Of that $50 million, each fighter could earn as much as $10 million if all Pay Per View milestones are met. The two reportedly struck a deal with a sponsor who ponied up $50 million to put on the fight. In July 2020, Roy and Mike Tyson announced they were both coming out of retirement to face each other in a highly unusual exhibition match. Prior to fighting Tarver, Jones earned between $1 and $2 million per fight. He earned $6.375 million fighting Antonio Tarver. The fight resulted in a $26 million gross payday for Jones. Jones was guaranteed $10 million plus 60% of the fight's profits. Roy's biggest career purse came from his fight against John Ruiz in March 2003. He was banned from entering Ukraine in 2015 after meeting with Vladimir Putin to ask for dual citizenship. He has also been a boxing trainer and commentator and holds dual American and Russian citizenship. Jones has also appeared in other films including The Devil's Advocate, Cordially Invited, Universal Soldier: A New Dimension, and Southpaw. Jones has continued to compete and won the vacant WBF cruiserweight title by defeating Bobby Gunn in February 2017 to bring his professional record to 65-9. He has also appeared in two films for the Matrix franchise. In 2004 his group Body Head Bangerz released an album. His rap album'Round One: The Album was released in 2001″.

He also won a silver medal in the 1988 Seoul Olympic games. He won the 1984 United States National Junior Olympics and the 19 United States National Golden Gloves as an amateur. was born in Pensacola, Florida in January 1969. National headlines were quick to pounce on the idea that Jr.'s family members had been forced to set up a GoFundMe to help find Sr.

One of those properties was occupied by his father, Roy Jones, Sr. In 2018 several properties owned by Roy were put up for auction to full debts accrued by one of his companies. In 2015 it was reported that Roy had accumulated $3 million worth of IRS debt.Īt one point a Russian boxing promoter offered to cover the debt in exchange for Roy participating in string of fights the same year. Roy filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2014. He also spent millions on a recording studio which did not become profitable. He reportedly lost much of his wealth due to failed business ventures, particularly real estate investments which flopped. Unfortunately, like many other boxers Roy has experienced financial problems at times.

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