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re: Better pound for pound fighter in his prime: Roy Jones Jr. or Floyd Mayweather?
Posted on 1/5/12 at 1:41 pm to Unbiased Bama Fan
Posted on 1/5/12 at 1:41 pm to Unbiased Bama Fan
Floyd easy
RJJ was a great boxer, but benifited from weak competition his whole career as well
RJJ was a great boxer, but benifited from weak competition his whole career as well
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Posted on 1/5/12 at 2:07 pm to LSUPHILLY72
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Also, Roy's flaws and bad technique were exploited in the first Hopkins fight.
So I am guessing you didn't actually see the fight? That fight wasn't even close Hopkins had a few moments towards the end but was never a threat on the scorecards or to for KO. Still to this day almost 20 years later no one has beaten Hopkins the way Roy did
Posted on 1/5/12 at 2:09 pm to KBeezy
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Floyd easy
RJJ was a great boxer, but benifited from weak competition his whole career as well
please tell me this is a joke? No one with even a shred of boxing knowledge could possible think Floyd Mayweather faced any where near the level of competition Roy Jones didThis post was edited on 1/5/12 at 2:12 pm
Posted on 1/5/12 at 2:30 pm to VerlanderBEAST
Jones Jr.
Why is this even a question?
Why is this even a question?
Posted on 1/5/12 at 2:35 pm to VerlanderBEAST
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please tell me this is a joke? No one with even a shred of boxing knowledge could possible think Floyd Mayweather faced any where near the level of competition Roy Jones did
Apparently your the joke with no boxing knowledge. RJJA lost to some serious competition, but Floyd beat his
Off top of my head:
RJJ- James Toney, Bernard Hopkins (1-1), Vinny Paz, Jeff lacy, Tarver (1-2), Tito
Floyd- mosely, de la Hoya, hatton, Victor ortiz, zab Judah, baldomir, juan Manuel Marquez, Arturo gati, Castillo (2-0)
This post was edited on 1/5/12 at 2:37 pm
Posted on 1/5/12 at 2:37 pm to KBeezy
Not to sound like a boxing snob but lol the fact that you named the guys you named tells me all I need to know
This post was edited on 1/5/12 at 2:39 pm
Posted on 1/5/12 at 2:40 pm to LSUPHILLY72
It's irrelevant what happened to Roy at the end because the question posed was "In their prime".
Posted on 1/5/12 at 2:41 pm to VerlanderBEAST
The name guys off the top of my head? Please elaborate.
I would love to hear your thoughts as a boxing expert.
ETA, I've probably watched, and been around more boxing than you ever will
I would love to hear your thoughts as a boxing expert.
ETA, I've probably watched, and been around more boxing than you ever will
This post was edited on 1/5/12 at 2:43 pm
Posted on 1/5/12 at 2:42 pm to JJ27
After Roy came back down from heavyweight he was done
Posted on 1/5/12 at 2:50 pm to VerlanderBEAST
Roy Jones is the greatest boxer I have ever seen in my life. Also, I think there are about 10 too many weight divisions in boxing. If the two met at 160 (anything under 150 is a joke) in their primes, Roy would have destroyed Floyd.
Posted on 1/5/12 at 2:53 pm to KBeezy
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The name guys off the top of my head? Please elaborate.
I would love to hear your thoughts as a boxing expert.
ETA, I've probably watched, and been around more boxing than you ever will
I'll educate you. You have the 2 obvious all time great wins over Toney and Hopkins both in their prime
Jorge Castro Roy dominated him and a few years later Castro would go on to be the #1 ranked middleweight in the world
Thulani Malinga Roy KO'd him. Malinga was thoughg to have arguable the best chin in the sport, some thought he was robbed against Chris Eubank and would later go on to beat Nigel Benn to become the champion at super middleweight
Julio Cesar Gonzalez after Roy dominated him. Gonzalez would go on to beat the guy all fans were clamoring for Roy to fight Daruisz Michalewitz(sp). Gonzalez also had a few other good wins against Glen Johnson and Montell Griffin
and I could go on and on because Roy has a deep resume of legit dangerous opponents
Posted on 1/5/12 at 2:56 pm to VerlanderBEAST
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and I could go on and on because Roy has a deep resume of legit dangerous opponents
Well do it. Because for everyone of Roy's I missed, I also missed one of Floyd's. And Floyd's "name" resume is better already.
So make a list for both, and stack then side by side
Posted on 1/5/12 at 2:56 pm to Unbiased Bama Fan
Whoever don't agree, y'all must have forgot.
Posted on 1/5/12 at 2:58 pm to Unbiased Bama Fan
gosh 2 very different fighters...I'll say this RJJ was a shitload more fun to watch
Posted on 1/5/12 at 3:01 pm to Unbiased Bama Fan
And they got the nerve to say he ain't fought nobody. He just makes them look like nobodies. Y'all must have forgot.
Posted on 1/5/12 at 3:04 pm to VerlanderBEAST
And Roy did not beat Bernard in Bernards prime. He beat him in 93, 5 months after B-Hop won his first ever belt.
I'd say B-Hops prime was somewhere in between there and his next loss, which came 12 years later
I'd say B-Hops prime was somewhere in between there and his next loss, which came 12 years later
Posted on 1/5/12 at 3:06 pm to MrSteeleFarenheit
Roy Jones Jr was the second best fighter I ever saw pound for pound. The best pound for pound, IMO was Julio Cesar Chavez. I would rank Mayweather below Hagler, Holmes, Duran, Pre-stripped Ali, Lewis.
Posted on 1/5/12 at 3:07 pm to St Augustine
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I'll say this RJJ was a shitload more fun to watch
Agree with that. He, Emmanual Augustus, and gatti are my 3 favorite fighters of all time to watch.
But for years watching RJJ beat sub-par opponents gets old.
Posted on 1/5/12 at 3:09 pm to KBeezy
Prime James Toney and prime Bernard Hopkins are already better than any win Floyd has
Floyd's best win is Corrales I am not even sure if thats better than Roy's win over Virgil Hill.
Floyd's "name" wins over past prime Mosley and De La Hoya are the equivalent to Roy's win over Mike McCallum and McCallum isn't even one of Roy's top 10 wins.
Floyd's best win is Corrales I am not even sure if thats better than Roy's win over Virgil Hill.
Floyd's "name" wins over past prime Mosley and De La Hoya are the equivalent to Roy's win over Mike McCallum and McCallum isn't even one of Roy's top 10 wins.
Posted on 1/5/12 at 3:10 pm to VerlanderBEAST
I wouldn't really argue with KBeezy on this one. The dude knows his shite.
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