what where Roy Jones Best matches?

If you were to do a comp of six - what would you put on for the best of Roy Jones?

Jones v.

Tarver I
Toney
Bryant Brannon (the guy had either never lost or only lost once and Jones absolutely CLOWNED him)
Griffin II
Ruiz
Woods

I can honestly say all Roy Jones fights are brilliant to watch, even the not so exciting fights were against legends in James Toney and Bhop.

1. vs. Richard Hall... Roy was at his brutal, devistating best, throwing hard, lighting quick bombs from all angles and positions. Just a great "virtuoso" performance and it was really a hard fight to watch because of the terrible beating Hall took.

2. vs Montell Griffen 2 - Roy at his best again, not only was he 100% focused and prepared, but he came into the fight with mean intentions, something we don't see very often from Roy. This fight was early in Jones' Light heavyweight career, and by knocking out a tough, legit LHW in Montell Griffen with one punch he showed the world that he carried his power even up at that weight.

3. vs James Toney - A lot of the Jones' haters make excuses saying "ohhh toney was weight drained for this fight", but the fact of the matter is Toney is one the best fighters of our generation and Jones made him look like a bum.

4. vs Pazienza - Pulled out most of his arsenal, fast combination punching, big powershots from strange angles, and also showed that he had a terriffic jab when he wanted to use it.

5. vs Glen Kelly - Utterly destroyed Kelly with hard shots to the body and head, and the ending is the stuff of legends.

6. vs John Ruiz - IMO this fight gets downplayed because of how unpopular Ruiz is, but the fact is Ruiz was a good HW who had a functional 40lb weight advantage over Jones. He beat guys like Holyfield, Golota, Oquendo and Rahman, and Roy Jones just dominated him (I think I gave Ruiz 1 round). A masterful display of the Sweet Science by Jones.

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1. vs. Richard Hall... Roy was at his brutal, devistating best, throwing hard, lighting quick bombs from all angles and positions. Just a great "virtuoso" performance and it was really a hard fight to watch because of the terrible beating Hall took.

2. vs Montell Griffen 2 - Roy at his best again, not only was he 100% focused and prepared, but he came into the fight with mean intentions, something we don't see very often from Roy. This fight was early in Jones' Light heavyweight career, and by knocking out a tough, legit LHW in Montell Griffen with one punch he showed the world that he carried his power even up at that weight.

3. vs James Toney - A lot of the Jones' haters make excuses saying "ohhh toney was weight drained for this fight", but the fact of the matter is Toney is one the best fighters of our generation and Jones made him look like a bum.

4. vs Pazienza - Pulled out most of his arsenal, fast combination punching, big powershots from strange angles, and also showed that he had a terriffic jab when he wanted to use it.

5. vs Glen Kelly - Utterly destroyed Kelly with hard shots to the body and head, and the ending is the stuff of legends.

6. vs John Ruiz - IMO this fight gets downplayed because of how unpopular Ruiz is, but the fact is Ruiz was a good HW who had a functional 40lb weight advantage over Jones. He beat guys like Holyfield, Golota, Oquendo and Rahman, and Roy Jones just dominated him (I think I gave Ruiz 1 round). A masterful display of the Sweet Science by Jones.

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Perfect list :coolclick: thats exactly list i was going to do.

Tarver 2 and Glendoff Johnson, It showed what kind of chin Roy had.

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Originally Posted by Just a Boxing Fan

Tarver 2 and Glendoff Johnson, It showed what kind of chin Roy had.

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Feel better now u got that off your chest? Trying to down play an all time great.

James Toney- He dominated a p4p fighter in Toney
Montell Griffin- Griffin never even had a chance
Virgil Hill- Stopped Hill who never been stopped before with a wicked body shot
John Ruiz- Ruiz wasn't the best, but he was a decent Heavyweight
Bernard Hopkins- He beat Hopkins with one hand. Pretty impressive
Thomas Tate- Jones made Tate pay for all that shit talking he did before the fight

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Tarver 2 and Glendoff Johnson, It showed what kind of chin Roy had.

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Ha! Chin talk from a Tommy Morrison fan. :Talk about comedy. :LOLATYOU:

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Tarver 2 and Glendoff Johnson, It showed what kind of chin Roy had.

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Ha! Chin talk from a Tommy Morrison fan. :Talk about comedy. :LOLATYOU:

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Whats funny is that you had to edit that corny shat

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Tarver 2 and Glendoff Johnson, It showed what kind of chin Roy had.

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Feel better now u got that off your chest? Trying to down play an all time great.

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It's the truth, Them two fights told us more about his demeanor than his last decade of fights, Just my opinion.

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Tarver 2 and Glendoff Johnson, It showed what kind of chin Roy had.

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Ha! Chin talk from a Tommy Morrison fan. :Talk about comedy. :LOLATYOU:

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And just for the record I'm not a fan or supporter of the guy anymore. The guys fuk up

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Tarver 2 and Glendoff Johnson, It showed what kind of chin Roy had.

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Ha! Chin talk from a Tommy Morrison fan. :Talk about comedy. :LOLATYOU:

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And just for the record I'm not a fan or supporter of the guy anymore. The guys fuk up

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Why? You just found out he sucked or what?

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Tarver 2 and Glendoff Johnson, It showed what kind of chin Roy had.

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Ha! Chin talk from a Tommy Morrison fan. :Talk about comedy. :LOLATYOU:

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And just for the record I'm not a fan or supporter of the guy anymore. The guys fuk up

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Why? You just found out he sucked or what?

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Lol, He was good for what he was.. Ya know what I'm saying. But I believe he has Hiv/Aids or something. Also I think he has pectorial implants, Look at the Pic... Notice around the side of the chest there are scars, With a chest that big, His triceps should be big but there non-existent. Atleast it look so. I think hes broke and looking for money even if it endangers another fighters life which is the sad thing. Here goes some Tommy Pics before and after.

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Tarver 2 and Glendoff Johnson, It showed what kind of chin Roy had.

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Feel better now u got that off your chest? Trying to down play an all time great.

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Thers no down playing what Jones has accomplished inside the ring since his amateur days, He's a legend and BHOF lock, But those two fight answered the what if Question...What will happen if Roy gets caught and we all know now.

The Jones fight that really got my attention was his devastating KO win over Thulani Malinga, I remember Malinga lay froze on the canvas , almost like a seizer state all his muscles were erect , eyes rolled back , went on for several anxious moments . Granted Malinga only had two weeks notice for the fight and had lost 4 of his last 8 prior to Jones, it was still an impressive outing for Jones . Roy Jones was something special no question. he had cat reflexes, and would leap out with hellish power shots , impressive how he could just toy with opponents , then cash them out. the early matches were Roy's best . he fought with more intensity. put more thrill in his matches.. Jones seemed to lose that fire after the Benn/ Gerald Mcclen match, it got to him , scared him off his aggression .

He also broke one guys next in one of his fight he hit him so hard, But I forget the fighters name.

I can't say it was his best match, but I thoroughly enjoyed the beatdown he handed Vinny Pazienza. One combination was so quick, RJJ was landing all kinds of punches on Vinny as Vinny was on his way down.

Sweet...

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IMO what he did to Ruiz @ HW was phenomenal. Regardless of what is thought of John, he's a legit HW with some legit wins. RJJ put it on him from start to finish.

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Tarver 2 and Glendoff Johnson, It showed what kind of chin Roy had.

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Ha! Chin talk from a Tommy Morrison fan. :Talk about comedy. :LOLATYOU:

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And just for the record I'm not a fan or supporter of the guy anymore. The guys fuk up

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Why? You just found out he sucked or what?

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Lol, He was good for what he was.. Ya know what I'm saying. But I believe he has Hiv/Aids or something. Also I think he has pectorial implants, Look at the Pic... Notice around the side of the chest there are scars, With a chest that big, His triceps should be big but there non-existent. Atleast it look so. I think hes broke and looking for money even if it endangers another fighters life which is the sad thing. Here goes some Tommy Pics before and after.

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Tommy looks BAD!!!

thanks a lot for the feedback guys. I think I will put together a mix of what everyone on here has said.

The Toney fight is by far Jones' most impressive victory. Much more impressive than Roy's victory over Ruiz, who was a paper champion and simply not that good of a fighter.

Toney being weight drained is a poor excuse. Toney battled weight problems his entire career, yet he never clearly lost a fight for more than a decade after he was dominated by Jones.

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Tarver 2 and Glendoff Johnson, It showed what kind of chin Roy had.

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LOL have a cool click for that one

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Tarver 2 and Glendoff Johnson, It showed what kind of chin Roy had.

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Ha! Chin talk from a Tommy Morrison fan. :Talk about comedy. :LOLATYOU:

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Whats funny is that you had to edit that corny shat

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That's really scraping it... ;)

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The Toney fight is by far Jones' most impressive victory. Much more impressive than Roy's victory over Ruiz, who was a paper champion and simply not that good of a fighter.

Toney being weight drained is a poor excuse. Toney battled weight problems his entire career, yet he never clearly lost a fight for more than a decade after he was dominated by Jones.

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Toney lost his very next fight to Montell Griffin (A loss is a loss). RJJ fought Ruiz (a legitamate HW with a 30+ lb advantage) right after he went 1-1-1 with Holyfield. And albeit a DQ win against Kirk Johnson, it was a win.

IMO there's not a right or wrong answer to this question. It just depends on personal opinion of what impressed u more.

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The Toney fight is by far Jones' most impressive victory. Much more impressive than Roy's victory over Ruiz, who was a paper champion and simply not that good of a fighter.

Toney being weight drained is a poor excuse. Toney battled weight problems his entire career, yet he never clearly lost a fight for more than a decade after he was dominated by Jones.

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Toney lost his very next fight to Montell Griffin (A loss is a loss). RJJ fought Ruiz (a legitamate HW with a 30+ lb advantage) right after he went 1-1-1 with Holyfield. And albeit a DQ win against Kirk Johnson, it was a win.

IMO there's not a right or wrong answer to this question. It just depends on personal opinion of what impressed u more.

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A loss is not a loss when you preface it by saying he never "CLEARLY lost", which is how I stated it. James Toney was dominated only twice in his career, which spanned more than 70 fights. The first was against Roy, the second didn't occur until more than 12 years later in the second Sam Peter fight.

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The Toney fight is by far Jones' most impressive victory. Much more impressive than Roy's victory over Ruiz, who was a paper champion and simply not that good of a fighter.

Toney being weight drained is a poor excuse. Toney battled weight problems his entire career, yet he never clearly lost a fight for more than a decade after he was dominated by Jones.

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Toney lost his very next fight to Montell Griffin (A loss is a loss). RJJ fought Ruiz (a legitamate HW with a 30+ lb advantage) right after he went 1-1-1 with Holyfield. And albeit a DQ win against Kirk Johnson, it was a win.

IMO there's not a right or wrong answer to this question. It just depends on personal opinion of what impressed u more.

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A loss is not a loss when you preface it by saying he never "CLEARLY lost", which is how I stated it. James Toney was dominated only twice in his career, which spanned more than 70 fights. The first was against Roy, the second didn't occur until more than 12 years later in the second Sam Peter fight.

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Tell it to the history books bro.

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The Toney fight is by far Jones' most impressive victory. Much more impressive than Roy's victory over Ruiz, who was a paper champion and simply not that good of a fighter.

Toney being weight drained is a poor excuse. Toney battled weight problems his entire career, yet he never clearly lost a fight for more than a decade after he was dominated by Jones.

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Toney lost his very next fight to Montell Griffin (A loss is a loss). RJJ fought Ruiz (a legitamate HW with a 30+ lb advantage) right after he went 1-1-1 with Holyfield. And albeit a DQ win against Kirk Johnson, it was a win.

IMO there's not a right or wrong answer to this question. It just depends on personal opinion of what impressed u more.

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A loss is not a loss when you preface it by saying he never "CLEARLY lost", which is how I stated it. James Toney was dominated only twice in his career, which spanned more than 70 fights. The first was against Roy, the second didn't occur until more than 12 years later in the second Sam Peter fight.

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Tell it to the history books bro.

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So bro, are you saying that James Toney has been dominated more than twice in his career?

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The Toney fight is by far Jones' most impressive victory. Much more impressive than Roy's victory over Ruiz, who was a paper champion and simply not that good of a fighter.

Toney being weight drained is a poor excuse. Toney battled weight problems his entire career, yet he never clearly lost a fight for more than a decade after he was dominated by Jones.

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Toney lost his very next fight to Montell Griffin (A loss is a loss). RJJ fought Ruiz (a legitamate HW with a 30+ lb advantage) right after he went 1-1-1 with Holyfield. And albeit a DQ win against Kirk Johnson, it was a win.

IMO there's not a right or wrong answer to this question. It just depends on personal opinion of what impressed u more.

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A loss is not a loss when you preface it by saying he never "CLEARLY lost", which is how I stated it. James Toney was dominated only twice in his career, which spanned more than 70 fights. The first was against Roy, the second didn't occur until more than 12 years later in the second Sam Peter fight.

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Tell it to the history books bro.

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So bro, are you saying that James Toney has been dominated more than twice in his career?

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No, I totally agree with u on that point. And Toney is a great fighter.

I do get what ur saying about "clearly lost". I look at things differently. He may not have been beaten up or dominated, that's a whole different thing (I take it that this is what ur referring to when u say clearly lost). But anybody that's got a "L" put in the column of a fight--clearly lost that fight in the eyes of the history books.

IMO RJJ beating a guy that was the same size as him wasn't quite as impressive as giving up over 30 lbs & dominating a legitimate HW.

The Toney fight was an impressive showing & absolutely deserves discussion in this thread. But for me, I prefer the Ruiz showing.

Toney, Griffin 2, Ruiz, Hill

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Tarver 2 and Glendoff Johnson, It showed what kind of chin Roy had.

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Feel better now u got that off your chest? Trying to down play an all time great.

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Thers no down playing what Jones has accomplished inside the ring since his amateur days, He's a legend and BHOF lock, But those two fight answered the what if Question...What will happen if Roy gets caught and we all know now.

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Wot a fookin jerk you are
Roy was KOED at an age 33+ ,when most other greats were retiring by this time , Roy is the best fighter ive seen , and his chin let him down because of age - and the fact that he had shed so much weight comming down from heavy.
That is a fact , in his prime Roy was the best and breathtaking to watch.

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Tarver 2 and Glendoff Johnson, It showed what kind of chin Roy had.

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Feel better now u got that off your chest? Trying to down play an all time great.

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Thers no down playing what Jones has accomplished inside the ring since his amateur days, He's a legend and BHOF lock, But those two fight answered the what if Question...What will happen if Roy gets caught and we all know now.

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Wot a fookin jerk you are
Roy was KOED at an age 33+ ,when most other greats were retiring by this time , Roy is the best fighter ive seen , and his chin let him down because of age - and the fact that he had shed so much weight comming down from heavy.
That is a fact , in his prime Roy was the best and breathtaking to watch.

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What... You wanted me to lie? This is a forum, its the place share opinions and knowledge amongst each other. You know that everyone wondered the what if question and anyways I gave him his respect.

kind of suprised no one mentioned Reggie Johnson

Roy had six great fights?