Roy Jones Jr beats all of your middleweights & light heavyweights

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by InMemoryofJakeLamotta, Apr 27, 2024.


Page 1 of 4
  1. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

    16,353
    11,800
    Sep 21, 2017
    Prime Roy Jones would beat all of boxingforum24.com's top middle and light heavyweights. None could overcome Prime RJJ. I'm watching right now how he KO'd Danny Garcia
     
    InMemoryofJakeLamotta, Apr 27, 2024
    InMemoryofJakeLamotta, Apr 27, 2024
    #1
  2. Mark Anthony

    Mark Anthony Internet virgin Full Member

    7,789
    3,628
    May 17, 2023
    Former middle champs knocked out better fighters than Garcia, he was hardly Gene Fullmer.
     
    Mark Anthony, Apr 27, 2024
    Mark Anthony, Apr 27, 2024
    #2
    RockyJim likes this.
  3. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

    16,353
    11,800
    Sep 21, 2017
    Yeah but did they beat James Toney in total domination?
     
    InMemoryofJakeLamotta, Apr 27, 2024
    InMemoryofJakeLamotta, Apr 27, 2024
    #3
  4. Scotty Cork

    Scotty Cork Boxing Addict Full Member

    3,305
    3,468
    Jul 12, 2023
    No but bum Tiberi did
     
    Scotty Cork, Apr 27, 2024
    Scotty Cork, Apr 27, 2024
    #4
    BCS8 and Reinhardt like this.
  5. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

    16,353
    11,800
    Sep 21, 2017
    Roy made John Ruiz look so inept. What other light heavyweight could do that?
     
    InMemoryofJakeLamotta, Apr 27, 2024
    InMemoryofJakeLamotta, Apr 27, 2024
    #5
  6. Melankomas

    Melankomas Prime Jeffries would demolish a grizzly in 2 Full Member

    7,056
    8,726
    Dec 18, 2022
    Tommy Gibbons prolly cooks him tbh
     
    Melankomas, Apr 27, 2024
    Melankomas, Apr 27, 2024
    #6
    Reinhardt likes this.
  7. he grant

    he grant Historian/Film Maker

    25,463
    9,459
    Jul 15, 2008
    He has a serious argument at 160 despite not being there too long ... I do not rate him close to the class at 175.
     
    he grant, Apr 27, 2024
    he grant, Apr 27, 2024
    #7
    slash and Ney like this.
  8. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

    16,353
    11,800
    Sep 21, 2017
    Gibbons would get wrecked
     
    InMemoryofJakeLamotta, Apr 27, 2024
    InMemoryofJakeLamotta, Apr 27, 2024
    #8
  9. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

    16,353
    11,800
    Sep 21, 2017
    Why? He cleaned out the division and put the losers in his Hall of Humiliation
     
    InMemoryofJakeLamotta, Apr 27, 2024
    InMemoryofJakeLamotta, Apr 27, 2024
    #9
    USFBulls727 and HistoryZero26 like this.
  10. Clinton

    Clinton Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

    20,237
    6,503
    Jan 22, 2009
    Michael Spinks knocks him out. He wasn't nearly as elusive at 175 as he was at 160 and I am talking about the Griffin version, not the Tarver version.
     
    Clinton, Apr 29, 2024
    Clinton, Apr 29, 2024
    #10
    cslb, Richard M Murrieta, Flash24 and 3 others like this.
  11. Dynamicpuncher

    Dynamicpuncher Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

    15,584
    32,457
    Jan 14, 2022
    Agreed Jones would pick up 1 or 2 losses in that era there was some big punching Light Heavyweights and Jones didn't have the best chin.

    Spinks would definitely beat him but fighters like Johnson, Qawi, M.Muhammad, E.Muhammad, would all be losable fights for Jones.
     
    Dynamicpuncher, Apr 29, 2024
    Dynamicpuncher, Apr 29, 2024
    #11
    Richard M Murrieta, Clinton and InMemoryofJakeLamotta like this.
  12. USFBulls727

    USFBulls727 Active Member Full Member

    963
    1,778
    Oct 7, 2022
    :lol: That's an interesting way to put it.

    I would think that Roy's speed and unorthodox style could give just about anybody problems. Would've loved to see him vs. Spinks more than any other matchup. Spinks would have been a huge step up from the competition Roy was used to facing at 175. I suspect Spinks catches him at some point, gets Roy in trouble and ends it, especially with 15 rounds to work with.
     
    Last edited: Apr 29, 2024
    USFBulls727, Apr 29, 2024
    USFBulls727, Apr 29, 2024
    #12
    Mike Cannon, Richard M Murrieta, BCS8 and 2 others like this.
  13. cslb

    cslb Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

    18,829
    10,107
    Jan 27, 2014
    Qawi would make hamburger helper out of Jones at 175.
     
    cslb, Apr 29, 2024
    cslb, Apr 29, 2024
    #13
    slash, Flash24, Clinton and 2 others like this.
  14. Pugilistic Punk

    Pugilistic Punk New Member Full Member

    46
    38
    Jan 28, 2024
    MW? Probably yeah but Monzon will probably beat him. SRR will also be a tough fight.

    LHW? No. There are half a dozen fighters he will convincingly lose to.
     
    Pugilistic Punk, Apr 29, 2024
    Pugilistic Punk, Apr 29, 2024
    #14
    Flash24 and Dynamicpuncher like this.
  15. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

    29,752
    36,445
    Jan 8, 2017
    Maybe Mike Spinks, we know how akward he was to fight.
     
    Fergy, Apr 29, 2024
    Fergy, Apr 29, 2024
    #15
    Clinton likes this.
Page 1 of 4