How Roy Jones Jr. Achieved a Net Worth of $45 Million
Amassing a net worth in excess of a million dollars takes a great deal of work unless an inheritance or lucky lottery winnings are involved. There is no way around that fact. One must find something that they are good at and then work to perfect that craft over time. That is exactly what Roy Jones Jr. has been able to do.
Perhaps most well known for his boxing ability, he has also found a way to continue making money even after he wore his boxing gloves for the last time. He also earns money as an actor and as a rapper. It is that kind of diversity that has earned him a net worth of $45 million. That is a staggering sum of money if you stop to think about it.
He has worked hard his entire life to become the best boxer that he possibly could. He developed a following in a sport that is globally popular. That fame has worked in his favor. Continue reading to learn how Roy Jones Jr. has been able to achieve a net worth of $45 million.
His Path to Fame and Fortune
At the current time, Roy Jones Jr. is tenth on the list of richest boxers of all time. If you are a fan of boxing, you might know him by of his nicknames that have followed him in and out of the ring. These include Superman, Captain Hook, and RJ. He is most well known, of course, for his boxing skills.
But, he has earned a great deal of money as well by being a boxing commentator, trainer, rapper, and an actor at various points during this career to this point. Interestingly enough, he is actually a dual citizen of both the United States and Russia.
He began his boxing career in 1989 and did not stop fighting professionally until 2018. That is quite the impressive run in a sport that usually does not give athletes many good years.
During his time in the ring, he was able to hold on to a variety of world championships in an impressive four different weight classes. Among these include title in the heavyweight, super middleweight, light heavyweight, and middleweight divisions.
In fact, Roy Jones Jr. is the only boxer in this history of the sport to begin his professional career fighting the junior middleweight level and then go on to eventually fight and win a championship in the heavyweight division. When he was an amateur boxer, he fought for America in the 1988 Summer Olympic Games.
It was there that he would win a silver medal in the junior middleweight division. This came after one of the most controversial decisions that would ever be handed down in the history of the sport of boxing.
Moving Along
Given all of these accomplishments, it is easy to see how Roy Jones Jr. has earned so much money. Many regard him to be one of the most skilled boxers that have ever entered the ring. He was in the sport for so long that he has left a positive mark on it that will likely never go away.
When he won the WBA title in the heavyweight division back in 2003, he became the first boxer who held a middleweight belt to go on and win one in the heavyweight division in more than 105 years. Add to this the fact that he was the undisputed champion in the light heavyweight division.
He achieved this in 1999 in getting the unified titles from the WBA, IBF, and WBC at the same division. He is most well known for how fast his hands are, in addition to how quickly he moved in the ring and the quick reflexes that he possessed.
Additional Streams of Income
Amassing a net worth in excess of a million dollars takes a great deal of work unless an inheritance or lucky lottery winnings are involved. There is no way around that fact. One must find something that they are good at and then work to perfect that craft over time.
That is exactly what Roy Jones Jr. has been able to do. Perhaps most well known for his boxing ability, he has also found a way to continue making money even after he wore his boxing gloves for the last time. He also earns money as an actor and as a rapper. It is that kind of diversity that has earned him a net worth of $45 million.
That is a staggering sum of money if you stop to think about it. He has worked hard his entire life to become the best boxer that he possibly could. He developed a following in a sport that is globally popular. That fame has worked in his favor
The Current Day
It was just recently that Roy Jones Jr. became the record holder for the most wins in fights at the unified light heavyweight title level. That record stands at 12, and he achieved that feat back in February of 2018. In 1994, he was named the Fighter of the Year by The Ring magazine.
He was also named the Fighter of the Year by the World Boxing Hall of Fame back in 2003. Other awards in the ESPY Award for Best Boxer in 1996, 2000, and 2003. He was also named the Fighter of the Decade in the 1990s by the Boxing Writers Association of America.
Roy Jones Jr. comes from a family of boxers. His father was Roy Jones Sr. He was also a professional boxer in the middleweight division. His claim to fame was a fight against Marvin Hagler back in 1977. Roy Jones Jr. also had quite the amateur career, which helped him springboard his claim to fame.
He would be the U.S. National Junior Olympic champion in 1984 in the 119 pound division. In 1986, he would with that US. National Golden Gloves competition in the 139 pound division. When it was all said and done, he would have a 121-13 record as an amateur. As a professional, he has an even more impressive record of 66 wins and only 9 losses. He would win by knock out a total of 47 times.
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