Best fights to watch of Roy Jones Jr that show his ability

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  1. tommygun711

    tommygun711 The Future Full Member

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    I've already watched his fight against Toney and i'm going to watch the Thorton fight along with the Griffin fights.

    Any recommendations?
     
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  2. beefman180

    beefman180 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Richard Hall, Pazienza, Glen Kelly, Julio Cesar Gonzalez.

    Should give you a decent place to start.
     
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  3. horst

    horst Guest

    The best Jones ever looked was 1994-96 at supermiddle IMO, but his most complete all-round performance was probably vs Reggie Johnson.
     
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  4. Vic-JofreBRASIL

    Vic-JofreBRASIL Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    vs Richard Hall is my favorite.....
     
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  5. El Bujia

    El Bujia Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Anything from Malinga to Brannon. I love how he handles himself in the Sosa fight, although the stoppage was pretty dumb.
     
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  6. SJS19

    SJS19 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    As mentioned, against Richard Hall, he looked amazing.

    I always like watching the Ruiz fight, Roy showed his usual skills plus a solid Jab and left hook to the body, his head movement in that fight, is brilliant.

    The right hand that he landed on Reggie Johnson was insane, fastest shot I've ever seen.

    And I'll confess, I'm a 90's kid so to me this guy was Superman.
     
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  7. Hammer Muldoon

    Hammer Muldoon Active Member Full Member

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    Watch the Hall fight. Roy just takes the **** out of Hall and beats him up for 11 rounds, scoring some hilarious knockdowns along the way. The stoppage especially is ridiculous, Lampley is screaming at the ref to stop the fight and Merchant says the ref should be "pistol whipped". The Percy Harris fight is basically a shorter version.

    Not his best display obviously, but i like the first Tarver fight. You can tell early on that he's not right and really struggling after losing the weight, yet he manages to dig deep and win the fight.

    Also, you have to watch his knockdown in the 3rd round against Reggie Johnson. Go to 30 seconds.

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRt8LHSB7wM&feature=related[/ame]
     
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  8. beefman180

    beefman180 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Agreed 100% on those two. The dude was my hero growing up.
     
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  9. young griffo

    young griffo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    His performance here against Thomas Tate was nothing short of sensational imo.

    Tate was tough and had just given Julian Jackson a real tussle and taken some of his best shots yet Roy just crushed him (Tate was never stopped before or after this).

    It's not just the speed or power, it's his accuracy, punch variety,angles and his defense that impressed me as well.

    The KO was great too. A subtle litte feint before a devastating left hook. Just beautiful.

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXSxvqO7jXM&feature=player_detailpage[/ame]
     
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  10. El Bujia

    El Bujia Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Camacho's combo at the 0:34 mark against Loy was faster than Roy's combo on Johnson:

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  11. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    Camacho is the fastest I've ever seen. Loy had no idea what just happened.
     
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