Roy Jones Jr vs Lou Del Valle what are your thought on Jones performance?

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  1. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    I feel Jones fought poorly vs Del Valle, missing often and being on the centre line after punching, how would fans rate his performance in this bout out of 10?
     
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  2. Loudon

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    I think he did well.

    You can't easily beat everyone.

    Del Valle was decent and tough, and he'd sparred Roy before.

    Roy caught him with some great body shots.
     
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  3. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Weren`t there middles or super middle down the years that would have dealt with Del Valle less sloppily? Andre Ward wouldn`t have misssed as much as Roy did in that fight.
     
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  4. Titan1

    Titan1 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Jones got floored, even though He dominated. 8 out of 10.
     
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  5. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    He missed a lot in the 1st round, he looked really sloppy.
     
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    Titan1 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He didn't look that impressive, it has been about 21 years , some things I have forgotten about.
     
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  7. Loudon

    Loudon Loyal Member Full Member

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    Probably. But then Roy could have beaten some of their opponents easier than what they did.

    That's the beauty of boxing.

    Styles make fights.

    I wouldn't have said that he was sloppy. His body work was great and it really slowed him down.
     
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  8. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    :dunno:)
     
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  9. Smoochie

    Smoochie Combat sports fanatic Full Member

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  10. Smokin Bert

    Smokin Bert Boxing Addict Full Member

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    A terrible performance for Roy. Yet he still won by a landslide. That is how goordRoy was at his peak. Even his sub-par performances rarely left his opponents any real chance of victory.
     
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  11. Dynamicpuncher

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    Del Valle was RJJ's sparring partner so maybe he picked up on a few things in those sessions which helped him have some success.

    Del Valle was a Southpaw who was never stopped in his career and was a top 5 ranked Light Heavyweight at the time who also had a close fight vs Virgil Hill so Del Valle was no mug.

    I would say it was a workmanlike performance from RJJ over a tricky opponent.
     
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