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| Date | October 4, 1996 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Title(s) on the line | IBF Super Middleweight title | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tale of the tape | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Jones wins via 2nd-round knockout | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Roy Jones Jr. vs. Bryant Brannon, billed as Charity Bash, was a professional boxing match contested on October 4, 1996 for the IBF super middleweight title. [1]
In early September 1996, it was announced that Roy Jones Jr., the reigning IBF super middleweight champion and The Ring magazine's top ranked pound-for-pound fighter, would face Bryant Brannon, the IBF's number-one ranked super middleweight challenger, at The Theater at Madison Square Garden the following month. Jones and Brannon would headline a boxing card dubbed the Charity Bash, named as such because Jones, with help from cable network HBO, would donate the proceeds earned from the gate to three non-profit organizations; the New York City Police Foundation, the NYPD Self Support Group and the Congress of Racial Equality, as well as former boxer Gerald McClellan, who had been severely injured the previous year in a bout against Nigel Benn. The Jones–Brannon bout was supplemented with a WBA welterweight title fight featuring champion Ike Quartey defending against challenger Oba Carr. Jones explained that his decision to hold the event was because "people are always talking about athletes being selfish. I want people to understand we're not robots; we're human beings". [2] [3]
Brief portions of the fight can be seen in the 1997 horror film The Devil's Advocate starring Al Pacino and Keanu Reeves. [4]
From the opening bell, Brannon charged Jones, backing him into the ropes for the first minute plus of the first round as he threw a bevy of punches in a vain attempt to penetrate Jones' defense. Finally, roughly midway through the round, Jones landed a left hook which wobble Brannon and sent him on the defensive for the first time. Jones would proceed to land several punches to Brannon's head, ending with a left hook that dropped Brannon to the canvas. Brannon stumbled back to his feet and was allowed to continue the fight by referee Ron Lipton. Jones then spent the remainder of the round landing numerous combinations, though Brannon was able make it through to the end of the round. Jones started off the second round rather tentatively, as Brannon tried to engage Jones but continued to get past Jones defense. Just past the midway point of the second round, Jones dropped Brannon for the second time with another left hook. Though Brannon was clearly dazed, he was able to get back up and was again allowed to continue, though Jones quickly backed him into a corner and landed numerous unanswered punches before a right-left combination sent Brannon down again. Lipton immediately stopped the fight and Jones was declared the winner by technical knockout at 2:23 of the second round. [5]
Confirmed bouts: [6]
| Weight Class | Weight | vs. | Method | Round | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super Middleweight | 168 lbs. | Roy Jones Jr. (c) | def. | Bryant Brannon | TKO | 2/12 | note 1 |
| Welterweight | 147 lbs. | Ike Quartey (c) | def. | Oba Carr | MD | 12/12 | note 2 |
| Light Middleweight | 154 lbs. | Darrell Woods (c) | def. | Keith Mullings | SD | 12/12 | note 3 |
| Super Middleweight | 168 lbs. | Troy Watson (c) | def. | Billy Lewis | UD | 12/12 | note 4 |
| Featherweight | 126 lbs. | Derrick Gainer | def. | Patrick Simeon | TKO | 2/12 | note 5 |
| Light Heavyweight | 175 lbs. | Charles Brewer | def. | Fermin Chirino | UD | 8/8 | |
| Lightweight | 135 lbs. | Lemuel Nelson | def. | Roberto Sierra | UD | 4/4 | |
| Welterweight | 147 lbs. | Victor McKinnis | def. | Dezi Ford | UD | 4/4 | |
| Welterweight | 147 lbs. | Zab Judah | def. | Pablo Tejada | TKO | 4/4 |
^Note 1 For IBF Super Middleweight title
^Note 2 For WBA Welterweight title
^Note 3 For NABU Light Middleweight title
^Note 4 For NABU Super Middleweight title
^Note 5 For WBC Continental Americas Featherweight title
| Country | Broadcaster |
|---|---|
 United States | HBO |
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