Can you name a Cherry Picker?

[Andre]

Yes Andre, I suspected you might.

So I pre saved it just in case to remember the moment.

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Good counter ..you do know I could just delete the lot dont you .
Go on have the win.

[JT Rock]

Sven Ottke

[jon09]

Michael Moorer -Besides Holyfield he ducked every other credible heavy
Jermaine Taylor- Middleweight reign was a joke gift decisions against Bhop
Roy Jones- Ultra talented but he cherry picked 75% of his opponents when alot of other options were in front of him ie Michalczeski/Hopkins and he took safer/dumber routes.
Gerry Cooney- Cherry picked all the way to Holmes.
Chris John- Besides Marquez he feeds off of alphabet mandatories.
Nicolay Valuev- Primo Carnerra of this generation of cherry picking heavies.

Now I have a question is it smart matchmaking or protecting the fighter that we call these cherry pickers?

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Michael Moorer -Besides Holyfield he ducked every other credible heavy
Jermaine Taylor- Middleweight reign was a joke gift decisions against Bhop
Roy Jones- Ultra talented but he cherry picked 75% of his opponents when alot of other options were in front of him ie Michalczeski/Hopkins and he took safer/dumber routes.
Gerry Cooney- Cherry picked all the way to Holmes.
Chris John- Besides Marquez he feeds off of alphabet mandatories.
Nicolay Valuev- Primo Carnerra of this generation of cherry picking heavies.

Now I have a question is it smart matchmaking or protecting the fighter that we call these cherry pickers?

Get off Jones being a cherry picker.
He fought Hopkins when they were the 2 best up and coming middles.
He fought Toney when James was P4P #2
He KO'd Malinga who beat Benn and nearly beat Eubank.
Aged 40 he fought Calzaghe who was p4p #2
He fought Glen Johnson straight after he beat Tarver.
He struggled with Tarver in their first fight yet gave him an immediate rematch!
For fucksake he is a middleweight who won a HW title!

[jon09]

Calm down junior... I knew I might catch some flack for the Jones comment.
BHop was still an unknown at that point but who knew he would have blown upto what he is today and Toney was dehydrated for that fight. But for his talent and I did put that in there he could have bypassed the Glenn Kellys of the world and fought more stiffer competition then old Mccallums or Hills or Hardings or Halls, Woods or Harmons. And as far as Heavyweight title this is prime example of cherry picking because Lennox was the man not the smaller Ruiz. Like I said 75% cherry picking. Or like I said careful matchmaking or protecting the fighter? But he was an unbelievable talent that could have been an Ali like icon had he fought to his full potential and fought all competition that was around.

[eagle]

Calm down junior... I knew I might catch some flack for the Jones comment.
BHop was still an unknown at that point but who knew he would have blown upto what he is today and Toney was dehydrated for that fight. But for his talent and I did put that in there he could have bypassed the Glenn Kellys of the world and fought more stiffer competition then old Mccallums or Hills or Hardings or Halls, Woods or Harmons. And as far as Heavyweight title this is prime example of cherry picking because Lennox was the man not the smaller Ruiz. Like I said 75% cherry picking. Or like I said careful matchmaking or protecting the fighter? But he was an unbelievable talent that could have been an Ali like icon had he fought to his full potential and fought all competition that was around.

Please explain to me how RJJ is more of a cherry picker than:

Joe Calzaghe
Sven Ottke
Anthony Mundine
Dariusz Michalczewski
Zsolt Erdei

All guys of a similiar weight. All guys u didnt mention so u obviously think Roy is a bigger cherry picker than them.

RJJ cherry picked cos he didnt fight Lewis? A guy who started at 160, was fighting at 175 cherry picked cos he didnt fight an alltime great HW who weighed 245? U idiot.

[jon09]

Calm down junior... I knew I might catch some flack for the Jones comment.
BHop was still an unknown at that point but who knew he would have blown upto what he is today and Toney was dehydrated for that fight. But for his talent and I did put that in there he could have bypassed the Glenn Kellys of the world and fought more stiffer competition then old Mccallums or Hills or Hardings or Halls, Woods or Harmons. And as far as Heavyweight title this is prime example of cherry picking because Lennox was the man not the smaller Ruiz. Like I said 75% cherry picking. Or like I said careful matchmaking or protecting the fighter? But he was an unbelievable talent that could have been an Ali like icon had he fought to his full potential and fought all competition that was around.

Please explain to me how RJJ is more of a cherry picker than:

Joe Calzaghe
Sven Ottke
Anthony Mundine
Dariusz Michalczewski
Zsolt Erdei

All guys of a similiar weight. All guys u didnt mention so u obviously think Roy is a bigger cherry picker than them.

RJJ cherry picked cos he didnt fight Lewis? A guy who started at 160, was fighting at 175 cherry picked cos he didnt fight an alltime great HW who weighed 245? U idiot.

Well for starters I did not mention any of those name except DM but yes he should have fought Joe Calzaghe over Telesco Sven Ottke over Eric Lucas. Oh and yes its called cherry picking when you take on a smaller heavyweight and call yourself the champ when you know your not. Next nobody heard of Glen Johnson until he fought Jones. Why did Jones fight him hmmm because of the losses he had on his record and he had a belt. Guess what he cherry picked the wrong guy because Glen was a hungry pitbull. He avoided a rematch with Toney priced himself out of the Bhop fight and the Tyson fight. And no those guys are cherry pickers but Roy is the more prolific on that list. Also my list could have been more but I knew I would be responding to 1 name on the list RJJ. Thank you Eagle I love you for your passion. Idiot? I think not just debating. So lets put another shrimp on the barbie and go for round 4.