Roy Jones Jr vs Bernard Hopkins 1 || Highlights

Roy Jones Jr 159 lbs beat Bernard Hopkins 159 lbs by UD in round 12 of 12 Date: 1993-05-22 Location: RFK Stadium, Washington, District of Columbia, USA Referee: Steve Smoger Judge: Al DeVito 116-112 Judge: Henry Eugene Grant 116-112 Judge: Lynne Carter 116-112 Unofficial Boxing Illustrated Scorecard: 117-111 Unofficial HBO Judge Harold Lederman Scorecard: 118-110 International Boxing Federation Middleweight Title (Vacant title) This was the first world title fight for both boxers. Hopkins was ranked #1 by the IBF and Jones was #2. The IBF middleweight title became vacant after James Toney defeated Iran Barkley to win the IBF super middleweight title three months earlier. Jones vs. Hopkins was on the undercard of Riddick Bowe’s heavyweight title defense against Jesse Ferguson. There was a crowd of 8,500. Jones landed 206 of 594 punches (35%) and Hopkins connected on 153 of 670 (23%). The Associated Press reported: “Jones was much too fast and much too strong for Bernard Hopkins.“