Who did Roy Jones avoid during his career?

Come on guys we all know that roy did not want to fights hopkins later in their careers because jones would have gotten killed just like tarver did.

 

It means something. But is doesn't mean undisputed, especially in the mid to late 90's. Until the boxing world recognizes differently the WBC, WBA, and the IBF equal undisputed. Some consider the WBO NOW, but it wasn't that way a decade ago.

Not to mention, through no fault of Jones, DM was stripped of 2 of those titles. It's why I don't trust the ABC's. However, Jones was ALSO Ring champion.

 

Benn and Eubank both declined to fight him when presented the opportunity. Eubank even stated it in an ESB article.

 

Turn on the sarcasm detector

 

Agrees with Virgil Hill :yep

 

I'm calling BS on this. Jones was never offered 25 million to fight anyone below HW.

 

It means something but holding the WBA, WBC and IBF means more.

 

He ducked no one of signifigance !!

 

No....it isn't. It's mentioned in Jones interview that Jones offered I believe 4 million to Benn.

Jones was NEVER offered 25 million by Nigel Benn. Prove it.

Think about that. DLH doesn't make that in most of his fights. Jones made less than DLH.

 

Don't bother with Hugh Webb, he feels that Eubank, Benn and Watson were some of the best fighters ever and that the others, such as Jones and Calzaghe, were just overrated.

Anyway, I feel that he avoided Dariusz Michalczewski, I don't think that he 'ducked', I just feel that he willfully looked past him for other options, when it could have done a lot for his resume. I also feel that Jones would have whipped DM pretty badly, leaving it even more 'sad' that the fight didn't happen.

Too bad Jones didn't fight Eubank, Benn and Collins on top of Michalczewski, he'd have beaten them all and that would have landed him a top 10 ATG resume. He's already a top 30 easily.

 

That is a message board. Do you have a link to an article? Again....Jones never made anywhere NEAR that amount for a fight. And why would Jones turn down Benn when clearly in this interview Jones states that Benn and Collins has turned him down, and HBO substantiates this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjvBqSDJJoA&mode=related&search=

BTW, that interview takes place AFTER your message board conversation is dated.

 

Also, in this interview in 1996, Jones mentions that Hopkins is the only one considering his offer. What happened to that offer? Does anyone know? THIS was Hopkins prime, from about 95-99. Not 2001 when he beat Tito...

 

LMAO..you have never proven me wrong. All you did was show a conversation where Jones said he LIKED London and that it was a great city. That doesn't equate to "I want to fight in London".

I love it when posters like you resort to conjecture and your own interpretations. If you don't care then move on.

I posted a link to an actual interview with the fighter. That's more proof than your message board link where a poster says what you said.

 

The quotes from Jones saying he LIKED LONDON?

Listen, this is very simple. A fighter can say anything he wants in conversation. As has been proven time and again, Jones ALSO said that he would never fight outside the states. So, even if he said "I will fight in London"...he also said the opposite. So, they contradict.

Now, in actual practice, everytime Jones has been offered a fight outside the states (until the recent offer from Calzaghe) he has turned it down saying they have to come to him. Thats a FACT.