Roy Jones Jnr ... 1988 Olympics

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Roy Jones Jnr ... 1988 Olympics

Post by Clarets4me » Sun Sep 07, 2025 9:50 am

Those greybeards amongst us may recall the appalling judges decision in the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games, when American Roy Jones Jnr was deprived of the Gold medal, in favour of South Korean Park Si-Hun, by judges, 3 of whom were later proved to have been bribed. Jones went on to win World titles at four different weights, whilst Park Si-Hun promptly retired, and never set foot in the ring again ...

It's come to light that a couple of years ago, Park Si-Hun travelled to Jones's gym in Florida and presented him with the Gold medal ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tX2yyURSzV4
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Re: Roy Jones Jnr ... 1988 Olympics

Post by yTib » Sun Sep 07, 2025 4:30 pm

one of the true greats of boxing.

he was never the same after nigel benn crippled his friend gerald mcclellan.

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