prime roy jones v leonard or hagler?

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  1. boxingnut

    boxingnut New Member Full Member

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    who would win between a prime-"roy jones v ray leonard or marvin hagler"? would jones beat either leonard or hagler-all 3-"at their peak"?
     
  2. Sweet Pea

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    Leonard was too small to have beaten Jones at MW. Hagler may well have beaten him at his peak though.
     
  3. DINAMITA

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    Leonard too small to beat Jones at 160. I think Jones is a better fighter p4p than Hagler and I think he definitely beats Hagler at 168, but Jones was something like 25 when he got too big for middleweight. Could peak Hagler beat a 25-year-old Jones? Probably yes.
     
  4. Beeston Brawler

    Beeston Brawler Comical Ali-egedly Full Member

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    Jones would be too big for Leonard IMO - though he was tight at middle unlike SRL who was if anything small for a MW.

    Hagler would beat Jones at 160 for exactly that reason - a great middle beats one who is tight on the weight. Jones beats Hagler from 168 upwards.