Let's say he magically rejuvenates in 03' after droppin' weight from heavyweight and his career keeps going on, does he beat them all or nah? Imo Tarver would have maybe not KO him but he would have caused Royd always problems.
First off he did defeat Tarver while past his own prime. In 90s jones wins a wide decision over tarver the rest he would mop the floor with.
Yes but Tarver always poses a threat to RJJ due to his Southpaw style and KO power in his left hand. I don't think RJJ looked that bad in the 2nd meeting vs Tarver he certainly looked better compared to their 1st meeting. It was just Tarver caught RJJ with a perfectly timed shot and that seemed to pretty much destroy RJJ's confidence. So whilst I would pick a prime RJJ to beat Tarver more often than not I still think Tarver always poses a stylistic issue for RJJ and theres always a chance Tarver could KO RJJ. RJJ at Super Middleweight is close to unbeatable but at Light Heavyweight I favour quite a few Light Heavyweights to KO him out.
He beats all of them, no question in my mind. He looked dreadful - and old - against the likes of Macarinelli , Green etc. So I think those are fairly easy to say. Probably, in fairness, the only ones to make an argument for would be Tarver and Calzaghe. But he DID beat Tarver anyway, when he was in decline. And I think a younger Jones would be too much for Calzaghe, IMO. So, yes, I feel very confident in saying Jones wins all these fights. Tarver is Probably the most difficult, stylistically. But I still think a Jones anywhere near his best wins a relatively comfortable decision.