TKO may refer to:

In game, music and film

Three Kingdoms Online, a browser based strategy game

"TKO" (Babylon 5), an episode of ''Babylon 5''

"T.K.O. (Boxing Day)", a song from Elvis Costello's ''Punch the Clock'' album

"TKO", a song from Le Tigre's ''This Island'' album

"TKO", a song from Jesse Malin's ''The Fine Art of Self Destruction'' album

TKO (band) a rock band from Seattle, Washington

TKO, a pop group led by Katie White

TKO, a jam band based in Dublin, Ireland

''TKO'', a 2007 film starring Dianna Agron

"Love T.K.O.", a song by Teddy Pendergrass

"TKO", a track on the ''Sam & Max'' Season Two Soundtrack

T.K.O Titanic Kungfubot Offensive, a Cartoon Network game.

In sports

Technical knockout, in combat sports such as boxing

TKO Major League MMA, a mixed martial arts promotion

Takeo Spikes, linebacker in the NFL

A variation of cutter, a professional wrestling move

Other

The Kindness Offensive, a North London group known for random acts of kindness

Taylor KO Factor, a measurement of the stopping power of a firearms cartridge

TKO Software, a defunct software company

Tseung Kwan O, a new town in Hong Kong

Triple knockout, in molecular biology

"To keep open", a medical acronym for an intravenous drip that is flowing just enough to keep the IV open for future use

MTR station code for Tseung Kwan O Station

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name	Teddy Pendergrass
background	solo_singer
birth name	Theodore DeReese Pendergrass
alias
born	March 26, 1950Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
died	January 13, 2010Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, United States
instrument	Vocals, piano, guitar, drums
genre	R&B;, soul, gospel, jazz
occupation	Singer, songwriter, composer
years active	1970–2006
label	Philadelphia InternationalAsylumElektraSurefire/Wind Up
associated acts	Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
website	}}

Theodore DeReese "Teddy" Pendergrass (March 26, 1950 – January 13, 2010) was an American R&B;/soul singer and songwriter. Pendergrass first rose to fame as lead singer of Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes in the 1970s before a successful solo career at the end of the decade. In 1982, he was severely injured in an auto accident in Philadelphia, resulting in his being paralyzed from the waist down. After his injury, the affable entertainer founded the Teddy Pendergrass Alliance, a foundation that helps those with spinal cord injuries. Pendergrass commemorated 25 years of living after his spinal cord injury with star filled event, Teddy 25 - A Celebration of Life at Philadelphia's Kimmel Center. His last performance was on a PBS special at Atlantic City's Borgata Casino in November 2008.

Early life

Pendergrass was born Theodore DeReese Pendergrass at Thomas Jefferson Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was the only child of Jesse Pendergrass and Ida Geraldine Epps. When Pendergrass was still very young, his father left the family; Jesse Pendergrass was murdered when Teddy was 12. Pendergrass grew up in a Philadelphia slum and sang often at church. He dreamed of being a pastor and got his wish when, at 10, he was ordained a minister (according to author Robert Ewell Greene). He also took up drums during this time and was a junior deacon of his church. Pendergrass attended Thomas Edison High School for Boys in North Philadelphia (now closed). He sang with the Edison Mastersingers. He dropped out in the eleventh grade to enter the music business, recording his first song "Angel With Muddy Feet." The recording, however, was not a commercial success.

Pendergrass played drums for several local Philadelphia bands, eventually becoming the drummer of the The Cadillacs. In 1970, the singer was spotted by the Blue Notes' founder, Harold Melvin (1939–1997), who convinced Pendergrass to play drums in the group. However, during a performance, Pendergrass began singing along, and Melvin, impressed by Pendergass's vocals, made him the lead singer. Before Pendergrass joined the group, the Blue Notes had struggled to find success. That all changed when they landed a recording deal with Philadelphia International Records in 1971, thus beginning Pendergrass's successful collaboration with label founders Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff.

Early career

Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes: 1972-1977

In 1972, Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes released their first single, a slow, solemn ballad titled "I Miss You". The song was originally written for The Dells but the group passed on the song and noting how Pendergrass sounded like Dells lead singer Marvin Junior, Kenny Gamble decided to build the song with Pendergrass, then only 21 at the time of the recording of the song, singing much of the song in a raspy baritone wail that became his trademark. The song also featured Bluenotes member Lloyd Parks singing falsetto in the background and spotlighted Harold Melvin adding in a rap near the end of the song as Pendergrass kept singing, feigning tears. The song, one of Gamble and Huff's most creative productions, became a major rhythm and blues hit and put the Blue Notes on the map.

The group's follow-up single, "If You Don't Know Me by Now", brought the group to the mainstream with the song reaching the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100 while also reaching number-one on the soul singles chart. Like "I Miss You" before it, the song was originally intended for a different artist, fellow Philadelphian native Patti LaBelle and her group Labelle but the group couldn't record it due to scheduling conflicts. Pendergrass and LaBelle developed a close friendship that would last until Pendergrass' death.

The group rode to fame with several more releases over the years including "The Love I Lost", a song which predated the upcoming disco music scene; the ballad "Hope That We Can Be Together Soon", and socially conscious singles "Wake Up Everybody" and "Bad Luck", the latter song about the Watergate scandal. One of the group's important singles was their original version of the Philly soul classic, "Don't Leave Me This Way", which turned into a disco smash when Motown artist Thelma Houston released her version in 1976. By 1975, Pendergrass and Harold Melvin were at odds, mainly over monetary issues and personality conflicts. Despite the fact that Pendergrass sung all of the group's songs, Melvin was controlling the group's finances. Pendergrass discovered this while attending a party with Melvin. At one point, Pendergrass wanted the group to be renamed "Teddy Pendergrass and the Blue Notes" because fans kept mistaking him as Melvin. Pendergrass left the group in 1977 and the Blue Notes struggled with his replacements. They eventually left Philadelphia International and by the early 1980s had disbanded for good.

Solo career

Early solo success

In 1977, Pendergrass released his self-titled album, which went platinum on the strength of the disco hit, "I Don't Love You Anymore". Its follow-up single, "The Whole Town's Laughing At Me", became a top 20 R&B; hit. It was quickly followed by ''Life Is a Song Worth Singing'', in 1978. That album was even more successful with its singles including "Only You" and "Close the Door". The disco single, "Get Up, Get Down, Get Funky, Get Loose" was popular in dance clubs. 1979 brought two successes, ''Teddy'' and the live release, ''Live Coast to Coast''. Hits off ''Teddy'' included "Come and Go With Me" and "Turn Off the Lights". His 1980 album, ''TP'', included his signature song, "Love TKO" and the Ashford & Simpson composition, "Is It Still Good to You". Between 1977 and 1981, Pendergrass landed five consecutive platinum albums, which was a then-record setting number for a rhythm and blues artist.

Pendergrass' popularity became massive at the end of 1977. With sold-out audiences packing his shows, Pendergrass' manager soon noticed that a huge number of his audience consisted of women of all races. They made up a plan for Pendergrass' next tour to have it with just female audiences only, starting a trend that continues today called "women's only concerts". With five platinum albums and two gold albums, Pendergrass was on his way to be what the media was calling him, "the black Elvis", not only in terms of his crossover popularity but also due to him buying a mansion akin to Elvis' Graceland, located just outside of his hometown of Philadelphia. By early 1982, Pendergrass was the leading R&B; male artist of his day usurping competition including closest rivals Marvin Gaye and Barry White. In 1980, the Isley Brothers released "Don't Say Goodnight (It's Time for Love)" to compete with Pendergrass' "Turn Off the Lights", which sensed Pendergrass' influence on the quiet storm format of black music.

Accident

On March 18, 1982, in the East Falls section of Philadelphia on Lincoln Drive near Rittenhouse Street, Pendergrass was involved in an automobile accident. The brakes failed on his 1981 Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit, causing the car to hit a guard rail, cross into the opposite traffic lane, and hit two trees. Pendergrass and his passenger, Tenika Watson, a nightclub performer with whom Pendergrass was acquainted, were trapped in the wreckage for 45 minutes. While Watson walked away from the accident with minor injuries, Pendergrass suffered a spinal cord injury, leaving him paralyzed from the waist down.

Later solo career

Pendergrass got well-wishes from thousands of his fans during his recovery. In August 1982, his label released ''This One's for You'', which failed to chart successfully, as did 1983's ''Heaven Only Knows''. Both albums included material Pendergrass had recorded prior to his accident. The albums completed Pendergrass' contract with Philadelphia International, in which by that time Pendergrass decided to return to the studio to work on new music and struggled to find a recording deal. Eventually signing a deal and completing physical therapy, Pendergrass released ''Love Language'' in 1984. The album included the pop ballad "Hold Me", featuring a then unknown Whitney Houston.

On July 13, 1985, Pendergrass made an emotional return to the stage at the historic Live Aid concert in Philadelphia in front of a live audience of over 99,000 and 2 billion television viewers. It was the 35-year-old's first live performance following his 1982 accident. Pendergrass tearfully thanked the audience for keeping him in their well-wishes and then performed the Ashford & Simpson classic, "Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand)". In 1988, Pendergrass scored his first R&B; number-one hit in nearly a decade when the new jack swing-styled "Joy", off his album of the same name, was released. A video of the song was in heavy rotation on BET. It was also his final Hot 100 charted single, peaking at number 77. Also, Pendergrass' voice was heard on the jingles of a back then local Philadelphia radio station, WSNI-FM.

Pendergrass kept recording through the 1990s. One of the singer's final hits was the hip-hop leaning "Believe in Love", released in 1994. In 1996, he starred alongside Stephanie Mills in the touring production of the gospel musical ''Your Arms Too Short to Box with God''. In 1998, Pendergrass released his autobiography entitled, ''Truly Blessed''.

Pendergrass did a concert at the Wiltern Theater in Los Angeles, California on February 14, 2002 entitled "The Power of Love". The concert became the album ''From Teddy, With Love'', which was released on the Razor & Tie record label later that year. It was his second (after ''Live! Coast to Coast'') and final live album. Clips of the concert, in particular his performance of his comeback song "Joy", can still be seen on YouTube. In his later years, Pendergrass' “Wake Up Everybody” has been covered by a diverse range of acts from Simply Red to Patti LaBelle and was chosen as a rallying cry during the 2004 Presidential campaign by Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds to mobilize voters. In addition, Little Brother, Kanye West, Cam'ron, Twista, Ghostface, Tyrese Gibson, 9th Wonder, DMX and DJ Green Lantern have utilized his works.

In 2006, Pendergrass announced his retirement from the music business. In 2007, he briefly returned to performing to participate in ''Teddy 25: A Celebration of Life, Hope & Possibilities'', a 25th anniversary awards ceremony that marked Pendergrass' accident date, but also raised money for his charity, The Teddy Pendergrass Alliance, and honored those who helped Pendergrass since his accident.

Personal life

Pendergrass had three children, Tisha, LaDonna and Teddy II. In 1987, he married a former Philadanco dancer named Karen Still, who had also danced in his shows. Karen was Pendergrass' primary caregiver. The couple amicably divorced in 2003. Pendergrass met Joan Williams in the spring of 2006. Pendergrass proposed to Joan after four months and they married in a private ceremony officiated by Teddy's Pastor Allyn Waller of Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church on Easter Sunday, March 23, 2008. A formal wedding was celebrated at The Ocean Cliff Resort in Newport, Rhode Island on September 6, 2008.

As members of Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church, Joan Pendergrass set up The Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church Youth Fund in the name of Teddy Pendergrass to provide assistance and a center for Philadelphia's inner city youth.

He published his autobiography, ''Truly Blessed'', in 1992. There are plans to make a feature film biopic of Teddy's life. Tyrese Gibson is set to star as the late singer.

Death

On June 5, 2009, Pendergrass underwent successful surgery for colon cancer and recovered to return home. A few weeks later he returned to the hospital with respiratory issues. After seven months, he died of respiratory failure on January 13, 2010, at age 59 with wife Joan by his side, while hospitalized at Bryn Mawr Hospital in suburban Philadelphia. Teddy is survived by his mother Ida, wife Joan, three children; Tisha, Teddy II, LaDonna, stepdaughters Sherilla Leftrade, Jessica Avila and four grandchildren and three stepgrandchildren.

Joan Pendergrass is the executrix of The Theodore Dereese Pendergrass Estate.

Discography

Grammy Award nominations

Pendergrass received the following five nominations for Grammy Awards.

NominationNominationNominationNominationNomination

style="background-color: #BCBCBC"	Award	Year	Result	Category	Song
rowspan=5	Grammy Award	1979	|	Best Male R&B; Vocal Performance	"Close the Door"
1982	|	Best Male R&B; Vocal Performance	"I Can't Live Without Your Love"
1989	|	Best Male R&B; Vocal Performance	"Joy"
1992	|	Best Male R&B; Vocal Performance	"How Can You Mend a Broken Heart"
1994	|	Best Male R&B; Vocal Performance	"Voodoo"

In popular culture

In Eddie Murphy's standup comedy, ''Delirious'', Murphy does an imitation of Pendergrass singing "Only You", saying Pendergrass' masculine voice "scares the bitches into liking him". Cedric the Entertainer references Teddy in the hit movie "The Kings of Comedy"

Teddy appeared on the dance show Soul Train on a number of occasions.

Latin Legend India, also known as The Princess of Salsa Music, recorded a cover of Teddy's song "Turn off the lights" on her 2010 album, Unica. India explained in an interview that she had grown up listening to some of this music and she had decided to do a cover to this song with a more tropical/Salsa feel to it.

In the live episode of 30 Rock, Dr. Leo Spaceman (performed by Chris Parnell) says that the last good "doing it" song is "Close the Door", and claims that the lack of such songs are the direct cause of erectile dysfunction.

On the Kanye West song "Devil in a New Dress", Rick Ross raps, "Poke County, Jacksonville, write Melbourne/whole clique appetites had tape worms/spinning Teddy Pendergrass vinyl as my J burns."

At the Grammy Awards on February 13, 2011, country band Lady Antebellum paid tribute to Pendergrass, performing a medley that included "If You Don't Know Me By Now."

References

External links

The Teddy Pendergrass Alliance

Teddy Pendergrass at Philly Soul Classics

Teddy Pendergrass at Discogs

Teddy Pendergrass at WhoSampled

Obituary article at Lasting Tribute

RIP Teddy Pendergrass

Teddy Pendergrass - Daily Telegraph obituary

talking about covering Teddy's song 'Turn Off the Lights'- Interview with Salsa's Princess and a fan of Pendergrass

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Name	Danny Green
Nickname	The Green Machine
Height
Weight	Light heavyweight Cruiserweight
Nationality	Australian
Birth date	March 09, 1973
Birth place	Perth, Western Australia
Style	Orthodox
Total	35
Wins	31
Losses	4
Draws	0
No contests	0
Ko	27

Daniel "Danny" Green (born 9 March 1973) 37 is an Australian professional boxer and the former IBO cruiserweight champion.

Amateur boxing career and the Olympics

Born in Perth, Western Australia, Green began as an amateur boxer. Success at the State Amateur level led to him being selected for an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship to prepare for 1998 Commonwealth Games and the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.

Green qualified for the Olympic team, stopping Brazilian Laudelino Barros in the fourth and final round of his first bout. However, Green retired in the fourth round against Russian Alexander Lebziak, after breaking his hand, Lebziak went on to claim the Gold Medal.

Professional career

After the Olympics, Green decided to turn professional. He won his first bout by a second round technical knockout ovr Waqa Kolivuso on 29 June 2001 in his adopted hometown of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. A strong puncher, Green won all of his first 16 fights by KO or TKO, earning him a match with Germany's Super Middleweight World Champion Markus Beyer.

Green fought Beyer on 16 August 2003 in Germany. Green floored Beyer twice, opening a cut above the champion's right eye that had to be closed between the third and fourth round. In the fifth round, a clash of heads opened the cut again. The referee ruled it was deliberate on Green's part, and he was disqualified. All three judges had Green ahead on their scorecards. Green was granted a rematch on the condition that he fight two contenders nominated by the WBC.

Green defeated Eric Lucas by a 6th round knockout on 20 December 2003, in Montreal, Canada. He next defeated Sean Sullivan by a unanimous decision on 21 March 2004 in Perth. On 29 September 2004, Green fulfilled the WBC requirements for a rematch by stopping Omar Eduardo Gonzales in the fifth round in Sydney. Beyer was still the reigning champion, and a bout with Green was scheduled for March 2005. Once again it would be fought in Germany.

Green began his rematch cautiously, trying to outbox Beyer in the early rounds. However, Beyer was the more skilled boxer and opened a large points lead. Near the end of the fight, Green realized he needed a knockout to win. He took the last three rounds, and scored the fight's only knockdown in the final round. Beyer was a majority winner on two of the three cards, with one judge scoring it a draw.

Green dismissed his trainer, former world champion Jeff Fenech, and hired Cuban Olympic trainer Ismael Salas. Green stopped James Crawford in the 5th round of his next fight on 3 July 2005 in Perth.

Rivalry with Anthony Mundine

Green long had a rivalry with Australian Super Middleweight boxer Anthony Mundine, a son of former champion Tony Mundine. Following Green's loss to Beyer, both boxers found themselves at a low and negotiations commenced.

Green had more popular support, but he was forced to make concessions for a Mundine showdown. A qualifying fight was assigned for each man. The bouts were on the same card in Perth on December 11, 2006, and it was considered a double main event.

Green defeated Mexican Kirino Garcia in a match that went the full ten rounds. All three judges scored it for Green at 100-90. Green changed clothes and returned to watch Mundine battle New Zealander Rico Chong Nee.

Mundine entered to boos, catcalls and abuse. He stopped Nee in the third round, then threatened Green from the ropes. Mundine left the arena in a hail of plastic cups and bottles.

Green and Mundine fought in Sydney on 17 May 2006. Green did well in the opening rounds with his strong power jabs, but by the 6th round Mundine had taken control of the bout. Mundine landed a solid right hook on Green's jaw in round 7, and Green began to look fatigued. He managed to last the full 12 rounds, but Mundine won by a unanimous points decision: 118-113, 116-113 and 118-111.

The following day, Green announced the rivalry between Mundine and himself was over. He said he respects Mundine as a fighter, but he would seek a rematch to prove he had an off night.

Changing weights

After his loss to Mundine, Green moved back up to the Light Heavyweight to fight Jason DeLisle. Danny had fought Jason twice before, losing to him on points in 2000 as an amateur and beating him in 2003 by KO in the 5th.

Green and DeLisle fought on the 20th of Sept. Danny won convincingly by TKO in the 9th.

It was announced on 7 December that Danny's next opponent would be fellow Australian Paul Murdoch. The light heavyweight bout took place 21 January and Green won the bout, stopping Murdoch in the second round when a member of his corner threw in the towel.

Following the Murdoch bout it was announced that Danny's next opponent would be Manny Siaca in an IBO World Title Eliminator. However the fight was cancelled after Siaca contracted a viral infection and in its place Green fought American Otis Griffin at Challenge Stadium on 19 July. Griffin, who began his boxing career after winning a reality TV show hosted by Oscar de la Hoya, was no match for Green who knocked him down three successive times in the third round.

His next bout was against World Boxing Association light heavyweight champion Stipe Drvis at Challenge stadium, where Green won the title by a unanimous points decision. Green became the first Australian light heavyweight champion since Jeff Harding's loss to Mike McCallum in 1994.

Retirement and return to ring

On 25 March 2008 Danny Green announced his retirement, which lasted until April 2009, when he returned to the ring and defeated Anthony van Niekerk in Perth.

On December 2 Danny Green defeated Roy Jones, Jr. in Sydney to keep the International Boxing Organization cruiserweight title, claiming victory in the first round by Technical knock out. Square Ring Inc. have requested the fight be marked a no contest, due to illegal hand wraps used by Green, who refused to remove his gloves on camera after the bout. Jones said "I'd rather lose fair than win cheating." The investigation is still on-going, and a rematch clause was also signed prior to the fight. Danny Green was sued in 2010 for refusing to abide by the contract, refusing to allow Jones a rematch. On April the 14th 2010 Danny Green faced lightly regarded boxer Manny Siaca. He dominated the majority of the fight while flooring Siaca in the 2nd round. Danny Green won the fight in round 3 by way of KO.

Green Vs. Briggs controversy

On 21 July 2010 Green took on Paul Briggs putting the IBO cruiserweight title on the line. Before the bout Green labelled Briggs "unprofessional" after the he weighed in nearly 4 kg over the agreed-upon weight. The ensuing fight was seen as a "farce", with Briggs collapsing after 29 seconds following an innocuous left jab by Green, his first in the fight, which appears to have at most brushed the top of Briggs' head. Briggs was subsequently booed out of the stadium by irate fans, and had to be protected by management from projected missiles being thrown at him. In a post-bout interview Green labelled Briggs "less than canine" and claimed Briggs would not be getting paid for the fight, while also apologising to fans who had paid to attend. Speculation has arisen as to whether Briggs threw the fight, as online bookmaker Centrebet labelled the bout "highly, highly dubious" following a massive betting plunge shortly before the fight. Centrebet spokesman Neil Evans stated "We've never ever in the history of boxing seen so much money go on a specific decision outcome, as in a first- or second-round knockout. There was a massive go on first or second-round knockout starting from very early yesterday morning, right through the day, certainly up until early afternoon. There was one bet of $50,000, which is extraordinary on an option of a first-round knock-out, even on a hot favourite. They were both into even money, paying $2 each at around lunch-time almost, such was the amount of money just poured in the gate." The fight had been due to be held in Sydney but was moved at the last minute after the New South Wales Combat Sports Authority refused to commission the bout claiming Briggs was "unfit" to fight. It is highly possible that many fight fans were privy to leaked information that Briggs was not fighting-fit, with rumours and speculation that he had been dropped several times in training leading up to the bout.

Green Vs. Tarver

Danny Green is currently scheduled to fight former light heavyweight world champion and fellow Roy Jones conqueror Antonio Tarver for Green's IBO Crusierweight strap. Both fighters are coming off clear unanimous decision victories, with Tarver beating tough Nagy Aguilera 16-4-0 and Green with a win over NABO and USBA Cruiser champ BJ Flores 24-0-1. The fight is taking place in Greens backyard at the Entertainment Center, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on 20th July.

Tarver defeated Green by TKO at the completion of the ninth round. Green's brother Brendan and trainer Angelo Hyder entered the ring to call off the fight as the bell rung, following sustained attack from Tarver late in the round, leaving Green dazed and unable to defend himself.

Tarver had already put Green down in the second round and generally dominated the fight. Green struggled to combat the southpaw's style and power. Tarver suggested he was prepared to offer a rematch. Green has not immediately accepted and it is expected he will consider retiring for a second time. It was the first occasion Green had ever been stopped in his 35 fight career.

Professional record

Record to Date
		Drawn 0	! Total 34

Date	Opponent	Location	Result
20/07/2011	Antonio Tarver
17/11/2010	BJ Flores
21/7/2010	Paul Briggs
14/4/2010	Manny Siaca
02/12/2009	Roy Jones, Jr.	Sydney, Australia
16/08/2009	Julio Cesar Dominguez	Biloxi, Mississippi, USA
26/04/2009	Anthony Van Niekirk
16/12/2007	Stipe Drews
18/07/2007	Otis Griffin
21/01/2007	Brad Murdoch
21/09/2006	Jason Deslisle
17/05/2006	Anthony Mundine
11/12/2005	Quirino Garcia
03/07/2005	James Crawford
12/03/2005	Markus Beyer
29/09/2004	Omar Eduardo Gonzales
21/03/2004	Sean Sullivan (boxer)
20/12/2003	Eric Lucas
16/08/2003	Markus Beyer
02/06/2003	Jason Delisle
15/03/2003	Jorge Andres Sclarandi
09/01/2003	Bradley Mayo
09/11/2002	Nico Toriri
27/09/2002	Paula Tuilau
02/08/2002	Joel Bourke
18/05/2002	Rhon Roberts
19/04/2002	Paul Smallman
09/04/2002	Iobe Ledua
07/12/2001	Daniel Tai
16/11/2001	Eni Latu
26/10/2001	Heath Stenton
19/10/2001	Jason Rarere
28/09/2001	Manueli Delatabua
03/08/2001	Frank Ciampa
29/06/2001	Waga Kolivuso

World titles

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Documentary

In 2006 a documentary called The Fight Game was released based on Green. It covers the triumph and tragedy of the first four years of his professional boxing career. Also an interview/documentary with Green in 2008 after his retirement called Closed Fists, Open Heart which covers his entire boxing career up to his retirement.

Dancing With The Stars

Green was a contestant on the 2008 season of the Australian version of Dancing With the Stars. On Nov. 9, 2008, Green and partner Natalie Lowe finished second to actor Luke Jacobz and his partner Luda Kroitor.

References

External links

The Official Web Site Of Danny Green

Danny Green Photo Gallery

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Name	Roy Jones, Jr.
Realname	Roy Jones Jr.
Nickname	JuniorSupermanRJCaptain Hook
Height
Reach
Weight	Light HeavyweightHeavyweightSuper MiddleweightMiddleweight
Nationality	American
Birth date	January 16, 1969
Birth place	Pensacola, Florida, USA
Death date
Death place
Style	Orthodox
Total	62
Wins	54
Ko	40
Losses	8
Draws	0
No contests	0
Medaltemplates	}}

Roy Jones, Jr. (born January 16, 1969) is an American boxer. As a professional he has captured numerous championships in the Middleweight, Super middleweight, Light heavyweight and Heavyweight divisions. He is the only boxer in history to start his career as a junior middleweight, and go on to win a heavyweight title. He is also noted for holding the WBC, WBA, IBF, IBO, NABF, WBF, and IBA light heavyweight championships; a record seven belts at the same time. Jones left his mark in boxing history when he won the WBA heavyweight title, becoming the first former middleweight champion to win a Heavyweight title in 106 years. Jones was named "Fighter of the Decade" for the 1990s by the Boxing Writers Association of America.

Boxing career

Amateur career

Jones won the 1984 United States National Junior Olympics in the weight division, the 1986 United States National Golden Gloves in the division and the 1987 United States National Golden Gloves in the division. As an amateur, he ended his career with a 121-13 record.

Jones represented the United States at the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games, where he won the silver medal. He dominated his opponents, never losing a single round en route to the final. His participation in the final was met with controversy when he lost a 3-2 decision to South Korean fighter Park Si-Hun despite pummeling Park for three rounds, landing 86 punches to Park's 32. Allegedly, Park himself apologized to Jones afterward, and the referee told Jones that he was dumbstruck by the judge's decision. One judge shortly thereafter admitted the decision was a mistake, and all three judges voting against Jones were eventually suspended. An official IOC investigation concluding in 1997 found that three of the judges were wined and dined by South Korean officials. This led to calls for Jones to be awarded a gold medal, but the IOC still officially stands by the decision, despite the allegations. Jones was awarded the Val Barker trophy as the best stylistic boxer of the 1988 games, which was only the third and to this day the last time in the competition's history when the award did not go to one of the gold medal winners. The incident led Olympic organizers to establish a new scoring system for Olympic boxing.

Professional career

On turning professional, he had already sparred with many professional boxers, including NABF champion Ronnie Essett, IBF world champion Lindell Holmes and Sugar Ray Leonard. Jones began as a professional on May 6, 1989, knocking out Ricky Randall in 2 rounds in Pensacola at the Bayfront Auditorium. For his next fight, he faced the more experienced Stephan Johnson in Atlantic City, beating him by a knockout in round eight.

Jones built a record of 15-0 with 15 knockouts before stepping up in class to meet former world welterweight champion Jorge Vaca in a Pay Per View fight on January 10, 1992. He knocked Vaca out in round one to reach 16 knockout wins in a row. After one more KO, Jones went the distance for the first time against future world champion Jorge Castro, winning a 10-round decision in front of a USA Network national audience.

Roy Jones vs Bernard Hopkins

Jones tomade his first attempt at a world title on May 22, 1993. He beat future undisputed middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins by unanimous decision in Washington, D.C. to capture the IBF middleweight championship. Jones claimed he had entered the bout with a broken right hand, but still managed to outpoint Hopkins and secure a unanimous decision win. Jones reminded the world of this claim on his hit single "Ya'll Must've Forgot" later in his career. While working for HBO as an analyst for Bernard Hopkins title defense against Simon Brown, Jones would admit on air that he was 16 pounds heavier than Hopkins on fight night, weighing 180 to Hopkins 163.

For his next fight, he fought another future world champion Thulane "Sugar Boy" Malinga, in a non-title affair. Jones beat Malinga by knockout in six. Jones finished the year with another win, beating Fermin Chirino by decision. In 1994, Jones beat Danny "Popeye" Garcia by knockout in six, then retained his world title against Thomas Tate in two rounds at Las Vegas on May 27.

Roy Jones vs James Toney

By this point in his career, Jones was considered one of boxing's top four "pound for pound" fighters. On November 18, 1994, he was set to face undefeated IBF super middleweight champion James Toney, #1 ranked "pound for pound" contender. Toney had gone undefeated in 46 bouts and was rated the best in the world. The Jones/Toney fight was ultra-hyped, and Jones for the first time in his career was the underdog.

Over the course of the 12-round unanimous decision, Jones demonstrated his greatness. He danced circles around Toney, scoring a flash knockdown in the third round. Ring magazine called Jones' performance the most dominant of any big fight in 20 years. Revelations that Toney was badly underprepared and dehydrated would surface in the days following the fight. Toney himself would reveal in an interview with Ring magazine that he had taken laxatives and diuretics the day of the weigh-in to make weight.

In 1995, Jones defended his super middleweight title successfully multiple times. He began the year by knocking out Antoine Byrd in round one. He faced former world lightweight champion Vinny Pazienza and defeated him in round six. He then beat Tony Thornton in round two by KO.

Career from 1996 to 2002

In 1996, Jones maintained his winning ways, defeating Merqui Sosa by knockout in two, and future world champion Eric Lucas in round 11. When he boxed Lucas, he became the first athlete to participate in two paid sports events on the same day. He had played a basketball game in the morning and defended his boxing title in Jacksonville, Florida that evening. He also held a press conference in the ring just before the fight, taking questions from a chair in the middle of the ring and defending his choice of Bryant Brannon as his opponenet instead of Frankie Liles, his nemesis from the amateurs. He then defeated Bryant Brannon in a round two TKO.

Roy Jones vs Mike McCallum

The 40 year old former multiple world champion and eventual hall of famer Mike McCallum was defeated by a wide decision in 12 rounds. Jones became a member of boxing's exclusive group of world champions in three weight divisions by winning the WBC light heavyweight championship. After Mike MacCallum lost the World Boxing Council light heavyweight crown to Roy Jones, he called Jones ``the greatest fighter of my time.'`

Roy Jones vs Montell Griffin I & II

In 1997 Jones had his first professional loss, a disqualification against Montell Griffin. Griffin was trained by the legendary Eddie Futch, who had taught him how to take advantage of Jones technical mistakes and lack of basic boxing fundamentals. Griffin jumped out to an early lead on Jones but by round 9 Jones was ahead on the scorecards by a point and had Griffin on the canvas early in round nine. But as Griffin took a knee on the canvas to avoid further punishment, Jones hit him twice. Subsequently, Jones was disqualified and lost his title. Jones sought an immediate rematch and regained the world light heavyweight title easily, knocking Griffin down within the first 2 minutes 31 seconds of the fight, then ending the fight by knocking Griffin out just over two minutes in with a leaping left hand shot.

In 1998, Jones began by knocking out former light heavyweight and future cruiserweight champion Virgil Hill (who had already lost his belts to WBO champion Darius Micalczewski) in four rounds at Biloxi, Mississippi with a huge right to the body that broke one of Hill's ribs. He followed that with a win against the WBA light heavyweight champion, Puerto Rico's Lou Del Valle, by a decision in 12 on July 18, to unify the WBC and WBA belts. Jones had to climb off the canvas for the first time in his career, as he was dropped in round eight, but continued to outbox Del Valle throughout the rest of the fight and gained a unanimous decision. Jones then followed with a defense against Otis Grant. He retained the crown by knocking Grant out in ten rounds.

Jones began 1999 by knocking out the WBC number one ranked contender at the time, Rick Frazier. After this, many boxing critics started to criticize Jones for fighting overmatched mandatories who few had ever heard of as well as his steadfast refusal to meet WBO champion Darius Michaczewski in a unification bout. Jones answered these calls on June 5 of that year, when he beat the IBF's world champion, Reggie Johnson, by a lop-sided 12-round decision to add that belt to the WBC and WBA belts he already owned in the division. Jones dropped Johnson hard in the second round, but backed off and allowed Reggie to finish the fight.

2000 began with Jones easily beating the hard-punching David Telesco via a 12 round decision on January 15, at Radio City Music Hall to retain the light heavyweight world championship. Jones reportedly fractured his wrist a few weeks before this fight and fought almost exclusively one-handed. He entered the ring surrounded by the famous group of dancers, The Rockettes. His next fight was also a first-time boxing event for a venue, as he traveled to Indianapolis and retained his title with an 11-round TKO over Richard Hall at the Conseco Fieldhouse. Jones ended the year with a 10-round stoppage of undefeated Eric Harding in New Orleans.

In 2001, Jones released ''Round One: The Album'', a rap CD. That year he retained the title against Derrick Harmon by a knockout in ten, and against future world champion Julio César González of Mexico by a 12-round unanimous decision.

In 2002, Jones retained his title by knocking out Glen Kelly in seven rounds. Jones then defeated future world champion Clinton Woods by technical knockout. He performed a song from his CD during his ring entrance.

WBA Heavyweight Champion

On March 1, 2003, in Las Vegas, Roy Jones defeated John Ruiz, the man who defeated an aging Evander Holyfield, for the WBA heavyweight title. Jones officially weighed in at and Ruiz at . Jones became the first former middleweight title holder to win a heavyweight title in 106 years, though many historians refuse to recognize the accomplishment because Lennox Lewis was the true and lineal champion at the time of the bout. Jones also became the first fighter to start his career as a junior middleweight and win a heavyweight title.

Jones vs. Tarver

On November 8, 2003, Jones came back down to the light heavyweight division to fully duplicate Bob Fitzsimmons' feat from 1896. He regained the light heavyweight championship belt by beating Antonio Tarver. And by doing this, he became the second boxer in history to win a heavyweight title, then regain the light heavyweight title. Jones appeared a lot weaker after coming back down to the light heavyweight division, losing the muscle he gained for the heavyweight fight seemed to have taken a toll on his aging body and his cat-like reflexes appeared diminished. Jones won by majority decision, the judges giving him 117-111,116-112 and 114-114.

Fall From Grace

Jones vs. Tarver II & Jones vs. Glen Johnson

On May 15, 2004, Jones faced Tarver in a rematch. Jones was heavily favored to win, but Tarver knocked him down at 1:41 of the second round. Jones had won the first round (Tarver only landed two punches in the first round), but in the second, as Jones tried a combination, he was caught by a big counter left hook from Tarver. Jones got on his feet by the count, but for the first time in his career was ruled unable to continue by referee Jay Nady.

On September 25, 2004, Jones attempted to win the IBF light heavyweight title from Glen Johnson in a match in Memphis, Tennessee. Johnson knocked out Jones 49 seconds into the ninth round. Jones lay on the canvas for three minutes after being counted out. Johnson was ahead on all three judges’ scorecards at the time of the knockout (77-75, 77-75, 78-74) and had landed 118 punches to Jones's 75. Jones used the ring's canvas that night as a billboard for his upcoming rap CD, which came out on November the 1st.

Jones vs Tarver III

After almost a year away from the ring, focusing on training and working as an analyst for HBO Boxing, Jones scheduled a third fight with Antonio Tarver, on October 1, 2005, at the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa, Florida, which aired on HBO PPV. For only the second time in his career, Jones was considered an underdog going into the fight. Tarver won by unanimous decision (117-111, 116-112, 116-112).

Fallout with HBO

After the loss in the third Tarver bout, Jones resumed his duties as a commentator for ''HBO World Championship Boxing'', calling the Floyd Mayweather Jr-Sharmba Mitchell fight on November 19, 2005, and the Jermain Taylor-Bernard Hopkins rematch on December 3, 2005. His return to the network was short lived, as Jones was let go from his ringside analyst role in January 2006. HBO cited his reported lack of commitment to attending the network's production meetings.

Comeback Trail

Back to winning ways

Jones took on Prince Badi Ajamu on July 29, 2006, at the Qwest Arena in Boise, Idaho. Jones defeated Ajamu by a unanimous decision, winning the NABO light heavyweight title.

Next up for Jones was the undefeated Anthony Hanshaw, on July 14, 2007, at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi. Hanshaw was knocked down in the 11th round. Jones won the bout by unanimous decision and in doing so won the IBC light heavyweight title.

Félix Trinidad

On January 19, 2008, Jones faced former 147 and 154 pound five-time world champion Félix Trinidad at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The bout was fought at a catchweight of 170 lbs. Jones had a noticeable size and speed advantage, and in round seven, a short right hand to the temple dropped Trinidad to his knees. Jones fired a combination in the tenth round to send Trinidad down once more. Jones won the fight by scores of 117-109 and 116-110 (twice). This was the first time a former heavyweight champion returned to fight successfully at 170 lbs.

Joe Calzaghe

After Joe Calzaghe's split from promoter Frank Warren, it was officially announced that Roy Jones Jr. and Joe Calzaghe had reached an agreement to fight for the The Ring light heavyweight championship in New York City at Madison Square Garden on September 20, 2008 on HBO PPV. However, Calzaghe claimed injury to his right hand in training, so the fight had to be postponed a couple of weeks, with November 8 being set as the new date. Calzaghe was knocked down by an accidental forearm and cut on the bridge of the nose in the first round. Calzaghe resumed control almost immediately and dominated Jones throughout the remainder of the fight. Calzaghe toyed with Jones and mocked him from the center of the ring, daring Jones to try and hit him and then countering with fast combinations. The Welshman opened a cut over Jones' left eye. Jones' corner, who had never seen Roy cut before, didn't know how to properly handle the situation. Blood covered the left side of Jones' face. Ultimately Jones lost by unanimous decision, winning only 2 rounds on the 3 official judges cards.

Recent fights (2009)

Jones defeated Omar Sheika on March 21, 2009, via fifth-round technical knockout. Despite Sheika having won 27 of his 35 professional bouts, including a defeat of Glen Johnson, who had knocked out Jones in 2004. On August 15, 2009, Jones beat former super middleweight champion Jeff Lacy in 10 rounds after Lacy's corner stopped the fight. Lacy had never been knocked out or stopped before.

In December 2009, Roy Jones was set to face Australian boxer Danny Green in Sydney, Australia. In the weeks leading up to this fight, there were reports in the newspapers indicating difficulties getting Roy's sparring partners into Australia. Then on December 2, 2009, following an extensive pre-fight delay due to hand wrap protests, Danny Green defeated Jones in a first round TKO

Roy Jones vs Bernard Hopkins II

Roy Jones Jr and Bernard Hopkins met in a rematch bout, on April 3, 2010 in Las Vegas. After 12 foul-filled, uneventful rounds, Hopkins was awarded with a unanimous decision.

Loss to Denis Lebedev

On May 21, Jones travelled to Russia to face Denis Lebedev, who had just come off a controversial split decision loss to Marco Huck. Weighing in at 198 lbs, Jones looked slow and old. Despite this, he gave a decent showing and was heading for at least a majority decision loss at the beginning of the 10th round. However with less than 20 seconds remaining, Lebedev landed a big right followed by an uppercut. Jones, having bent down holding his head and in no position to continue, was then hit by a final big right hand as Steve Smoger hesitated to stop the fight. Jones lay on the canvas for several minutes before getting up.

Professional boxing record

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York}} |align=left| |-align=center |Win | 52–4 |align=left| Félix Trinidad | | | |align=left| Madison Square Garden, New York, New York}} | |-align=center |Win | 51–4 |align=left| Anthony Hanshaw | | | |align=left| Mississippi Coast Coliseum, Biloxi, Mississippi}} |align=left| |-align=center |Win | 50–4 |align=left| Prince Badi Ajamu | | | |align=left| Qwest Arena, Boise, Idaho}} |align=left| |-align=center |Loss | 49–4 |align=left| Antonio Tarver | | | |align=left| St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida}} |align=left| |-align=center |Loss | 49–3 |align=left| Glen Johnson | | | |align=left| FedEx Forum, Memphis, Tennessee}} |align=left| |-align=center |Loss | 49–2 |align=left| Antonio Tarver | | | |align=left| Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada}} |align=left| |-align=center |Win | 49–1 |align=left| Antonio Tarver | | | |align=left| Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada}} |align=left| |-align=center |Win | 48–1 |align=left| John Ruiz | | | |align=left| Thomas & Mack 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Grand Casino Biloxi, Biloxi, Mississippi}} |align=left| |-align=center |Win | 39–1 |align=left| Richard Frazier | | | |align=left| Civic Center, Pensacola, Florida}} |align=left| |-align=center |Win | 38–1 |align=left| Otis Grant | | | |align=left| Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, Connecticut}} |align=left| |-align=center |Win | 37–1 |align=left| Lou Del Valle | | | |align=left| Madison Square Garden, New York, New York}} |align=left| |-align=center |Win | 36–1 |align=left| Virgil Hill | | | |align=left| Mississippi Coast Coliseum, Biloxi, Mississippi}} |-align=center |Win | 35–1 |align=left| Montell Griffin | | | |align=left| Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, Connecticut}} |align=left| |-align=center |-align=center |Loss | 34–1 |align=left| Montell Griffin | | | |align=left| Trump Taj Mahal Casino & Resort, Atlantic City, New Jersey}} |align=left| |-align=center |-align=center |Win | 34–0 |align=left| Mike McCallum | | | |align=left| Ice Palace, Tampa, Florida}} |align=left| |-align=center |Win | 33–0 |align=left| Bryant Brannon | | | |align=left| Madison Square Garden, New York, New York}} |align=left| |-align=center |Win | 32–0 |align=left| Eric Lucas | | | |align=left| Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum, Jacksonville, Florida}} |align=left| |-align=center |Win | 31–0 |align=left| Merqui Sosa | | | |align=left| Madison Square Garden, New York, New York}} | |-align=center |Win | 30–0 |align=left| Tony Thornton | | | |align=left| Civic Center, Pensacola, Florida}} |align=left| |-align=center |Win | 29–0 |align=left| Vinny Pazienza | | | |align=left| Atlantic City Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey}} |align=left| |-align=center |Win | 28–0 |align=left| Antoine Byrd | | | |align=left| Civic Center, Pensacola, Florida}} |align=left| |-align=center |Win | 27–0 |align=left| James Toney | | | |align=left| MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada}} |align=left| |-align=center |Win | 26–0 |align=left| Thomas Tate | | | |align=left| MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada}} |align=left| |-align=center |Win | 25–0 |align=left| Danny Garcia | | | |align=left| University of West Florida Field House, Pensacola, Florida}} | |-align=center |Win | 24–0 |align=left| Fermin Chirino | | | |align=left| Civic Center, Pensacola, Florida}} | |-align=center |Win | 23–0 |align=left| Thulani Malinga | | | |align=left| Casino Magic, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi}} | |-align=center |Win | 22–0 |align=left| Bernard Hopkins | | | |align=left| Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington D.C., Washington}} |align=left| |-align=center |Win | 21–0 |align=left| Glenn Wolfe | | | |align=left| Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada}} |align=left| |-align=center |Win | 20–0 |align=left| Percy Harris | | | |align=left| Trump Taj Mahal, Atlantic City, New Jersey}} |align=left| |-align=center |Win | 19–0 |align=left| Glenn Thomas | | | |align=left| Bayfront Auditorium, Pensacola, Florida}} | |-align=center |Win | 18–0 |align=left| Jorge Castro | | | |align=left| Civic Center, Pensacola, Florida}} | |-align=center |Win | 17–0 |align=left| Art Serwano | | | |align=left| Reno-Sparks Convention Center, Reno, Nevada}} | |-align=center |Win | 16–0 |align=left| Jorge Vaca | | | |align=left| Paramount Theatre, New York, New York}} | |-align=center |Win | 15–0 |align=left| Lester Yarbrough | | | |align=left| Interstate Fairgrounds, Pensacola, Florida}} | |-align=center |Win | 14–0 |align=left| Kevin Daigle | | | |align=left| Interstate Fairgrounds, Pensacola, Florida}} | |-align=center |Win | 13–0 |align=left| Eddie Evans | | | |align=left| Pensacola, Florida}} | |-align=center |Win | 12–0 |align=left| Ricky Stackhouse | | | |align=left| Bayfront Auditorium, Pensacola, Florida}} | |-align=center |Win | 11–0 |align=left| Reggie Miller | | | |align=left| Bayfront Auditorium, Pensacola, Florida}} | |-align=center |Win | 10–0 |align=left| Rollin Williams | | | |align=left| Pensacola, Florida}} | |-align=center |Win | 9–0 |align=left| Tony Waddles | | | |align=left| Bayfront Auditorium, Pensacola, Florida}} | |-align=center |Win | 8–0 |align=left| Ron Johnson | | | |align=left| Bayfront Auditorium, Pensacola, Florida}} | |-align=center |Win | 7–0 |align=left| Knox Brown | | | |align=left| Interstate Fairgrounds, Pensacola, Florida}} | |-align=center |Win | 6–0 |align=left| Billy Mitchem | | | |align=left| Interstate Fairgrounds, Pensacola, Florida}} |-align=center |Win | 5–0 |align=left| Joe Edens | | | |align=left| County Fairgrounds, Mobile, Alabama}} | |-align=center |Win | 4–0 |align=left| David McCluskey | | | |align=left| Bayfront Auditorium, Pensacola, Florida}} | |-align=center |Win | 3–0 |align=left| Ron Amundsen | | | |align=left| Civic Center, Pensacola, Florida}} | |-align=center |Win | 2–0 |align=left| Stephan Johnson | | | |align=left| Trump Plaza Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey}} | |-align=center |Win | 1–0 |align=left| Ricky Randall | | | |align=left| Civic Center, Pensacola, Florida}} |

Personal life

Roy Jones, Jr., was born in Pensacola, Florida, to two very different parents. His mother, Carol, was warm and easy-going, whereas his father, Roy Sr., was much like a Marine Drill Instructor with respect to his son. A decorated Vietnam veteran, ex-club fighter, and retired aircraft engineer who had taken up hog farming, Roy Sr. was hard on his son from early on, taunting the child, ``sparring'` with him, enraging Roy Jr., yelling at him, and beating the child, often for 20 minutes at a time. This behavior never really changed; if anything it became more brutal as Roy Jr. grew up. Many people would call the father's treatment out-and-out abuse, but he believed he had a good reason for it: to make Roy Jr. tough enough to be a champion. In this pursuit, he was relentless, and Roy Jr. lived in constant fear of his father's verbal and physical violence against him.

Jones described his childhood in Sports Illustrated: ``After a while I didn't care about gettin' hurt or dyin' anymore. I was in pain all day, every day, I was so scared of my father. He'd pull up in his truck and start lookin' for something I'd done wrong. There was no escape, no excuse, no way out of nothin'. ... Getting' hurt or dyin' might've been better than the life I was livin'. ... Used to think about killin' myself anyway.'` There's no way to know whether or not Jones would have become a world champion fighter without this extremely punitive upbringing, but there's little question it toughened the young man.

Roy Sr. ran his own boxing gym, to which he devoted all his available time and financial resources. He offered direction and useful discipline to numerous youths, and steered many of them away from trouble. Roy Sr. did everything possible to expand the program and help more kids. But towards his own son he was merciless, driving Roy Jr. to the brink of exhaustion, screaming at him in front of all the other fighters, assaulting him. Roy Sr.'s father had been a hard-working laborer, and had been tough on him the way he was on Roy Jr. But Jones, the world champion boxer, will not continue this line of treatment. He is very attuned to others' anguish; on his web site, he says, ``What gets [me] down?'` is watching other people be hurt and mistreated.'` It is a feeling he has known very well.

Using his birds as an image for his own predicament, Jones said in the same Sports Illustrated piece: ``I spent all my life in my dad's cage. I could never be 100 percent of who I am until I left it. But because of him, nothing bothers me. I'll never face anything stronger and harder than what I already have.'` Jones' father, with his overbearing and overwhelming personality, had created a powerful craving in the boxer—the need to become his own man.

Former heavyweight champion George Foreman said Jones "hits like a heavyweight and moves like a lightweight"

Boxer Montell Griffin who faced Jones twice at 175 lbs, and sparred with Floyd Mayweather Jr at 140 lbs said, "Floyd was no comparison as far as speed. Roy was much faster".

In 1996, High Frequency Boxing's John DiMaio wrote ``The early evidence points toward the real possibility that Jones is the greatest talent this sport has ever seen. His skill so dwarfs that of his nearest ranked opposition...that providing competitive opponents is a more challenging dilemma than the fights themselves.'` The expert opinion of Boxing magazine's editor, Bert Sugar, is provided on Jones' website: ``He possesses the fastest hands in boxing with lightning fast moves and explosive power in both hands.'` After Mike MacCallum lost the World Boxing Council light heavyweight crown to Roy Jones in a 1996 unanimous decision, he called Jones ``the greatest fighter of all time.'`

Awards

Selected Awards: Ring Sports Magazine—1993 Fighter of the Year; 1995 Man of the Year; 1996 Sportsman of the Year. Ring, Boxing Illustrated, and Boxing Scene magazines—1994 Fighter of the Year. International Boxing Federation—1995 Fighter of the Year and 1995 Fighter of Unlimited Potential. ESPN ESPY Award—1995 Boxer of the Year. The Sports Network-Boxer of the Decade. Boxing Illustrated's Budweiser ratings, June 1995 onward—Best Pound-for-Pound Fighter in the World. March of Dimes—1995 Honorary Chairman. KO—1996 Best Pound-for-Pound Fighter in the World and 1996 Best Fighter in the World. Congress of Racial Equality—1996 Outstanding Achievement Award. American Association for the Improvement of Boxing (the Marciano Foundation)--1996 Humanitarian of the Year. Boxing 1996—Best Pound-for Pound Fighter in the World. Harlem Globetrotters—Honorary Ambassador of Goodwill (1997). Escambia-Pensacola Human Relations Commission—1997 Olive Branch Award, for humanitarianism.

Music career

Name	Roy Jones, Jr.
Background	solo_singer
Birth name	Roy Lavesta Jones, Jr.
Origin	Pensacola, Florida, United States
Birth date	January 16, 1969
Genre	Hip hop, Southern Hip Hop, Crunk, Dirty South
Occupation	Boxer, rapper, actor, promoter, sports commentator
Years active	2001–present
Label	Body Head Entertainment }}

Jones started his rap music career in 2001 with his album, titled ''Round One: The Album'' and the debut single, "You all Must've Forgot". In 2004, Jones formed a group - Body Head Bangerz and released an album. The album, ''Body Head Bangerz: Volume One'', featured B.G., Juvenile, Bun B of UGK, Petey Pablo, Lil' Flip, and Mike Jones among others.

Discography

Album

Album information
	*Released: February 26, 2002	*Label: Body Head Entertainment	*Last RIAA Certification: None	*Singles: "Y'all Must've Forgot", "And Still"

with Body Head Bangerz

Album information
	*Released: October 26, 2004	*Label: Body Head Entertainment	*Last RIAA Certification: None	*Singles: "Can't Be Touched", "I Smoke, I Drank (Remix)"

Solo singles

2001: "Y'all Must've Forgot"

2001: "And Still"

2009: "Battle of the Super Powers"

Featured singles

2004: "Can't Be Touched"

Filmography

''Married... with Children'', Torch Song Duet (1996) - himself ''The Devil's Advocate'' (1997) - uncredited ''New Jersey Turnpikes'' (1999) - unknown ''The Wayans Brothers'', Rope-a-Dope (1999) - himself ''The Matrix Reloaded'' (2003) - Captain Ballard ''Enter The Matrix'' (2003) - Captain Ballard ''Cordially Invited'' (2007) - Lenny Banks ''Universal Soldier: A New Dimension'' (2012)

References

External links

Roy Jones Jr's Official Blog

Roy-Jones.net

Roy Jones Jr. Fight-by-Fight Career Record

Boxing-Encyclopedia

"One Tough Bird" - a 1995 ''Sports Illustrated'' feature article by Gary Smith.

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Radric Davis (born February 2, 1980), better known by his stage name Gucci Mane, is an American rapper. He debuted in 2005 with ''Trap House'' and followed with albums such as ''Hard to Kill'' in 2006, ''Trap-A-Thon'' and ''Back to the Trap House'' in 2007. In 2009, his second studio album ''The State vs. Radric Davis'' was released. Gucci Mane has released many other mixtapes as well.

While serving a six-month jail term for assault in late 2005, Davis was charged with murder, though the charges were later dropped due to a lack of evidence. In 2009, he served a year-long prison term for violating probation for his 2005 assault conviction.

Biography

Early life

Davis was born in Birmingham, Alabama, and later moved with his single mother to Atlanta. He enjoyed writing poetry as a child, and began rapping at age 14.

2005–2006: ''Trap House'' and ''Hard to Kill''

In 2005, Davis released his independent debut album entitled ''Trap House'', which featured the successful single "Icy" with Young Jeezy. Disputes over the rights to this single caused a rift between the two artists. ''Hard to Kill'' followed in 2006. ''Hard To Kill'' included the hit single "Freaky Gurl". The song peaked at number 12 on the Hot Rap Tracks, number 19 on the Hot R&B;/Hip-Hop Songs, and at number 62 on the Hot 100.

2007: ''Back to the Trap House''

The official remix of Freaky Gurl featuring Ludacris and Lil Kim was included on his 2007 commercial debut album ''Back to the Trap House''. Gucci Mane appeared on OJ da Juiceman's "Make Tha Trap Say Aye" and began working on various mixtapes. Gucci Mane signed to Warner Bros. Records in May 2009.

2009–2010: ''The State vs. Radric Davis''

He appeared on remixes of the songs "Boom Boom Pow" by The Black Eyed Peas, "Obsessed" by Mariah Carey and "5 Star Chick" by Yo Gotti and made a guest appearance on Mario's "Break Up" (he has made 17 guest appearances total in 2009). Gucci Mane's second studio album ''The State vs. Radric Davis'' was released under the label Warner Bros. Records on December 8, 2009. Its first single, "Wasted" featuring Plies, was originally from Mane's 2009 mixtape ''Writing on the Wall''. It peaked at number 36 on the Hot 100, number 3 on the Hot R&B;/Hip-Hop Songs, and number 3 on the Rap Songs making it Gucci Mane's most successful single to date. The second single is "Spotlight" featuring Usher. The third single is "Lemonade". The fourth single is "Bingo". On October 2, 2009, Gucci Mane was listed at number 6 on MTV's annual Hottest MC in the Game list.

2010–present: ''The Appeal: Georgia's Most Wanted''

After being released from jail, Gucci Mane stated that he would start or change the label name from So Icey Entertainment to 1017 Brick Squad Records. ''The Appeal: Georgia's Most Wanted'', was released on September 28, 2010. The first single from this release was titled "Gucci Time", produced by Swizz Beatz. It premiered on Gucci Mane's official MySpace page on August 6. The single features Swizz Beatz and was released to US urban radio stations on August 24, 2010.

Legal issues

In April 2001, Davis was arrested on cocaine charges and sentenced to 90 days in county jail.

On May 10, 2005, Davis was attacked by a group of men at a house in Decatur, Georgia. Davis and his companions shot at the group, killing one. The corpse of one of the attackers, Henry Lee Clark III, was found later behind a nearby middle school. Davis turned himself in to police investigators on May 19, 2005, and was subsequently charged with murder. Davis claimed that the shots fired by him and his party were in self-defense. The DeKalb County district attorney's office dropped the murder charge in January 2006 due to insufficient evidence. The previous October, in an unrelated matter, Davis had pleaded no contest to a charge of assault for assaulting a nightclub promoter the previous June; at the time the murder charge was dropped, he was serving a six-month prison sentence for this. Davis was released from jail in late January 2006.

In September 2008, Gucci Mane was arrested for a probation violation for completing only 25 out of 600 community service hours following his 2005 arrest for assault. He was sentenced to a year in jail but was released after six months. He was incarcerated in the Fulton County jail for probation violation and released on May 12, 2010.

On November 2, 2010, Gucci Mane was arrested for driving on the wrong side of the road, running a red light or stop sign, damage to government property, obstruction, no license, no proof of insurance and other traffic charges. He was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital.

On January 4, 2011, A judge in the Superior Court of Georgia’s Fulton County ordered rapper Gucci Mane to a psychiatric hospital, according to court documents. The documents reveal that his lawyers filed a Special Plea of Mental Incompetency on Dec. 27 arguing that he is unable “to go forward and/or intelligently participate in the probation revocation hearing.”

Discography

Studio Albums

2007: ''Back to the Trap House''

2009: ''The State vs. Radric Davis''

2010: ''The Appeal: Georgia's Most Wanted''

Compilations

2011: ''Global Attack Mixtape, Vol. 1''

References

External links

Official website

Category:1980 births Category:Living people Category:African American rappers Category:American people convicted of assault Category:Asylum Records artists Category:People convicted of drug offenses Category:People from Birmingham, Alabama Category:Rappers from Alabama Category:Rappers from Atlanta, Georgia Category:Warner Bros. Records artists

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