Explain the Ducking History of Great Fighters Part I: Roy Jones

eubank admitted he wasnt interested in going over to america to fight people like jones and toney, but does anyone know if jones tried to fight him? and if he should have?

 

Has anyone actually sensibly replied to the TS?
I dont know if the TS is correct or incorrect, but I havent seen anyone answer

 

Its interesting reading some of these pages and noticing how other posters are commenting on Loudon posting what fighters were thinking.
I notice when Loudon gets a bit stuck, he says about posters dont take circumstance into account, which is something I have felt applies to Loudon in many cases.

 

yeah it still seems to me that roy should have taken some of these fights, id like to know if he tried to fight any a them uk guys and if they were considered in the top 3 ?

 

When you say UK guys. Do you mean Benn and Eubank?
I just dont think the fighters were overly interested as Jones had a fight with Toney and Eubank and Benn had each other as well as many other top fighters in Europe, like Collins, Wharton, previously Watson, Graham, Rocchigiani, so they all had options that were bigger nearer where they were based

 

Did Jones say he wanted to face Eubank?

The second Toney/Griffin fight was Toney defending his WBU LHW title. I have never known that to be an eliminator for a Jones fight. You cant fault Jones for facing the winner

 

Wow of all people you should never talk about sensible replies

 

Right just like the quote from Larry Mercahnt right :lol


"

In 1999, he announced his decision to come out of retirement in order to fight Jones. Jones is said to have offered in excess of £3 million for the fight. Collins is said to have been suspicious regarding the money that Jones was offering and said to the papers that "for £3 million I would fight Mike Tyson.""


From Collins


But I know I make **** up right ? Nice try kid !

 

whatever happened from that behind the gloves it was clear the collins wanted to fight jones and that jones couldnt or didnt want to for whatever reason fiancial or therwise

 

Bit rich coming from a poster who ducks so many questions, hence your lack of being able to answer the TSs questions

 

Do you have the link?

I recall Collins calling out Jones
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0Erh4RKbHE

also on the interview with Collins, Eubank, Calzaghe, Jones and Woodhall, Collins said he wanted the Jones fight. I dont recall Jones saying he was offered 3mil

 

You want to talk about ducking yet til this day you still have yet to give a straight answer as to why Joe couldn't move up to LHW to fight elite fighters when it mattered ..Thats rich coming from the boxing rec queen

 

HBO made those offers not Roy ..