Quote Originally Posted by LegendBoxing65
I always thought Roy Jones Jr. was an exceptionally good fighter. Great I suppose, but the thing he lacks is a great fight. You cannot compare him to Leonard or Hearns or Hagler or Duran who had those epic fights. That is why those guys are so remembered years later. Hearns especially, the man seems to have several epic fights. Roy Jones never put his all in a fight like Hearns or Hagler did. And that will hurt Roy's legacy. I do not care how awesome you looked putting your hands behind your back and knocking out or down a second tier fighter.
And funny how even when you do have some epic fights and WINS at that, your forgotten and no one really mentions your name.
Carmen Basilio comes to mind right off the bat, I mean his names mentioned here and there on the rare occasion but for some who fought the best of his time I think hes unappreciated....
It's mind boggling that this man had 5 back to back 'Fights Of The Year' thats just insane.....