Re: Roy Jones is an ATG, a one-of-a-kind fighter
Fact is that Roy is one of the best fighters in history.
It's funny how short people's memories are.
It really doesn't matter what's happened to him of late... or talk of his chin and what have you... Who cares about Roy's chin? Cuz in his prime no one could test it anyway. I don't think Roy EVER had a chin. There was no one fast enough to hit it.
Roy's reflexes and style were something we'd never seen before. His style was new, unorthodox, flashy and lightning fast... The likes of which come along, if you're lucky, once in a lifetime.
So let the haters hate. They show their ignorance that way.
Re: Roy Jones is an ATG, a one-of-a-kind fighter
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It doesn't matter what Jones has done since the first Tarver loss really. No man beyond 36 ever gets any better in boxing. Some might have lasted longer than Jones, but they are no 'better'. The man likes to fight and he has continued to do so, there is no great shame in that. It doesn't detract from his earlier career in the slightest. Tyson is none the worse for losing to McBride and Williams and Ali is nothing less for losing to Berbick. Old fighters lose.
He's in his 40's now, older than both of the previously mentioned fighters....
Jones only went downhill after he boiled himself down after his HW win over Ruiz , and that is a fact.
Agreed. He should have retired after the win over Ruiz. Jones will always be high on the list of ATGs IMO. He was a one-of-a-kind fighter and it's sad that he probably has more fans now than when he was wiping out whole divisions.
