Last month at the Pensacola Bay Center in Pensacola, Florida , former four division world champion Roy Jones Jr. (64-9, 46 KOs) suffered a serious injury during his lopsided ten round unanimous decision win over journeyman Rodney Moore (17-12-2, 7 KOs).
There wasn't much action with Jones boxing his way to victory. All three judges saw it 100-90. This was the second win for Jones since getting knocked out cold last December in Russia by former WBO cruiserweight champion Enzo Maccarinelli.
After the fight, Jones revealed that he suffered a right bicep tear in the fifth round and basically fought the rest of the way with one hand.
Following the fight, the 47-year-old spoke with his local paper and said he was likely going to retire from the sport.
"It may have been the last one," said Jones to the Pensacola Journal. "And I'm not mad if it is, because I had a great time. Everybody in Pensacola got to see Roy fight one more time. I knew it might be close to the end."
"We'll just have to see how long this takes (to heal). It was the best condition I've been in a long time. I felt strong the whole time. Thank God it was the right hand, because I could use the left hand triple time. Because you use it for your jab and that's the point-getter, If it's the left hand, now you've got problems. Because you have bring your shoulder from way back here and makes it harder for you to get back (and leaves a boxer exposed to a counter punch)."
But after a few weeks of thinking it over, Jones plans to continue his career. Jones tells TMZ Sports he feels great and is eyeing a return to the ring.
So, when does 47-year-old RJJ anticipate a return to the squared circle?
"As early as December. Possibly January," Jones said. "I'm doing much better. My arm feels good."
