Roy Jones Jr vs Prime Joe Frazier

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  1. Roy was the most athletic boxer of all times.

    He's 5'10
    Frazier 5'11.

    Frazier only outweight Roy by a few pounds at HW.. Can Roy out box Frazier?
     
  2. Nonito Smoak

    Nonito Smoak Ioka>Lomo, sorry my dudes Full Member

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    I'll take **** for saying this, but among the generally accepted 20 best HW's ever, I believe Joe Frazier is one of the easiest in a "fantasy time machine H2H scenario."

    edit: I do want to make clear that I would predict a Frazier victory here...
     
  3. Theron

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    Frazier gets to him and when he does he goes down
     
  4. PowerBack

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    Wasn't Jones 5"11"? Frazier would destroy him anyway. Even if Roy outboxes him, the relentless pressure and power of Frazier would eventually get to him down the stretch.
     
  5. Southpaw_1

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    Roy jones wasn't a natural heavyweight, Frazier was. Therefore i would say Frazier wins this. Frazier went the distance with a prime Ali and RJJ is not a prime Ali by any stretch.
     
  6. bernie4366

    bernie4366 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Frazier would eat some shots early, but eventually start catching up to him and finally maul him down to the floor. People are underestimating the size difference here quite a bit, and Frazier was no ****ing joke.

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    Roy Jones didn't spend enough time at heavyweight for me to make an appropriate estimation. Frazier by TKO.
     
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