Roy Jones has a solid resume.

not only does RJJ beat his opponents he makes it look good.

 

Because Roy was so good in his prime, he beat his opponents easily; no one came close. So when Roy faced his opponents and beat them by such a wide margin, he was critisized by taking 'easy' fights.

They weren't easy fights; Roy just made them look easy

 

Amen, there are a handfull (if that) of fighters in history between 160 and 175 that Roy would not have made look bad in his prime.

 

Watching Roy in his prime was unlike anything I've ever seen. There were fighters, like Kelly for instance, who did not belong in the same ring with Jones, that made his opposition seem of lesser credibility. But watching him against top tier opposition such as
Wins
Bernard Hopkins
James Toney
Montell Griffin
Virgil Hill
Clinton Woods
Antonio Tarver
John Ruiz
you can see that he makes them appear of lesser credibility

 

Hopkins,Toney,Hill,Tarver are the ones there which are good/great. The others were decent. For a guy who has fought all these years, Jones should have had more greats on his resume or at least some more rematches.

 

He never fought Nigel Benn or Nunn, who I think would have been tough for him. He beat Ruiz, but could not beat Lennox who was the real champ at heavyweight. I do not think anyone really thinks Jones was the heavyweight champion. They know he beat Ruiz, but they do not consider him the champ.

 

Nunn, DM, Hopkins rematch around 2002, Calzaghe, Eubank, Benn, McClellend, Collins, Liles. His resume could look alot more impressive than it does. No doubt that he was a phenomenal fighter but look at the list of fighters above and ask yourself could Roy of made those fights happen and would they improve his resume a considerable amount.

 

When i watched RJJ fight in his prime i swear RJJ knew what his opponent was going to do before his opponent knew it and could tag his opponent at will.

I thought RJJ was so fast i thought the film the matrix was based on him in the ring.

I still think RJJ is the best left hook i have ever seen in boxing, RJJ could finish fights by letting his guard down, lull his opponents into a false sense of security, allow them to throw a jab and boom the RJJ left hook KO. i loved watching his opponents faces with shock in their eyes thinking "did he really KO me with that hook.

and i agree with this guy, he made good fighters look lost in the ring, there isnt a fighter in boxing that can do what RJJ did in the ring.

 

I'm a big Calzaghe fan but I fully realise that Jones' resume shits all over Calzaghe's. But Jones was NEVER a fully fledged champion at any weight whereas even Calzaghe was at 2 weights. Jones had far better competition available to him throughout his career than Calzaghe or Hopkins ever did. Jones beat Hopkins when both were just short of top flight boxing. A rematch around 2002 would of been a mega fight for both men.

 

Lennox Lewis turned down a fight with Roy Jones. (He didn't duck him though)

 

it's fully understandable that lennox didn't want a manslaughter charge hanging over his head.

 

I know.

But you also have to be fair to Jones.

The fight couldn't be made.

But Ruiz is still a great win.