WATCH: Boxing legend Roy Jones Jr KOs fan in $100K fight

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WATCH: Boxing legend Roy Jones Jr KOs fan in $100K fight
Roy Jones Jr stretches out Vyron Phillips, a relatively unknown MMA fighter with no pro boxing experience who grew up idolizing the living legend

MANILA, Philippines – What could be the most degrading spectacle a great boxer could go through? How about fighting a fan and offering him USD $100,000 if he beats you.

That’s what Roy Jones Jr did on Monday, March 21, when he stretched out Vyron Phillips in the second round at Celebrity Theatre in Phoenix, Arizona. Jones, once the greatest fighter in the world during the 1990s and early 2000s, has become almost a parody of himself, continuing to fight on at age 47 despite the mounting defeats and his frightening knockout loss to Enzo Maccarinelli last year.

Phillips, 33, had never fought as a professional boxer but met the Arizona commission’s minimum standard of having some combat experience, possessing a 5-3 pro mixed martial arts record and a 6-1 amateur boxing record. He earned the privilege to step through the ropes by winning a Facebook poll.

Phillips says he grew up idolizing the living legend in a pre-fight interview: “I’m still a Roy Jones fan. I just can fight.”

He entered the contest on a “what if?,” and was quoted by RingTV.com as saying he’d like to see Jones hang up the gloves. “I don’t want to see him get hurt,” says Phillips. To Phillips’ credit, he came into the fight in shape and spared all parties involved additional embarrassment.

Jones (62-9, 45 KOs) has won world titles at middleweight, super middleweight, light heavyweight and heavyweight but ceased to be a relevant player in the sport after a string of 3 losses which ended in 2005. He has been a pro boxer since 1989. – Rappler.com

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