Re: Is Roy Jones an all time great or just 1 of the best of his era???

Originally Posted by
Hulk

Originally Posted by
porkypara

Originally Posted by
Hulk

Originally Posted by
porkypara
I rate Jones as 1 of the best fighters ever its just I have nagging doughts about his chin.I asked the question before,what hard puncher has he ever faced?
He avoided or did not fight for what ever reason the likes of Benn,McClean or even Julian Jackson.
I am not saying that I think they would beat Jones,its just they all would have been big fights so why did he not seem keen to make them happen instead of fighting some of they guys he did.
I ask again,"WHAT PUNCHER HAS JONES EVER FACED"?
Bernard Hopkins, James "Lights Out" Toney, Richard "Destroyer" Hall, and John Ruiz actually has KO'd a few legit HW's before, like Fres Oquendo, so theres 4 right there.
Hopkins and Toney will go down as great boxers NOT PUNCHERS.
Yeah and Mike Tyson will go down as the man who bit that guy's ear off. But guess what, Toney, and damn sure Hopkins were both considered punchers when Jones faced them. Also Thomas Tate and Merqui Sosa, as I mentioned before, were both KO'd in 2 rounds by Jones, and both were defineately considered punchers. Hell James Toney recently said after the first Peter fight, that Sosa hit him harder than Sam Peter.
Yep. Hopkins had knocked out either 15 or 16 men by the time that he & Jones faced each other & a mess of those knockouts came in the first round.
Not so sure about Toney's drops...as I just don't keep up with the fat man's career anymore.
Jones does deserve respect...anyway that you slice it.
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