By Edward Chaykovsky
Pensacola Bay Center in Pensacola, Florida - Former four division world champion Roy Jones Jr. (64-9, 46 KOs) will likely continue his career, as he won a lopsided ten round unanimous decision 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.
Coming into this contest, Moore had lost his last nine fights and hasn't picked up a win since 2002 - fourteen years!
When Jones got knocked out cold in May of 2011 by Denis Lebedev in Russia, many felt the future hall of famer would finally retire as that was his third defeat in a row. Instead he returned to the ring about six months later.
After picking up eight victories against overmatched opponents, Jones stepped up his level of competition against another aging fighter, former WBO cruiserweight champion Enzo Maccarinelli, last December. Once again, also in Russia, Jones was brutally knocked out cold in four rounds.
Prior to this fight taking place, Jones revealed that it was "very possible" that he'd continue to fight, when asked if a good performance against Moore would motivate him to keep his ring career going.
"I love Pensacola, I thank the fans for being so supportive throughout the years. This is my way of saying thanks as I’m on my way out. I love boxing, I love the sport but there comes a time when you have to start looking at your exit. I always wanted to exit the way that I wanted to exit," Jones said to On The Ropes Boxing Radio.
"It’s very possible [I will fight again if I look good]. I can’t make a prediction now though. I love the sport. I love doing a lot things that I don’t feel like people are doing."