Floyd Mayweather is better than Roy Jones Jr.

Floyd wouldn't be able to reach Roy. Because Roy had a habit of hitting opponents right when they thought about hitting him.

Not yet, If he continues his roll he could be. I think we all have forgot how badass Jones Jr was.... Everybody gets old.

well, at least you can say nobody is saying Mayweather is better then Tommy Morrison ;)

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Originally Posted by Starr

Floyd wouldn't be able to reach Roy. Because Roy had a habit of hitting opponents right when they thought about hitting him.

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Are you serious, because I love RJJ, but B-Hop hit him with straight right hands in their fight, and Floyd is WAAAAAY faster than B-Hop he would hit Roy alot....

This is "Hopkins" And Floyd isn't even on Hopkins level.

How many right hands did the faster James Toney land on Roy?

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Originally Posted by Starr

well, at least you can say nobody is saying Mayweather is better then Tommy Morrison ;)

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Originally Posted by Starr

This is "Hopkins" And Floyd isn't even on Hopkins level.

How many right hands did the faster James Toney land on Roy?

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Now you're just being ridiculous...Hopkins is gritty and great..but the Hopkins that Roy fought is light years behind PBF....even the eventual B-HOP is behind PBF...who was it that Hopkins beat that made him better than PBF? oh the little bitty Trinidad and De La Hoya...also remeber that Hopkins' greatness is courtesy of RJJ...because he moved out of the division..PBF is earning his...

roy jones jr and floyd mayweather are not even close to the mighty butterbean



































in weight size

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Originally Posted by P.G.H Angel Eyes

Answer this, what will happen when Floyd is 36 ???

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He'll be retired.

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Originally Posted by Starr

It's not Roy's fault his reflexes slowed down.

And remember Mayweather said that 90 percent of "his" game is reflexes.

So without those reflexes Floyd would be done too. Reflexes escape with time, something Floyd will not be immortal to either.

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Neither was it Evander Holyfield's fault either. I think Floyd will be smarter than Jones and get out of the game soon enough instead of waiting so long. Mayweather should have just enough fights and retire without losing.

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Originally Posted by SalTheButcher

this is true, but if both are in thier 20's jones would make him look like an amatuer, if floyd could even take his punches long enough for that to happen

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that's unfair to say because roy started at 154, floyd might not even get that high..and floyd at 130 was too quick much like roy at 160 was too quick...if they both were 20...floyd would be 126-130,Roy would be154-160 so of course he'd hurt floyd...Trust me Roy Jones is my all time favorite and floyd is right behind him...but looking at they're styles if it were imaginable...given brain power, boxing skills, speed, cornermen, styles floyd would win...because he could effectively pressure Roy...and be quick enough to stay with him when he tries to evade...it wouldn't be a blowout by far on either side, but i think floyd would win...but since there's no real plausible way to even compare them at a resonable weight because they're so far apart...it's pointless...but Myweather if he continues on his path..he will be mentioned ahead of Roy Jones....think about this...if Floyd beats Hatton and Margarito...who else could he fight that would truly benefit his place in boxing history...nobody...so he really only needs two more fights and he could retire....

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You're comparing PBF to Roy when it comes to what they were physically capable and thats a little silly. If Floyd was capable of fighting in RJ's style im sure he would, but it's doubtful that he can. Atleast I don't think he could on account of his slower footwork. Especially at 147 his footwork just isn't the same. And i'm not convinced he can take a good shot yet because Judah didn't hit him flush and nearly make his head snap off the way he did Cory Spinks.

Floyds good but he struggled against castillo in fight 1, Im not all that impressed, hes a great fighter but had he come along when osscar shane and other were at the lighter weights he may have lost pretty soon. Pernell whitaker would have beat after seeing the judah fight

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Originally Posted by pacdog

Floyds good but he struggled against castillo in fight 1, Im not all that impressed, hes a great fighter but had he come along when osscar shane and other were at the lighter weights he may have lost pretty soon. Pernell whitaker would have beat after seeing the judah fight

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agreed sir

Im sorry Roys hand speed wa sin another class, floyd is fast but Im not sure if you put him in with a prime delahoya, mosley and certainly leonard if he would be the fastest gun. Roy might lose to certain fighters of the past but he certainly has the fastest hands ever in his class and if you argue that your lying, their may have been people who could have boxed with him though, floyd however if he was quicker than a prime delahoy it wasnt by much and the difference would be power at lower weights

What hurts Mayweather is not having natural power (I call it not being mean enough). Deceptive power and natural power are 2 different things, and Jones had vicious striking to go with his speed. Gotta suck to be able to do all the things Floyd can but still lack the 1 punch everyone wants to see :)