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Roy Jones Jr.

  • 02-03-2003 4:43pm
    #1
    BattleBoar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 252 ✭✭


    Is he the one of the greatest boxers, pound for pound, in history?

    I think he truly is. To dominate a heavyweight like he did when he is a natural middleweight, when his frame is so much smaller, when he is nearly 4" shorter with 7" shorter reach. None of the mattered Saturday night.

    To me, Roy Jones proved what I have believed since I saw him fight James Toney; he is simply the best pound for pound fighter ever. There is not a doubt in my mind that if you added 20% to the frame of Roy Jones (height, reach, bulk), he would easily dominate any heavyweight in history as well.

    Say what you will, to me, he's the greatest.

    Where Does Roy Jones Jr. Rank in Boxing History? 14 votes

    Pound for pound, the greatest boxer in the history of the sport
    0% 0 votes
    One of the top 10, but not the greatest
    42% 6 votes
    Good, but not great
    57% 8 votes


Comments

  • #2
    daveirl
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  • #3
    the fnj
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,398 ✭✭✭the fnj


    If he's too small, tough. Why give him credit over a boxer who is bigger and does dominate the sport?

    Fair enough he is a good boxer but if he was 20% bigger he might be really akward and slow?


  • #4
    Johnmb
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    Rememer Steve Collins used to go on and on about how he was the best pound for pound boxer in the world and how Roy Jones wouldn't fight him cos he'd lose!

    Jones' reluctance to fight Collins had nothing to do with thinking he'd lose. Collins simply wasn't a big draw in the US, that's why he wanted a shot at Jones, to break into the US market. At the time, Collins wasn't a contender for Jones' title, and Jones clearly had no interest in the WBO version, so putting together a unification match would have been more trouble than Jones could be bothered with. Add to that the fact that Jones was already in the process of moving up a weight class, what reason did he have to keep his weight down to fight someone who wasn't highly ranked for a title he didn't particularly want?


  • #5
    daveirl
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  • #6
    Johnmb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,150 ✭✭✭Johnmb


    What happened to Collins anyway?

    He retired after a successful defence against Eubank, and two easy wins over the other guy (can't remember his name, the sore loser who hated Eubank for beating him in their Middle-weight days). I think Collins may have retired as Champ, but I'm not 100% sure about that.


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