re: Better pound for pound fighter in his prime: Roy Jones Jr. or Floyd Mayweather?

LOL at all of these votes for Roy Jones. He was athletic as sh!t but he looked way better than he was because of the tomato cans that he fought for 90% of his career. When he lost the smallest amount of athleticism, he went to sh!t.

Mayweather is a different type of fighter who relies more on defense than athletic ability. He isn't as "flashy" or pretty as Jones in the ring, but way more effective and a much, much better boxer.

Jones had athleticism and that's about it.....Mayweather has athleticism + the defense, which is the reason he's still #1 at 34 and Jones was done at 34.

Mayweather can lose some of that speed, reflexes, etc. but he's a skilled boxer and that is what keeps him at the top of the P4P lists. Jones was a flawed fighter so when he lost speed, reflexes, etc. he became an average fighter.