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Throb · Sat Jan 26, 2008 12:22 pm Jones Jnr wins 'legends' fight

Roy Jones Jnr won the battle of the fading giants at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night, beating Felix Trinidad with a unanimous points decision.

Jones, the dominant force of the 1990s but at 39 long past his best, still had too much hand speed and power for the smaller Trinidad, who at 170 was boxing 10lbs above his last fighting weight.

The Puerto Rican hero survived knockdowns in the seventh and 10th rounds to see the final bell but Jones was a decisive winner by 117-109 and 116-110 twice.