Poll: Is Roy Jones a top 10 all time great lighheavyweight?

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  1. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    Does Jones make your all time top 10 lightheavyweights? If not, could you please list 10 fighters who you place ahead of him and their acheivments that warrant such rating?
     
    mr. magoo, Mar 17, 2009
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  2. McGrain

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    I have him in the 10, sure. Not quite locked, but in there.
     
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  3. asero

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    i think he is better than spinks...spinks resume maybe better but jones for had better skills
     
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  4. WhataRock

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    Yeah top 10 I reckon..Top 5 I dont think however.
     
    WhataRock, Mar 17, 2009
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  5. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    Your vote please;)
     
    mr. magoo, Mar 17, 2009
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  6. WhataRock

    WhataRock Loyal Member Full Member

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    Spinks would have beaten him though asero..that you can be sure of. :good
     
    WhataRock, Mar 17, 2009
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  7. McGrain

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    Yeah, Spinks bombs out Jones.
     
    McGrain, Mar 17, 2009
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  8. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    I guarantee I end up arguing about Moore-Jones in this thread.
     
    McGrain, Mar 17, 2009
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  9. teeto

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    This is the same line of thinking for me here.
     
    teeto, Mar 17, 2009
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  10. teeto

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    Wow its completely lopsided
     
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  11. Minotauro

    Minotauro Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Spinks would beat Roy at this weight, no doubt for me. I have Roy placed at 11.
     
    Minotauro, Mar 17, 2009
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  12. zadfrak

    zadfrak Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    The Jones record at LH only is not that impressive. Too many losses and ko defeats in not a whole lot of bouts. And I also happen to think lots of guys are going to win that title when the opposition is a 40 year old McCallum.
     
    zadfrak, Mar 17, 2009
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  13. mr. magoo

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    1. Jones won the WBC interim lightheavyweight title from Mike McCallum. It was official when he beat a prime undfeated Montell Griffin, then proceded to unify it from fighting various other men over the years.

    2. His first KO loss did not come until he was 35 years of age, and until that point was 15-1, most of which were all title fights. That's a better claim than a lot of lightheavys can make.
     
    mr. magoo, Mar 17, 2009
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  14. Dempsey1238

    Dempsey1238 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Nope.

    In no order

    Loughran,
    Jack Delaney
    Bob Fitz
    Jack O'Brien
    Paul Berlenbach
    Maxie Rosenbloom
    Billy Conn
    Moore
    Johnson
    Dick Tiger
    Bob Foster
    Spinks and others are over Jones imo.
     
    Dempsey1238, Mar 17, 2009
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  15. Sweet Pea

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    I don't think so, I think all of the below could be ranked above him.

    Ezzard Charles
    Archie Moore
    Gene Tunney
    Bob Foster
    Michael Spinks
    Harold Johnson
    Bob Fitzsimmons
    Harry Greb
    Tommy Loughran
    Billy Conn
    John Conteh
    Matthew Saad Muhammad
    Victor Galindez
     
    Sweet Pea, Mar 17, 2009
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