Roy Jones Jnr: Does he deserve to be an ATG on achievement?

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  1. Sangria

    Sangria You bleed like Mylee Full Member

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    Can you send me a link to where I can find this? Thanks bud!
     
    Sangria, Aug 2, 2011
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  2. Sangria

    Sangria You bleed like Mylee Full Member

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    I agree with this. Guy was a sensation in his prime.
     
    Sangria, Aug 2, 2011
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  3. Snakefist

    Snakefist Boxing Addict Full Member

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    The hate that Roy gets now is SICKENING. If he never got KO'd by Tarver and retired after their first fight, threads like this would never exist.
     
    Snakefist, Aug 2, 2011
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  4. Sangria

    Sangria You bleed like Mylee Full Member

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    Still can't believe Tarver beat him. STILL. Someone wake me up already.
     
    Sangria, Aug 2, 2011
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  5. rocketpunch

    rocketpunch New Member Full Member

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    absolutely yes
     
    rocketpunch, Aug 2, 2011
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  6. kmac

    kmac On permanent vacation Full Member

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  7. james5000

    james5000 2010's poster of the decade Full Member

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    What exactly did Roy Jones not do in his prime?

    He was as dominant as any one in History and deserves a very high p4p ranking
    Possibly could be the real Greatest!!

    If he retires at 35 i think everyone says he's the greatest
     
    james5000, Aug 3, 2011
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  8. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    These are perhaps the most bizarre rankings i've ever seen in print, of any kind.
     
    McGrain, Aug 3, 2011
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  9. Bokaj

    Bokaj Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Yeah, no way is Liston nr. 3 at HW.:D
     
    Bokaj, Aug 3, 2011
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  10. Mega Lamps

    Mega Lamps Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Which is why fighters should not be ranked on an all-time great list until after their career is over. If he retired there would likely be questions anyway so he continued.
     
    Mega Lamps, Aug 3, 2011
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  11. Jorodz

    Jorodz watching Gatti Ward 1... Full Member

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    agreed
     
    Jorodz, Aug 3, 2011
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  12. Jorodz

    Jorodz watching Gatti Ward 1... Full Member

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    agreed again
     
    Jorodz, Aug 3, 2011
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  13. Sister Sledge

    Sister Sledge Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Jones was the most athletically gifted fighter I ever saw. His performances against guys he could outmanuever were breathtaking. He was just so much faster than the guys he fought.

    RJJ was a smart businessman most of his career and maximized his low risk-high reward strategy. He was like SRL, in that he fought guys at times in their careers when they weren't great risks, but they were great names.

    I always thought of him as a bully who loved to dominate inferior opposition and make them look bad, and didn't want to fight people who would actually challenge him.
     
    Sister Sledge, Aug 3, 2011
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  14. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Sometimes, a great career is more about retiring at the right time than how great you were at your peak... at least among the ill-informed.
     
    Seamus, Aug 3, 2011
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  15. Kalasinn

    Kalasinn ♧ OG Kally ♤ Full Member

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    So you like to judge fighters on performances when they were simply a shot shell of their former glory? :huh

    ...Roy was clearly a shot fighter from Tarver I onwards, video evidence shows this.
     
    Kalasinn, Aug 3, 2011
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