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Roy Jones, Jr. vs. Vinny Pazienza
Roy Jones, Jr. vs. Vinny Pazienza, billed as "The Devil and Mr. Jones" was a professional boxing match contested on June 24, 1995 for the IBF Super Middleweight championship.
==Background==
After defeating James Toney to capture the IBF super middleweight title, Roy Jones would successfully defend the title against Antoine Byrd before being matched up against former WBA light middleweight champion Vinny Pazienza. Pazienza had won that title on October 1, 1991 but just over a month later on November 12, he was involved in a near-fatal car crash that fractured his neck and nearly cost him his boxing career.〔(Pazienza Breaks Neck in Auto Accident ), Desert News article, 1991-11-14, Retrieved on 2014-02-01〕 Though doctors had informed him that his boxing career was over,〔(Never one to back down, Pazienza manages to fight off broken neck, too ), Baltimore Sun article, 1992-12-10, Retrieved on 2014-02-01〕 Pazienza returned to boxing after a 13-month layoff to defeat future WBC light middleweight champion Luis Santana by unanimous decision.〔(Pazienza Takes a Decision In Return From Broken Neck ), N.Y. Times article, 1992-12-16, Retrieved on 2014-02-01〕 Pazienza would then move up two divisions to super middleweight and won nine consecutive fights (including two against future hall-of-famer Roberto Durán) before landing the fight with Jones. Jones was regarded as one of the best fighters in the sport and was ranked at number two on ''The Ring'' pound-for-pound list (Pernell Whitaker was number one). As a result, Pazienza was installed as a massive underdog with Jones being listed as a 12–1 favorite, though one Las Vegas oddsmaker listed the odds at 100–1 in Jones' favor. Pazienza shrugged off his underdog status, however, stating "It makes me all the more determined to prove him wrong. And, besides, I'm most dangerous when I'm an underdog"〔(Pazienza Is Used To Beating Odds Underdog Status No Sweat Heading Into Jones Fight ), Philadelphia Daily News article, 1995-06-22, Retrieved on 2014-02-01〕
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