Roy Jones Jr boxing idol

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  1. Eye of Timaeus

    Eye of Timaeus Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Who was Roy's boxing hero growing up
     
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  2. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Roy was my hero during the 90`s, I`m 43 now, but I don`t think as highly of Roy as I used to.
     
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  3. Eye of Timaeus

    Eye of Timaeus Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Why? Is it because he fought on too long. Remember him for his prime not old glass man.
     
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  4. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    No, I just know more about boxing than I did back then.
     
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  5. BlackCloud

    BlackCloud I detest the daily heavyweight threads Full Member

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    Am I the only one who is slightly concerned by that statement?
     
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  6. Eye of Timaeus

    Eye of Timaeus Well-Known Member Full Member

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    :risas3:
     
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  7. Eggman

    Eggman "The cream of the crop! Nobody does it better! Full Member

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    He maybe went on too long, but he has to be one of the very best Iv ever witnessed live. In hindsight his achievements look even better imho.
     
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  8. J Jones

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  9. Eye of Timaeus

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  10. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    Roy's all time favourite fight

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  12. J Jones

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    Not really. Real recognizes real. Chiva was a bad man. Nearly 40 years since his death, I have yet to see another fighter with the same level of stoicism. You can see Gomez psychologically fall apart whenever his best shots failed to even make Sanchez blink.
     
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  13. DirtyDan

    DirtyDan Worst Poster of 2015 Full Member

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    Roy is my fave boxer of all time. Him, Trinidad and DLH were def my boxing heroes as a kid growing up and watching boxing with my dad.
     
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    bcr Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Roy always gave a lot of credit to Sugar Ray Leonard and Salvador Sanchez
     
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  15. Tramell

    Tramell Hypocrites Love to Pray & Be Seen. Mathew 6:5 Full Member

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    I didn't know of Sanchez until Roy mentioned him. Not sure if it was this article, or a previous one.


    To the question, Roy was one of many fighters I was amazed by, but can't say he was my hero. At one point i considered him P4P #1. Untouchable. Most gifted, fastest hand speed. Freakiest of reflexes, but when he took on Vinny Paizenza, I started to look at other fighters. Didn't like the choices he was making for awhile.
    Ali, Leonard, Meldrick Taylor, Whitaker, Tyson, Holyfield, Jackson, RJJ, Pac Hopkins, in that order, were the ones whose fights I craved to watch over any other fighters.
     
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