Quote Originally Posted by AM1808
Favorite fight would have to be Jones and Toney. The sixth round of Jones/Pazienza, the KO of Glen Kelly and the absolute destruction of Tony Thornton stick out in my mind.
Nice list...
My fav. RJJ fights have to be vs. Hall and vs. Woods on sheer skills.
The Hill and Kelley KO are fun to see.

Quote Originally Posted by AM1808
It was a mortal moment for me when he got knocked out by Antonio Tarver on the most perfect/lucky counter-punch I've ever seen. I guess it renewed his interest in a sport he took for granted. I don't think he realized what his legacy could have been at that point in his career. How could he with a track like "And Still" to his music credit? Mr. Unstoppable, Roy? I can't blame him for that, though. What fan of boxing at the time didn't agree? He got careless with his career and paid the price.

I'm glad he's not embarrassing himself on his way out, though, like Mike Tyson did. Roy is clearly not the basket case, but the glass jaw has got to be a concern and he boxes that way. I haven't bought a Jones PPV since his loss to Tarver. I usually catch the replays.

I have to say that he did look good in an evenly matched bout against another aging former superstar in the sport. His hand speed is still wicked fast, but his feet aren't what they were when he was running circles around his opponents landing well places punches, like the ones against Richard Hall. He also gets hit cleanly a lot more now. Still a showman, which is what the sport always needs.

Still searching for the next Roy Jones. Mayweather is close, but he's no Roy Jones even with the unblemished record.
Right on man...

I know what that's like I'm the same way with Oscar De La Hoya followed his entire career and IMO he was the best P4P fighter.
Then slowly but surely his career started hitting the bumps along the way.

Just a heads up your looking for the next RJJ, whatever you do don't believe what anyone tells you.
Cause somehow someone, somewhere said Jean Pascal was the next RJJ or the closest thing to RJJ.
My ass!!! Whoever the hell made that comment should not be allowed to call himself a boxing fan.
Jean Pascal NOTHING compared to RJJ, absolutely nothing.