Roy Jones Jr

Well Jones isn't fighting a nobody next now is he? Though both are far past it.

And no, nothing Jones does now will affect anything later on. Just like all the other greats, we forgive them their past their prime transgressions, all it takes is time. Jones is not the greatest of all time. But he is one of the best there ever was, and while his resume does not measure up to his immense talent, it is still very good. People need to look at the names on the resume, not just go talking about the ones who were not on there.

(And don't cherry pick 3-5 names you know weren't good to try and represent the whole of his resume, since that is the oldest tactic in these debates....for every one you pick, there are 2 top rated fighters I can pick)

 

He doesn't have the best resume but he is the best pure athlete in the sport EVER.

 

i stand corrected, left hook around/through his guard:good

 

It wasn't a lucky punch IMO, just a well timed counter knowing what Jones likes to do off the ropes.

 

yep, watching the clip in slow-mo i can see tarver keeps his eyes on jones as he follows through with the hook despite catching a jab to his face. looks like a pretty deliberate punch to me.

 

RJJ is not a coulda/shoulda/woulda guy like Vitaly or Ike Ibeabuchi he is the only man in history to become MW, LHW, and HW champ, he won titles in 4 different weight classes and is a 3 time LHW champ WTF else does he have to do.

 

nothing, just hang it up. ideally he would have retired after ruiz or tarver1, but it's too late for that now. hopefully, he calls it quits after he beats tito, but i've got a feeling he'll hang around for a while and eventually become a lhw,cw stepping stone....how unfortunate.

 

He meant to throw that punch, he seen an opening and landed. It reminds me of the time when Mccall caught Lewis right on the button and knocked him out with his eyes closed, the truth is if you listen to his corner before the round you will hear them tell him to throw counter.

 

Hopefully both hang it up as I would hate to see either guy go out like Holy or Tyson.

 

I really think that him having to lose 25 lbs of muscle at 35 or so completely messed up his body permanently. I mean it's one thing to lose some extra fat but he lost all muscle. And i think that was his undoing. He let Tarver get to him. He should've just stayed at HW and take on some guys he can beat and retire. If he had beaten Tyson, wow, he would've been right up there with the ATGs.

 

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Roid Jones,

great boxer, horrible rapper lol

 

At his best, Roy was more exiting to watch than any fighter ever. His athleticism allowed him to land "bar fight" punches that no one could duplicate.