Steve Collins trying to confront RJJ, post-fight '99

I think your correct in your contention that Jones would have beaten Collins, Eubank and Benn but just because someone might have made an outlandish statement doesn't mean you have to respond with one!

He wouldn't have "... beat them up so bad your glorified fantasies of these guys would be flushed down the toilet in a matter of minutes..."

I reckon Jones would have won a unanimous decision against Collins and would have stopped Benn, he possibly would have stopped Eubank in the latter rounds but I reckon it would have gone the distance.

 

Here is an article on the Benn fight !!

NIGEL Benn is sacrificing pounds 3million and a chance to be the true super-middleweight champion of the world.

On offer is a fight with America's fabulous Roy Jones, who spectacularly stopped Merqui Sosa of the Dominican Republic inside two rounds at Madison Square Garden, New York, on Friday night.
And not even Benn will dispute Roy's post-fight boast, after throwing 20 unanswered punches: "Tonight I showed who is the best fighter in the world, pound for pound."
Greg Fritz, of Jones' management team, accuses: "Benn and his promoter, Frank Warren, are sitting on their butts. They are letting slip the match the world wants to see."
Deal
Fritz claims the stalemate is due to the English camp's liaison with Don King.
"King demands options on Roy if he should beat Nigel," explains Greg. "We will never agree to that.
"Fair's fair - we want no piece of Benn. Why can't there be a straight deal with no strings?
"The pounds 3million purse is guaranteed. If Nigel can walk away from it, he's a very rich and lucky man."
The American allegations anger Warren. "I haven't received a single call from Jones or his people," he stresses. "How can they say what Nigel, Don or myself want?
"They talk about a meeting without even checking we're available. It's totally unprofessional. They are freezing Jones out of the world picture.
"The truth is that Jones needs Nigel to make decent money. He earns buttons compared with Benn and Steve Collins."
Jones comes to London next Sunday for talks about a basketball career with London Towers. He already plays minor league in Florida.
But Roy still longs to mix it with Benn. From his Pensacola estate, he confirms: "I think a lot about Benn. He's the one fighter out there who motivates me.
"If I box again, I want it to be with Benn."
Fritz insists: "There will be a meeting with Warren and Benn while we are in England. But frankly, we are not hopeful.
"As long as King seeks to influence Roy's future, there's nothing more to say."
Benn's admiration for Jones is unstinting. "I don't mind being rated second to him," he says. "I have so much respect."
Yet the Dark Destroyer adds with menace: "If the fight happens, Jones will be tested as never before. We'll see if he can take it, as well as dish it out!"
Jones' passion for basketball would make Benn's job easier. The American has just been diagnosed as having chronic knee trouble, brought on by daily twisting and jumping.
Sparring partners report Roy has cut back on running, and even limps in the ring.
That's why Benn is suddenly an attractive - and maybe final - payday

Jones had every intention to fight Benn but King was obstacle !! I don't know about those figures stated before but at the end of the day it was Kings involevement even Warren recognized that ..Make sure you post all the facts before you say someone has ducked someone or before you uses someone else post!

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