Why is Roid Jones Junior Loved and Revered Considering He's Been Clipped For PEDs (?)

Some fans have hate on Pacman because of his unbelievable accomplishment and accused of using PED but cannot provide any proof.

 

nearly everyone was ped'ing in the 90s

 

Agree! Similar to Holmes and Golovkin. You see something special, especially when looking at G, but always wonder, do they look special because they are special or because their comp is weak.

 

When did GG ever easily beat guys like Toney and Hopkins?

When did he ever destroy guys like Griffin and Hill?

When did he ever beat world class fighters with ease that were in higher weight divisions?

 

I'm speaking in terms of him being highly skilled, but not fighting someone his equal. Level of opposition is lacking.

 

It wasn’t, he was just a level above everybody else who he fought.

Toney was supposed to be his equal.

Hopkins was supposed to be his equal. Yes, Hopkins wasn’t the fighter he’d go on to become. But when he did go on to be that fighter, he wouldn’t rematch Roy. Not even when he’d accomplished everything at MW and he was being offered 3 times his biggest purse at that point.

 

Sort of. Roy did fight better fighters than GGG. He proved more during his prime. But I have a very bad opinion about Roy's late career. Let's just say I think the weight drained excuse was milked.

I respect Holmes' fighting ability infinitely more than Roy's. He was able to perform incredibly well late into his career because he could box, adapt and had a chin. Roy was getting knocked out on a regular basis.

 

Look, I've watched RJJ's entire career as it happened. I watch the heart breaking robbery in the Olympics, when he didn't leave the ring for hours afterwards. RJJ was a cut above. Probably one of the most gifted fighters I've ever seen. If you have been a follower of RJJ, you know one of the few criticisms was his level of opposition. Not a knock on his skills at all.

 

Agreed. Not comparing skill levels, just drawing a comparison between how, at one point in their careers, they all looked unstoppable, but get criticized for their level of opposition.

 

Yeah, but his team opened themselves up to accusation with all the weird and different excuses like being afraid of needles, et cetera. Then his trainer at the time is saying how he only knows what goes in the shakes and stupid stuff like that.

 

Barry Bonds was an ATG before he did anything. So was Roy. His natural abilities were off the charts regardless of getting popped for anything. It isn't like he suddenly made some quantum leap in what he was doing in the ring, unlike some fighters.

 

Sure, ignore the fact Roy was 35 years old and has a style that relies HEAVILY on speed and reflexes

 

They should just legalize them. Honestly. Would make for a slightly better show for us fans. I say slightly because most top athletes are probably already on them so we wouldn't know the difference anyway.