You mean when he was age 35 +, a lot of those Age 40 +? The truth is a lot of great fighters would never land a hard punch on a Prime Roy Jones because he was too fast and athletic. Jones also beat plenty of very good to great fighters, some of these guys huge punchers Wins: (Take note, he knocked most of these men out early, and barely lost a round on the scorecards) Bernard Hopkins- He wasn't at his peak, but he was ranked # 1 by the IBF and he wouldn't lose another fight for 12 more years. James Toney- Ranked Number 2 P4P in the world. Antonio Tarver- Win at age 34 over the WBC Light-Heavyweight Champion who would hold the title another 6 years Virgil Hill- Went up a weight class and won a world title two years later Montell Griffin- Beat James Toney twice John Ruiz- WBA Heavyweight Champion who held a 33lb weight advantage. Eric Harding- A 6'1 Southpaw who beat up Antonio Tarver and was on his way to doing it a second time. Julio Cesar Gonzalez- Beat Dariusz Michalczewsk Mike Mccallum- Older but a hall of famer Clinton Woods- Would go on to win IBF world title, 4 title defenses including against Glen Johnson Thulane Malinga- Coming off close fights with prime versions of Benn and Eubanks Sr Reggie Johnson- IBF Light-Heavyweight Champion. Gave Antonio Tarver a tough fight. Vinnie Pazienza- Knocked out Dana Rosenblatt his next fight Richard Hall- 6'3 Southpaw whom gave Dariusz Michalczewsk a close fight Merqui Sosa- James Toney called him the biggest puncher he fought Thomas Tate- Had just gone the distance with Julian Jackson Antoine Byrd -
Letting the arm lag behind the centre of gravity as you twist into the shot creates a rubber band effect in the muscles. It lets more weight get transferred and essentially guarantees that snap which is so devastating. Inoue does it all the time with his left hook to the body.
Inoue looks very effortless with his shots. Really gets his hips involved, fundamentally very pretty boxer.
Yeah he was quite a bit more hurt from Eubank than Jones or Benn. Eubank also had a lot less trouble with his defense (Jones) and jab (Benn) than Jones/Benn, he just wasn’t interested though and didn’t want to be there…understandably. (nearly killed Watson fight before, killed a roadworker a week before)
Every fighter's stoppages start to disappear when they slow down. 5 out of 6 of George Foreman's last fights went the distance. (And, it was against fighters who had less than iron chins). Does that mean that George Foreman was never a devastating puncher? I am not disputing that a large factor in Roy's success was a result of his blinding speed. But, if you don't think Roy had major, fight-ending power as well, you must either be blind, or, have an agenda.
