Ezzard charles vs Roy jones jr.

walcott was never a great fighter...Moore was the 2nd best lightheavyweight ever...but we all know he couldnt deal with a superior boxer and counterpuncher with better speed...Charles beat him 3 out of three 3 times...now add in Jones having just as much power if not more, waaaay faster and a far better counterpuncher and combos...Moore is too overrated head to head....and with that crab defense Jones would have a field day, he neglected defending the body and often just leaned over and Jones was a helluva body puncher

 

Look, Jones is easy to discount based on his late career disasters and embarrassing behavior but in his prime he was an extremely dangerous and difficult fighter ... Charles certainly fought far better competition but even at his best he seemed to get hit more than Roy did .. that being said he also had the far better chin .... a very interesting fight that over 15 you have to favor Charles but who knows ...

 

Roy Jones w just as much power as Archie Moore (absurd) or Charles (doubtful) .. ?

 

I'd make Charles a good favourite. He can take Jones' shots a lot better than vice-versa, and this would be no one-sided trumping in Jones' favor.

Ezzard Charles TKO11 in a tactical, explosive war in which I expect Jones to have the better of it the majority of the time.

 

Can someone please tell me what top fighters RJJ faced at LHW? His best win there is Reggie Johnson, who had 5 losses when Roy faced him.

 

Really is a toss up, Charles was def. the superior boxer who was more proven against much higher level competition. He had good power, good chin, good speed, slick with the boxing fundementals rounded off to perfection, the only thing RJJ trumps Charles is with his wicked speed.

I could see RJJ steal a win by boxing super cautiously and winning a dec. If Charles tryed to press him and take him out I could see him pull it off he was a very accurate and sharp puncher with excellent timing.

 

he faced solid competition like johnson, hill (over the HILL admittedly), a shot maccallum, etc. some B quality guys but no one near charles' class

in a resume comparison, jones is blown out of the water. but this isn't a resume comparison and skill wise, jones is every bit in charles' class.

 

:thinki could see this. wouldn't put money on a roy win but certainly possible given this scenario

 

I love RJJ and Tyson fans!

 

i would happily put a bit on roy if way over evens

 

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charles is the greatest light heavy ever, jones isnt

 

Gotta go with Charles here. Faced much better competition throughout his his career and up until his win over Baroudi that ended tragically in Sam's death, he was a brutal puncher. After that fight Ezzard was a somewhat more conservative fighter though still very dangerious. Couple that with the fact that Charles was more fundementally sound and had a better chin and it spells victory. Jones was good no doubt but Charles swam in a much deeper sea of talented competition than Roy did. Moore, Maxim, Bivins, Marshall, Walcott, Louis and Marciano are tests that Jones did not have to take during his reign. I'll take Charles by decision or late stoppage.

 

Archie Moore was never a one shot ko puncher, he wore guys down and was very accurate and charles was never a power puncher just a very sharp accurate puncher kust like Jones...Yal overrate these past greats so much...neither guy was a Julian Jackson type puncher

 

this a prime for prime fight...both guys had solid chins in their prime and early career...Charles was only stopped once and Jones only dropped once....people are holding losses against a guy who dominated the sport for 15 years and was past 35-36 when he finally lost his punch resistance.I favor Charles but I see Jones style taking a while for Charles to figure out thus losing a close decision...Also Charles could be counterpunched and kept his jab too low after he jabs and like you said wasnt as hard to hit as Jones...point win