Quote Originally Posted by Beanflicker View Post
Roy Jones at 168 was as close to a perfect fighter as you're ever going to get. Lightning fast reflexes, world class skill, boxing IQ off the charts, the fastest hands I've ever seen on a 168lber... and LEGIT one-punch knockout power in both hands.

Who could possibly even begin to compare to that other than SRR?
Different thread topic. No one is disputing Roys greatness or effectiveness in the ring, many are just pointing out that he wasn't the most well rounded fighter. I agree that Roy probably had great fundamentals and then switched to his more instinctive style because he correctly predicted it would be harder for opponents to solve. That being said, Roy was reflex/reaction based and would use feints n reflexes to intimidate and frustrate his opponents before catch on them with that one punch power you referenced. You never saw Roy go about his job in the ring and take a guy apart piece by piece like Hagler, Hopkins, Floyd or Finito did. That isn't to say Roy wasn't great or even that he couldn't win a head to head fight vs those guys (he was that talented). Even casual fans can watch those guys fight and see who was more balanced/complete in the ring.