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Better pound for pound fighter in his prime: Roy Jones Jr. or Floyd Mayweather?
Posted on 1/5/12 at 3:29 am
Posted on 1/5/12 at 3:29 am
Highlights of prime Roy LINK
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Roy did everything all wrong from a technical point of view but he could get away with it because of his speed and his reflexes. Floyd is a far better technical fighter but he isn't the offensive fighter that Roy was and didn't have the punching power of prime Roy. Who do you have as the better fighter during their prime?
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Roy did everything all wrong from a technical point of view but he could get away with it because of his speed and his reflexes. Floyd is a far better technical fighter but he isn't the offensive fighter that Roy was and didn't have the punching power of prime Roy. Who do you have as the better fighter during their prime?
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Posted on 1/5/12 at 4:20 am to Unbiased Bama Fan
Roy Jones is on a completely different level than Mayweather.
Posted on 1/5/12 at 4:26 am to Unbiased Bama Fan
Roy Jones and it ain't even close.
Posted on 1/5/12 at 4:48 am to Unbiased Bama Fan
This one is a home run. Roy Jones Jr. by a mile.
Posted on 1/5/12 at 5:48 am to JJ27
Roy Jones Jr. easily
Posted on 1/5/12 at 7:42 am to tigerpimpbot
YUUUUUUUUUUUUP!
Posted on 1/5/12 at 8:35 am to Unbiased Bama Fan
i've never seen floyd play in a semi pro hoops game before beating down an opponent. not that the jacksonville barracuda were much but still pretty impressive
Posted on 1/5/12 at 8:39 am to Unbiased Bama Fan
no contest
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Roy Jones Jr
Posted on 1/5/12 at 8:39 am to Unbiased Bama Fan
Roy Jones JR
Posted on 1/5/12 at 9:28 am to Unbiased Bama Fan
I've never seen anyone as quick as Roy Jones. He made his opponents just look stupid. I'd go with him.
Posted on 1/5/12 at 9:40 am to chinesebandits58
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Floyd and it ain't even close.
FIFY
Of course Floyd is not going to have the power as Roy because of the weight difference. Also, Roy's flaws and bad technique were exploited in the first Hopkins fight. Then Roy preceded to run from Hopkins till the end of his career.
Once his reflexes went, his bad technique was really exploited and he keeps getting knocked out.
I don't understand why he keep fighting. But Floyd is the correct answer to this question.
This post was edited on 1/5/12 at 9:41 am
Posted on 1/5/12 at 9:42 am to TigerintheNO
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Roy Jones JR
Man boxing for me kinda died when he lots his step and kept fighting. I was a huge boxing fan during college, remember pretty much every Saturday night we ordered fights.
Hopkins, Tito Trinidad, Vargas (hated him), Roy Jones Jr, Mayorga, Prince Nasseem, De La Hoya..list goes on.
Was a fun time for boxing and Roy Jones was on a whole other level in his prime.
Posted on 1/5/12 at 9:42 am to LSUPHILLY72
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FIFY
Of course Floyd is not going to have the power as Roy because of the weight difference. Also, Roy's flaws and bad technique were exploited in the first Hopkins fight. Then Roy preceded to run from Hopkins till the end of his career.
Once his reflexes went, his bad technique was really exploited and he keeps getting knocked out.
I don't understand why he keep fighting. But Floyd is the correct answer to this question.
Thats what I was thinking, but I didnt want to be the first person to say it.
Posted on 1/5/12 at 9:46 am to LSUPHILLY72
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I don't understand why he keep fighting
Sad part is happens to most of them. Hated seeing Roy getting his arse whipped towards the end. Wouldn't suprise me if it happens to Floyd somewhere down the road too.
Posted on 1/5/12 at 10:03 am to Unbiased Bama Fan
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.
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.
This post was edited on 1/5/12 at 10:07 am
Posted on 1/5/12 at 10:08 am to Unbiased Bama Fan
RJJ and it ain't close.
We're talking p4p here and RJJ started in the JO @ 119lbs, and is now (and has been) fighting heavyweights. He's only 2-3 inches taller than FM, with a 2 inch reach advantage.
P4P RJJ all day. We're not talking who's the more technical fighter or who has the prettier record....
We're talking p4p here and RJJ started in the JO @ 119lbs, and is now (and has been) fighting heavyweights. He's only 2-3 inches taller than FM, with a 2 inch reach advantage.
P4P RJJ all day. We're not talking who's the more technical fighter or who has the prettier record....
Posted on 1/5/12 at 10:23 am to LasVegasTiger
Floyd is a technical fighter like b-hop. He won't have the decline Roy Jones had
Posted on 1/5/12 at 10:23 am to UFownstSECsince1950
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RJJ started in the JO @ 119lbs, and is now (and has been) fighting heavyweights
Jones fought at heavyweight only once...John Ruiz in 2004. Recently he's been in the cruiserweight division, which has a 200lb limit.
Posted on 1/5/12 at 10:50 am to LasVegasTiger
you do realize after this pac fight. floyd wont fight again since he wont have another huge pay day like that ever again.
heck he retired once before.
and yes i think floyd was and is better
heck he retired once before.
and yes i think floyd was and is better
Posted on 1/5/12 at 1:29 pm to Marciano1
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Jones was the heavyweight champ once...
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