IS ROY JONEs THE GREATEST EVER

[paddy448]

No doubt he could have been. But he wasted his prime not fighting the best available.

Cant deny in his day he was so awesome. His highlights are just incredible but who's he destroying in spectacular fashion to back up the claim Roy jones greatest ever.

Now dont get me wrong he has a decent resume but just not one he should really have for someone with his skills lets be honest. and we cant just say well he looked amazing in his prime so therefore best ever. You need the names to back it up.

yeah. i think my thread was written wrong. maybe roy jones wasnt the greatest but he had the skills to be. i think that would of been more appropriate

[Tins06]

No doubt he could have been. But he wasted his prime not fighting the best available.

Cant deny in his day he was so awesome. His highlights are just incredible but who's he destroying in spectacular fashion to back up the claim Roy jones greatest ever.

Now dont get me wrong he has a decent resume but just not one he should really have for someone with his skills lets be honest. and we cant just say well he looked amazing in his prime so therefore best ever. You need the names to back it up.

yeah. i think my thread was written wrong. maybe roy jones wasnt the greatest but he had the skills to be. i think that would of been more appropriate

Like i say no-one doubts he could have been the most kick-ass badboy boxer ever. Just didint do enough and harmed his legacy by coming back down from HW.If he just hung em up after that he might have got away with not having tons of great fighters on his resume.

Actually being given his gold medal may have helped aswell but he was robbed of the honour... maybe thats why he never chased after fights far from home. something like that would affect my decisions if i got screwed that bad.s

[jamiebhoy]

I think whilst Jones was good he would scrape into an all time top 20, it's all a matter of opinions and taste in styles too.Some like defensive fighters others head on chargers.
Problem with Jones was I don't think he called out the people he could have to cement his legacy by clearing up the middleweight and super divisions. he messed around with moving up weights then droppin too quick and causing himself damage. As for him calling out Tyson............

[Spicoli]

I think whilst Jones was good he would scrape into an all time top 20, it's all a matter of opinions and taste in styles too.Some like defensive fighters others head on chargers.
Problem with Jones was I don't think he called out the people he could have to cement his legacy by clearing up the middleweight and super divisions. he messed around with moving up weights then droppin too quick and causing himself damage. As for him calling out Tyson............

I think Tyson would of made a mess of him.He was calling out Douglas...but his father thought better of it if I remember correctly?

[THE THIRD MAN]

I think Jones jr has damaged his legacy somewhat considerably in recent years and it's alright saying what a great fighter he was 8-10 years ago the fact is he was KTFO by Tarver and soundly beaten another time, KTFO by Glen Johnson and soundly beaten by Calzaghe all in the last 5 years!
Is he an ATG? the answer is yes he is, was he the greatest ever? No he isn't! I don't even think he is the best LHW ever, would he have beaten Bob Foster? I say Bob lands a big one on Roy and it's lights out!
Jones Jr like Oscar drops down a few rungs on the ATG list after some poor performances later in their careers.