Bob Foster vs Roy Jone Jr at LHW?

Foster kills jones...end of thread.

 

A few points about the technical issues in this match up:

Both men's best shot is the left hook. Jones has the quicker better left hook, the quicker left hook tends to land first when 2 hookers meet

Foster crouches giving up his height looking to lure in an opponent to set up the counter hook. This leaves a clear opening for the lead shots and Jones lead right and hook is far faster than anything Foster has come across so he may pay for setting such a trap

Foster's rangy jab is a weapon he can time on Jones to set up shots and a big factor for him

Resume - Jones clearly has the deeper more proven resume with better opponents

Power and Chin wise - both have been ko'd and both are the biggest LHW punchers either had faced. This makes it a who lands first and most accurately wins

I have to go with the man I see landing first and being more accurate - Roy Jones Junior KO6

 

I've never seen Jones bothered by jabs.

 

Foster by KO ...

 

You really think it's clearly better, PP?

 

He thinks Mayweather´s resume rivals Armstrong´s. What do you think?


That´s a tough one. Thunder vs. lighning. I don´t think Jones will stop Foster. Foster could be stopped but all those guys who did were hws and/or early in his careers. I also think Jones wouldn´t be offensive enough to stop Foster. However, if it goes to the cards, it is Jones´fight and quite clearly too I think. Question is if it goes there. Don´t know. I assume out of 10 fights Jones sees the end 2-3 times. Hanging in there for 15 rounds with a puncher like Foster while having a quite dentable chin is a tricky business. Jones can do it but it would be rather the exception than the rule.

 

I don't like Jones against a long armed puncher like Foster. Too much of a beast for Jones who I prefer at 160-168. I wouldn't be overly confident picking against him at those weights but at 175 I feel some guys would be too physically big, powerful and be able to shrug off his punches with more success than smaller guys.

 

As a resume as a whole easily, even at LHW, RJJ has Tarver, Hill, Harding (who beat Tarver/Griffin), McCallum, Reggie Johnson compared to Foster's wins over Dick Tiger, Rondon, Finnegan, Quarry. Foster's resume is uninspiring 1 but he was massively dominant, it does raise questions though about how he does against better opposition.

Earlier in his career he faced 2 of his best opponents in Doug Jones and Folley and was dominated both times, however he was probably green and probably improved after this.

Which I outlined in the thread, Armstrong's resume isn't that amazing and Mayweather's is underrated with him being a modern fighter. If you want to debate it goto the thread in question

 

He has a natural tendency to stoop, which he even did against Frazier and Ali so I don't think he could change his instinctive style

Not that I can't see him scoring a KO, he could, it could go either way

Not usually though but Harding, Griffin and Reggie J had some degrees of success with theirs

 

For such a tall fighter Foster gave up his height way too easily for my liking.

 

Thanks, I pass. Your base hypothesis is already so flawed that anyone who isn´t a huge fan of Mayweather can see that this comparison is ridiculous.