Thread: Roy Jones Like You've Never Seen Him Before

Promoting a fight!

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OK, so I was only about 6 or 7 years old in Roy Jones true prime. But I've always known of promoter frustrations with Jones, he was notorious for his unwillingness to promote fights. Somehow, that stuck with me from that young age to now, just seems like one of those things I have always known.

Well......now he's not only showing up at press conferences, he's dressing up as Captain Hook I am rooting for Jeff Lacy, or at least I was. This is a bit difficult to call now.

That's great! hahaha

Where was this showmanship when Roy was in his prime? He would have had better PPV numbers

That is good stuff.He's always taking himself a little to serious but good to see him cut up.

Was looking forward to this being here in the Superdome but looks like Mississippi got it.No suprise there.Going with Lacy.

If Roy keeps things in the middle of the ring then it's an easy victory against a way past it Lacy. But the last time he kept a fight in the center of the ring was when he beat John Ruiz. So it's a closesr fight then it should be but I think it will be exciting. Lacy gets a lot of shit but when was the last time he was in a bad fight? I'm actually looking forward to this now that my hopes for Lacy ever being what he could have been have evaporated.

Captain Hook wins this one. Lots of showboating and fast combinations.

It's a shame that Roy was so uptight with the media and the public after he turned professional and didn't present himself a lot better through his career. If he'd been a bit more like this from the start he could have been a PPV superstar.

Why is Jones taken such risks at middle age when he was boring as fuck in his prime.


Dont understand it.

Originally Posted by porkypara

Why is Jones taken such risks at middle age when he was boring as fuck in his prime.


Dont understand it.

He knows that sun has set.Would have been blockbuster if he took a similar route at peak instead of putting 'thats not enough money for me to risk everything for' every time he was asked about a perceived serious top threat and challenger.Can you really put a number on that though?

Jones, boring in his prime?

He's got another fight coming up? I think it's time to hang them up Roy. Is he broke?

Originally Posted by generalbulldog

He's got another fight coming up? I think it's time to hang them up Roy. Is he broke?

He is past his prime and I too think he should quit but he went 12 rounds with Calzaghe with a pretty bad cut for most of it. Not bad for a shot fighter. He can still put on a good show and make money.

Hmmmmmm.

He's not Captain Hook the pirate he's Captain Duck The cherry picker LOL

Originally Posted by Rocky Balboa

Jones, boring in his prime?

I dont understand that one either. I think he is one of the most exciting to ever lace them up.

Roy Jones Jr living out his Dustin Hoffman fantasy. Very nice to see.

I'm not all that enticed by this matchup TBH. Lacy hasn't really looked very effective in years now and Jones is way over the hill.

I can see Jones Jr playing games and using his experience and speed to win rounds. I see Lacy get hurt a fair bit too. I will actually be willing on Lacy because I always go for the underdog, but I struggle to see it happening for him.