Why was Roy's fall from grace so sudden?

:good Roy just got caught at a weight he no longer could use his extraordinary reflexes at. That is the price you pay for moving up in weight. Jones used his jab, he just never relied on it.

 

It happens with age sooner than others but it happens ..Imagine if there were mesage boards during the time of the Holmes Ali fight ..Im sure there would be this many threads ..Hey at least For Jones he went out on his sheild in his last fight .He should just retire he has nothing left to prove .

 

Good thought:good. He should've just fought Lennox win or lose and retired.

 

If there was one thing I wish Roy was better at, it was infighting. Most of the time he tired you out with his turtle defense and then threw the left hook to the body and head. That was beautiful to see. Jones wanted to stay far away from guys. He wanted to land bombs, cover up and then try to catch you while laxing. The Merqui Sosa fight showed us that Jones was indeed a good inside fighter when he had to be. Maybe he didn't like that all too much, but who could blame him lol.

 

When did I insist he had a chance? I clearly stated that Calzaghe would pummel him by the 10th round and stop him. I was amazed that Jones even lasted the distance.

Hopkins is even older than Jones and is a far better fighter at this stage, and Jones beat him easily at a younger stage in both fighter's career. What does that tell you? Age is only a number, it has no bearing on where a fighter stands in his career. A guy like Wilfred Benitez was shot at age 24, same with Tyson. Guys like Hopkins are still going strong at age 44. This doesn't make sense to someone as dim-witted and inbred as yourself, but one day when your pea-brain has expanded beyond that of a ******ed ******'s, you may understand. Until then, go back to spreading peanut butter on your balls and having your dog lick it off.

 

Good post. I just have a problem with the heart comment. Maybe "skills, anticipation or timing" are better words I don't know. I don't believe it was mental with Roy. I believe that physically he couldn't deal with naturally bigger men once his skills faded. Going to heavy ruined him and his body. Good post though.

 

:rofl Good grief lol...

 

He no longer has the stamina to keep that kind of effort up. That was simply a glimpe of his former self. He's shown them since then in spurts, but never for extended periods. Just doesn't have it anymore. If it was all mental he'd have never had the confidence to go all out like that in the first place.

 

I'm convinced the commies slipped some **** into his Muscle Milk. Never trust those ****in' guy, they're sneaky.

 

:rofl

you made a joke! I am impressed.

Problem with mental midgets like yourself is your inability to abosrb new information, process it, and produce a perspective different than the one you ardently adhere to. :bart

 

Rums, look at what you just said. Check out the underlined. If he was not getting caught and was doing well up until round 5, then why would he stop trying? Wouldn't that make a fighter keep on going? Considering Tarver ko'd Roy, Roy should've tried to hurt Tarver badly or embarrass him like he did Jones in the minds of many. If I were to side with you that it was mental, I could only agree that Roy did not think that mentally he could go 12 strong rounds punching the way he used to.