How would a prime Roy Jones jr fare against an elite mma fighter?

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  1. ClassicRon

    ClassicRon Member Full Member

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    Would a prime Roy's quickness and explosion give him a better shot than any other boxer in a bout with an mma fighter? Hypothetical question here but just thought it'd be interesting to hear some opinions.
     
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  2. destruction

    destruction Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Are you talking about in MMA or Boxing?
     
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  3. like a boss

    like a boss have gloves will travel Full Member

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    The rules that applied and the quality of the MMA opponent would play a large part in determining the result.
     
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    FuMaster Well-Known Member Full Member

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    MMA - NO
    Boxing - EASY WIN
     
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  5. RingKing75

    RingKing75 Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Another pointless idiotic thread. :facepalm:
     
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  6. ClassicRon

    ClassicRon Member Full Member

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    No rules. Street fight. His quickness and reflexes would be hard to take him down. Plus fists flying from crazy angles. Idk Dude was god mode in his prime
     
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    Salty Dog globalize the Buc-ees revolution Full Member

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    I think RJJr would maneuver in such a way as to stay out of a street fight, but if some poor, dumb sumbitch (of whatever martial arts discipline or none) managed to force him to fight, said poor, dumb sumbitch would end up winning an ambulance ride and possibly a Darwin award.
     
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  8. Mind Reader

    Mind Reader J-U-ICE Full Member

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    Roy Jones probably has zero takedown defense. It would be very easy for an elite MMA fighter to get him on the ground.
     
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  9. like a boss

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    The key word there is elite.

    Against an elite level MMA guy under anything other than boxing rules and Roy is in a world of trouble.
     
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    Angler Andrew Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Yeah as bad the Lomo bad chin tread,whithout rounding on the poster of the thread who I'm sure intended well,what does it matter?
    As a comparison when Roy Jones was dazzling us all MMA had the likes of Butterbean providing laughs in the octagon.
     
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    UnleashtheFURY D'oh!

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    Pointless thread. It would all depend on how serious Roy took MMA. If he thought he could just waltz in there and destroy with little to no cross training... Well, he'd be in for a rude awakening. But say what you want about the guy... He was a great athlete. I think he would pick up things relatively quickly IF he put his mind to it.
     
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  12. RingKing75

    RingKing75 Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    So now its a street fight? I thought this was in an mma match? This is why these threads are POINTLESS!
     
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  13. RingKing75

    RingKing75 Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    No not as bad as the Lomo thread because its actually worse.
     
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  14. T_S_A_R

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    How difficult can it be to learn takedown defence?

    Boxing has a huge amatuer system and guys that stand out at the top like Golovkin, RJJ and Floyd are truly elite athletes.

    MMA will probably improve in the future but right now it's a young sport and the biggest star is a failed boxer.

    Elite boxers are better athletes than elite MMA fighters in the same way football (soccer) players are better than Rugby players. The talent pool is much larger and the competition greater.
     
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  15. CG^

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    No MMA fighter ever gets anywhere near any boxer of Jones's caliber (in his prime). End of discussion.
     
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