in their prime, Jones vs Hopkins

You're so incredibly wrong in this statement. Jones has lost a ton of rounds in his career.

I'm not denigrating Jones though. I mean its normal to lose some rounds, but to say he lost 4 rounds until the Tarver fight is a big fat lie.

 

It may have been a bit of an embellishment but not by much. Only Montell Griffin gave him a bit of a puzzle a long time ago. He starched Griffin in 1 round in ther rematch. BTY, who wins as in the title? :rofl:rofl:smoke:smoke

 

I think Roy would win.

I'll have you know that Roy lost 4 rounds to Hopkins in their fight. Its not as clear cut as you think it is.

 

Yeah, yeah, I know the scores. It wasn't close. And Jones had a broken hand. He toyed with Bhop. And that wasn't either guys prime. Jones was weight drained and Hopkins was still learning. Jones at 168 was a nightmare for anyone. he was the best of all-time at that weight. :smoke:smoke:rofl:rofl

 

Roy Jones was not a techinally sound boxer.He relied on ultra fast reflexs to get away with alot along with blazing hand and foot speed.Thats why when Jone's aged he fell apart.He didn't have the techincal skills to fall back on.

 

Jones was just too damn gifted in his prime.....

 

Outside of Bhop pulling off something lucky Roy beats him 10 times out of 10. Roy is a bad style matchup for everyone at MW and SMW, imo.

 

:yep ...he was too good for his own good...

Arthur Ashe said once of John MCEnroe, that he was envious of his physical gifts and that McEnroe never practiced....that he played doubles to get in match time....but when his skills decreased he had nothing to fall back on....Mc was 82-3 in 84, which is the highest win % ever in mens tennis for one year.....
Roy Jones is an example of that (too talented to care about bad habits)but he was even more gifted than MCEnroe physically in their own respective sports.....which says a lot since there is only one wght class in tennis

 

If Roy Jones were white B-Hop would beat him.....:hey

 

good and apt word....

 

They already fought in their prime.