Roy Jones v. 1919 Jess Willard

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  1. mrkoolkevin

    mrkoolkevin Never wrestle with pigs or argue with fools Full Member

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    How does the RJJ who outpointed Ruiz fare against the Willard who got bombed out by Dempsey? I could see him using his superior speed and reflexes to outbox Willard and ambush him with hard potshots all night long.
     
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  2. HerolGee

    HerolGee Loyal Member banned Full Member

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    willard rips his head clean off after losing on points most of the fight, in todays ring.
     
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  3. reznick

    reznick In the 7.2% Full Member

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    Actually, pretty interesting matchup.

    This could definitely happen.
     
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  4. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Jones, Jr. takes him apart and finishes him under 6 rounds.
     
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  5. reznick

    reznick In the 7.2% Full Member

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    lol!
    Like you think Willard would just walk out of the ring from frustration?
     
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  6. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    From concussion not frustration. Willard didn't belong in a ring in 1919. He's a total mess. Old, rusty and unprepared. The Ruiz that Jones beat is leagues better.
     
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  7. reznick

    reznick In the 7.2% Full Member

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    looool thats so disappointing coming from you.

    Dempsey couldn't KO him, but RJJ does?!

    Maybe you pulled the trigger too fast on this one... lol
     
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  8. reznick

    reznick In the 7.2% Full Member

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    Maybe the sun hits his eyes, he stumbles, and his neck hits a stool like the Million Dollar Baby.

    You never know
     
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  9. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Jones would stop him. Of that I have no doubt.

    Also, if Roy had jumped out of the ring after the first, I have no doubt he would have been DQ'd.
     
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  10. mostobviousalt

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    Roy Jones is the only one who's too fast here.
     
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  11. mostobviousalt

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    Ruiz >>>>> Willard
     
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  12. Pugilist_Spec

    Pugilist_Spec Hands Of Stone Full Member

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    Willard could potentially win over a longer distance.
     
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  13. Eastpaw

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    Hell to the no no no
     
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  14. janitor

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    People who argue that modern fighters were superior to old timers based on size, and then make a pick like Roy Jones over Jess Willard, are essentially hypocrites.
     
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  15. mrkoolkevin

    mrkoolkevin Never wrestle with pigs or argue with fools Full Member

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    No, it just means that for all these years you've never actually understood what those posters have been arguing. Many of us have consistently pointed out the enormous skill and technique gap between Jess Willard and more modern heavyweights.
     
    mrkoolkevin, Sep 28, 2016
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