Roy Jones Jr Putin

Despite representing the usa as an amateur in the 1988 seoul olympics where he controversially won silver and during the heyday of his professional tenure jones jr.

Roy jones jr putin. Also holds russian citizenship granted to him by russian president vladimir putin on account of having fought and promoted shows in the country at the latter end of his career. Former world boxing champion roy jones jr has asked vladimir putin to make him a russian citizen during a meeting in crimea. The decision of former world heavyweight boxing champion roy jones jr to become a russian citizen may be less about race relations in the us and more about russian president vladimir putin s. American boxer roy jones asked russian president vladimir putin to give him russian citizenship during a meeting in sevastopol.

Karim zidan delves into roy jones jr s decision to become a russian citizen and a mouthpiece for vladimir putin s government. Met with russian president vladimir putin in august. Last month at the matchroom fight camp in brentwood. Former four division world champion roy jones jr.

The answer was yes. Was proud of his countryman alexander povetkin for his most recent performance in the ring. Russian president vladimir putin met with roy jones jr. Roy jones shakes hands with russia s president vladimir putin in august epa there was a worn religious sign near a boxing gym in pensacola on florida s gulf coast back in the nineties that.

How the boxing legend became a russian propagandist.