I used to think Roy would have slaughtered Benn on the bridle... these days I can confidently predict that Benn would have sparked him. Fact.
I used to think Roy would have slaughtered Benn on the bridle... these days I can confidently predict that Benn would have sparked him. Fact.
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benn was great to watch a would give him more of a chance with rjj than eubank for me benn was far better and maybe benn could of been the 1st guy to ko rjj
Jones was untoucable back in the day. He was more invincible looking than Floyd or Shane looked in their primes.
Benn knew the score and he was honest enough to admit it .The Nardiello fight was his first on sky and I dont think the sky bosses liked ihim saying that cuz someone made him take that statement back . In his next fight vs Danny Perez on the Bruno undercard, Benn said I want to be number 1 second to nobody! but in that interview he said he didnt mind being number 2 to roy Jones
jones was indeed completely untouchable against everybody he fought
But i still cant help but think the likes of toney/mccullum were never quite the equal of benn/eubank who at the time were world class champions who never got a real go stateside!
Jones in his apparent "untouchable" prime fought a hell of a lot of complete unknowns!!
one dangerous horrible bloke
you may have an argument for mccullum but i really dont see what the fascination was with toney.
Benn/Eubank were primarily seen by the american tv companys promoting jones as too big a risk for too little to gain hence the reason they never got to make their make stateside.
Had they of been in their prime nowadays ive no doubts in my mind both would currently be able to walk through the likes of kessler, froch, bute
one dangerous horrible bloke
I dont think Roy wanted any part of Benn when it made all of the big fight cents post Toney and McClellan respectably.For whatever reason.For active fighters he was awarded the largest guarenteed multi year network contract since Mike Tyson off of the Toney win and a Benn/Jones fight was there if he wanted it.He was afforded and choose to face a string of alphabet ranked guys/showcase types who collectivley had taken losses in their last major fight,were limited up & comers or war/torn Merqui sosa as opposed to taking big risks,leaving Fla. for a change & facing top threats in division.I think they were grooming Vinny Paz for him freah off Toney win lol....at least thats who Jones called out when asked "Benn or Pazienza" after TKO over Byrd.I think Benn would have given Jones shit-fits and was equal money in that fight.Hindsight being 20/20![]()
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