Rjj appreciation thread!

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by FinalBELL, Dec 2, 2009.


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  1. FinalBELL

    FinalBELL Well-Known Member Full Member

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    RJJ is a future hall of famer, he was P4P in his prime, and one of the, if not best boxers in the last 20 years. Everyone loved his fights.

    Jones is past his prime, and has been for some time now. He was a fighter who relied on his speed and reflexes, and with age those are the first things you lose.

    In his prime, he demolishes Calzaghe, or any other fighter within his weight class! If you don't acknowledge this, than step in line with all the other haters. I respect all he has given to the fans and the sport. He should retire now, and I would like to see him commentating on HBO again.
    [ame]http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDWnMXzgeZo[/ame]
     
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  2. jimmie

    jimmie Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Roy was one bad mother****er

    [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nKE8LME4sQ]YouTube - Roy Jones Vs Virgil Hill [HQ][/ame]
     
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  3. MAG1965

    MAG1965 Loyal Member banned

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    Roy was great. What hurts his career is that he would not fight the Calzaghes and the Maske guys when they were good. Very much like Floyd Mayweather. He did dominate many guys, but his fight footage is not varied. The same stuff over and over of outboxing mediocre challenges-even Ruiz was a handpicking of the easiest heavyweight he could fight. He was great, and the Green fight will not hurt his legacy much. What will hurt it is he didn't fight all the best and try to establish a legacy when he was prime. Even when he was out of his prime he tried to handpick fighters , and he thought Green would be easier than it was apparently.
     
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  4. FINITO

    FINITO Boxing Junkie banned

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    Roy is a living legend.
     
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  5. route1

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    the legend the man. most talented boxer ever. but after ruiz we never seen the same roy again. sad but time to hang em up RJJ. thanks for the memories
     
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  6. Body Head

    Body Head East Side Rape (CEO) Full Member

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    Well did know that after Jones won the heavyweight belt from Ruiz, that Tua and Jones were suppose to fight? The fight was almost certain it would happen but Tua had some legal issues to settle out. So Jones went back down to Light Heavy because Tarver was calling him out.


    Ruiz was the champion, Ruiz isn't an easy opponent for anyone who started their career at middleweight. If he fought Lewis it would have been suicide like Tyson/Spinks.
     
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  7. rccwilliams

    rccwilliams Sippin' on some sizzurp Full Member

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    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7TMbmDVG9M&feature=PlayList&p=D7111B03A2A7F2DC&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=41[/ame]



    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjkKiZfJwaQ[/ame]
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  8. FinalBELL

    FinalBELL Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Roy fought the best available at the time he was in his prime. The division was not that deep as it is today. Calzaghe was thought of as a good fighter in Europe, but never someone who posed any threat. RJJ would have brutalized Calzaghe in his prime!
     
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  9. FinalBELL

    FinalBELL Well-Known Member Full Member

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    That is one of the best body punches ever!!
     
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  10. Broxi

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  11. rccwilliams

    rccwilliams Sippin' on some sizzurp Full Member

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  12. 2chris7

    2chris7 Member Full Member

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    roy had a problem fighting out of country. to be fair, maske and calzaghe didn't want to fight in the u.s. either. after getting robbed of a gold metal in soel he said he would never fight overseas. and i don't blame him.
    he was best at supermiddle, and i will never, forget him shutting out vinny paz. first time i ever saw a guy land 0 punches in a round.
     
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  13. rccwilliams

    rccwilliams Sippin' on some sizzurp Full Member

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    :****


    :lol:
     
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  14. Broxi

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    Listen, I like Joe Calzaghe too but Roy would have killed him in his prime.
     
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  15. FinalBELL

    FinalBELL Well-Known Member Full Member

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    The RJJ that fought Calzaghe was not even comparable to the RJJ of 10 years ago. Every fighter relies on something different, and RJJ was speed and reflexes. If they would have fought when he had it all working for him, it's a shor night for Calzaghe. Calzaghe if anything, got better with age and experience.
     
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