Career
Jones" professional career began with a third round knockout of John Scroggins on July 30, 1973. During his professional career it became apparent that Jones had a problem with conditioning, as he fought at weights ranging from 228 pounds in 1973 to 271 pounds in 1977. On March 31, 1980, Jones got his weight down to 254.5 pounds to challenge Larry Holmes for the WBC heavyweight title.
Jones was stopped in 8 rounds, on an eye injury that effectively ended his career.
Leroy Jones died in Los Angeles on July 11, 2010.
