At what point did Roy Jones' continued fighting stop affecting his legacy?

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  1. WatchfortheHook

    WatchfortheHook Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Some people say that Jones' continued career in boxing is affecting his legacy, but most will say it doesn't affect his legacy.

    At what point in his career did you decide his fights didn't do anything positive or negative for his legacy?

    I'm kind of interested to see if people put his 2nd fight with Tarver as part of his legacy.
     
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    WatchfortheHook Boxing Addict Full Member

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    bump
     
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  3. The Assassin

    The Assassin New Member Full Member

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    When he won the HW title
     
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  4. Stinky gloves

    Stinky gloves Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    first Tarver win, apparently Lewis took his lesson and retired after
    first win over Vitaly ... if he would continue he would end up like Jones.
     
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  5. bailey

    bailey Loyal Member Full Member

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    I dont actually think Roys legacy has been effected by any of his losses in honesty, before he legitimately lost he had won world titles at MW, SMW, LHW & HW and beaten alot of good fighters. He didnt seem the same when he dropped from HW back to LHW, and looked poor in his first 3 fights back, losing 2 of them. After that he had mixed performances.
    My only thoughts with Jones legacy having a blemish of sorts is the time when he had something in his system he shouldnt have. I remember F Warren questioning about someone who was a MW putting on so much muscle to go up to HW but who knows
     
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