Jones vs Hall

amazing what steroids will do for you.

 

Jones looked unbelievably good in that fight, the roids must have some positive effect.

BUt in that fight, we also saw classic Jones - always lacked killer instinct. Also see Roy Jones vs Reggie Johnson, you will bite your teeth at how Jones just couldn't finish a hurt fighter.

 

Unbeleivable performance where he just lieterally TOYED with hall. Knocked him down so many times, and at one stage ran behind him and hit him from the other side.

 

I remember watching that one, one of my favorite Jones fights. I couldn't believe Hall was trying to dispute the stoppage afterwards, I know fighters often do that but it was actually hard to watch that beating so taking it could not have been so good either.

 

I think Roy is just so confident he doesn't see the need to go after a hurt opponent, and risk taking an unexpected punch when doing so and leaving himself open. He takes his time because he knows the KO will come.

 

this fight also showed what was bad about roy...this guy was completely outlcassed and hurt several times, but almost lasts the entire fight.

 

Jones, even though flashy and aggressive at times, was always somewhat of a tenative fighter. Maybe he always feared getting caught completely flush like Tarver caught him with.

 

Jones never gets mentioned in lists of best defenders, he was certainly one of the most defensive, as he rarely got hit with anything notable.

 

Definitely the way I see it. Remember the way he used to follow up relentlessly at SMW? Then how he suddenly really stopped finishing guys like that after his first couple of fights at light heavy? I think he must have been tagged hard in sparring at some point, which made him pretty cautious. I think he realised at that point in the higher weights his chin was far from invincible, and he decided to fight accordingly.

 

Does that mean that Jones' chin has always been a suspect?

I agree. I just don't buy this **** that his chin suddenly deteriorated starting 2004. Chin, together with power, is usually the last one to go with age. See Ali, Holyfield, Holmes, Foreman, etc.

 

Perhaps the Del Valle fight?

 

"Perhaps the Del Valle fight?"


That was more of a slip then a clean knockdown. You can see his foot slip on, what I assume is, a puddle of water.

 

the only diffrance between then and now is roy doesnt go for the KO. just as fast. fights the same.

 

fastest straight right hand ive ever seen.