Old Roy Jones interview

[Master]

As a big Roy Jones fan, I wish he had gotten out of the game after the Ruiz fight. At the time he was talking about trying to get a Tyson fight and then retiring, so when you're talking about retirement then it's obvious his heart wasn't in the game anymore.

Roy will always have his detractors who say "oh why didn't he fight this guy or that guy" without bothering to look up the back story as to why those fights didn't happen.

Bottom line, nobody in the history of boxing from 168-175. Archie Moore would have gotten his ass handed to him.

Whilst I agree Roy was an ATG he was not the greatest light heavy in history I think Foster and Spinks beat him from the modern era.

[Beanflicker]

Whilst I agree Roy was an ATG he was not the greatest light heavy in history I think Foster and Spinks beat him from the modern era.

Spinks would be a great fight but I don't see Foster as even being competitive.

He had a brutal punch but he wasn't quick enough of foot, hand or mind to deal with Jones.

[Master]

Whilst I agree Roy was an ATG he was not the greatest light heavy in history I think Foster and Spinks beat him from the modern era.

Spinks would be a great fight but I don't see Foster as even being competitive.

He had a brutal punch but he wasn't quick enough of foot, hand or mind to deal with Jones.

He was tall and rangy with a monster punch. I think he would have given Roy problems.

[Beanflicker]

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He was tall and rangy with a monster punch. I think he would have given Roy problems.

Takes more than being tall and punching hard to beat Roy... well prime Roy anyway.

Roy was notoriously hard to hit, especially clean on the chin. If he didn't knock Roy out, he wasn't winning that fight.

[Master]

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He was tall and rangy with a monster punch. I think he would have given Roy problems.

Takes more than being tall and punching hard to beat Roy... well prime Roy anyway.

Roy was notoriously hard to hit, especially clean on the chin. If he didn't knock Roy out, he wasn't winning that fight.

That is the thing I think he could knock him out cold. I would not give Moorer a chance because he was raw but Foster had the class to do it.

[Beanflicker]

Hmmm Moorer would have been interesting at 175 too.

[Master]

Hmmm Moorer would have been interesting at 175 too.

Yes until he gassed out. The reason why he tried to finish everyone quickly was because he was dying at the weight and the opponents were B rate.