Jones vs Tarver Pacquiao vs Marquez Williams vs Sergio I'm not just talking about how devastating they were, but consider factors such as redemption, career changing, and shocking/surprising. Devastating/Brutal 1)Sergio 2)Marquez 3)Tarver Redemption 1)Marquez. Lost 2 very close competitive fights and came back to "prove" he was the better of the two in a career defining fight. 2)Tarver. 3)Sergio Career Changing 1)Tarver. Although Tarver gained more recognition after wining and went on to fight some big names, RJJ was never the same after his loss to tarver and some may question his legacy after his KO loss (Im not one of them) 2)Sergio. Since his win, he has become one of the top p4p fighters and has gained much more recognition imo. Williams, unfortunately, will never step back in the ring so the extent to which he was affected will never be fully known although he did appear to have lost a step in the lara fight. 3)Marquez TBD Shocking 1)Tarver. He KO the man who many thought was unbeatable. RJJ had just won the HW two fights prior and was being compared by some to the true greats in boxing 2)Marquez. He had landed some serious shots in prior fights and undoubtedly hurt pacquiao, but never did he knock him down or have him in serious trouble. 3)Sergio. Feel free to add other categories but I'm just curious how other feel about these three KOs
overall: 1. tarver/jones - tarver: "got any excuses tonight roy" one of the g-ist moments in boxing history. 2. jmm/pac - REDEMPTION 3. sergio/paul
Who in their right minds can question Roy Jones legacy? Middleweight champion (Beat B-HOP), Super middleweight champion (Beat James Toney), Light Heavyweight champion (Old Mike McCallum) & the first man to be a former middleweight champion and win a heavyweight title in 106 years and came back down in weight to become Light Heavyweight champion (at 34). Named "Fighter of the Decade" for the 1990s. If people question the man's legacy. 99% of boxers out there should have their legacy questioned. Haters going to hate!!
I think you should read my post again. If anything I overrate Jones due to the fact that he is my favorite boxer of all time, so naturally I'm bias, but hey at least I'll be the first to admit it.
There are some questions to his legacy. The whole excessive testosterone levels being one of them. There are many other questions which I have read on this forum as well, most of which i attribute to hatters.
