Prime for Prime, Dmitrii Bivol vs. Roy Jones Jr ?

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Prime for Prime, Dmitry Bivol vs. Roy Jones Jr ?

Poll closed Dec 12, 2022.

  1. Dmitry Bivol

    31 vote(s)
    26.1%

  2. Roy Jones Jr

    88 vote(s)
    73.9%
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  1. Loudon

    Loudon Loyal Member Full Member

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    Absolutely.

    Who wouldn’t be.
     
    Loudon, May 18, 2025 at 11:23 AM
    Loudon, May 18, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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  2. turbotime

    turbotime Hall Of Famer Full Member

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    Bivol throws so many punches I have to lean towards Roy catching him with something during his spurts to put him down a few times to earn the points win.
     
    turbotime, May 18, 2025 at 12:54 PM
    turbotime, May 18, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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  3. zulander

    zulander Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Actually think the syles would make for a great fight.
    A total athlete, with huge speed and power VS a total technical boxer.
    I'd lean towards Roy due to his extra power, but Bivol is so good and so correct in what he does that his athletisim would be a great fight either.
     
    zulander, May 19, 2025 at 2:41 AM
    zulander, May 19, 2025 at 2:41 AM
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  4. cuchulain

    cuchulain Loyal Member Full Member

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    This is true.

    But he IS beating him, 8-4 or 9-3.
     
    cuchulain, May 19, 2025 at 4:23 AM
    cuchulain, May 19, 2025 at 4:23 AM
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  5. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    Remember when Roy said that fighting someone who throws as many punches as Calzaghe always presents a big problem for any fighter including himself?

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    Bivol might not throw as many punches as Calzaghe but he throws an awful lot and, like Joe, he has very fast hands and throws rapid combinations
     
    Serge, May 19, 2025 at 6:38 AM
    Serge, May 19, 2025 at 6:38 AM
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  6. Keldan

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    My favourite active boxer against my all time favourite boxer. Roy Jones Jr wins but Bivol gives him a tough fight
     
    Keldan, May 19, 2025 at 8:55 AM
    Keldan, May 19, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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  7. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    Eurasian Level is different. Bivol being Eurasian equips him with natural super powers which Roy and the countless other steroid freaks who looked up to him and were inspired by him to turn to the dark side would need to joust industrial amounts of PEDs in their asses to gain: Eagle vision, snake speed and precision, mongoose reflexes, Soviet bear strength, and that mix of European and Asian (Moldovan and Korean in his case) DNA is like winning the super jackpot for the genetic lottery

    Anyone who is fortunate enough to be Eurasian, as I am, knows that we are just built different. Look at GGG, Kostya, Bivol, Janibek etc. they're all blessed with natural super powers that most can only dream of

    I'll wager than Bivol can see much better in the dark at night than Roy can see in the daytime and that he would embarrass the hell out of Roy if they played table tennis.

    Hell, I wouldn't be surprised if Roy got dropped by the ping pong ball if it hit him on that abomination of a chin of his as it came hurtling back at him at 100mph. Bivol would see that ball moving in slow motion whereas it would be coming back at Roy with such velocity he would be lucky to score a single point against Bivol
     
    Serge, May 19, 2025 at 9:37 AM
    Serge, May 19, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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  8. Rico Spadafora

    Rico Spadafora Master of Chins Full Member

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    Glass Jaw Roy wouldn't dare to fight someone like Beterbiev and Bivol beat him twice.

    Bivol beats Roy and I can see it by KO. Roy had no Plan B in a fight he had No Chin and he didn't test himself in his Prime like Bivol has done either. Roy was busy wasting his Prime away fighting in obscure places like Biloxi, Pensacola, Tampa, Indianapolis, etc against handpicked opposition who posed little threat. When Glass Jaw Roy decided to go into the Lion's Den he started getting KOed over and over. Coincidence? I think not.
     
    Rico Spadafora, May 19, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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  9. BCS8

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    epic post :risas3:
     
    BCS8, May 19, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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  10. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    :lol: Thanks
     
    Serge, May 19, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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  11. hoopsman

    hoopsman Boxing Addict Full Member

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    While I am not suggesting the fight would be one-sided, I don't see any version of Bivol beating apex Jones.
     
    hoopsman, May 19, 2025 at 11:42 AM
    hoopsman, May 19, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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  12. tarrant45

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    Bivol way too basic for prime Roy. No way he beats him. Beating up Canelo and one dimensional Beterbiev is nothing compared to prime Roy jones. Let's get serious.
     
    tarrant45, May 19, 2025 at 4:29 PM
    tarrant45, May 19, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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  13. Joeywill

    Joeywill Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Roy Jones would probably win a decision.

    The Roy Jones pre 2000
     
    Joeywill, May 19, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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  14. TNSNO1878

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    Roy didn't need a plan B. It's like saying George Foreman had no plan B. If he can outbox McCallum, James Toney and Bernard Hopkins, he has little trouble with Bivol. I have no idea why current boxers get ranked so highly in the ATG rankings, except for Usyk and Inoue. Bivol is quality, but a razor-thin points win over Beterbiev and a win against Canelo, who had no business at 175, don't suddenly catapult him to GOAT status.

    Beterbiev from 5 years ago would've mauled Bivol and probably stopped him. He's in his 40s now, his knees are gone, and he still (in my opinion) only lost by a round in both fights. Beterbiev, in his prime, gives Roy a good fight but loses a wide points decision. Roy ruined his own career and chin by going to heavyweight and coming back down, but let's not pretend Bivol is on the same planet skill-wise.
     
    TNSNO1878, May 19, 2025 at 5:28 PM
    TNSNO1878, May 19, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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  15. OldSchoolBoxing

    OldSchoolBoxing Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Roy Jones loses to Bivol and Beterbiev.
     
    OldSchoolBoxing, May 19, 2025 at 6:03 PM
    OldSchoolBoxing, May 19, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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