Thread: roy jones jr vs gerald mclellan

jones vs mclellan
who would win

Originally Posted by dennis

jones vs mclellan
who would win

flash vs power umm its close one i cant decide at moment

it a hard one.

this fight would be at middle i think.

who do you prefer out of the two.

Originally Posted by dennis

it a hard one.

this fight would be at middle i think.

who do you prefer out of the two.

jones had better boxing skills but gerald comes out charging looking for finisher in first round i dont know if jones would cope with that onslaught if he could manage make it out of first 6 rounds i favour jones otherwise gerald early

McClellan beat Jones on points in the amateurs fair and square, apparently he had Jones pinned against the ropes for most of the fight (though Jones dislocated McClellan's jaw).

But in the pro's, it's difficult to say because most of McClellan's fights were over inside 90 seconds and so we don't know what he's really like beyond three rounds. There are Q marks over stamina I guess. One thing there are no Q marks over is his punch, he had extremely heavy hands and if he hit ANYBODY with a clean, levered right hand they are down and out - it's as simple as that. He also had a real good left hook to the body that finished most of his fights.

I think Jones would be playing with fire if he wanted to trade with the G-Man, he might have to be better than ever in terms of speed, darting in and out, reflexes.. remember, Benn basically says that McClellan's chin and strength were unbelievable, Jackson's shots had little effect either and he apparently walked right through Tommy Hearns's right hands in the gym when he was a kid - so, 36 minutes is a long time, a long time for Jones to stay out of range!

It's very interesting because a lot of boxing people were convinced McClellan would of beaten Jones again (Manny Steward, Holyfield, Mike Moorer, Frank Liles), an incarcerated Mike Tyson had called McClellan "the best fighter in the world".

I'd like to see McClellan's fight with the cagey gatekeeper Sanderline Williams, because a few who have seen it told me that McClellan didn't even set out to KO Williams and boxes beautifully in this fight, using the ring well, using his jab as a range finder and showing mastery of timing and distance. That's interesting shat. I'd like to see that.

I have to say though, I don't think McClellan was difficult to tag.. and you don't want to be easy to tag against a 160/168 Jones. McClellan's defense seemed to be trying to glide his upper body out of range (swaying from the waist) and also using his legs, but his defensive reflexes didn't seem too quick to me.


It's interesting.. we'll never know.

i would say jones on points. mcllelan gots no power

Originally Posted by ICE COLD BOXING

Originally Posted by dennis

it a hard one.

this fight would be at middle i think.

who do you prefer out of the two.

jones had better boxing skills but gerald comes out charging looking for finisher in first round i dont know if jones would cope with that onslaught if he could manage make it out of first 6 rounds i favour jones otherwise gerald early

McClellan had good boxing skills and usually fought at a slow pace (I know he went all-out for opening round finish in Jackson II and Benn fight though). He circled opponents and picked them off well, and he had amazing timing, and one of the best three body-punchers ever.

yeh but no power at all

Roy...easy UD

Originally Posted by Sugar_Shaw

Roy...easy UD

no way would it go distance

Originally Posted by dennis

yeh but no power at all

Gerald no power Man you are an arsehole

Originally Posted by WWatt

McClellan beat Jones on points in the amateurs fair and square, apparently he had Jones pinned against the ropes for most of the fight (though Jones dislocated McClellan's jaw).

But in the pro's, it's difficult to say because most of McClellan's fights were over inside 90 seconds and so we don't know what he's really like beyond three rounds. There are Q marks over stamina I guess. One thing there are no Q marks over is his punch, he had extremely heavy hands and if he hit ANYBODY with a clean, levered right hand they are down and out - it's as simple as that. He also had a real good left hook to the body that finished most of his fights.

I think Jones would be playing with fire if he wanted to trade with the G-Man, he might have to be better than ever in terms of speed, darting in and out, reflexes.. remember, Benn basically says that McClellan's chin and strength were unbelievable, Jackson's shots had little effect either and he apparently walked right through Tommy Hearns's right hands in the gym when he was a kid - so, 36 minutes is a long time, a long time for Jones to stay out of range!

It's very interesting because a lot of boxing people were convinced McClellan would of beaten Jones again (Manny Steward, Holyfield, Mike Moorer, Frank Liles), an incarcerated Mike Tyson had called McClellan "the best fighter in the world".

I'd like to see McClellan's fight with the cagey gatekeeper Sanderline Williams, because a few who have seen it told me that McClellan didn't even set out to KO Williams and boxes beautifully in this fight, using the ring well, using his jab as a range finder and showing mastery of timing and distance. That's interesting shat. I'd like to see that.

I have to say though, I don't think McClellan was difficult to tag.. and you don't want to be easy to tag against a 160/168 Jones. McClellan's defense seemed to be trying to glide his upper body out of range (swaying from the waist) and also using his legs, but his defensive reflexes didn't seem too quick to me.


It's interesting.. we'll never know.

Goes to show what an underrated fighter Benn was. I always thought he was great becasue of his style, heart and that he would naver duck anybody

im going for jones.

Roy Jones Jr.