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Johnson's 27%), only threw 270 punches, 75 of which landed. The fight would come to an end 48 seconds into round nine. Johnson connected with a strong overhand right followed by a short left hook that dropped Jones to the canvas where the back of his head hit the canvas hard. Jones was knocked out cold and was counted out by the referee. He would remain on his back for nearly 15 minutes before finally exiting the ring with help from his trainers.
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After two consecutive knockout losses, some, including the two men responsible for his defeats, Johnson and Tarver, called for Jones to retire. Jones, however, decided against retirement and returned after a year–long absence to challenge Tarver in a third match on
October 1, 2005. Though Jones would
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on May 15, 2004 (his only other loss had been by disqualification in 1997). Hoping to quickly rebound from his defeat, Jones secured a match with IBF light heavyweight champion Glen
Johnson in an effort to regain the IBF title he had held from 1999 to 2003. Johnson had been a journeyman fighter
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December 18, 2004, but both the WBC and IBF refused to
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light heavyweight champion. Tarver, however, would regain the titles after defeating
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