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The question was who could of beaten him. Not who he could of faced. And at 168 there was nobody that would of beaten. Not Nigel Benn, Not Steve Collins. Nobody. Go watch Jones at 168. Not 175. 168. If you don't agree. You don't know boxingQuote:
Originally Posted by Kel
To put it in fucking black and white for you here is the best list mentioned so far in the thread as I mentioned
1 tommy hearns
2 marvin hagler
3 john mugabi (pre hagler fight)
4 carlos monzon
5 juan roldan
6 curtis parker
7 nigel benn
8 gerald mclellan
9 julian jackson
10 hopkins 2 if it ever happened
Any of them could have beaten him. Plain and simple.
1 Tommy Hearns: Jones hand speed would be give Hearns a lot of problems
2 Marvin Hagler: It'll be the James Toney fight all over
3 John Mugabi: Terry Norris destroyed him. Jones would to.
4 Carlos Monzon: Jones on points
5 Juan Roldan: Lets not get carried away
6 Curtis Parker: This is just stupid
7 Nigel Benn: Jones shuts him out
8 Gerald Mclellan: After 3 rounds Mcclellan would get frustrated
9 Julian Jackson: Jackson would never catch Jones
10 Hopkins 2 if it ever happened: Hopkins-Jones all over
What can I say? Lend me your fucking magic fight making time machine pal!Quote:
Originally Posted by Violent Demise
I didn't make the list, stupid. I just responded it to it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kel
You still seem to know the outcome of every matchup. Who said anything about you making the list?
Where do you keep your magic time pod? In the shed?
;DQuote:
Originally Posted by Violent Demise
My favourite quote of all time that one. Many people use it. I think it shows who were prone to throwing their toys out of the pram as a child.
I cant see anyone on the list offered beating Jones to be honest. A combination of being too slow, too small and just not good enough. Thats not to say it couldnt happen so I wont be the one to pretend like thats the case.
Thanks, at least your realistic and dont blurt out silly statements.Quote:
Originally Posted by Memphis
At middleweight-light heavyweight there's not many that could beat him because he had speed AND power but here's my take on who gives him a tough time and at what weight...in no particular order.
Ray Robinson 160
Bob Foster 175
Michael Spinks 175
Michael Moorer 175
Tommy Hearns at 168
Nigel Benn at 160
Michael Nunn at 160
Marvin Hagler at 160
Archie Moore at 175
Ezzard Charles at 175
Evander Holyfield at cruiser
James Toney at cruiser
Those guys were good some of them greats and they give ANYONE a hard fight
I'm gonna say the old brit comment, I'm not saying he definatly wouldda beat him, but Steve Collins had the right style to beat RJJ, whether he would have done it we'll never know. I doubt it very much TBH, but if any one was going to do it, I think it may have been him.
As the author of the thread saidQuote:
Originally Posted by Lyle
"ive ben thinking if Roy jones was put up against any middelweight fighter in the last 40 years who couldve beat him?"
Sod the other weights
Priceless. Now you two kiss & make up...via webcam...right now...no wait...when the ball drops...just to ring in the New Years. :-XQuote:
Originally Posted by Memphis
If it's just middleweights Hagler, Hearns, Leonard, Duran, Benn, Nunn, Monzon
It's hard to find someone given time and weight restrictions....RJJ didn't hit his prime at middleweight and THEREFORE we can't say how good he really was at 160
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Originally Posted by cjm2681
i honestly cant see hopkins beating roy ever not even now just because roys style is ant hiopkins i would love to see jones hagler though itlll be intrestin fight but i think jones would just outpoint him
No Lyle...maybe you can't say...but WE can.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lyle
He'd slay 'em all. ;D