Quote Originally Posted by pacdog
Just to add a side note, I have said for years a fighter like tommy hearns would give roy trouble, becaus eof his dimensions a long boxer with a great jab and right hand. Sure roy was past his best against tarver but tarver has a good jab and a decent right hand and wow what a mystery he gave roy problems. A great jab nullifys speed and roy never fought anyone with a great jab and no on ein the history of boxing had a better one than ali Roy is legend around his weight class no doubt and yet tommy hearns would have posted a stylistic problem for him Im not saying he would have won but he would have posed a problem. Boxing is styles.
Virgil Hill had a good jab and very long reach... And Tarver only beat Roy because he was past it, don't get it twisted. I don't expect Tarver would have given a prime RJJ a whole lot of troulble, honestly.. But that's besides the point, the fight Holyfield vs Jones that's being brought up on here could have been a great fight, maybe.. But I couldn't see Holy losing it.. But threads like this should just be banned. Ali?