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Roy Jones stepping back up to Heavyweight?

Heavyweight scene a step too far for aging champ

With reports gathering about another possible venture into heavyweight by former undisputed light-heavyweight king Roy Jones Jr, WBN believes that a match up with the big punching Pole Tomasz Adamek is the last thing that Roy needs at this stage of his career.

Jones Jr, 41, lost his last fight at 175lbs to old foe Bernard Hopkins in April, whilst his last venture up the divisions ended with a devastating first round knockout defeat at cruiserweight against Australian IBO Champion Danny Green.

A further move up for Jones could be a career-ending move as Adamek himself is a former crusierweight, but has added an extra twenty pounds to his frame and I fear, it could be too much for Roy, who should really have retired after his second defeat against Antonio Tarver in 2005.

With all of Roy’s achievements, being a four-weight world champion and holding numerous world titles, Roy should be able to relax and wait for his place in the boxing hall of fame with the millions of dollars he has earned over the years.

Fighting on though, like Evander Holyfield and plenty of other former world champions well into their 40’s is only serving to dismantle their own achievements, rather than adding any more prestige to their respective careers.

Adamek, 33, has just one defeat in 43 contests and is a two-time world champion, holding titles at both cruiserweight and light heavyweight. His only career defeat was one-side points challenge against at the time, the WBC Light-Heavyweight Champion Chad Dawson.

If the bout happens in the spring, it remains to be seen whether it is a fight that the public will want to see as even his bout with Bernard Hopkins couldn’t generate the interest that the fighters would have wanted and I don’t see a bout with Adamek changing that.

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