Jones had a very successful career as an amateur boxer, culminating in his representing the United States at the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games. Jones lost to a South Korean fighter, and a subsequent investigation led some of the judges to admit that they had accepted bribes from Korean officials to vote against Jones. Jones never accepted the silver medal, and his case, along with Carbajal's, led Olympic organizers to establish a new scoring system for Olympic boxing, a system that later began to be used on all amateur fights...>>> Book Roy Jones, Jr. for Your Event

Jones began as a professional on May 6, 1989, knocking out Ricky Randall in two rounds in Pensacola. For his next fight, he faced the far more experienced Vonzell "Vampire" Johnson in Atlantic City, and beat him by a knockout in round eight.

In 2001, Jones released a rap CD, his most noticeable song on it being Ya'll Must've Forgot, probably referring to the fact that some critics who used to point him out as the world's best fighter pound-for-pound were now criticizing his quality of opposition. That year, he retained the title against Derrick Harmon by a knockout in ten, and against future world champion Julio Gonzalez of Mexico by a 12-round unanimous decision. There was strong talk of facing him and Felix "Tito" Trinidad in a super-fight, but that possibility was soon forgotten after Trinidad was defeated by Hopkins.

In 2002, Jones retained his title, beating Glenn Kelly by a knockout in seven, and British Commonwealth champion Clinton Woods of England by a knockout in six. The Woods fight was held at the Rose Garden in Portland, and it was, once again, the first time boxing had been held at that venue, and also the first time in 45 years Portland had a world title boxing fight. Woods in particular impressed HBO commentators and many of the fans that saw the fight, proving to be a very lively challenger before being defeated.

Jones then announced he would challenge John Ruiz for the WBA's world Heavyweight championship. On March 1 of 2003, he defeated Ruiz by a decision in twelve rounds, to become the first world Middleweight champion in 106 years to win the world's Heavyweight title, and the third world Light Heavyweight champion in history to win the world's Heavyweight title. The day before the fight, he, Ruiz and people in their entourages became involved in a press conference brawl, with Ruiz's manager requiring hospitalization.

His record stands at 49 wins, and 1 loss, with 38 wins by knockout.

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