Quote Originally Posted by P.G.H Angel Eyes
Quote Originally Posted by hitmandonny
Yeah quite possibly...I jus made a point to u there on another thread.
The reason that i don't regard Roy highly as a heavyweight is because in comparison to LL who reigned and defended as a champ, Roy didn. So don't think by any means im tryna take away from RJJ, i idolise the guy k
No other heavyweight wanted to fight him.

He was going to fight Corrie Sanders next(who had just KO'd Wladimer) and Corrie didn't want to fight Roy and vacated the title, and Roy didn't see the honor in fighting a vacant title he said he wanted to beat a champion to truly be a champion(right on Roy!)

So he went to Lennox and Lennox said he was probably gonna be packing it up(retiring)

So he moved down to fight Tarver since no Heavyweight wanted to fight him except probably Byrd but King kept that fight from happening for some reason
Roy's FATHER stepped in and stopped him fighting BUSTER DOUGLAS!!!!...
Because he was worried for Roy's health.....Thats not a story thats fact!
The reason he took the Ruiz fight was because Ruiz was a no risk fight as ruiz was not a huge puncher. Roy was great, even an ATG, but come on....