When RRJ & Floyd were both active, how come nobody...

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  1. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    It's actually funny seeing the same posters both defend Jones for not accepting certain terms, but then criticise others for not accepting terms to fight Jones.
     
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  2. CharlesBurley

    CharlesBurley Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    The difference being Jones was offering career high money to face him. Where as the only offer Jones got was to goto Germany for less than his average purse

    'Everyone says they want to face Roy Jones until we start talking about the finances' - Murad Muhammad
     
    CharlesBurley, Jul 5, 2020
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  3. lufcrazy

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    The difference being you're a fan of Jones.
     
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  4. CharlesBurley

    CharlesBurley Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    Correction. I'm a fan of Jones but you're ignoring boxers and their managers turning down career high money to fight Jones in order to troll
     
    CharlesBurley, Jul 5, 2020
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  5. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    No you're happy when it's Jones turning down offers to fight Benn, but not happy when it's others turning down offers to fight Jones.

    My statement was one of pure fact. Michalczewski unified the division and was wrongly stripped.
     
    lufcrazy, Jul 5, 2020
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  6. VG_Addict

    VG_Addict Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Roy winning a HW title was a great accomplishment, but should be put in context. There's a reason he waited until Ruiz won a title to fight at HW.
     
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  7. Bulldog24

    Bulldog24 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Beating John Ruiz isn't impressive. Using PEDs to win an alphabet belt against the most limited belt holder in history. 'ATG P4P' stuff man
     
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  8. general zod

    general zod World Champion Full Member

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    The WBA told Darius he could not be a WBO and WBA belt holder at the same time. That was why he vacated the WBA belt
    What is your source for this?
    HBO paid Jones a 3m license fee which he had to divide with his opponents. He was never in a position at any point of his career to be offering 8m purses to anyone
     
    general zod, Jul 6, 2020
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  9. general zod

    general zod World Champion Full Member

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    https://qconline.com/sports/hbo-no-nunn-sense/article_fdfdcaea-cd78-51af-98a2-93001193c2c4.html
    As I said before HBO paid 3m for Roy Jones fights. So if Jones offered Liles 15% (which is insulting) then Liles would of been offered something like 450k
     
    general zod, Jul 6, 2020
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  10. lufcrazy

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    What makes you think Ruiz is the most limited belt holder in history?
     
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  11. general zod

    general zod World Champion Full Member

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    Ruiz was terrible. He couldn't fight without clinching after every punch
     
    general zod, Jul 6, 2020
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  12. general zod

    general zod World Champion Full Member

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    That's not true. He was offered 5m to go to Germany, which was twice what he was making in America.
    https://www.nytimes.com/1998/11/14/sports/boxing-jones-delivers-more-than-just-knockouts.html
     
    general zod, Jul 6, 2020
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  13. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    I don't understand how that relates to my post.
     
    lufcrazy, Jul 6, 2020
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  14. general zod

    general zod World Champion Full Member

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    Bulldog stated that Ruiz was one of the most limited belt holders in history. You questioned that and I stated the reason why was one of the most limited belt holders in boxing
     
    general zod, Jul 6, 2020
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  15. lufcrazy

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    He said the most limited.
     
    lufcrazy, Jul 6, 2020
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