Roy Jones "Calzaghe in the top 5 of all time and my toughest ever opponent"

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  1. PH|LLA

    PH|LLA VIP Member Full Member

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    Roy is smart as hell too. Best boxing analyst i've ever seen on HBO

    also he is real, no fake bull**** to try to hype himself.
     
  2. slip&counter

    slip&counter Gimme some X's and O's Full Member

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    much better than manny steward thats why setanta have just signed him as a commentator in the UK
     
  3. PH|LLA

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    tbh i would have thought most brits would have trouble with Roy's accent. Sometimes even i have trouble understanding him.
     
  4. slip&counter

    slip&counter Gimme some X's and O's Full Member

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    we would rather listen to some informative and intelligent comment with a slightly difficult accent than a clear accent and a load of rubbish
     
  5. Rico Spadafora

    Rico Spadafora Master of Chins Full Member

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    I don not expect them to be great as Jones has no fan base really and Calzaghe is from Europe. This should not even be on PPV.
     
  6. slip&counter

    slip&counter Gimme some X's and O's Full Member

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    its funny how styles and timing sometimes is everything

    jones beats an inexperienced hopkins
    tarver beats jones
    hopkins schools tarver

    different timing

    hopkins beats jones (current)
    jones beats tarver (early jones)
    tarver beats hopkins (young hopkins)
     
  7. slip&counter

    slip&counter Gimme some X's and O's Full Member

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    jones has no fan base? :-(

    i guess all those 500,000 buyers were all tito fans
     
  8. slip&counter

    slip&counter Gimme some X's and O's Full Member

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    you don't think the 24/7 will have much effect? i disagree i would gladly pay for it as PPVs go its pretty decent and the undercard is shaping up well
     
  9. Rico Spadafora

    Rico Spadafora Master of Chins Full Member

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    yes the majority were. Tito has a huge fan base. Roy has always had shitty PPV numbers he relies on his opponents or a circus act (Ruiz) to get buys. The PPV numbers for this fight will be very low.
     
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  11. Rico Spadafora

    Rico Spadafora Master of Chins Full Member

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    24/7 will help but it will not sell close to 500k PPV buys. I will watch it for free on an internet stream. :good
     
  12. slip&counter

    slip&counter Gimme some X's and O's Full Member

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    your right jones always has problems with tarver, but the mr uknockoutable :D of the early years makes me think
     
  13. slip&counter

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    its a shame roy jones is not as big a star as he should be many reasons why he's not

    race
    lack of exposure
    lack of dance partners in his prime
     
  14. TheGrimReaper

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  15. slip&counter

    slip&counter Gimme some X's and O's Full Member

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    if he loses he's lost to a very tough opponent who's in the top 5 of all time

    win and he's beaten his toughest ever opponent and is higher on the ATG ranking and he gets a rematch