Description: RARE‼ Original ROY JONES JR / JOHNNY RUIZ 2003 Heavyweight Boxing Poster 23"x35" Good Pre-Owned Condition! Edge/corner wear. See photos for details. This is an original, rare, souvenir poster made up to advertise the bout. On March 1, 2003 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas world heavyweight champion Johnny Ruiz fought Roy Jones, Jr. in the main event. Jones, Jr. won a unanimous 12 round decision and the title. Jones was guaranteed $10 million against 60% of the profits. Ruiz had no guarantee. He received 40% of the profits, which he had to share with promoter Don King. Jones was a 9-5 favorite. There was a crowd of 15,300. Jones landed 134 of 424 punches (32%) and Ruiz connected on 89 of 433 (21%). "Roy Jones fights at heavyweight" was named The Ring Event of the Year for 2003. Jones became the seventh boxer in history to win world titles in four weight divisions. Jones became the first former world middleweight titleist since Bob Fitzsimmons in 1897 to win a world heavyweight title. Jones never defended the WBA heavyweight title. He relinquished the belt and returned to the light heavyweight division. According to Mark Taffet, HBO's Senior Vice President of Sports Operations and Pay-Per-View, the fight generated 602,000 pay-per-view buys. The figure was originally reported to be 525,000 buys. Offered here is an original, Pay Per View poster for this event. Items will only ship to the address provided during checkout! We do combine shipping. All items are carefully wrapped to ensure safe delivery. Please look at photos carefully and feel free to ask questions! Also, please contact us prior to leaving negative or neutral feedback. It is our goal for you to be completely satisfied! Photos are considered part of the condition/description. Photos are of the actual item. All items sold AS IS. To see all of our listings click here: http://www.ebay.com/usr/beanstalkneworleans Thanks for Your Time and Have a Great Day!
Price: 49.95 USD
Location: Metairie, Louisiana
End Time: 2025-02-02T20:52:45.000Z
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Sport: Boxing
Original/Reproduction: Original
Vintage: Yes
Year: 2003
Grade: Good
