Gloves off as brawl erupts before Jones weigh-in

A MASS brawl erupted prior to the weigh-in for the potential history making heavyweight title fight between Roy Jones and John Ruiz in Las Vegas tonight.

Sat, 01 Mar, 2003 - 00:00
Stephen Johnson,  Las Vegas

Jones, 34, is attempting to become the first former middleweight champion in over a hundred years to win a heavyweight title.

The feat was last achieved by Bob Fitzsimmons who knocked out “Gentleman” Jim Corbett in the 14th round of their bout in 1887.

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