Roy Jones Jr. vs. Clinton Woods, billed as Rumble at the Rose Garden, was a professional boxing match contested on September 7, 2002, for the WBA, WBC, IBF, IBO, WBF, IBA, NBA and The Ring light heavyweight titles.
[1] Having opened 2002 with a dominating victory over his IBF-mandated challenger Glen Kelly in early February, unified light heavyweight champion Roy Jones Jr. mulled his next fight.
Dariusz Michalczewski, the WBO and lineal light heavyweight champion was also discussed as a possible opponent, but neither he nor Jones would agree to fight in each other's respective countries.
The venue change had come about due in large part to Jones' partnership with the Oregon-based Nike's Air Jordan brand.
Air Jordan president Larry Miller disclosed that Nike had "provided an undisclosed amount of money to make the fight happen."
If I had taken one more low blow, I was ready to try out for the Sopranos" When asked about the winner of the upcoming unification bout between Oscar De La Hoya and Fernando Vargas (who defeated Wright in 2000) Wright responded "I'm rooting for Vargas, but if I were to bet I'd bet on De La Hoya".