Roy Jones defeated Felix Trinidad on the scorecards after knocking him down twice during the fight.

Round 1: This fight is underway. Trinidad lands a couple of solid lefts, as well as a right cross. Trinidad is jabbing, Jones isn’t doing much in the first minute and a half. Trinidad lands a couple of borderline low blows and gets a warning. Trinidad tries a left hook and a left uppercut at the end of the round, Jones shuffles his feet, and the last 10 seconds were the best 10 seconds of the round. I’ll give it to Trinidad, 10-9.

Round 2: Trinidad doesn’t look as rusty as you’d think a guy coming off this long a layoff would. He’s landing some good body shots. They’re trading punches and neither fighter is landing a lot. Jones lands a straight right hand with 15 seconds left in the round, and again the most action comes at the very end of the fight, with Trinidad landing a right cross at the very end. Another close round, which I’ll again give to Trinidad, 10-9.

Round 3: Trinidad has a decent combination early. Jones is hoping that Trinidad will get too aggressive and that he’ll be able to counter, as Max Kellerman pointed out in the HBO broadcast. So far it isn’t working, though, and Trinidad is doing a fairly solid job, especially when he gets Jones against the ropes. Jones is taunting Trinidad, and I’m not sure why, seeing as Trinidad has done more to yap about than Jones has. Jones landed a right at the bell and the ref had to jump between them. This round, again, goes to Trinidad, 10-9.

Round 4: Trinidad gets off to a good start in round 4, and I don’t get what Jones thinks he’s doing here. He’s standing around too much and letting Trinidad hit him. Jones landed a couple of clean punches with a minute to go in the round, and he finally seems to be accomplishing something here late in the round. He gets a right hand straight to Trinidad’s nose, then snaps Trinidad’s head back with another. Jones landed enough solid shots that I’ll give this round to Jones, 10-9.

Round 5: They’re feeling each other out early. Trinidad lands a low blow, and Jones is upset about it. The referee has warned Trinidad but didn’t deduct a point. Trinidad has been the more effective fighter overall in this round, although Jones is backing him up a bit more than he did early. That was a close round and it could go either way but I’m giving it to Trinidad, 10-9.

Round 6: Jim Lampley says it’s a better fight than he expected to see, and I’d have to agree. Trinidad is doing more with his jabs, and Jones is trying to counter but not doing it effectively. Jones is most certainly not as fast as he was 10 years ago; Trinidad is doing damage with the kinds of shots that wouldn’t have touched Jones in the 90s. Trinidad landed a couple of hooks to the body, Jones then went on the attack but didn’t sustain it. Trinidad lands a couple of lefts to the head. Jones shakes his head as if to say it doesn’t hurt, but I think it did. And then Jones lands a couple of very solid rights. A brutal combination for Jones in the last five seconds, and that might have been enough for some judges to give him the round, but I’m still giving it to Trinidad, 10-9.

Round 7: Jones starts out strong, lands a combination and down goes Trinidad! A short right hand by Jones knocks Trinidad to the canvas! Trinidad gets up but Jones is on the attack. Jones wants to knock Trinidad out right here, right now. Trinidad has recovered and managed to get his legs under him, and it’s a little disappointing that Jones wasn’t able to capitalize on the knockdown. Jones wins the round 10-8, but if he doesn’t win this fight, he’ll look back on this round as a missed opportunity.

Round 8: Jones starts the round strong. Tito has recovered nicely, though, and through the first half of the round it’s been a fairly even round, which shows the way Jones has failed to capitalize. And then Jones unleashes a right and a left. Those two punts landed as solidly as anything Trinidad has landed, and that’s why this has been a tough fight to score: Trinidad is more active, but Jones’ punches are landing more directly and with more force. I’ll give this one to Jones, 10-9, and it’s another very close round.

Round 9: Trinidad is much more active here than Jones, although Jones is blocking a lot of Trinidad’s shots. Jones snaps Trinidad’s head back with a quick punch near the ropes. Trinidad is landing a lot of shots that are hitting Jones around the forearms. Jones gets a nice combination, a solid right just a second before the bell, and I’ll give this one to Jones, 10-9.

Round 10: Trinidad is starting to look hunched over, which is a sign that he’s getting tired. He swings wildly and misses, and the Jones of a few years ago would have capitalized on that. Trinidad backs Jones up against the ropes and does the most damage he’s done in the last few rounds. But Jones comes back with a couple of rights. Jones comes in hard and knocks Trinidad down! Trinidad goes to the canvas again late in the round, and although it’s too late for Jones to do anything about it, it’s enough for Jones to win the round, 10-8.

Round 11: Trinidad backs Jones up against the ropes, but for a guy who’s fallen behind, he’s not being very aggressive. The round isn’t very action-packed, and that’s to Jones’ advantage. Jones is playing from ahead right now. This round was pretty dull, and I’ll give it to Trinidad, 10-9, but I won’t argue if others give it to Jones.

Round 12: Here it is, the final round. Trinidad just isn’t doing anything, and he’s going to need at least a knockdown, and probably a knockout. Jones attacks and lands a punch, and after that Jones is playing defense effectively. Jones lands a good left. Trinidad lands some punches, but there’s no power behind anything Trinidad lands anymore. Jones connects a couple of shots right to Trinidad’s face at the end of the round, and this has been a very impressive performance. Jones, 10-9.

This fight is going to the judges’ scorecards

Roy Jones defeats Felix Trinidad by unanimous decision.