How many of you believe Michael Nunn had a style to beat Roy Jones?

[JonesJrMayweather]

Nunn was big, strong, fast and young. I do think he would have given Jones all sorts of problems. I really rate Roy Jones, but we seem to be rewriting a lot of history about how good he was.


The divisions he was in (especially light heavy) were pretty weak while he was around. Can't criticise the guy for fighting whoever was there, but we never saw him in with a Nunn, a Benn or a Eubank ....... never mind a prime Calzaghe, Spinks or Foster.

This is exactly how I feel. He was an excellent fighter in his prime, but I've seen people act like he never lost a round from going pro to the first Tarver fight.

Nunn would be difficult, I'd favour Jones, but you never know. Jones certainly knew what fighters to fight & not to. He always made sure that he never even went near negotiations with Frankie Liles, who reportedly more than had his number in the amateurs & I thought beat him in their box-off. I can really see that one being difficult for him in the pros.

I know the obvious thing that people say is that 'oh that's the amateurs it means nothing in the pros' or that Liles wasn't on the same level as a pro, but who would have thought that Vernon Forrest would decisively beat Shane Mosley twice if they hadn't fought.

Actually it was RJJ who had his number. Roy beat him both times they fought. So even with the Forrest Theory your argument supports RJJ beating Liles. Its that kind of misinformation that gets passed around constantly, and part of the reason why i don't listen to old timers opinions about old era fighters. Because even in modern times with guys still fighting people fuck up the truth, start bullshit rumors or never challenge them.