Roy Jones Jr. vs. Bob Foster at Heavyweight

Bob Foster, probably KO's Jones late. Physically he's taller than Jones and his right hand is legendary in the light heavyweight ranks. If Jones doesn't hurt Foster in the early to middle rounds, I'd say Foster takes him later in the fight. Speed could be the ultimate factor in this matchup if both fighters weigh close to 200lbs on fight night. It's a no brainer that Jones would be slower, not significantly slower but considerably slower as a heavyweight.

 

Foster coldcocks Jones around the third round.

 

Foster is a horrible style for Roy at any weight. Height, Jab, and a mean punch. Right hand ends it in the mid rounds.

 

Roy Jones, he had the speed power and athletcism to keep Foster at bay and win a lopsided decision.

 

Huh? At bay is Foster´s advantage.

 

True. He'd catch Jones sooner or later.

 

Lets not forget, Jones could crack at LHW. His power is underrated because he never committed to his punches. He employed a safety first technique that ensured that he'd go through the fight without taking any damage; which I would imagine would be necessary against Foster. I like Bob Foster; I think he's a terrific fighter possibly a top 5 LHW. But Jones would simply outpoint him. The handspeed and footspeed would do the trick.

 

I doubt it. It would be hard to pop in and out on a fighter with such a great height and reach advantage, especially one who times so well. I can't see Jones having any real offensive success in this bout if he were to keep his distance for that reason. Therefore I can't see him winning the fight. Foster's range and timing would be Jones's downfall. He's no Richard Hall.

 

I happen to like Jones and feel that today many have turned on him and even have some reason to .... that ramble being completed, Foster is a terrible match up for him ... Bob was a natural light heavy ... I cannot see him losing and if he hit Roy once, forget it ...

 

Well, Foster had a good Jab and a very good right hand that going along with his reach and height advantage would be enough. To beat a speedster like Jones you need a good jab. I think Foster would keep Jones at bay with his jab and use it also to set up his right hand which would land flush around the midrounds and finish the fight with Foster beeing slightly ahead on the cards.

 

Bob Foster by KO

 

The Jones that fought Ruiz would beat the Foster that fought Ali and Frazier, and quite easily.
Jones was a rock hard 193 vs. Ruiz, and still very, very quick. He could hit too, wobbling Ruiz briefly in the 4th round. His punches appeared to be harder than Ruiz's.

He would be stronger and faster than Foster, and would dictate the pace of the fight.
Jones may even stop him.

 

Foster by KO... Just a match up Jones cannot win. And besides the styles suiting Foster, Foster was also simply a better fighter at this weight.

 

Great reach advantage, my ass!
Glen Wolfe 77"
Eric Harding 77"
Richard Hall 77.5"
Mike McCallum 78"
Virgil Hill 78"
Derrick Harmon 78"
John Ruiz 78"
Julio Gonzalez 79"

Bob Foster 79"
Foster's reach won't help him anyhow, especially that he wasn't any faster than above fighters, and *very* predictable.