Roy Jones Jr. [Superman]

Mind Reader · Jun 26, 2012

I have been on ESB for a while.... But the Roy Jones hate that seems to keep building makes me sick....

I think most probably have not been watching boxing very long..

turbotime · Jun 26, 2012

The fastest 2 punches EVER

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hoPjCcyuhM[/ame]

king khan · Jun 26, 2012

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ahh can't do it to glass jaw like that. . . ill let people drool over videos of him schooling C level bums. . .

turbotime · Jun 26, 2012

king khan said: ↑

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ahh can't do it to glass jaw like that. . . ill let people drool over videos of him schooling C level bums. . .
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Johnson was a 2 weight champ atsch

SouthpawJab · Jun 26, 2012

lmaoooo....Roy makes them look like C level bums.

Prince. · Jun 26, 2012

turbotime said: ↑

The fastest 2 punches EVER

[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hoPjCcyuhM[/url]
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Brilliant.

Achille · Jun 26, 2012

New video of RJJ training with Tom Yankello in Poland.

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

Prince. · Jun 26, 2012

Looks like Roy is enjoying himself. Hopefully God will be in his corner. He has the boxing brain and handspeed to cause an upset. Let's see what happens June 30th. I'm sure even the haters at one point when they were growing up were a fan of RJJ. It's just that time is not on his side. Something must give when you've been dominating the sport of boxing from 1989 - 2003 without any vacations/retirements. On top of that he put the icing on his legacy by winning the HW title becoming the first former middleweight champion to win a heavyweight title in 106 years.

Good to see Alton as well as Tom working with Roy.

Prince. · Jun 26, 2012

achille said: ↑

new video of rjj training with tom yankello in poland.

[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmfbjurrbae[/url]
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: )

Achille · Jun 26, 2012

Prince. said: ↑

Good to see Alton as well as Tom working with Roy.
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True that accolade definitely gets overlooked by many boxing critics and fair weather fans. It's good to see Merk and Tom both training RJJ. From the last fight with Max Alexander I can definitely see some improvements in RJJ defense but Alexander wasn't a lively opponent. At least RJJ stayed off the ropes most of the fight.

Check out this Interview with Tom

TRAINER: "I THINK ROY HAS LAST HURRAH LEFT IN HIM!"
By Michael Walters

Roy Jones Jr., 43, who most boxing fans believe should be retired by now, is fighting once again. The future Hall of Famer has gone just 7-7 in his last 14 fights and has been stopped in four of those seven defeats. A lot of boxing fans and experts would like to see the all-time stick to his HBO annouincing duties, Jones is not planning on retiring quite yet. He has a fight scheduled for the end of the month against a respectable Polish cruiserweight, Dawid Kostecki.

His head trainer, the respected Tom Yankello, doesnt think it is time for the former pound-for-pound king to hang it up either. I see too much left in him in the gym, said Yankello, nixing the idea that Jones should ride off into the sunset. I think he has something left in him like a last hurrah, like Bernard Hopkins had against Kelly Pavlik.

On June 30, Jones (55-8 with 40 KOs) will travel to Poland to face Kostecki (39-1 with 25 KOs) in his own backyard in a cruiserweight bout. This is a far cry from the Roy Jones Jr. who in his heyday refused to fight abroad after the 1988 Olympics, where many people thought he got robbed. He turned down huge fights against Joe Calzaghe (in the 90s) and Dariusz Michalczewski thoughout the years because he didnt feel he could get a fair shake in Europe. These days it appears that hes willing to go to Europe because' much like many faded pop stars' he is still a big draw across the Atlantic.

Roy Jones Jr. is unquestionably a first ballot Hall of Fame fighter, although some would say he has tarnished his once illustrious record by continuing to chase another world title.

To me hes the greatest talent in the history of boxing, beamed his current trainer Yankello of World Class Boxing Gym in Ambridge, Pa. Even at 43 he still has a lot left talent wise.

Jones was arguably the most dominant fighter of the 1990s and besides a disqualification loss to Montell Griffin, (which he later avenged by first round knockout) Roy only lost a handful of rounds during that time.

He got to the point, because he was so talented and so above everybody else, he got bad habits, Yankello said. He got to a point were he totally relied on his speed.

Yankello admits that Roy may not have the foot speed he once possessed, but he thinks he can still be a top-flight fighter. His hand speed is still tremendous and he has technical skills he hasnt used in a long time, said an optimistic Yankello. I really think he can compete at a world championship level.

According to his trainer, to compete at the highest level Roy will need to do things he hasnt done in years. When hes using his jab hes still unbelievable, Yankello said, adding that they have been focusing on using the jab more in the gym. In his younger days he was able to control the fight with that jab.

To be successful, the current incarnation of Roy Jones Jr. will not be able to rely on his once unparalleled speed and will have to fight in a more conventional manner. He just has to do what he does best at all times and be technical, he just cant freelance and use his speed, Yankello said.

Yankello also thinks that Jones cannot fight with his back to the ropes like he did in his younger days if he expects to win. He needs to keep the fight in the middle of the ring. He cant let guys get him up against the ropes, Yankello said. In any of the fights he has lost hes been laying up against the ropes.

In his only fight under Yankellos tutelage against the unheralded Max Alexander last December in Atlanta, Jones was able to keep the fight in the middle of the ring. He wasnt on the ropes at all in that fight, that was our first goal, Yankello said. He fought very well on the inside in that fight, another thing they have been working on in the gym.

With the fight fast approaching, Yankello is concerned that Jones may be spreading himself a little thin. Training for this fight will present some challenges due to his obligations to HBO Boxing. Jones will travel to Las Vegas during camp to work on the Pacquiao Bradley PPV card and the following week he will be in El Paso working the Chavez Lee fight.

My concerns are bringing a 100 percent top Roy Jones to the table. I think that if Roy can have great training camp he can compete on a very high level, a world championship level, but those things remain to be seen, Yankello said regarding Joness hectic schedule.

My job entails that I get him up to the best of his abilities under the circumstances because the circumstances arent going to change.
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Joe.Boxer · Jun 27, 2012

Prince. said: ↑

Looks like Roy is enjoying himself. Hopefully God will be in his corner. He has the boxing brain and handspeed to cause an upset. Let's see what happens June 30th. I'm sure even the haters at one point when they were growing up were a fan of RJJ. It's just that time is not on his side. Something must give when you've been dominating the sport of boxing from 1989 - 2003 without any vacations/retirements. On top of that he put the icing on his legacy by winning the HW title becoming the first former middleweight champion to win a heavyweight title in 106 years.

Good to see Alton as well as Tom working with Roy.
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You call yourself a Jones fan you sonovabitch? Mindless cheerleaders like you are worse than the 'haters'. Jones should have retired numerous losses ago.

Prince. · Jun 27, 2012

Joe.Boxer said: ↑

You call yourself a Jones fan you sonovabitch? Mindless cheerleaders like you are worse than the 'haters'. Jones should have retired numerous losses ago.
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Thanks for the compliments. We all want him to retire; it's not our fault he doesn't listen. Just read his twitter responses to fans.

turbotime · Jun 27, 2012

C'mon Roy!

Achille · Jun 27, 2012

Interview with Tom Yankello.

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUoEfrf8U98[/ame]

Prince. · Jun 29, 2012

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUAj9JhMCzU&[/ame]

Must watch interview (Part 1 and 2 below)

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGxETpchGP0&[/ame]

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BX08pqQ2FPE&[/ame]

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZROa5kkKtA&[/ame]

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

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ea7Je2m70pc&[/ame]

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