David Tua (Byrd fight) vs Roy Jones (Ruiz fight)

Honestly, I don’t like the idea of Roy Jones fighting David Tua at all. This is a super dangerous fight for Jones. Yes Roy was fast and skilled and might win some rounds but one hard shot from Tua could hurt him badly. There’s a reason why Jones wisely left the heavyweight division

 

I'd take Jones. Lopsided decision.

The punchstat guys would have an easy night's work in this---Jones would land while moving his feet to get out of range and be pitter pats. But Tua does not have the footspeed or legs to even land those kinds of punches.

 

Tua by decapitation.

 

I don't see it TBH Ruiz was able to catch Jones a few times and that's all it would take from Tua to get Jones out of there.

Byrd is a better defensive fighter off the ropes than Jones is and is much more durable than Jones is aswell.

Tua was actually in shape for Byrd fight it was just stylistic issue, but I don't see Jones being to able to replicate Byrd's performance. As I said not as a durable as Byrd so he can't take same type of chances nor is he as cute as Byrd is fighting off the ropes.

 

Possibly decisions him, but to be fair Byrd might have been more defensively apt in a way that matters for small men at heavyweight (legs aside.) Not sure to be honest.

 

Roy wouldn't go near a ring with Tua in it.

 

Roy has no chance of beating Tua, at all.

The guy is simply too big, hits incredibly hard even by typical heavyweight standards and his chin is literal granite. Man has never been dropped despite being in the ring with monsters like Ike and Lewis and I'm not sure if he's even been hurt before. I don't know if any of his opponents were physically strong enough to push the guy back and those are guys all bigger and stronger than Roy. His sparring session with Holyfield shows he can box decently too so that just further degrades the odds of Roy doing anything offensively.

For Roy to win, he'd have to play hit and run for all 12 rounds without ever letting Tua get close to him to tag his chin, but what are the odds? Perhaps Roy could take a hit or two on the chin, but thats about it. Anything more and he'll hit the canvas like Holmes did against Shavers.

 

If Tya goes for broke he stops Roy.
I dont believe Roys chin pre tarver was as bad as many believe but still, he cant afford to take the hits.

At the same time tua is so predictable in his attack that its quite possible Roy avoids the big shots for 12.

2003 Roy was already slowing down though and got tagged by ruiz who is a pretty good but not great puncher....

 

I can't see Tua losing to any blown up lightheavyweights.

 

I don’t see Roy Jones Jr. remaining upright for 12 rounds against David Tua. Somewhere along the line he gets nailed hard on the jaw and it’s good night.