Roy Jones Appreciation Thread

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  1. Cachibatches

    Cachibatches Boxing Junkie banned

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    Sad to see Jones struggling on, and we probably won't have to after tonight. In the alphabet soup era, there is a lot of debate about who has legacy, who is atg, etc. I tend to go light on guys becasue its so hard to get the fights, but if there is one guy for whom there is no question, its Roy Jones Jr.

    Prime BHop, prime Toney, and a heavyweight title to boot. We might not see the likes of a record like that again.
     
    Cachibatches, Dec 2, 2009
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  2. venomus_p4p

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    I love Roy.
     
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  3. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDWnMXzgeZo[/ame]

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPP9ffqGYHk[/ame]
     
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  4. G.A.V.

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    If only he had Nard's chin.
     
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  5. mrtony80

    mrtony80 Likes thick chicks Full Member

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    Roy did his thing when he had it, but damn, what a fall from grace he has suffered in the last few years. If it wasn't for his chin, Jones could easily be top 20 ATG
     
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  6. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    As thing's stand, he's probably a top 45 level fighter.
     
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  7. Body Head

    Body Head East Side Rape (CEO) Full Member

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    lol I don't know how Jones looked so good in the fifth round against tarver 3. He almost even knocked him down.
     
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  8. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    That round was Roy Jones last hurrah, so to speak. Lovely work to the body, and those uppercuts were beautiful.
     
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  9. Body Head

    Body Head East Side Rape (CEO) Full Member

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    I know this video is unrelated but listen to Larry Merchant at around 2:50. Larry's words "Alton Merkerson has said Roy Jones has gotten old and you could see it he was throwing one punch at a time"

    I never heard Alton say that before, do you know if he said that before the fight even started or did Alton say that when Jones got knocked out?

    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SS2ndsktRgU"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SS2ndsktRgU[/ame]
     
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  10. VIP

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    If only Jones had kept that up in the 3rd Tarver fight. It would have been perfect redemption...but sadly it's not to be.
     
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  11. Royal-T-Bag

    Royal-T-Bag Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    there never was or will be another like him. no one was as athletic as Jones. the way he pulled off that showboating bull**** was amazing, the devestating power, the way he easily beat Toney and B-Hop, the unreal reflexes and speed he shoulda retired after beating Ruiz at that point people thought he was invincible
     
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  12. san rafael

    san rafael 0.00% lemming Full Member

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    :rofl

    Now it's all down to his "chin," even though he was stopped on punches to the side/rear of his skull by Johnson and Green... Even though it was his CONFIDENCE that went with the first Tarver KO... The concept of boxing being "90% mental" is completely lost on the fans. Utterly.
     
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  13. san rafael

    san rafael 0.00% lemming Full Member

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    He was too petrified.
     
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  14. nezy37

    nezy37 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    wow. just saw it now:-(
     
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  15. Goose

    Goose Russian oligarch Full Member

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    Jones had an amazing career, even more amazing skills, superhuman reflexes and speed, even better personality.
    Roy is my hero......i hope he retires for good now and focuses on commentating, he was also great at it.

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoCOg8ZzUfg&feature=related[/ame]
     
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