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

I'm beginning to see the Archie Moore supporter's side of the debate in regards to a matchup with Roy Jones the more I think about it after viewing more of him.

 

Dick Tiger?

Did he do anything of note at 175 besides having a couple of close wins over Torres?

 

What you are saying about those guys being above him Pea is quite right, that's why im agreeing with McGrain's post. I do think its not outrageous to have Jones in there, not at all to be honest, its subjective as you know. But by that same token every man you mentioned has right to be above him, subjective like i say. Jones is far from locked here.

 

Or Spinks may look even more uncoordinated than he usually did, be kept off balance, beaten to the punch, outsped, outtimed, out moved and Ud'ed

Spinks has a puncher's chance and may well win by KO, but hes not outboxing Jones

 

...Always good to see a mind that can change.

I would lean towards Archie, although Jones' power is shocking and could cancel out all that Mongoose skill and power and experience. Another thing, and this may be critical: Jones's style was similar to Burley's. Burley was technically sound, but relied on unorthodoxy and power... as does Jones, though he was less of a technician. The big difference between the two is the willingness to take risks -in and out of the ring. Burley was more than willing, Jones was less than willing. If Jones tries to potshot from safe distances and concentrates on defense as he could be prone to do against bigger guys, Archie takes it.

(All this so that McGrain's prophecy could be fulfilled.)

 

The correct answer is "yes."

 

I don't think I would put him inside my top 10. He could be argued in, at the bottom of the list, but it would mostly be based on how highly you rank him in a H2H sense at the weight, for just accomplishments/who he beat, I don't think he should make it.

 

No

Ten is not a big number,there are a sh1t load of great light heavies.

Yes Jones might in theory have beaten various all time greats based on his refexes but he had the chance to force the issue against the best of his era (at lest some of them) and he didnt.

Head to head is theory.

Resume is fact.

 

Here is the problem I have with Jones.

He won titles heavyweight, lightheavyweight, supermiddleweight, and middleweight but somehow miraculously managed to avoid establishing lineage at any of those weights.

He has a few incredible wins (eg over Toney) but squandered his potential fighting bicycle repair men.

He throws you a bit when it comes to deciding a ranking.

Lets not forgett however that this is the 175 lb division.

You can get hurt there.

 

I guess that Dempsey at heavyweight ripped the division open. Beat the willing, destroyed the No 1 contender, then the champion,

Jones might have achieved more pound for pound but it is hard to map out his legacy at a given weight.