Quote Originally Posted by GAME
It seems alot of people have forgotten just how great Roy was in his prime . He was THE man ! The Tarver / Johnson fights were a shell of the fighter he once was so we shouldnt bring that into it when takking about peak fighters . Its like saying Ali was useless cuz he got owned by Berbick
CC,I agree. I think prime RJJ was deceptively difficult to hit. Even when against the ropes,he was hard to hit. And although Bernard landed some nice shots,B Hop is a legend and still didn't land that many. Neither did Toney.

I think I would have Pernell/Pepp ahead of him though. Whereas Roy faltered over time and was KTFO,an old Pernell still defensively speaking,schooled Oscar. There was 1 flurry in particular,where Lampley was going crazy(like he always does for those Oscar flurries that miss) but Oscar missed EVERY punch and there was about 8!Amazing.

I think Pepp is up there for sure but remember,he lost 3 of 4 to Saddler and Pepp must have been close to his prime for the first fight at least so,defensively,I'd have Pernell and Pepp joint top but I can see RJJ having an argument. Floyd is getting close too for sure,his defence is simply amazing.