HEART, GRIT AND DELUSION: JONES JR. DEFEATS GLAZEWSKI
The old boxing adage goes, “Show me a fighter who is all heart and I’ll show you a fighter that is going to take a massive beating.” But sometimes, sometimes we’re shown a fighter that has nothing left but heart, and what that fighter shows us is . . . inspirational. Not so much a case for inspiration tonight, but at least Jones didn’t take a beating. Well, at least not a massive beating.
A markedly diminished Roy Jones Jr. (56-8, 40KOs) entered the first stanza of his title bout with last minute replacement, WBC Baltic Silver Light Heavyweight Champion Pawel Glazewski (17-1, 4KOs) and looked every bit his age and faded skillset. However, after a gutsy performance, fighting off nothing but heart and the sheer will to win, Jones emerged with the “W.”
The WBC #9 ranked Pawel Glazewski has had workmanlike victories over his past opponents but tonight looked much like the polished superstar against a 43-year-old Jones. Faster hands, cleaner punches, crisp combinations and high-volume output had the opponent formerly known as “Super” Roy Jones Jr. on the run and eating punches every time he stopped. In rounds four and five Jones elected to stand and trade with Glazewski, missing most of his punches, but gave the crowd glimpses of what once made him “Super.” But that would all change when a perfectly placed left hook checked Jones’ chin in the sixth.
It was expected. After Jones had managed to rally and outwork Glazewski in the fourth and fifth, he looked winded. Tired. And slowing. It was inevitable and expected that he would eventually catch Jones. However what came next was unexpected by most . . . Jones got up on shaky legs, shook it off, smiled and continued.
With little left in the tank and the champion getting stronger, Jones conceded and seemed comfortable just trying to survive the fight, taking very little damage and dishing out even less. Round after round Pawel grew more aggressive and more brazen, winging wide, wild shots with reckless abandon and with no retaliation from Jones. Jones found himself against the ropes taking hard – albeit not clean – unanswered shots until the closing bell.
And when that bell rung, Jones smiled, seemingly content with what he’d done. Most ring observers had Glazewski winning by wide margins. But it seemed the judges were on the same page as Jones and handed the faded future Hall of Famer a split decision victory with scores of 96-94, 96-93 and 94-95.
A somewhat groggy and delusional Jones, when asked about his performance, stated, “This kid is a good fighter, and his future is great but I won the first four rounds of the bout easily.” When asked of his retirement plans or if he’ll continue to fight, Jones responded, “I’ll come back.”
There have been many fights won on heart and the sheer will to win when all else has failed or fatigue has taken away a fighter’s advantages, however from the opening bell it was obvious that Jones had nothing but heart and grit. And even that began to give out. Speed, precision punching, reflexes and timing had eroded and Jones’ heart and grit beaten out of him and replaced with delusion and denial.
Jones asked what he had left. He asked what he had left to prove. And he was answered. Nothing.
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