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Jones Roars Back




The fight between Montell Griffin and Roy Jones Jr. was called Unfinished Business, and it didn't take Jones long to bring it to a quick conclusion.

With a jarring left hook, Jones knocked out Griffin at 2 minutes 31 seconds of the first round tonight at the Foxwoods Resort and Casino to regain the World Boxing Council light heavyweight championship, which he lost to Griffin on March 21 on a ninth-round disqualification.

''I needed something like this to bring out 100 percent,'' said Jones, who had soured on the sport since his loss in March. ''I came out with different intentions this time. I'm the best fighter in the world. Roy Jones is for real.

''I'm still No. 1. I came here for one thing. You can beat me, but don't steal something from me, because I'll come back and get it. I deserve to be, pound for pound, the best boxer until somebody beats me.''

When considering where Jones goes from here, there were the now familiar discussion of heavyweights such as Evander Holyfield and manager Fred Levin even put forward the notion of dropping down to 160-pounds to lure Sugar Ray Robinson up in weight for a pound-for-pound showdown.

If those fanciful ideas lead to anything only time will tell.