If Roy Jones Fought in Today's MW-LHW Division

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  1. VG_Addict

    VG_Addict Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    What if a PRIME Roy Jones fought in today's MW-LHW division? Would he clean out?
     
  2. platnumpapi

    platnumpapi Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    roy would have won the super 6 and he would beat dawson at 175. because prime james toney could box better then ward and kessler and anyone else at smw or lhw and so could hopkins. roy was cold not even the purist boxers could beat him. toney, hopkins and even griffin could box better then roy i think. but roy was just to damn cold to **** with.
     
  3. Leonit

    Leonit Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    you too hood dawg
     
  4. TheSouthpaw

    TheSouthpaw Champion Full Member

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    I see him doin just as great as he did 10 years ago..In his prime nobody from our CW or LHW division would haved had a chance...GOOD THREAD!!!
     
  5. Borincano

    Borincano Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Yes, but he is correct. Age beat RJJ. Just like it will PBF if he continues past his time.
     
  6. HellSpawn86

    HellSpawn86 "My heart goes out to you!" Full Member

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    I would like to see how Ward develops. I think Ward is in the mix with all those guys. History isn't written yet.
     
  7. HellSpawn86

    HellSpawn86 "My heart goes out to you!" Full Member

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    As far as everyone else though, Roy flattens them like pancakes.
     
  8. Lester1583

    Lester1583 Can you hear this? Full Member

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    He'd get outboxed by Froch.
     
  9. PowerPuncher

    PowerPuncher Loyal Member Full Member

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    I doubt he loses to a round to anyone bar Chad Dawson who may make it tricky early
     
  10. Lester1583

    Lester1583 Can you hear this? Full Member

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    Let's wait till saturday, PP.;)
     
  11. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    He might not bother, he liked to maintain promotional control etc. I think his mission would be easier now than it was then though, so it's more likely. He certainly had the ability.
     
  12. PowerPuncher

    PowerPuncher Loyal Member Full Member

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    Regardless of the result, based on styles Bad Chad is trickier from the outside than Ward. If Ward beats Dawson it'll be by bringing the fight with pressure. Draining Chad has to factor into that gameplan imo. Can you imagine him pressuring RJJ, he'd be picked apart and maybe stopped for his trouble. Where as a rangier southpaw technician means Jones is forced onto the front foot, ala Harding type fight
     
  13. PowerPuncher

    PowerPuncher Loyal Member Full Member

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    He possibly doesn't work with Arum at 160, the Super 6 is quite none promoter control friendly though. It really only worked though because there was no established star going into it so they were more as a whole than as separate cash cows
     
  14. Lester1583

    Lester1583 Can you hear this? Full Member

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    True.

    I'm still not sure if Dawson has the right mindset to give his best against the best opponent of his career.
     
  15. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Yeah, an established Roy would probably prefer to tread water (unless he could get Bute to come south) and match the winner.