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ive read alot of the threads on the forum saying how great rjj was in his prime and that he was untouchable. well i was wondering,apart from the tarver n badi ajamu fights was there ever any boring fights involving rjj in his prime. id like to know this as i have ordered his career set going on what he fought like in short clips i have watched on him in his prime. also which fights should i look out for in which he was at his best. many thanks.
LOL, it is easier to name the exciting RJJ fights ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by dayo
RJJ wasted his talent avoiding the challenges that could of made him a legend.
what fights were his stand-out ones? is the heavyweight title fight any good.
Hi Mate,funny you should say you have ordered the roy jones jr carreer set....I have just got his career set it came in the post yesterday..and I am really pleased with it...seen a few fights..my fave so far is his fight with Richard Hall i have never seen a better performance by any boxer in a boxing ring superp and worh getting the career set just for that 1 fight alone...I also watched a fight early in his career with a guy called Harris and great to watch him in that lighting fast hand speed....Also another good one Malinga....Hope to see more over the weekend...But my fave so far is the hall fight...
I like you have not seen much of jones but with all the talk got his career set not disapointet so far...I could watch him all day...
thanks.ive only been watching boxing for about 2 years.i dont think many of his fights were shown over here in the uk either.just watching clips of him got me interested.
LOL, it is easier to name the exciting RJJ fights ;)
RJJ wasted his talent avoiding the challenges that could of made him a legend.
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I disagree some people dont just get the way jones fights or get his style off fighting but to the people that get it he is pure class to watch...Such a talent...Wtch the Hall fight lol
Dayo I am the seem never got to see much off him,I am just accross the pond here I am in northen Ireland and as you know sky or normal telly dont show much off him...But I got the career set yesterday and really pleased with it..I love way he boxes...Great to watch...his speed and hand speed and how cocky he is is great to watch wish i was that hard lol...Quote:
Originally Posted by dayo
good good.well im from wales.i watched a clip of his fight in which he got knocked down for the 1st time.afterwards he was getting interviewed and they were asking him about the knockdown n he was saying it was a good shot it hurt me but i came back cos im the best, im the champ or sumin he was sayin. funny tho.
Well I hope you like it nice to meet you Dayo...
soz,it wouldnt let me reply.i got it from ebay.
That door swung both ways BritKid!Quote:
Originally Posted by Britkid
People say he dodged Benn and Eubank...Benn MAYBE but given what happened to G-Man I wouldn't want to fight Nigel either. Chris admitted he didn't want to fight Roy but we don't know
Ottke
Dariusz
Calzaghe
Are other names he was said to have dodged...I don't know it would have been nice to see those fights
That being said he fought: Toney, Hopkins, Griffin, Malinga, Paz, Hill, Woods...his competition wasn't as bad as some other fighters
Yeah very trus he did beat a few very good fighters,even a lot forget to mention he beat up Malinga the south african,a tough old not,who give Benn and eubank problems,I jones put him away in 6 rounds...and knocked him out which benn and eubank could not do if i rememebr right...
I Liked His Olympic Fight With The Korean Or Whatever He Was Were The Judges Set It Up For The Other Guy To Win That Was An Intertaining Fight :lickish:
Yeah that Olympic fight is on my career set not watched it yet maybe tomorrow will watch it,from wot i hear he got robbed...Think I like most about Jones fights so far is the look on his opponets faces after they have gone a couple of rounds with him,they are astounded by his speed....
The Benn fight should of been made. When Benn lost to Malinga, Jones said he wasn't interested, but everybody on both sides of the Atlantic still wanted to see Benn and Jones.. nobody ever expected Benn to beat Jones on points, but he still had a better punchers chance than anybody even if he did look like S*** against Malinga.
Eubank wanted the Jones fight when he made his comeback, but Jones wanted nothing to do with him and I don't blame him.
Julian Jackson, Lamar Parks, McClellan, Calzaghe, Nunn, Jirov..
did Benn and Eubank ever fight outside of the uk?
NUNN!!! HA...who the hell is PARKS???
Everyone else has a good reason for having a fight with RJJ.
Yes they fought outside the UK
He did beat Hopkins and toney though...
Hmm, Nunn would of beaten Jones.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lyle
Parks was an excellent little fighter, Very heavy-handed, and better than Hopkins IMO.
Nunn wasn't THAT special but the fight would have been OK I guess
Lamar Parks had 28 total fights...what happened to him????
Iran Barkley wouldn't have been such a bad fight
Old Tommy Hearns???
Lindell Holmes, Collins, Rocchiganni would have been OK too
I remember Kidfire Parks, he lost a decision to Reggie Johnson fought a few more times then sorta disappeared.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lyle
Jones' fight with Hopkins isn't that exciting, but his career is certainly full of great highlights!
He was the most talented fighter of his generation, IMO.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lyle
He fought a few fights I found boringish because of his dominance yet he didn't put away his opponent
His fight against Reggie Johnson was spectacular... for four rounds, and he was counter punching and could have finished at any point, but he kept the fight going for 12 rounds.
His fight against Harding was boring... He had a boring fight against Castro. I loved the Hopkins fight but alot of fans thought it was boring.
You should be happy Roy didn't fight Benn after the McClennan fight. You wouldn't have given him credit anyway, don't you all say Benn was never the same fighter after the McClennan fight? If you use that as an excuse to why he lost some fights after why would you act like you would give Roy credit for beating him post-McClennan?