Why was did Roy Jones Jr. decline dramatically after the Tarver rematch fight?

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  1. ron davis

    ron davis Well-Known Member Full Member

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    You got-it, name any fighters that weren't on drugs?
     
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  2. Jon1962

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    Age weight drain and the first Tarver fight ruined him.
     
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  3. Richard M Murrieta

    Richard M Murrieta Now Deceased 2/4/25 Full Member

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    To me, Roy Jones Jr caught the Rocky III syndrome, he was not hungry any more. He fell in love with his own newspaper clippings, it happens all the time to many celebrities. They essentially refuse to put the work in.
     
    Richard M Murrieta, Dec 5, 2020
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  4. Bulldog24

    Bulldog24 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Jones was hardly a celeb of any kind with many newspaper clippings outside of Pensacola. He didn't fight anyone between Griffin and Tarver though, all easy pickings who shouldn't of been in the same building as him.
     
    Bulldog24, Dec 5, 2020
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  5. Entaowed

    Entaowed Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    This is a perfect analyses.

    Those dramatic shifts in body chemistry & hormones are very stressful for the body.
     
    Entaowed, Dec 6, 2020
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  6. JohnThomas1

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    It was a combination of things for sure. It's not as if he didn't have a full successful career behind him. Hagler and Monzon were retired or retiring around this stage. His star had dimmed.
     
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  7. DirtyDan

    DirtyDan Worst Poster of 2015 Full Member

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    The man was in the Matrix.
     
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  8. Loudon

    Loudon Loyal Member Full Member

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    He didn’t add 20 pounds of muscle.
     
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  9. Loudon

    Loudon Loyal Member Full Member

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    That’s right.

    It was a perfect shot though.
     
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  10. Bulldog24

    Bulldog24 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Oh wow.
     
    Bulldog24, Dec 6, 2020
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  11. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    How about the second Tarver fight, fanboy?
     
    NoNeck, Dec 6, 2020
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  12. THE BLADE 2

    THE BLADE 2 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Roy was not weight drained for that fight, neither he was for the Johnson fight.He was in very good shape for those fights, age just caught up to him
     
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  13. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    Maybe Tarver ruined him.
     
    NoNeck, Dec 6, 2020
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  14. THE BLADE 2

    THE BLADE 2 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Well Roy’s opponents showed certainly less respect for him after the KO
     
    THE BLADE 2, Dec 6, 2020
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  15. Loudon

    Loudon Loyal Member Full Member

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    Why is he a fanboy for saying that?
     
    Loudon, Dec 6, 2020
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