Was Roy Jones Jr lucky he never fought Michael Nunn ?

[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.

[ssss]

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.

Just because Roy Jones looked unbeatable in his prime doesn't mean he wasn't beatable and i doubt many people have actually seen a prime Michael Nunn before the Iran Barkey fight..........

Michael Nunn was 6'2 with superb reflexes/speed and also had power which showed when he destroyed the iron chinned Sumbu Kalambay in 1 round and was also a Southpaw which Roy Jones did have few problems with even in his prime notably against Eric Harding..........

I think Roy Jones would have seriously problems with Michael Nunn's physical attributes along with his speed and everyone always brings up James Toney vs Michael Nunn but Michael Nunn was already into drugs by that time and was past his best and he was still beating James Toney up until he walked intro terrific left hook.

[Master]

Nunn would be awkward at best but Roy always knew how to win and no body gave Roy Jones too much trouble in his prime. Montell was frustrating but he was still getting beat.

[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.

[p4pking]

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.

Noone really helped Benn back into the ring, and if a fighter is knocked outside the ropes I believe he has 20 seconds to make the count, not 10. There was definetly no contraversy on the count. HOWEVER, the way the ref handled the next couple minutes of action was disgraceful homecooking and Benn easily may have not made it out of the round otherwise imo. He was still extremely hurt for the next minute or so after the KD, and the ref clearly broke the action for far to long in several instances. Of course it happens in boxing, the outcome of this fight just makes people more bitter about it imo.

[Drago]

eubank, benn & collins never fought roy jones & i think the reason was that roy didnt wanna fight them.

eubank fought -watson, benn, collins, calzaghe
benn fought -watson, eubank, barkley, mcclellan, collins
collins fought-mcCallum, benn, eubank & before an injury was to meet calzaghe

based on this why wouldnt they wanna fight roy?

more chance one man running from 3, than 3 running from one!

[Fenster]

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.

Noone really helped Benn back into the ring, and if a fighter is knocked outside the ropes I believe he has 20 seconds to make the count, not 10. There was definetly no contraversy on the count. HOWEVER, the way the ref handled the next couple minutes of action was disgraceful homecooking and Benn easily may have not made it out of the round otherwise imo. He was still extremely hurt for the next minute or so after the KD, and the ref clearly broke the action for far to long in several instances. Of course it happens in boxing, the outcome of this fight just makes people more bitter about it imo.

I think that's the case.

People/fans are complaining about poor, inept reffing every other fight.. with a tradegy occurring the focus on the ref multiplies, obviously.

[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.