Greater fighter: RJJ or FMJ?

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  1. Peppermint

    Peppermint Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Now that Floyd has retired, how does his career match up to fellow great, Roy Jones Jr.? I'm not talking about who was more skilled, who had the better wins, etc., simply overall who was the greater fighter?
     
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  2. Lady Girl

    Lady Girl Kneel Before Zod! Full Member

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    roy
     
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  3. TheVrominator

    TheVrominator Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Jones Jr.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Void Landis Fraudweather
     
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  4. HerolGee

    HerolGee Loyal Member banned Full Member

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    jones really, he beat some prime hofers and conceded potentially 70 lbs in prime bodyweight moving up. Floyd not come close, however Floyd had very different strengths, money was awesome defensively, roy awesome offensively, jones killed his longevity, Floyd made best use of his.
     
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  5. theanatolian

    theanatolian Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Slightly Roy.
     
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  6. MVC!

    MVC! The Best Ever Full Member

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    Floyd, by a good distance.
     
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  7. cereal monotony

    cereal monotony Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    oK...it's a tough call...my all time list has fmj first, rjj second and srr third....but i have seen rjj fights where he looked like far and away the greatest fighter of all time...the difference is, rjj usually fought at a more natural weight class, whereby floyd usually fought above his natural weight class against guys who were up to 30 lbs heavier than him and beat them with the same ease...gotta go with fmj.
     
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  8. Willie Maeket

    Willie Maeket "40 Acres and Mule" -General William T. Sherman Full Member

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    Will there ever be another Roy Jones?....Probably not.
     
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  9. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    Roy
     
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  10. tinman

    tinman Loyal Member Full Member

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    Yea it's not like we didn't see Roy go from MW to HW.

    That never happened.
     
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  11. Pimp C

    Pimp C Too Much Motion Full Member

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    RJJ was when he was in his prime he could damn near land at will he was a God with boxing gloves.:deal Arguably the best athlete to ever lace up a pair of boxing gloves along with Ali
     
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  12. Peppermint

    Peppermint Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    You have to think most people would rather be a Floyd opponent than a RJJ opponent. Floyd beats you economically, but Roy would terrorize you with unrelenting speed and punches that you don't know where they are coming from.
     
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  13. MoJoGoodie

    MoJoGoodie Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Floyd
     
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  14. tinman

    tinman Loyal Member Full Member

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    Robinson was the greatest athlete ever p4p. We didn't even see him at his best weight class.
     
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  15. Smokin Bert

    Smokin Bert Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Definitely Jones.
     
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