Give Roy Jones one last shot at a title!!

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by bumdujour, Jan 20, 2008.


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  1. bumdujour

    bumdujour Well-Known Member Full Member

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    let him go out with a bang. a last hurrah.

    after his last two performances i think he would be deserving enough (by todays standarts) get one.

    euros like erdei and woods fought guys like paul murdoch and jason delisile.

    and even a 39 year old jones is far ahead of those guys.

    hell, anthony hanshaw is far better than those dopy challengers!!!

    and jones would at least have a realistic chance of winning vs the like of danny green, woods and maybe even erdei.
     
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  2. kirk

    kirk l l l Staff Member

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    jones had his last shot... it was the third tarver fight, and he failed his fans and himself..
     
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  3. unitas

    unitas Boxing Addict Full Member

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    why not. could be competative vs woods.
     
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  4. Darien

    Darien Active Member Full Member

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    It's not about the euros not giving Jones a chance it's Jones not giving the euros a chance. Erdei and his management has virtually begged Jones to accept a mandatory position. He refused several times.
     
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  5. pit

    pit Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    NO! I was afraid this would happen once Roy beat Tito fan would think he was back.. Look Roy beat over weight Jr middle who was 2 years retired , who also had no business fighting at 170 under any circumstances .

    because of the size difference and Tito lack of power at 170 Roy was able to soak up Tito best shots , which Roy took a lot of I might add!
    If Roy lets a full fledge super middle or Lt Heavy get off those type of shots it might not go well :-(
     
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  6. bumdujour

    bumdujour Well-Known Member Full Member

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    but he did beat anthony hanshaw........a pretty solid super middleweight prospect in his own right. he took his punches, no problem. so i see no big problem there.

    and that prince whatever his name was roy beat before that would have qualifiied as a challenger in germany, britian and so on.

    so NO, he is not a deserving challenger by classic standarts. but he IS qualified enough by TODAYS STANDARTS!!

    add the fact that he is a legendary former champ and a future HALL OF FAME LOCK.............and you have a very solid argument.

    or what did larry holmes do to get a shot at tyson??

    and that aside, i think he could beat ordinary champs like woods or green.
    or at least be very competative.

    that should be enough i think.
     
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  7. brooklyn1550

    brooklyn1550 Roberto Duran Full Member

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    Have him fight Zsolt Erdei or Clinton Woods. He has better chances against them than he does against Danny Green (who hits too hard for him now) or Chad Dawson.
     
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  8. MancMexican

    MancMexican Blood & Guts Forever Full Member

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    And get ktfo in his last fight? Better to retire now he's got a few wins
     
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  9. Tim

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    if a totally shot evander holyfield could get a title shot recently, i see no reason why jones shouldn't.
     
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  10. Imperial1

    Imperial1 VIP Member Full Member

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    Co-sign ..For all the clowns who said he was shot he was suposed to get knocked out last night ..**** what they say and give him a shot ...:good
     
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  11. MSTR

    MSTR More Speed Than Roy!!!!! Full Member

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    Danny Green may punch hard, but he is extremely stiff and very orthadox. Watch the way Mundine totally outboxed him. Roy would be too much for Danny in terms of skill, as even at this stage of his career, Roy is far and away the better technical fighter. His hands would simply be to fast, and Danny is guilty often of not letting his hands go enough. Danny Green would not pose any problems to Roy that Tito didn't present, apart from higher punching power.
     
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  12. Thread Stealer

    Thread Stealer Loyal Member Full Member

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    I think he'll get one.

    Roy may not have been a huge draw, but he's still one of the bigger names/draws in boxing.

    At the end of the day, money tends to rule.

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  13. Beebs

    Beebs Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Thats a sick joke, he beat a retired fighter whos prime was 23 pounds below what he fought at.

    What division would it even be at? The imaginary 170lb division?
     
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  14. Sister Sledge

    Sister Sledge Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    He has a chance against Hopkins and Green. The other Champs might be a bit too rough for him at this stage.
     
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  15. PATSYS

    PATSYS Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    The fight with Tito shows me that Jones should just retire, he just doesn;t have it anymore. If that was Glen Johnson, Jones loses again. Glen Johnson could take his punch, so there willl be no KDs, and Johnson is a bigger puncher than Tito at 170 lbs.
     
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