Would you favour prime Roy Jones Jr over every light heavyweight in history?

Roy is better at 160 & 168. In those divisions he's probably my pick. 175 is too far for the punch resistance.

 

I feel like a broken record here, but remember his chin only went AFTER the move back down from HW.

 

I'm not favoring anyone over Charles and Spinks.

Could Roy compete? Sure, Jones jr had other worldly speed and reflexes but timing beats speed and the greats would use his advantages against him, that's what makes them greats.

A quick Google reveals punches landed against Jones:

Julio César González: 14.9% (91 of 609 punches thrown)
Richard Hall: 22% (106 of 485 punches thrown)
Prince Badi Ajamu: 28% (141 of 499 punches thrown)
Antonio Tarver (first fight): 24% (120 of 504 punches thrown)


The greats of the light heavyweight division, especially big punchers would land slightly more and it would be enough to cause Roy issues.

 

Everyone except Spinks

 

A lot of those fighters OP named did it without PEDs, so no.

 

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The 2nd Tarver fight ended in the 2nd round. I don't think Tarver landed 175 or threw 506 punches on Jones in a round and a half.

 

Good catch. What I get for trusting Google.

 

Prime Beterbiev would have destroyed him. Too powerful, relentless, tough, durable. All wrong for Jones' fragile chin.

And all reports on Harry Greb indicate he was a league above Jones.

 

No. If it's everyone since 1955 still no but then it's really just Moorer.

 

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Moore, Charles, Tunney, Greb, Beterbiev, Bivol, and Calzaghe would all have a very good chance of beating him.

Let's not forget, Jones tested positive for PEDs. Without PEDs, how good was he?

 

To slow

 

Beterbiev smashes him.