Why do people say ROY JONES has a glass chin?

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  1. Farshad040

    Farshad040 Member Full Member

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    He went up to light middleweight (193 lbs) from his natural weight of 154 lbs was outweighted by john ruiz (226 lbs) by 33 lbs. And took clean shots from him and still stayed up even with all the disadvantages. And Ruiz almost got knocked down/or out once in the fight, jones hurt him more than john hurt jones. even though ruiz might not have been the best heavyweight he is still a heavyweight and they all punch hard especially to someone that started at 154 lbs.
     
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  2. Deew

    Deew Active Member Full Member

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    After he went back down he was TKO by Tarver and went into a fight with Glen Johnson still suffering concussion symptoms and got KO'd again.

    His chin never was the same after that.
     
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  3. Eye of Timaeus

    Eye of Timaeus Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Why dont you mention the fights he was slept lol.
     
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  4. Wizbit1013

    Wizbit1013 Drama go, and don't come back Full Member

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    His chin has been like paper mache ever since the Tarver series finished

    Was fine beforehand ,his resistance just diminished in a flash
     
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  5. Eye of Timaeus

    Eye of Timaeus Well-Known Member Full Member

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    His chin was never good. His atg defense covered it up.
     
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    Robney ᴻᴼ ᴸᴼᴻᴳᴲᴿ ᴲ۷ᴵᴸ Full Member

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    First, 154 was never his natural weight. None of the 154ers of today are natural light middleweights. He boiled down and made the weight, but there was nothing "natural" about it.
    Second, he had a glass jaw for once he started to fight around his natural weight, 175 and up.
    One he couldn't use his (un)natural athleticism anymore, by getting older and stiffer, the chin came into play.
     
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  7. Brighton bomber

    Brighton bomber Loyal Member Full Member

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    I suspect the back to back, bad looking KO's against Tarver and Johnson led to the idea he had a glass chin. That and Johnson wasn't seen as a puncher and that KO was bad, it's one thing to get KO'ed by a big puncher like Tarver but against a guy who hadn't stopped anyone in over 3 years it's not a good look.
     
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  8. Farshad040

    Farshad040 Member Full Member

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    Many strong chin fighters have been knocked out. Im just trying to highlight he does not have a bad chin in fact I would say it is really good. Someone with a bad chin would be like amir khan or alistair overeem IN MMA
     
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  9. Eye of Timaeus

    Eye of Timaeus Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Jones has been down more times then Khan lol. But thanks for proving my point.
     
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  10. Farshad040

    Farshad040 Member Full Member

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    Roy has twice as much fights as khan and fought into older age and bigger fighters than him.
     
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  11. Eye of Timaeus

    Eye of Timaeus Well-Known Member Full Member

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    That was Roy's fault he didn't listen to his body.
     
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  12. klion22

    klion22 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    This
     
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  13. Rico Spadafora

    Rico Spadafora Master of Chins Full Member

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    Jones has no Chin. None.
     
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  14. Boxed Ears

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    Where was Roy Jones back when Bill Gates was makin all them computers?
     
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  15. AlwaysFirst

    AlwaysFirst Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Rjj put on all that muscles to be able to fight Ruiz and then after that dropped down to light heavy was his biggest mistake. Cutting all the weight took his reflexes, chin and soul away. He was never the same after that. It’s sad...
     
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