Roy Jones is an ATG, a one-of-a-kind fighter

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Totally agree he's still one of my favorites along with Pernell Whitaker, it just really frustrates me that he didn't retire. Just imagine if he would of retired after the gusty performance vs Antonio Tarver. Or if he would of retired after the John Ruiz fight.

He would've been top 10 of all time on any list! I remember the euphoria around him after he beat Ruiz, people were talking about him being the greatest p4p fighter of all time.

Yea its amazing how things can change around so suddenly, i remember Felix Trinidad was being compared to SRR at one point no joke. Before his loss to Bernard Hopkins.

Now people just see him as a very good fighter, who was one dimensional. Who could never beat great technical boxers, or even as you said at one point what about if your boy Mike Tyson had retired before the Buster Douglas fight, even though he was still ridiculously young. I think even i would of rated him higher. Even though you know im not a Mike Tyson fan.

But yea it is a shame that Roy Jones Jr didn't retire after the John Ruiz fight, i think that achievement hadn't been done in 100+ years. But he got lured out by Antonio Tarver, but i think even retiring after the 1st Antonio Tarver fight.

Could of been just as good as retiring after the John Ruiz fight, because then people would of said you actually got to see Roy Jones Jr. In a tough fight where he showed his heart, and he passed the test. And people would of said he wasn't at his best and ETC.

So it would of been an easy excuse, i know i would of used it like hell had he retired after that fight LOL. But personally i also thought the fight wasn't as controversial as people made out, i saw a clear 7-5 win for Roy Jones Jr.

The rounds wern't that hard to score and Roy Jones Jr clearly took the last 2 rounds, which gave him a clear win IMO.