Roy Jones Jr vs Usyk @ cruiserweight

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Who wins and how

  1. Jones Jr KO/TKO

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  2. Usyk KO/TKO

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  3. Jones Jr Decision

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  4. Usyk Decision

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  5. Draw

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  1. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    And don't say RJJ has no chance. He absolutely does. Especially with his speed and underrated punching power. Even while fighting at light heavyweight, he was in the ring at about 185 anyway, so essentially a cruiserweight.

    Usyk would be a tough task though.
     
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  2. Devon

    Devon Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Usyk pressures him, closes off the ring and measures him, and gets Jones into a position where he can time Jones with his hands down and knocks him out.
     
  3. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    No, Usyk knocks him out. In no world would you say Roy Jones has a realistic chance against peak roided up Holyfield and Ali, therfor he has no realistic chance against someone like Usyk
     
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  4. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    Jones was like a streak of lightning. You think he'd be fast enough to close off the ring?
     
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  5. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    I think Jones would be competitive against both. If a 185 pound Jones Jr was one of Ali's title challengers in the 60s, he’d be one of the best.
     
  6. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I don't think Jones is that good. He would toy with someone like Chuvalo but Ali and Holyfield in their primes would wipe him
     
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  7. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    RJJ was one of the best super middleweights and light heavyweights of all time. Name a fighter at those weights and it's not out of the question that they COULD lose to RJJ.

    BTW, watching Usyk vs Fury 2 right now and Usyk looks like a midget next to Fury
     
  8. Devon

    Devon Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I think he’d force Jones into working much harder than he wants, moving more, throwing more.

    Jones wasn’t a high volume fighter, he’d rely on making you freeze with his blistering speed, making guys know he could hit them and drop them at any moment with the slightest mistake.

    But with Usyk’s size and boxing IQ, he wouldn’t have that worry anywhere near as much.

    As Jones’ feet slow down, he won’t be able to escape the corners, and he’ll look to the corners for rests, except Usyk would know exactly what Jones is doing and Usyk would poke and prod him into slipping and sliding hands down then Usyk would time Jones on the way up, perhaps he’d do the classic step to his right to create an angle as Jones is low then throw that big left as Jones comes up, maybe Jones would put his hands up and stand tall like he did against the ropes sometimes, and Usyk throws the left to the body, lead hook to the head to get Jones to roll then times him on the way up.

    There are many ways he could finish Jones once he’s got him tiring.
     
  9. THE BLADE 2

    THE BLADE 2 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Jones has no chin. Usyk knocks him out. Jones was great up to 175 but not above.
     
  10. Rico Spadafora

    Rico Spadafora Master of Chins Full Member

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    Usyk by KO. Usyk is on another level than Roy you can't even compare the two. Almost all of Usyk's title fights have been won on the road for one.
     
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