Dirrell's comparison to a young Roy jones

[blegit]

A 25 year old RJJ would not be head and shoulders above Dirrell but he would a head above Dirrell. But this is a good comparison. Dirrell is the athletic freak that RJJ once was. Its just that RJJ would be more daring and actually had one punch knockout power. Dirrell will come of age and he will be one of the rare fighters who will learn to dominate on both sides, offense and defense.

I disagree. You could see Jones was going to be something special when he was way younger than Dirrell is now. No-one could stand up to Jones' power until he fought Castro who was freakish in the chin department back then and then Hopkins went the distance but Roy only had one hand in that fight, not saying Roy would have KO'd Bernard but it would have been interesting had he had both hands in full working order.

Roy had great combo's too whereas Dirrell only seems to have 1-2's in his arsenal when it comes to putting his punches together. I wish Roy was taking Taylor's place in this tournament because apart from Kessler I think he is still clearly better than everyone else in this tournament.

I'm not saying that Dirrell is what RJJ was at 25. Nobody would probably say that. I'm saying he is the athletic freak RJJ was at 25. Dirrell is probably the most athletic boxer today. His agility, insane speed, and ability to move is on par with a young RJJ.

[rjj tszyu]

A 25 year old RJJ would not be head and shoulders above Dirrell but he would a head above Dirrell. But this is a good comparison. Dirrell is the athletic freak that RJJ once was. Its just that RJJ would be more daring and actually had one punch knockout power. Dirrell will come of age and he will be one of the rare fighters who will learn to dominate on both sides, offense and defense.

I disagree. You could see Jones was going to be something special when he was way younger than Dirrell is now. No-one could stand up to Jones' power until he fought Castro who was freakish in the chin department back then and then Hopkins went the distance but Roy only had one hand in that fight, not saying Roy would have KO'd Bernard but it would have been interesting had he had both hands in full working order.

Roy had great combo's too whereas Dirrell only seems to have 1-2's in his arsenal when it comes to putting his punches together. I wish Roy was taking Taylor's place in this tournament because apart from Kessler I think he is still clearly better than everyone else in this tournament.

I'm not saying that Dirrell is what RJJ was at 25. Nobody would probably say that. I'm saying he is the athletic freak RJJ was at 25. Dirrell is probably the most athletic boxer today. His agility, insane speed, and ability to move is on par with a young RJJ.

He has good athleticism but on a par with a young Roy Jones? I don't think so. At times against Froch his balance was all over the place which is why he kept throwing himself on the floor when Froch got near him.

As for speed, yes he has speed but not on the level Jones did. Even at 40 Jones threw 7 left hooks in just over a second against Lacy and he is not as fast as he once was in that fight, not by a long way.

[El Kabong]

A 25 year old RJJ would have had no problem with anyone in this competition.

Dirrell has quick hands and all but comparing ANYONE to RJJ is a bit of a stretch. Andre Ward was billed as "the new RJJ" early on in his career, I haven't seen it yet.

[rjj tszyu]

A 25 year old RJJ would have had no problem with anyone in this competition.

Dirrell has quick hands and all but comparing ANYONE to RJJ is a bit of a stretch. Andre Ward was billed as "the new RJJ" early on in his career, I haven't seen it yet.

I agree, even now I think there is only Kessler and maybe Abraham who would beat him and neither would be easy.

[rjj tszyu]

A 25 year old RJJ would have had no problem with anyone in this competition.

Dirrell has quick hands and all but comparing ANYONE to RJJ is a bit of a stretch. Andre Ward was billed as "the new RJJ" early on in his career, I haven't seen it yet.

I would sooner compare Dirrell to Usain Bolt!He runs and runs.He does not like getting hit, a pointless career is in the making.

Your name has just reminded me of a good point about Dirrell. His ability to change stance so freely could be really confusing if he learns to use it right.