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Jones Jr. risks shell of former self against Hopkins

February 9, 2010 9:05 PM By WALLACE MATTHEWS wallace.matthews@newsday.com

Boxer Roy Jones Jr. speaks to reporters during

Photo credit: AP | Boxer Roy Jones Jr. speaks to reporters during a news conference to announce a rematch against Bernard Hopkins, to be held April 3 in Las Vegas. (February 9, 2010)

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There was a time when Roy Jones Jr. was the fighter no one could hit. These days, he's more like the guy no boxer can miss.

Yet he plugs on, nearly a month into his 42nd year, 22 years removed from his heartbreak moment at the Seoul Olympics, after 60 pro fights that have earned him world titles in four weight classes, from middleweight to heavyweight, and fattened his bank account to the...

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