Thread: Was Roy Jones Jr lucky he never fought Michael Nunn ?

Thoughts ?

I dont know if lucky is the word.

But Jones career has been very cleaverly staged and after beating a shell of a Toney he took like 8yrs off. I still think if he had fought Nunn, McCallum, Benn, McClellon or Eubank he would have lost at least once.

I dont know if I can say Jones was lucky not to have met Nunn cuz IMO Jones is possibly the greatest ever so I think he would have won . He beat Hop and Toney and I think he probably would have outpointed Nunn too .

Having said that I reckon Nunn would have been a nightmare for him . Jones got Mcallum at the right time, He'd have stopped Benn and outpointed Eubank and Mclennan IMO but Nunn would have given him hell and it would be a close fight . Interestingly Collins said that if he were to meet Jones back in the 90s he probably would have lost . Prime Roy is just something else.

Originally Posted by GAME

I dont know if I can say Jones was lucky not to have met Nunn cuz IMO Jones is possibly the greatest ever so I think he would have won . He beat Hop and Toney and I think he probably would have outpointed Nunn too .

Having said that I reckon Nunn would have been a nightmare for him . Jones got Mcallum at the right time, He'd have stopped Benn and outpointed Eubank and Mclennan IMO but Nunn would have given him hell and it would be a close fight . Interestingly Collins said that if he were to meet Jones back in the 90s he probably would have lost . Prime Roy is just something else.

Watching Michael Nunn before the Iran Barkley fight he was something special and had great reflexes and handspeed that is up there with Roy Jones Jr........

If Michael Nunn would have stayed away from drugs he would have given Roy Jones Jr a hell of a fight because of his height speed reflexes he truly was special before he messed his life up.

They missed each other by the time Roy was ready, Nunn was on the downslide. So Nunn was lucky not to have fought Roy.

I think Roy would have KO'd him. Toney did and IMO he didn't hit as hard as Roy.

Would have been an interesting fight, but I think Roy would have taken it on points. Roy was a master of doing just what it took to win against really tough opponents (aka the Hopkins snoozefest).

I don't think Nunn was mentally tough enough to beat a prime RJJ.

I think Roy would have had the most trouble with Eubank but he would have pulled off a win.

I think McClellan showed that Benn was VERY beatable....the G-Man just let him back in the fight and stayed too close to him allowing for the repeated shots on the back of the head....Roy would have stopped him in 6-8. Benn's legs would have been shot from trying to walk Roy down and everytime he would get close he'd eat 4-5 power punches

Originally Posted by Lyle

I don't think Nunn was mentally tough enough to beat a prime RJJ.

I think Roy would have had the most trouble with Eubank but he would have pulled off a win.

I think McClellan showed that Benn was VERY beatable....the G-Man just let him back in the fight and stayed too close to him allowing for the repeated shots on the back of the head....Roy would have stopped him in 6-8. Benn's legs would have been shot from trying to walk Roy down and everytime he would get close he'd eat 4-5 power punches

You know what annoys me about the G-Man v Benn fight? The tragedy could have been avoided had the rules been followed by the book!

When a fighter is knocked from the ring the rules state that he must return UNAIDED to the ring apron within the ten count if it is deemed a knockdown which when G-Man knocked Benn through the ropes it was. But if you watch there are numerous people helping Benn back to his feet and therefore he should have been DQ'd.

I know this is not the point of this thread but everytime I think of that fight I cant help but think about this!

Um, te ruth is IO Roy in his prme was oe of the best and hardest to beat tht i have ever seen. I ee no reason as to hy Nunn would be such a tough fight for Roy at.

Originally Posted by Preme

Um, te ruth is IO Roy in his prme was oe of the best and hardest to beat tht i have ever seen. I ee no reason as to hy Nunn would be such a tough fight for Roy at.

Just because Roy Jones looked unbeatable in his prime doesn't mean he wasn't beatable and i doubt many people have actually seen a prime Michael Nunn before the Iran Barkey fight..........

Michael Nunn was 6'2 with superb reflexes/speed and also had power which showed when he destroyed the iron chinned Sumbu Kalambay in 1 round and was also a Southpaw which Roy Jones did have few problems with even in his prime notably against Eric Harding..........

I think Roy Jones would have seriously problems with Michael Nunn's physical attributes along with his speed and everyone always brings up James Toney vs Michael Nunn but Michael Nunn was already into drugs by that time and was past his best and he was still beating James Toney up until he walked intro terrific left hook.

Nunn would be awkward at best but Roy always knew how to win and no body gave Roy Jones too much trouble in his prime. Montell was frustrating but he was still getting beat.

Originally Posted by rjj tszyu

Originally Posted by Lyle

I don't think Nunn was mentally tough enough to beat a prime RJJ.

I think Roy would have had the most trouble with Eubank but he would have pulled off a win.

I think McClellan showed that Benn was VERY beatable....the G-Man just let him back in the fight and stayed too close to him allowing for the repeated shots on the back of the head....Roy would have stopped him in 6-8. Benn's legs would have been shot from trying to walk Roy down and everytime he would get close he'd eat 4-5 power punches

You know what annoys me about the G-Man v Benn fight? The tragedy could have been avoided had the rules been followed by the book!

When a fighter is knocked from the ring the rules state that he must return UNAIDED to the ring apron within the ten count if it is deemed a knockdown which when G-Man knocked Benn through the ropes it was. But if you watch there are numerous people helping Benn back to his feet and therefore he should have been DQ'd.

I know this is not the point of this thread but everytime I think of that fight I cant help but think about this!

think that would of been proper harsh, DQ'd cos someone pushed him back

Originally Posted by Master

Nunn would be awkward at best but Roy always knew how to win and no body gave Roy Jones too much trouble in his prime. Montell was frustrating but he was still getting beat.

But Montel Griffin was short and didn't have the physical attibutes of Michael Nunn nor did he has his speed or talent........

Roy Jones never met anyone like Michael Nunn in his prime and i think he would of struggled badly im not saying he wouldn't of won but it would of been a very frustrating night for Roy Jones.

Originally Posted by Lyle

I don't think Nunn was mentally tough enough to beat a prime RJJ.

I think Roy would have had the most trouble with Eubank but he would have pulled off a win.

I think McClellan showed that Benn was VERY beatable....the G-Man just let him back in the fight and stayed too close to him allowing for the repeated shots on the back of the head....Roy would have stopped him in 6-8. Benn's legs would have been shot from trying to walk Roy down and everytime he would get close he'd eat 4-5 power punches

I really think eubank would of beat him, he had a granite chin & hit hard, a motivated eubank could beat anyone