to continue his fight career, which...

Boxing: De La Hoya link excites Calzaghe

Nov 16 2008 by Blair Wood, Wales On Sunday JOE CALZAGHE could continue his boxing success outside the ring by agreeing a potentially lucrative link-up with Golden Boy Inc. Fresh from his dominant victory over Roy Jones Jnr at...

David Haye earns world title shot

David Haye, the former world cruiserweight (14st) champion, began his assault on boxing’s ultimate prize last night when he came through some rocky moments before knocking out American Monte Barrett in the fifth round at...

Boxing: Lose this one and I'll have to pack in, says Hatton

While Joe Calzaghe sends out mixed messages about whether his comprehensive conquest of a shop-soiled Roy Jones Jnr was his final curtain-call – the probability is that he will be tempted with an encore against the similarly...

Joe Calzaghe

Joe Calzaghe has a problem. As the Welshman starts talking, one boxing scribe turns to another, smiles wide, and asks, "How do I know that's Joe Calzaghe?" He is a white, handsome brawler, which is a recipe for superstardom,...

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