The Great Roy Jones fights on.. respect it haterz

All you haters better recognize that the Roy Jones Jr is the best fighter of the 1990s and one of the top 10 of All-Time. In 10 years the fluke knockout by Tarver, the knockout by Johnson after he returned too soon and the loss to Tarver and Calzaghe by UD.. won't mean a thing.

Just like Ali's late career losses, Sugar Ray Leonard's pathetic losses when he was only mid-30s. and so on

Ya'll hate and pray for the Guys downfall. Why do you think he's fighting on? Because he cares about his legacy and what the fans think. He hasn't gotten his just do, so he's gonna fight for it if it kills him. If you guys can't respect that, you don't know boxing.

Sure we wish he would've found Julian Jackson, Nigel Benn, and Dariusz Michel-whatever. Does anything truely think Roy wouldn't have whipped these guys in his prime.

Dariusz lost to Julio Cesar Gonzalez, while Roy knocked the guy out. Nigel Benn was quoted as saying he has no problem being #2 to Roy because of how good he is.

Roy's biggest mistake was not connecting to a big promoter like Top Rank or Main Event. Then he would've fought these guys, whipped their asses..but there'd probably still be debate.

Roy has heart for carrying on his career. He was born and bread to fight. He's the dog that fights off the bottom at age 40. He may not be the old dominant Roy, but many analysts (Larry Merchant anyone) hated on him even then.

He will destroy Jeff Lacy, go to Australia and put one on Danny Green, win the Cruiser title.. and then hopefully ride off into the sunset and 5-division champion.. who went from middleweight to heavyweight, back to light heavyweight like nothing we've ever seen.

As far as natural ability and skills goes.. he's the greatest fighter we've even seen.


Now, based on pure talent and athleticism as well as what could've been were Roy to have fought Jackson, Benn, McCallum, and not been knocked out 2x.. If Tyson hadn't self-destructed, if Ali didn't lose 3 years of his prime, if Whitaker got the decisions he deserved against De La Hoya and Chavez, and so on.. here's the best! (Remember: based on pure talent and athletic ability. (this isn't a best of all-time list.

Here's the top 10:

1) Muhummad Ali
2) Roy Jones Jr.
3) Sugar Ray Robinson
4) Sugar Ray Leonard
5) Joe Louis
6) Mike Tyson
7) Rocky Marciano
8) Pernell Whitaker
9) Roberto Duran
10) Julio Cesar Chavez

 

Roy got caught by a Tarver punch that he threw with his eyes closed and luckily it landed flush. Roy still got up and could've survived the round.. but you're right. The Tarver I fight was his toughest. Of course Roy dropped 20 pounds of solid muscle to to fight him.

 

All his losses came when he was mid-30s. At that age Leonard, Ali, Louis, and all the greats were getting beaten by lesser competition than a Tarver or Calzaghe.

Roy is still better than most fighters out there. I want him to win these next 2 fights and then retire and become a commentator or trainer.

Just try to remember back to the late 90s. What did ya'll think of Roy then? I remember how so many were saying he was destined to be the greatest this side of Ali... but Larry Merchant and some others like Dan Refel from ESPn always downplayed his victories and what not. Merchant does it to Floyd to... its ridiculous.

Roy would whoop anyone prime for prime..