Anyone else think Roy looked worse than ever?

I was uninmpressed too. The legs weren't what they used to be, he makes only little offensive spurts and there were no real intentions behind those shots.

Maybe I just watched too many prime RJJ highlights yesterday.

 

Agreed...Hopkins called out Joe in the hopes of a big money fight before Social Security kicks in...and Joe took the bait...all Joe and all of us will get with Slopkins is a dirty, mauling, clinching fight maybe even a headbutt or two by Slopkins...Jones can at least put up good defense and still counter better than anyone despite not being as good as he was..this says alot about Jones...Slopkins just fought a LMW and had to headbutt his ass to win...So who's better? Who would make the better fight for Joe? Would'nt it be worth more for Joe to fight Roy?? I think so:good

 

I didnt think Roy looked good at all but he was entertaining and that's what his fans like. He won and lives to get another payday.

 

Worse than when he got knocked out by Tarver and Johnson? Nahhhh. BTW, Riy fought legitimate lightheavyweights in his last 2 fights against Ajamu and Hanshaw. He was dominate in those fights as well. Obviously he is nowhere near what he use to be but I'd say he's still at the very least a top10 fighter.

 

my question is, as everyone almost seems to be on the jones bandwagon...if jones is so good, how could a blown up 35 year old man who hadnt fought for a year and a half and was comprehensively dismantled last time out, AND has shaky whiskers to boot, last 12 rounds with this born again potential division king???....jones looked ok, but his opposition was hardly enought to gauge how he would do against a calzaghe, or, even an active hopkins....(personally, i think he would have more chance against hopkins at this stage, calzaghe wins a wide ud or kos junior around round 8...)

 

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The way I see it...Calzaghe/Hopkins should go through and Roy should take a fight in between and provided he wins that fight he can take on the winner of Hopkins/Calzaghe later in the year. All in all, at least this fight put Jones Jr. back on the map and got people talking.

 

Rjj does have that speed...probably the fastest fighter we'll see at these higher weights in our lifetime.

The guy is faster than Manny Pacquiao...

 

I thought Roy looked great yesterday, he was fast and accurate and picked his shots well. It was quite a good audition for another championship fight..
In fact i was impressed with the way Tito fought also , he was a bit out of his depth yet kept coming and refused to cave in, a real champion...

 

"USED TO BE A HUGE ROY JONES FAN" That tells me all I need to know about you. anyone who stops pulling for an athlete becasue they lose is a chump. go away.

 

I thought he looked great, Especially for being 39 years old. You people forget he fought that one time at heavyweight and that was over 200lbs and yesterday he fought at 169. That's a great accomplishment. I dont remember anyone fighting at heavyweight then droppin back DOWN to that weight class.