Was Roy Jones Jr lucky he never fought Michael Nunn ?

[ssss]

I dont know if I can say Jones was lucky not to have met Nunn cuz IMO Jones is possibly the greatest ever so I think he would have won . He beat Hop and Toney and I think he probably would have outpointed Nunn too .

Having said that I reckon Nunn would have been a nightmare for him . Jones got Mcallum at the right time, He'd have stopped Benn and outpointed Eubank and Mclennan IMO but Nunn would have given him hell and it would be a close fight . Interestingly Collins said that if he were to meet Jones back in the 90s he probably would have lost . Prime Roy is just something else.

Watching Michael Nunn before the Iran Barkley fight he was something special and had great reflexes and handspeed that is up there with Roy Jones Jr........

If Michael Nunn would have stayed away from drugs he would have given Roy Jones Jr a hell of a fight because of his height speed reflexes he truly was special before he messed his life up.

[Master]

They missed each other by the time Roy was ready, Nunn was on the downslide. So Nunn was lucky not to have fought Roy.

[rjj tszyu]

I think Roy would have KO'd him. Toney did and IMO he didn't hit as hard as Roy.

[Beanflicker]

Would have been an interesting fight, but I think Roy would have taken it on points. Roy was a master of doing just what it took to win against really tough opponents (aka the Hopkins snoozefest).

[El Kabong]

I don't think Nunn was mentally tough enough to beat a prime RJJ.

I think Roy would have had the most trouble with Eubank but he would have pulled off a win.

I think McClellan showed that Benn was VERY beatable....the G-Man just let him back in the fight and stayed too close to him allowing for the repeated shots on the back of the head....Roy would have stopped him in 6-8. Benn's legs would have been shot from trying to walk Roy down and everytime he would get close he'd eat 4-5 power punches

[rjj tszyu]

I don't think Nunn was mentally tough enough to beat a prime RJJ.

I think Roy would have had the most trouble with Eubank but he would have pulled off a win.

I think McClellan showed that Benn was VERY beatable....the G-Man just let him back in the fight and stayed too close to him allowing for the repeated shots on the back of the head....Roy would have stopped him in 6-8. Benn's legs would have been shot from trying to walk Roy down and everytime he would get close he'd eat 4-5 power punches

You know what annoys me about the G-Man v Benn fight? The tragedy could have been avoided had the rules been followed by the book!

When a fighter is knocked from the ring the rules state that he must return UNAIDED to the ring apron within the ten count if it is deemed a knockdown which when G-Man knocked Benn through the ropes it was. But if you watch there are numerous people helping Benn back to his feet and therefore he should have been DQ'd.

I know this is not the point of this thread but everytime I think of that fight I cant help but think about this!

[Preme]

Um, te ruth is IO Roy in his prme was oe of the best and hardest to beat tht i have ever seen. I ee no reason as to hy Nunn would be such a tough fight for Roy at.

[Drago]

I don't think Nunn was mentally tough enough to beat a prime RJJ.

I think Roy would have had the most trouble with Eubank but he would have pulled off a win.

I think McClellan showed that Benn was VERY beatable....the G-Man just let him back in the fight and stayed too close to him allowing for the repeated shots on the back of the head....Roy would have stopped him in 6-8. Benn's legs would have been shot from trying to walk Roy down and everytime he would get close he'd eat 4-5 power punches

You know what annoys me about the G-Man v Benn fight? The tragedy could have been avoided had the rules been followed by the book!

When a fighter is knocked from the ring the rules state that he must return UNAIDED to the ring apron within the ten count if it is deemed a knockdown which when G-Man knocked Benn through the ropes it was. But if you watch there are numerous people helping Benn back to his feet and therefore he should have been DQ'd.

I know this is not the point of this thread but everytime I think of that fight I cant help but think about this!

think that would of been proper harsh, DQ'd cos someone pushed him back

[Fenster]

I don't think Nunn was mentally tough enough to beat a prime RJJ.

I think Roy would have had the most trouble with Eubank but he would have pulled off a win.

I think McClellan showed that Benn was VERY beatable....the G-Man just let him back in the fight and stayed too close to him allowing for the repeated shots on the back of the head....Roy would have stopped him in 6-8. Benn's legs would have been shot from trying to walk Roy down and everytime he would get close he'd eat 4-5 power punches

You know what annoys me about the G-Man v Benn fight? The tragedy could have been avoided had the rules been followed by the book!

When a fighter is knocked from the ring the rules state that he must return UNAIDED to the ring apron within the ten count if it is deemed a knockdown which when G-Man knocked Benn through the ropes it was. But if you watch there are numerous people helping Benn back to his feet and therefore he should have been DQ'd.

I know this is not the point of this thread but everytime I think of that fight I cant help but think about this!

You need to watch the fight again. What you currently believe is utter bollocks.

[Drago]

I don't think Nunn was mentally tough enough to beat a prime RJJ.

I think Roy would have had the most trouble with Eubank but he would have pulled off a win.

I think McClellan showed that Benn was VERY beatable....the G-Man just let him back in the fight and stayed too close to him allowing for the repeated shots on the back of the head....Roy would have stopped him in 6-8. Benn's legs would have been shot from trying to walk Roy down and everytime he would get close he'd eat 4-5 power punches

I really think eubank would of beat him, he had a granite chin & hit hard, a motivated eubank could beat anyone

[El Kabong]

Eubank circa 1997 was past his best and slowing down while Roy was really reaching his peak dominant years. Also Eubank never really used his power the same after hurting Watson.


For those reasons I think Eubank would have only had 1 asset and that's speed and speed vs a PRIME Roy Jones Jr. really won't help much. I think Eubank is good early on and then fades late getting eaten up with counter shots.


Nigel Benn EARNED a DQ not only for being helped back int he ring but for hitting behind the head as often as he did! Roy Jones Jr. would have picked him apart but I still think James Toney would have had the best time with Benn, PERFECT style for James to abuse with his defense.


As for Nunn, I guess it's proper to compare him to Griffin, crafty southpaws who just couldn't stay consistent

[Hulk]

Nunn was lucky he never fought Roy Jones Jr.
Same with Benn, Eubank, Collins, and the rest of them.

Yall musta forgot!

Roy Jones Jr. was Superman. Speed Kills and Roy topped the most wanted list in the 90's.

[Taeth]

I dont know if I can say Jones was lucky not to have met Nunn cuz IMO Jones is possibly the greatest ever so I think he would have won . He beat Hop and Toney and I think he probably would have outpointed Nunn too .

Having said that I reckon Nunn would have been a nightmare for him . Jones got Mcallum at the right time, He'd have stopped Benn and outpointed Eubank and Mclennan IMO but Nunn would have given him hell and it would be a close fight . Interestingly Collins said that if he were to meet Jones back in the 90s he probably would have lost . Prime Roy is just something else.

Watching Michael Nunn before the Iran Barkley fight he was something special and had great reflexes and handspeed that is up there with Roy Jones Jr........

If Michael Nunn would have stayed away from drugs he would have given Roy Jones Jr a hell of a fight because of his height speed reflexes he truly was special before he messed his life up.

He was good, but neither his handspeed nor his reflexes were at Roy's level, they were good, but not quite that good.