Rank these guys against each other ...

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  1. Saintpat

    Saintpat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Some great fights among them, but also a lot of fights that didn't happen with little pond-hopping and no eagerness to cross-match the US and UK guys in this nice collection of 160- to 168-pounders from basically the same era:

    Roy Jones Jr.

    James Toney

    Chris Eubank

    Nigel Benn

    Steve Collins

    Michael Watson

    And who wins some of the matchups that never happened among them?
     
    Saintpat, Oct 18, 2016
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  2. Cecil

    Cecil Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Jones beats them all, Toney beats everyone bar Jones.
    The one to watch is Benn though capable of beating anyone anytime.
     
    Cecil, Oct 19, 2016
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  3. escudo

    escudo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Agreed but Toney gives jones a way better fight at 168 than he did at 160, that is very close.
     
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  4. THE BLADE 2

    THE BLADE 2 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    1. Roy Jones
    2. James Toney

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  5. THE BLADE 2

    THE BLADE 2 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    you mean at 160 pounds. In my opinion, an in-shape Toney would have given Jones a real test, irrelevant of the weight. Would still probably lose though, except at heavyweight.
     
    THE BLADE 2, Oct 20, 2016
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