Could Roy Jones Jr. have won the heavyweight championship from someone like Andy Ruiz Jr.?

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  1. 22JM

    22JM Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Going by your logic Jones beat a more overrated lesser fighter in jhon Ruiz, that guy was terrible compared to aj
     
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  2. greenhornet

    greenhornet Boxing Addict Full Member

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    he no way in hell beat golota. just another in a long line of fixed bs decisions.
     
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  3. Richmondpete

    Richmondpete Real fighters do road work Full Member

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    Says who?
     
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  4. 22JM

    22JM Boxing Addict Full Member

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    John Ruiz was the weakest opponent in that time, that's why Jones picked him
     
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  5. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Jones wouldn`t have stood a chance with a heavyweight like AJ with that kind of reach.
     
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  6. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Did you watch Ruiz v Jones you didn`t notice Andy is far quicker?
     
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  7. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    No I answer questions on Quora about boxing and when this one came up, that`s when I noticed idiots think Jones could have beat Ruiz.
     
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  8. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    His body shots crippled AJ, he`s the best body puncher in the heavyweight division, just think if his shots had that effect on AJ`s massive trunk what they would do to Roy`s tiny body, De La Hoya?
     
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  9. kirk

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    Ruiz would walk through Jones and stop him in 4.
     
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  10. Up the gut

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    Getting in with someone like Ruiz Jnr who can KO him with one punch and has very fast hands, its a major concern. The difference in speed between John Ruiz and Ruiz Jnr is massive, he has more balls too..Its suicide for Jones Jnr to get in with him, he wouldn't have made that fight happen anyway imo
     
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  11. Up the gut

    Up the gut Active Member banned Full Member

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    John Ruiz with his style and toughness might outlast Joshua and stop him, not because Ruiz is great(underrated imo) purely because what we now know about Joshua
     
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  12. Badbot

    Badbot You can just do things. Full Member

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    True, Andy is a lot faster than John was, but he has similarly slow footwork.
    And since when is Ruiz KOing guys with one punch?

    I swear, people focus too much on the old Jones. The one who fought John Ruiz was a different beast.
     
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  13. sparta

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    Good fight, interesting, Prime Roy wins a decision most likely, same height as Ruiz, longer reach, quicker hands and feet, he wouldn't be standing in the pocket for long to be clipped, Roy boxes/ pot shots & runs to a decision. The 35 yo Roy that beat Ruiz for the wba title was past prime.
     
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  14. Up the gut

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    He KO's jones with one punch imo, not in general does he KO people with one punch but in this case it can happen..If Ruiz has the balls to take it to Joshua, then hes gonna walk right over Jones
     
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  15. Badbot

    Badbot You can just do things. Full Member

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    Jones who was one of the most elusive fighters in his prime?
    Ruiz who struggles with footwork?

    Yeah, it's not as black and white as it seems.
     
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