Quote Originally Posted by hitmandonny View Post
Huge Jones fan here.
I persoanlly try to emulate his speed and velocity but he wasn't a fantastic boxer. He was easy to trap on the ropes (where he was Kayo'ed twice.) Jones also could never establish a jab.

What made Roy great was his physical ability, not his boxing.
His blend of spped and power was particularly potent when blended with his defensive reflexes.

Mayweather, Leonard and Whittaker were all much more textbook, with comparable physical abilities, that actually results in them being better than Roy in my eyes.

Roy was great. But not the best ever.
He's beaten by Monzon and Hagler at middle.
Beaten by a feew Light heavies (Charles, Moore.)

Gretest Super Middle of all time?
Yes, Roy deserves that mantle.
If you've foughten anyone half decent and tried to emulate his style you would be owned, also if you watched more then one of his fights you would know Roy LET people put him on the ropes, he wasn't forced to them, when he didn't want to be on the ropes, you weren't getting him on the ropes. Also wtf were you talking about Roy was ko'ed off the ropes both times? He wasn't on the ropes against Tarver, he caught hit by a great counter shot.

Roy Jones beats Hagler and Monzon... he is too quick and too skilled.

I think Ezzard Charles gives Roy a decent fight, but Roy's speed wins the day, and Archie Moore fought similar to Jamest Toney, and we all know how he did against Roy. Its a horrible match up for Archie.

Also how is Whitaker textbook in any sense?