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By TK Stewart - Chicken rancher and former boxing champ Roy Jones, Jr., cropped up from behind the fences of his Pensacola, Florida farm last week. He appeared at a press conference at Madison Square Garden in New York City to announce that he’s returning to the ring to face the unperceived Anthony Hanshaw on July 14th in Biloxi, Mississippi.
Jones, who is a longtime breeder of chickens for ****fights, claims he wants to strut his stuff again and he’s ****sure that a barnyard throw down against Hanshaw will help him do just that.
Hanshaw, an unascertained 29 year-old from Ohio with a pro record of 21-0-1 (14) KO’s could have a good chance to upset Jones if he fights using youth and confidence. Hanshaw is a former U.S. amateur standout who logged more than 300 wins and turned pro in 2000 after failing to make the Olympic team when he lost to eventual bronze medal winner Jermain Taylor in the trials.
As a pro Hanshaw has had a hot and cold career. After winning his first 18 fights he suffered through a two-year stretch of inactivity beginning in 2004 due to an injury to his left shoulder that required surgery and rehabilitation. Hanshaw was also still dealing with a family tragedy that resulted in the unfortunate death of his father, Henry Hanshaw, in an electrical accident. He is perhaps best known for earlier this year making it to the finals of Showtime’s SHOBOX super middleweight tournament in which he eventually ended up fighting to a draw against Frenchman Jean Paul Mendy. [details]
Jones, who is a longtime breeder of chickens for ****fights, claims he wants to strut his stuff again and he’s ****sure that a barnyard throw down against Hanshaw will help him do just that.
Hanshaw, an unascertained 29 year-old from Ohio with a pro record of 21-0-1 (14) KO’s could have a good chance to upset Jones if he fights using youth and confidence. Hanshaw is a former U.S. amateur standout who logged more than 300 wins and turned pro in 2000 after failing to make the Olympic team when he lost to eventual bronze medal winner Jermain Taylor in the trials.
As a pro Hanshaw has had a hot and cold career. After winning his first 18 fights he suffered through a two-year stretch of inactivity beginning in 2004 due to an injury to his left shoulder that required surgery and rehabilitation. Hanshaw was also still dealing with a family tragedy that resulted in the unfortunate death of his father, Henry Hanshaw, in an electrical accident. He is perhaps best known for earlier this year making it to the finals of Showtime’s SHOBOX super middleweight tournament in which he eventually ended up fighting to a draw against Frenchman Jean Paul Mendy. [details]