Prime Roy Jones vs 1998 George Foreman

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  1. Thunderstorm

    Thunderstorm Active Member Full Member

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  2. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Jones would have been too fast, 1994 Foreman might have beaten Jones though.
     
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  3. PernellSweetPea

    PernellSweetPea Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Jones could not stop for a second and cannot be hit at all. George should employ the hitting the arms tactic of Canelo and just hit anything. The power might shock Roy into losing his gameplan a little.
     
  4. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    Roy does fine as long as he doesn’t get hit….. At all…
     
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  5. Barrf

    Barrf Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Jones needs to fight a perfect fight. It's 100% winnable for him if he does this. However, if he screws up and gets hit flush...
     
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  6. Jel

    Jel Obsessive list maker Full Member

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    Jones is way smarter than Moorer and doesn’t make the same mistake.
     
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  7. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Well at this point in time, George is very much at the end of his career, still dangerous, but if Roy can move in and out fast, avoid getting tagged by too many bombs, then he gets a decision.
    But Roy s chin could let him down seriously.
     
  8. BCS8

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    Honestly, I think Jones might pull it off. Foreman at that age was slow AF.
     
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  9. Dynamicpuncher

    Dynamicpuncher Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    A guy like Crawford Grimsley who wasn't durable, went the distance with Foreman at this stage in his career. Foreman had also not stopped anyone since 1994 against Moorer, I think Jones can pull off a UD. If glass cannon Morrison can do it who isn't a natural boxer then Jones can aswell.
     
  10. Themessiah

    Themessiah El Jefe Full Member

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    Jones can win but he'd have to use his footwork a lot like Morrison did and basically avoid all power shots and flurries
     
  11. White Bomber

    White Bomber Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Jones easy UD.
    By that stage of his career, one could see a Foreman punch coming from a mile away.
     
  12. steve1990

    steve1990 Active Member Full Member

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    Jones by Decision. No Way is he going to stand toe to toe with Foreman.
     
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  13. Jason Gordon

    Jason Gordon Active Member banned Full Member

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    Foreman moved like a snail in 1998. No way he cuts Roy off and gets him on the ropes. Roy clowns him.
     
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  14. highlander

    highlander Active Member Full Member

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    roy would win by u.d. but, all it would take would be one punch. and, this is boxing, and eventually, roy would be hit.
     
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  15. Jackstraw

    Jackstraw Mercy for me, justice for thee! Full Member

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    If by being smarter and not making the same mistake as Moorer you mean never-in-a-million-years taking the fight, I agree.