Do or Die: Bobby Gunn to meet Roy Jones Jr in December!
Hackensack, NJ (October 17, 2013) – Former IBA, WBC USNBC and WBA NABA cruiserweight titlist Bobby “The Celtic Warrior” Gunn will have a career defining opportunity when he meets former pound for pound king Roy Jones Jr. in December in Pennsylvania.
Gunn, who sports a professional ledger of 21-5-1 with 18 wins by knockout, fought James Toney and Tomasz Adamek in his last two bouts but came up short both times. A legendary bare knuckle boxer whose bouts have been viewed more than 600,000 times on YouTube Gunn won a number of cruiserweight belts and was rated in the top 10 by the WBA and WBC. The heavy-handed New Jersey based Canadian was on the verge of retiring but had interest in fighting Jones Jr. for a number of years.
“I’ve wanted a match up with Roy for quite some time but it never worked out for a number of reasons,” stated Gunn. “We’ve been working on this for awhile and I wasn’t sure if it was ever going to happen but I’m glad it will. People can say what they want about Roy and I at this stage but this is an extremely important fight. The winner will take a huge step forward and the loser is at the end of the road.”
One of the greatest fighters in boxing history, Roy Jones Jr. is one of the few boxers of any era that truly doesn’t need an introduction. In 64 professional bouts, Jones Jr. is an outstanding 56-8 with 40 wins by way of knockout. The former middleweight, undisputed light heavyweight and heavyweight titleholder has wins over boxing greats Bernard Hopkins, Felix Trinidad, the aforementioned Toney and Hall of Famer Virgil Hill amongst others. In his most recent bout, Jones Jr. traveled to Poland and topped unbeaten hometown favorite Pawel Glazewski.
Jones Jr.-Gunn is scheduled for 12 rounds in the cruiserweight division. The card is promoted by Jones Jr’s Square Ring Promotions and the exact date and location along with undercard bouts will be announced shortly.
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Re: Do or Die: Bobby Gunn to meet Roy Jones Jr in December!
Bobby gunn the former bare knuckle champ? Roy can easily lose this fight. I hope he dont get seriously hurt
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I hope he knocks that jackass (RJJ) out. Then I hope RJJ wins two more fights and fights an up and coming guy and gets smashed again.
I have a lot of respect for fighters, but not Ali; I hope his condition came from the people he talked shit about. And not RJJ. I hope he ends up broke and sucking on his own toes. He shouldna oughta played hoops before a fight.
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His last fight was a loss to washed James Toney. After he loses to washed Roy Jones, I'm sure he's gonna go after washed up Evander Holyfield.
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Roy's been washed up for almost 10 years, but it'd be pretty sad if he lost to a fighter the caliber of Bobby Gunn even at this juncture.
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I hope he knocks that jackass (RJJ) out. Then I hope RJJ wins two more fights and fights an up and coming guy and gets smashed again.
I have a lot of respect for fighters, but not Ali; I hope his condition came from the people he talked shit about. And not RJJ. I hope he ends up broke and sucking on his own toes. He shouldna oughta played hoops before a fight.
Your irrational hate is uncalled for friend.
In the past you've gone so far as to say Jake Lamotta would stop Roy in his prime.
You can't possibly believe all of this. Roy's a nice guy who held on far too long. No need to wish him ill will.
Thats not so ridiculous, seeing as La Motta gave the greatest fighter ever his first loss.
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I hope he knocks that jackass (RJJ) out. Then I hope RJJ wins two more fights and fights an up and coming guy and gets smashed again.
I have a lot of respect for fighters, but not Ali; I hope his condition came from the people he talked shit about. And not RJJ. I hope he ends up broke and sucking on his own toes. He shouldna oughta played hoops before a fight.
Your irrational hate is uncalled for friend.
In the past you've gone so far as to say Jake Lamotta would stop Roy in his prime.
You can't possibly believe all of this. Roy's a nice guy who held on far too long. No need to wish him ill will.
Thats not so ridiculous, seeing as La Motta gave the greatest fighter ever his first loss.
Roy Jones is the greatest ever. And he wasn't no fuckin welterweight either.
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Hulk
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greynotsoold
I hope he knocks that jackass (RJJ) out. Then I hope RJJ wins two more fights and fights an up and coming guy and gets smashed again.
I have a lot of respect for fighters, but not Ali; I hope his condition came from the people he talked shit about. And not RJJ. I hope he ends up broke and sucking on his own toes. He shouldna oughta played hoops before a fight.
Your irrational hate is uncalled for friend.
In the past you've gone so far as to say Jake Lamotta would stop Roy in his prime.
You can't possibly believe all of this. Roy's a nice guy who held on far too long. No need to wish him ill will.
Thats not so ridiculous, seeing as La Motta gave the greatest fighter ever his first loss.
Roy Jones is the greatest ever. And he wasn't no fuckin welterweight either.
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Don't troll me. I'm one of the last allies you have left and probably vice versa lol
You know damn well a guy with a 20% ko ratio who is a face first swarmed sure as hell isn't going to defeat a prime Roy Jones.
What weight is Roy Jones the greatest ever in?
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Hulk
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greynotsoold
I hope he knocks that jackass (RJJ) out. Then I hope RJJ wins two more fights and fights an up and coming guy and gets smashed again.
I have a lot of respect for fighters, but not Ali; I hope his condition came from the people he talked shit about. And not RJJ. I hope he ends up broke and sucking on his own toes. He shouldna oughta played hoops before a fight.
Your irrational hate is uncalled for friend.
In the past you've gone so far as to say Jake Lamotta would stop Roy in his prime.
You can't possibly believe all of this. Roy's a nice guy who held on far too long. No need to wish him ill will.
Thats not so ridiculous, seeing as La Motta gave the greatest fighter ever his first loss.
Roy Jones is the greatest ever. And he wasn't no fuckin welterweight either.
:scratchchin:
Don't troll me. I'm one of the last allies you have left and probably vice versa lol
You know damn well a guy with a 20% ko ratio who is a face first swarmed sure as hell isn't going to defeat a prime Roy Jones.
Hulk, you're my long time friend around here, but LaMotta will walk all over RJJ at 160. Look at the quality of guys he fought. He was so much more than a face first swarmer: the only guy that said he was easy to hit was Fritzie Zivic.
He would take the distance away from Jones, and there is no way o n this planet Jones can hurt him with a punch. He would make RJJ fight and that cat never had the heart for a fight.
