Anyone watch FNFs with RJJ as guest? He was talking about how he wanted Joe C after he beats Tito. He even said he would even go to England to fight him. I think i now know what RJJ's mentality is. He is still willing to fight guys who are naturally smaller than him because they don't have the power to KO him. That's all he's worried about. He even talked about fighting Hopkins but that Hopkins was never interested. I think he still feels good about fighting a lot of people as long as they aren't the same size as him. Anyone think there is any truth to this theory?
whats to point? A prime RJJ would be intresting but joe would control all the fight and make it look easy. What Joe needs to do is face the winner of taylor and pavlik.
Great fight..Joe gets clowned in spectacular fashion...Slopkins is a joke...People don't give Jr enough credit...Joe is no dummy and knows he cant beat Roy which is why he's after one of his old and grey castaways
You do realise he has lot 3 of his last 5 fights? Joe meanwhile, has not lost a fight since 1990 Hehe...
Both Calzaghe and Hopkins have offered Jones a match many times and Jones consistently prices himself out of the market. Like Mayweather he think he should get all the money.
Pavlik or Taylor give Joe a beatdown...RJJ would knockout Calslappy inside of 3 rounds with a mean counterpunch..take it to the bank *****:good
Umm, actually they are. RJJ struggles to make 175. Hopkins just moved up from MW a few fights ago. Joe C has been at SMW his whole career. RJJ even fought at 200+ once. RJJ is the naturally bigger guy.
Any other complete fabrications you'd like to tell us? Calzaghe has never offered Jones a fight to my knowledge. And Hopkins priced himself out in 02, and Jones priced himself out last year. Anyways, neither Hopkins nor Calzaghe is smaller than Jones. Jones was never a full sized LHW and was always the smaller man in the ring on fight night in that division.
Jones said yesterday that there were talks to fight with Hopkins 3 different times. And around 2001, RJJ did offer 60/40 but that Hopkins refused. And i believe him.
Hopkins is a natural 175lb fighter. He did lots and lots of roadwork and became a vegie to make 160. And is linail 175lb Champ. Joe eats 500 calories a day and does full training to make 168lbs Roy is a natural SMW. Also he was 193 when he fought Ruiz. One time. He wants to fight them at 175/168.
I'd say RJJ is a little bigger, but it's marginal and makes very little difference People commented on how Jeff Lacy looked like a gym rat, and how Kessler looked much bigger and stronger and ready to end the old mans reign Physique can be deceptive, and is not neccessarily indicitive of strength in the ring
Jones no longer struggles to make 175...he did after gaining weight to fight at HW, but that was only after the original weight loss. Key point is he GAINED weight. Both Calzaghe and Hopkins could ALWAYS have fought at 175, but simply chose not to. Jones was never a natural 175lb fighter. If he was having trouble making 175, why would he fight Trinidad at 170? Remember, Jones started at 154...