Why did Roy jones only start fighting good fighters when he was old?

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  1. general zod

    general zod World Champion Full Member

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    Completely I agree. Jones should of stepped up and fought:
    Pudwill
    McIntyre
    Thornberry
    Ashira
    Sheika
    Manfredo
     
    general zod, Sep 6, 2012
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  2. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Yeah, he fought some cracking fighters in his prime. **** thread.
     
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  3. LoveMuffin

    LoveMuffin Active Member Full Member

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    Toney and Hopkins ring any bells? Locks for the HOF.......
     
    LoveMuffin, Sep 6, 2012
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  4. raichu

    raichu Guest

    get him roy!
     
    raichu, Sep 6, 2012
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  5. Mind Reader

    Mind Reader J-U-ICE Full Member

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    Complete bull****!!!:lol:

    Hopkins' reported amateur record is 95-4 He started boxing at age 10.... You know nothing.
     
    Mind Reader, Sep 6, 2012
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  6. knockout artist

    knockout artist Boxing Addict banned

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    I'm shocked this thread has even gone 2 pages! Terrible thread by a terrible poster! Forza is a joke as well
     
    knockout artist, Sep 6, 2012
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  7. Brickhaus

    Brickhaus Packs the house Full Member

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    Bernard Hopkins, Sugar Boy Malinga, Thomas Tate, Vinny Paz (fresh off beating Roberto Duran twice and Lloyd Honeyghan), James Toney, Eric Lucas and Mike McCallum were all at least "good", and Toney was rated #2 P4P when Jones beat him.

    By the time Jones came to prominence, Benn wasn't in the same weight class. After Jones moved up, Benn started to lose as soon as the fight became realistic.

    Should Jones have fought some guys he didn't? Absolutely. But his level of 'ducking' wasn't any worse than Mayweather or Pacquiao or Leonard or most other superstars from the last 25 or so years.
     
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  8. knockout artist

    knockout artist Boxing Addict banned

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    Hopkins, Malinga, Tate, Toney and you left off Hill, Tarver, Griffin, Ruiz, R.Johnson

    The Pazienza and Mccallum wins mean next to nothing though , as they were both way past their best when Jones fought them
     
    knockout artist, Sep 6, 2012
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  9. Imperial1

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    Jones did Manfredo :lol:
     
    Imperial1, Sep 6, 2012
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  10. Prince.

    Prince. 24/7 365 Full Member

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    And as far as Darius goes Roy had more belts so he should come to the champ not the other way round. Roy offered him 2 million and a HBO date but he refused.
     
    Prince., Sep 6, 2012
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