If i absolutely had to, i would pick ...... over anyone in history at this weight

75-78 Duran over anyone at LW
Prime SRR over anyone at 147-154
94-98 RJJ over anyone at 168-175
Prime Holyfield over anyone at CW

Not sure about FW, MW and HW just too many guys in the mix

 

Spinks maybe, but moorer and foster dont have the style. Moore's defense is taylor made for roy, because his hands are crossed any time roy would be close enough to get hit with a surprise punch. Roy would hit him from the outside and move away, and would be safe up close because archie moores hands would be crossed and not be in a position to punch. Peck and score points from the outside and when he wants to rest he can feint and jump in up close where moore cant punch. He did the same with toney who tried to duck, roy just jumped in with a feint or a hook and leaned on his back when toney ducked, and toney couldnt come up from the crouch/ducking position with a counter because roy was leaning on his back.

Roy circled "the wrong way" vs southpaws so michael moorers right jab and hook would be pretty much neutralized. Only 1 punch left that he would have to look for.

Foster was a force to be reckoned with but too conventional and not awkward enough. Roy would see everything coming and would not be caught off guard. Roy had trouble with awkward guys who made him take the lead.
Wprst case scenario he could peck and run his way to a decision against all of them.

Spinks has the biggest chance because of his awkwardness and eddie futch as cornerman(futch trained montell griffin)

 

Im talking about prime jones, not shot jones who couldnt take a punch because he came back to the ring too early from a concussion.

The idea that he goes to sleep from the first punch any of them land is just as laughable. Otherwise Lennox Lewis would have lost over a dozen fights to guys who should have theoretically put him to sleep.


John ruiz landed flush shots on jones early. Tarver landed alot of punches in the first fight. Griffin as well.
2004 jones isnt 98 Jones. Mac Kellerman was already saying on friday night fights that jones wasnt the same fighter anyomore 3 years before he lost to tarver. Clinton ****ing Woods would have never come close to busting up prime jones eye.

 

You are not providing any proof. Jones has taken shots without going to sleep before. If you really want i'll go dig up my posts where ive provided the fights and the timestamps where he gets hit.
Would a fragile fighter deliberately back himself into the corner and let opponents wail away at him several times in every fight for years?

Emanuel Steward himself said in 2005 that Jones "can never take a punch again because he has brain damage from coming back too soon after the tarver fight"
Dr. Margaret Goodman said in 2010 that Jones should not even be allowed to spar, much less fight.

How good was his chin in his prime? Who knows, but to suggest that he loses to someone because the other guy can punch is just as stupid as picking against Lewis in every fight where the opponent can hit at least as hard as McCall. Which is why i brought Lewis up.

 

If not for the McClellan tragedy that fight would have been tremendous.
Iceman Scully saw their amateur bout and said it was a great fight with Jones trying to fight off the ropes

 

Thats another one, nunn could have troubled him greatly with his style