Just finished watching Roy Jones career set again and I thought........
Just finished watching roys career set again and I thought to myself," You know who gave him a good fight in his prime?Mike McCallum". So good that i wondered what that fight would have looked like if mike was 4-5 younger because 39 year mike was holding his own with the best fighter in the world at the time. So what do you guys think about prime roy versus prime mccallum?
Re: Just finished watching Roy Jones career set again and I thought........
Hell McCallum was a little past his prime when he fought Toney twice aswell and he gave Lights Out hell.
Woulda been a great fight. James Toney actually always said Mike McCallum was the best fighter he ever fought, and not RJJ, though this isn't surprising considering the bad blood between James and Roy.
I'd still probably have Jones Jr. winning it. I actually think he took Mike lightly.
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McCallum was at his best in the mid-80's. He'd of made Jones his bitch.
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Originally Posted by The_Mac10
Hell McCallum was a little past his prime when he fought Toney twice aswell and he gave Lights Out hell.
Woulda been a great fight. James Toney actually always said Mike McCallum was the best fighter he ever fought, and not RJJ, though this isn't surprising considering the bad blood between James and Roy.
I'd still probably have Jones Jr. winning it. I actually think he took Mike lightly.
Yeah i think jones probably would of won but i think it would have been close just like when mike fought toney and i wouldn't be surprised if he won. :coolclick:
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Originally Posted by WWatt
McCallum was at his best in the mid-80's. He'd of made Jones his bitch.
I wouldn't take it that far but it would have been a great fight.
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McCallum was at his best in the mid-80's. He'd of made Jones his bitch.
I wouldn't take it that far but it would have been a great fight.
No but he would have made Collins his beyotch ;)
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Originally Posted by The_Mac10
Hell McCallum was a little past his prime when he fought Toney twice aswell and he gave Lights Out hell.
Woulda been a great fight. James Toney actually always said Mike McCallum was the best fighter he ever fought, and not RJJ, though this isn't surprising considering the bad blood between James and Roy.
I'd still probably have Jones Jr. winning it. I actually think he took Mike lightly.
Yea, Reggie Johnson gave James Toney hell too and even knocked him down, he also gave Tarver hell when he was 39, but Roy beat Reggie Johnson easily in his prime.
Anyway
Yes Toney would say when he's hyping a fight that there's bad blood between him and Roy, but ask him away from that he would say Roy and him are really friends. just like Roy and Hopkins
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Originally Posted by Starr
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Originally Posted by MRMANICK
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Originally Posted by WWatt
McCallum was at his best in the mid-80's. He'd of made Jones his bitch.
I wouldn't take it that far but it would have been a great fight.
No but he would have made Collins his beyotch ;)
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Originally Posted by The_Mac10
Hell McCallum was a little past his prime when he fought Toney twice aswell and he gave Lights Out hell.
Woulda been a great fight. James Toney actually always said Mike McCallum was the best fighter he ever fought, and not RJJ, though this isn't surprising considering the bad blood between James and Roy.
I'd still probably have Jones Jr. winning it. I actually think he took Mike lightly.
Yea, Reggie Johnson gave James Toney hell too and even knocked him down, he also gave Tarver hell when he was 39, but Roy beat Reggie Johnson easily in his prime.
Anyway
Yes Toney would say when he's hyping a fight that there's bad blood between him and Roy, but ask him away from that he would say Roy and him are really friends. just like Roy and Hopkins
James actually made that comment after his fight with Jones Jr.
Toney HATED Roy with a passion for a good couple of years after their fight. He resented him, was jelous of him taking his p4p.1 post. It took him a while to get over that loss, the loss of his unbeaten record, his aura of invincibility.
I think they're cool now though. I remember right before James fought Ruiz he leaned through the ropes and touched Roy's fist (Jones was commentating for HBO).
About R. Johnson-Toney - yeah it was real close. Toney was still pretty inexperienced at top level. One thing you can say about Toney is he never ducked no one. Took on Johnson right after Nunn to my recollection. Thats balls.
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McCallum may be the most underrated fighter of all time, imo.
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Originally Posted by p4pking
McCallum may be the most underrated fighter of all time, imo.
Yeah the Body Snatcher was something special.
