Bob Foster vs Roy Jone Jr at LHW?

Over 15 rounds id go with Foster. For the first few rounds Roy is going to make him look bad abs hurt him by pot shoting although he'll eat a few jabs on the way in. Somewheres in the middle rounds Roy is going to get caught with a big shot and go down. However I don't think a young RJ was made of goad; I think that as he got older his punch resistance dropped as much as his reflexes. Hell get up and look to survive. Over 12 rounds Roy probably could've taken the decision. But those last 3 are all Foster and he walks away with a close decision.

 

Virgil Hill didn't look so good in 1997 or 1998 compared to earlier. now that I see that clip. And he is coming back to fight again now.

 

a left hook finds Jones chin after some stalking..and it makes Tarver and Johnson's bombs seem like grazing jabs.

 

Superman Roy makes that Clumsy Caveman look like sloppy ****. :mj


Bob "Stone-Age" Foster is way too slow And crude, to tap my dude. :rasta

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Foreman Hoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooook!:smoke

 

Luf I love you man you're a great poster. Timing does beat speed and Foster had that nailed down. I predict Jones taking a lead with his quickness but Foster being determined and getting a ko around the 7-10 with Jones being a bit too comfortable. Jones ko may not be likely but his combination of speed+power+accuracy makes it possible. Overall I'd bet on a Foster ko still.

 

Jones arguably has better TIMING

You're trolling again, Sweet Scientist who isn't a fan of this era agreed with me on certain comparisons but not others, giving what I said credence, whether he agreed with it or not. Mayweather has fought and beat many of this eras best over 10years. Armstrong was only beating the best of his era for around 5years and neither did he face all the best of his time (or beat the all the ones he faced)

 

Rewatching the Tiger ko he does crouch and is predicatable when he strikes. Jones would take advantage of that having a higher ring IQ than given credit for but the timing for Foster is still a challenge as mentioned. Don't think he was that aggressive either but how soon would he capitalize before Jones is expected to take the lead? A ko could happen early if Jones gets too careless but I see them being patient until things heat up in the middle rounds. Will study the crouching of Foster further I hate when tall, lanky guys give up height lol. Love this fantasy matchup but if they were around in the same time I would fear of Roy's chances.

 

I meant that Foster had timing nailed down of course Roy was faster, no contest. What I'm saying is Foster could time Roy which brings up the question of "Will the shot Foster needs to land happen?". Makes the matchup interesting as either could win and a ko can happen at any minute.

 

I meant to write, Jones arguably has better timing (hence the brain spasm edit you see above)

 

Ok, glad we figured this out.

Jones timing was great as well but him having the speed and quickness to go along with that made him more versatile than Foster. Would love to see a realistic virtual prediction of this match.

 

I'd say safety-first counter-punching approach is what gives Jones more trouble than jabs.

 

Somebody mentioned earlier about Foster giving up his height in the Tiger fight. Actually, what he was doing was getting low and jabbing at Tiger's chest, a much more effective way of keeping a shorter fighter off of you than jabbing down at his bobbing head. Jabbing down is the easiest and surest way to give up your height and/or reach advantage.
Against Jones, I think that the jab would be the key to this fight, and Foster would use it to control the distance. He's use it to stymie the leaping in pot-shots that worked so well against Clinton Woods and Tony Thornton. Once Foster got Jones standing and thinking- took the initiative away from him- it would be a matter of time, and I don't (and never have) thought of Jones as the kind of guy interested in a tough fight. Foster in 7 or 8.
Also, I'd wonder about the effect of fighting a guy that is a proven destroyer of a puncher would have on Jones mentally?