True or false? Roy Jones fought Tarver a third time only to survive 12 rounds?

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  1. klion22

    klion22 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Roy Jones was coming off of two straight kayo losses before his third fight with Tarver.

    So do you think Roy Jones went into this fight with the simple mindset to survive 12 rounds to save some face?
     
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  2. TommyV

    TommyV Loyal Member banned

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    Probably. Taylor looked content to do the same after getting stopped by Pavlik.
     
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  3. Realspitts

    Realspitts Boxing Addict Full Member

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    somewhere in between.

    that fight was hard to watch as roy showvoted knowing he was down & there was nothing he could do to win.
     
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  4. TheBradyHawkes

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    Roy is a prideful guy. He tried, realized he didn't have the stamina, and got whooped.
     
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  5. Bill Butcher

    Bill Butcher Erik`El Terrible`Morales Full Member

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    Only Roy knows
     
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  6. pauliemayweathe

    pauliemayweathe Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    taylor fought much better and harder than rjj:deal
     
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  7. pauliemayweathe

    pauliemayweathe Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    if that was trying..then what is not trying...he was not getting killed....he did NOTHING to try and win
     
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  8. donizhere

    donizhere Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Roy Beat Tarver in their first fight
     
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  9. klion22

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    "Tried" is way too strong a word to describe RJ's performance. He certainly "tried" in rounds 4 and 5 but in every other round, i didn't see much effort on his part to actually try to win the fight.

    I think RJ went into the fight primarily to go 12 rounds with the thinking that if Tarver presented some freakish opening, he would take advantage but other than that, he was contempt to lose a 12 round decision IMO.
     
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  10. Boom_Boom

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    :-(
     
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  11. Realspitts

    Realspitts Boxing Addict Full Member

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    there was also some bs about conflict within roys camp (father).

    did anyone think roy was washed up going into the fight?
     
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  12. imp4pdabest

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    Nope. Jones fights to win
     
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  13. Carlos Primera

    Carlos Primera Boxing Addict Full Member

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    did'nt he say that he threw the fight, so his dad would'nt get credit or something of that nature?
     
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  14. klion22

    klion22 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I love RJ too but he did not fight to win against Johnson and Tarver 3. No way in hell.
     
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  15. klion22

    klion22 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I never heard him say it directly but obviously there was talk about this. But do you think RJ would actually lose just to see his father not get credit if he won? That's a little far fetched.
     
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