Roy Jones Jr. is an American professional boxer, rapper, actor and commentator best known for winning the boxing world championships in four weight categories. Born and raised in Pensacola, Florida, Roy was toughened up by his father in his childhood through physical and verbal violence. Roy trained for boxing since his early teen years and won many gold medals in junior championships, such as the 1984 Junior Olympics and United States National Golden Gloves. Since becoming a professional boxer, Roy Jones has won multiple titles such as the middleweight. super middleweight, light heavyweight and heavyweight championships. Recognized by the experts as one of the greatest boxers of all time, Roy has played in 75 professional boxing matches, winning 66 and losing 9. He has defeated 47 of his opponents via knockouts. He has also set many records, such as becoming the first former middleweight champion in 106 years to win a heavyweight championship as well. In 2003, he was named Boxer of the Year by the World Boxing Hall of Fame. Additionally, he has also named the Fighter of the Decade for the 1990s by the Boxing Writers Association of America.