Better Skills Whitaker or Roy Jones

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  1. KuRuPT

    KuRuPT Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Follow the usual criteria

    Jab
    Left Hook/Right Hook
    Cross
    Body Attack
    Upper Body Head Movement
    Positioning/Using Angles
    Defense
    Ring Generalship
    Countering
    Stamina
    Power
    Chin
     
  2. the cobra

    the cobra Awesomeizationism! Full Member

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    Jab - Whitaker
    Left Hook/Right Hook - Jones
    Cross - Whitaker
    Body Attack - Whitaker
    Upper Body Head Movement - Whitaker
    Positioning/Using Angles - Whitaker
    Defense - Whitaker
    Ring Generalship - Damn...uh, Jones.
    Countering - Jones
    Stamina - Even
    Power - Jones
    Chin - Whitaker

    Very close on a lot of those aspects though.
     
  3. SouthpawJab

    SouthpawJab On his way up!! 4-0!! Full Member

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    Jab-Whitaker A++++++ jab Roy's was solid when he used it, but it was never that good.

    Hook-Roy easily. Faster and stronger.

    Cross- Roy. Faster and stronger. Could throw it upstairs and to the body.

    Upper Body movement- Whitaker. Roy used his feet more than his upper body to avoid shots. Still close though.

    Angles Roy. Could punch from anywhere and was always dangerous.

    Ring Generalship- Tie. Two of the best at it.

    Countering- Roy's timing is jsut too good. No punch was safe when you threw it.

    Power-Jones

    Chin- Tie
     
  4. Young Terror

    Young Terror ★ Griselda ★ Full Member

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    Jab - Whitaker
    Left Hook/Right Hook - RJ
    Cross - Even
    Body Attack - Whitaker
    Upper Body Head Movement - Whitaker
    Positioning/Using Angles - Whitaker
    Defense - Whitaker
    Ring Generalship - Whitaker
    Countering - RJ
    Stamina - Even
    Power - RJ
    Chin - Whitaker
     
  5. THE EXPERT

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    Jab-whitaker
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    body attack-whitaker
    upper body movement-whitaker
    angles-whitaker
    defense-whitaker
    ring generalship-whitaker
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  6. META5

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    @southpawjab, in what world could you argue that Pea and Roy are equal in chin? It baffles me so completely ... the one thing that Pea proved way past his prime was that despite the coke issues, his chin was much more than solid. p4p, I'd much rather be hit by Tarver and Johnson than hit by Tito.
     
  7. Body Head

    Body Head East Side Rape (CEO) Full Member

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  8. tliang1000

    tliang1000 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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  9. Vic-JofreBRASIL

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    Jab - PW
    Left Hook/Right Hook - RJJ
    Cross - RJJ
    Body Attack - PW
    Upper Body Head Movement - RJJ, very very close
    Positioning/Using Angles - RJJ
    Defense - PW
    Ring Generalship - PW
    Countering - PW
    Stamina - PW
    Power - RJJ
    Chin - PW
     
  10. fists of fury

    fists of fury Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Sorry for not breaking it down, but for me it's Whitaker. Jones was near superhuman at times athletically, but Pea was the more skilled, if not as outright freakish as Jones.

    When their physical advantages were taken away, it was Pea who performed better.
     
  11. sweet_scientist

    sweet_scientist Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Chin : Whitaker
    Power : Roy
    Stamina: Even
    Mettle: Whitaker
    Strength: Even
    Recuperative powers: Even

    Oh... sorry you said skill....

    My (and everyone else in this thread's) bad :good
     
  12. Zopilote

    Zopilote Dinamita Full Member

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    Jab: Pernell
    Left Hook/Right Hook: Roy
    Cross: Pernell
    Body Attack: Pernell
    Upper Body Head Movement: Pernell
    Positioning/Using Angles: Pernell
    Defense: Pernell
    Ring Generalship: Even
    Countering: Pernell
    Stamina: Even
    Power: Roy
    Chin: Pernell
     
  13. Bill Butcher

    Bill Butcher Erik`El Terrible`Morales Full Member

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    Whitaker had more skills, Jones was faster & hit harder p4p.