Does anyone beat Roy Jones at 168

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  1. KuRuPT

    KuRuPT Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I was mostly messing around. Though, I do believe fights go beyond a resume, and more becomes a clash of styles once the fight happens. Who you've beaten prior, in the end really means nothing when your in that ring in the here and now, besides drawing from experience of course. Prior to Ali vs. Norton, Ali had the clear better resume, that didn't stop Norton from being a bad style for Ali. It matters how someone fights, and how they would mesh with another's fighting style. You can draw some conclusions from Greb by looking at reports, articles and the like, but really, that isn't the same as seeing it play out in a fight imo. So while he's a good pick resume wise, I just hesitate most of the time
    picking Greb in h2h matchups against fellow ATG's without being able to see him.
     
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  2. roughdiamond

    roughdiamond Ridin' the rails... Full Member

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    Well thats completely understandable.

    Though from what I've read (again, read) Greb would have the style to bother Jones IMO.
     
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  3. unitas

    unitas Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Maybe SRR …..but outside of him, no one can touch him.
     
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  4. Sangria

    Sangria You bleed like Mylee Full Member

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    Nobody at 168. But at 175, maybe Spinks and probably Charles. Less likely would be Foster. Oh and maybe Conn. Michael Moorer would be something to watch as well.
     
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  5. BitPlayerVesti

    BitPlayerVesti Boxing Drunkie Full Member

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    Rocky Marciano
     
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  6. PhillyPhan69

    PhillyPhan69 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Somehow I forgot about him....but really that is a 50/50 type fight. Sure Rocky is durable but he is also not on a Ruiz level skill wise. Good solid unconventional pick here.
     
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  7. BitPlayerVesti

    BitPlayerVesti Boxing Drunkie Full Member

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    In seriousness
    Fitz, Greb, Ezzard and Langford

    Lloyd Marshall would be an interesting one, but I won't make a pick either way
     
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  8. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    Ezzard Charles
     
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  9. zadfrak

    zadfrak Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Calzaghe beats him via decision. Way too busy.
     
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  10. BundiniBlack

    BundiniBlack Well-Known Member Full Member

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    You don't even believe that
     
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  11. escudo

    escudo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I couldn't imagine a fight where ring size would matter more than in a Rocky vs Roy fight.
     
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  12. PhillyPhan69

    PhillyPhan69 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    So....are you saying that you think RJJ would destroy him too? I am leaning that way after some more thought about it.
     
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  13. Jackomano

    Jackomano Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    This. I think Calzaghe would’ve always been a bad matchup for Roy.
     
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  14. escudo

    escudo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    It would look a lot like Leonard vs Hagler I think. Roy can't engage. He can't go to the ropes and take body shots looking for a counter like he often did. It's suicide with a puncher/ring cutter like Rocky. Roy might be able to edge a 12 round track meet on his best night. He sure as hell can't get in a fire fight with Rocky. He can win,nobody but ATG heavyweight punchers destroy Rocky.
     
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  15. The Morlocks

    The Morlocks Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I think Eubank was great. Maybe the most underrated great in history.
     
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