Big Collins fan. Roy Jones was p4p king at the time and its hard to justify how Collins would have beat him but it was the fight we dared to dream.
His argument seems to be founded on the assertion that Reggie Johnson was "a southpaw Roy Jones". Absolutely bat-**** crazy. There's no way Collins would have beaten Roy - not a ****ing chance.
While collins was teak tough, had good dig and was in all right a pretty complete fighter. We're talking about a prime roy jones who defied the norm. You HAVE to like RJJ over collins. Hell, i beleive a prime calzaghe beats a prime collins, and roy beats them both. Roy was unbeatable at 168.
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8ngNIvi3Rc[/ame] watch from 8:00 on .. [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=if2r5m6uYxI[/ame] watch from 7:45 on for lovely countering by Collins
He convinced me, Collins by K.O. Another Knockout loss for Roy. (Can you change BoxRec like wikipedia?)
That's some of the craziest **** said by Roach... Obviously anything can happen in boxing but Steve Collins didn't have anywhere near the necessary speed or reflexes to beat a young version of Roy Jones... ...and Reggie Johnson a Southpaw Roy Jones ???? :blood:secret:rofl Freddie's losing it...
collins would of got beat, roach is loyal to his fighters and will back them but i cant see collins ko'ing jones, collins never had much one shot ko power and jones was not shot back then
You have to fancy Roy of course but Collins is very underrated and HAD pretty fast hands in addition to a decent jab, great stamina and work-rate, top punch resistance, enough power and supreme will to make him a match foe most any middle/super-middle but Jones was all wrong for him.