No light heavyweight beats prime Roy Jones in a 3 fight series 3 times in a row

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  1. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    Every light heavyweight would pick up at least 1 loss out of 3. I challenge anyone to prove me wrong.
     
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  2. bolo specialist

    bolo specialist Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I think a fighter who can avoid dropping a fight to Moore in 3 tries would have an excellent shot @replicating that feat vs. Jones.
     
  3. Azik

    Azik New Member Full Member

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  4. Dynamicpuncher

    Dynamicpuncher Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    RJJ is beatable at Light Heavyweight I'd make Foster, Spinks, strong favourites over him due to their height, reach, power.
     
  5. HistoryZero26

    HistoryZero26 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    If you amend this to after 1950 I agree with you. Otherwise theres guys who could probably do it.

    Wait theres Michael Moorer. Moorer probably goes 3-0 on him too.
     
  6. Reinhardt

    Reinhardt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    If Roy loses to Bob Foster , Spinks or Charles there won't be any rematches .
     
  7. JohnThomas1

    JohnThomas1 VIP Member

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    Roy doesn't beat Qawi three in a row so you can pull it up right there. He's quite a bit more beatable at 175 vs 160-168 IMO. Jones loses a little and big immensely talented guys come into the fray like Charles, Moore, Spinks and Foster.
     
  8. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    Why not?
     
  9. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    So are you saying Moore >>>>Jones?
     
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  10. roughdiamond

    roughdiamond Ridin' the rails... Full Member

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    They wouldn't need to. Roid gets sparked in the first bout by quite a few greats.
     
  11. Journeyman92

    Journeyman92 Bob N Weave Full Member

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    Moore, Charles and Marciano if he was forced to make 175lbs batter him silly as would Dempsey… I think a young Ali could make 175lbs in Roy’s era :lol: not a can of worms many would open eh? Louis definitely could like Ali, not sustainably but he’d be able to do it and we’d see a death in the ring remember Moorer was about the size of Ali / Louis.
     
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  12. RockyJim

    RockyJim Boxing Addict Full Member

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    ...Unless he gets hit on the chin...then it's "Lights Out" for Roy Jones...
     
  13. Warmaster

    Warmaster New Member Full Member

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    I see Conn being a problem for Jones too.
     
  14. Flash24

    Flash24 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Quite a few ATG's Lt. heavies would ask Jones Jr this question.
    (What's going to be the excuse this time Roy?)
    Fighters like Charles, Moore, Spinks, Foster, and Qawi
    would eventually track Jones Jr. down, give him the
    treatment he received from Antonio Tarver.
     
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  15. Clinton

    Clinton Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    At 175? No question.
     
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