Which boxers fight similiar to Roy Jones Jr?

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  1. LoveThis

    LoveThis Sweet Science Full Member

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    Ok that one got me! Had to laugh! :-D
     
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  2. Boxed Ears

    Boxed Ears this my daddy's account (RIP daddy) Full Member

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    If you take away all Roy's speed and give him a titanium chin, he's just Antonio Margarito, stylistically.
     
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    Dorrian_Grey It came to me in a dream Full Member

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    And if you take it a step further and you take away Roy's legs too, then he's just a paraplegic, stylistically.
     
  4. Boxed Ears

    Boxed Ears this my daddy's account (RIP daddy) Full Member

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    :lol: Damn, we're good analysts.
     
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  5. Zakman

    Zakman ESB's Chinchecker Full Member

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    The only thing Mundine and Roy have in common is a (very) fragile mandible.
     
  6. elrond_buggard

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    The closest and most obvious imitation of Toy I ever saw was HW Kelvin Price. He wasn't much good, but I think he was trained by Roy at one point or something and at a glance looked a lot like Roy minus the reflexes and explosiveness.
     
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  7. Dubblechin

    Dubblechin Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Agreed. He all but mimicked him.
     
  8. Flo_Raiden

    Flo_Raiden Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    In some ways Yuriorkis Gamboa reminded me of Roy Jones Jr with the way he had a lower guard, threw punches from odd angles and relied primarily on his athletic gifts, superior hand speed and power. And like Roy Jones Jr once his speed and reflexes slowed down he was much more vulnerable and his lack of real technical skills got the better of him.
     
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  9. chacal

    chacal F*** the new normal Full Member

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    Apart from ridiculous physical attributes he had an off the charts ring IQ . He was such a great athlete that his IQ in the ring is severely underestimated
     
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  10. Eternal

    Eternal Active Member banned Full Member

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    Never in my life heard anything as silly.
     
  11. Pepsi Dioxide

    Pepsi Dioxide Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    In the wild west steroids era I don't recall a bunch of Roy Jones' running around, I recall 1.
     
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  12. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    That's kind of like asking "who fights similar to Floyd Mayweather Jr.?"

    The answer is hundreds if not thousands have aped part or all of their style, while only a small literal handful did so with any measure of high-level success.

    Freak athletes, both, who got away with things 99.99% of boxers shouldn't even try. Jones probably more so, as Mayweather cleaved far closer to fundamentals as taught in old-school gyms.
     
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