Should states stop licensing Roy Jones if (when) he loses?

[Master]

No unless the fighter is unfit to box he should carry on. If Holyfield can get a license then Roy should be able to get one too.

[15rounder]

Not a bad point but has Holyfield ever been blasted in one round?

[cnote111]

I'm still hoping that somehow RJJ beats hopkins... I just think that would be so hilarious... I don't dislike or like either fighter..> I just think the commentating afterwards would be priceless... RJJ would for sure come out with another "hit" single...lol

[Mar]

Hell no, he still has plenty enough left to get beat by a couple more people. Maybe a montell griffin showdown again. Can't be any worse than this b-hop garbage. I'll be pullin for an omar shieka rematch as well.

[jdonaher1]

Not at all, he has a right to box and make any money that comes his way. If he scrambles his brains then that's for him to decide.

Of course we as the general public can choose not to watch. I think the last Holyfield fight I watched was vs. Larry Donald in 2004 and the last RJJ fight I seen was Calzaghe.

[InTheNeutralCorner]

Definitely no. He shouldn't be deprived a source of livelihood. But he should be fighting low caliber boxers, anyone way lower than B-Hop.

[match]

I think if Roy is KO'd, he should at the very least be denied his license in the States, similar to how New York banned Evander from fighting anymore, and Evander has fought fewer pro fights and his KO losses were not nearly as brutal. Yes, Roy has a right to make a living, but states have a right to deny someone as well. I mean do you really want to see Roy like this again:

http://www.nowboxing.com/wp-content/...jr-cut-eye.jpg

[generalbulldog]

Hell no, he still has plenty enough left to get beat by a couple more people. Maybe a montell griffin showdown again. Can't be any worse than this b-hop garbage. I'll be pullin for an omar shieka rematch as well.

Hell Fukking yeah. I'm also waiting for a Benn-Jones and Eubank-Jones fight!
Fuk it they might be in their 40s now but it can still be good.

[HattonTheHammer]

No they shouldnt

If he was getting hammered from pillar to post every other week then sure. But he is still capable of defending himself and competing inside a boxing ring.

[Beanflicker]

To be fair to Roy, I dont think he's in THAT big of trouble against B-Hop. He got caught by a perfect punch from Green and went down. Hopkins is not a big puncher, and doesn't have that big 1-punch power like Green.

That being said, I still agree with you that Roy needs to hang them up bad. Its like Leonard, Robinson, Ali, ect at the end of their careers. They relied so much on reflexes and speed. Once they begin to dull, its a scary situation.

[Gandalf]

Not a bad point but has Holyfield ever been blasted in one round?

I think Amir Khan should have his license taken away too. There is just no excuse for losing in a round.

Actually, I wouldn't be surprised to see Jones put up a decent showing against Hopkins. It sure won't be another 1 round stoppage.

[killersheep]

The truth of the matter is HBO has no interest in showing RJJ fight anymore. GBP is putting on a PPV with will most likely flop and lose GBP a lot of money, RJJ will walk away with maybe enough money to buy a new pair of shoes because of his contract with Hopkins/GBP. After that IF he loses that fight there will be very little willingness by Vs., Telemundo or ESPN2 to put him on TV. Once the TV options are gone he will have no real value to even B level opposition. So to answer the original question, the states have no need to suspend his license, he will be blackballed anyway. If I was ESPN2 though I would try to pick him up as an announcer.

[Kirkland Laing]

He'd need to have another bad KO before even some body like NY got round to banning him. The US bodies will kind of turn a blind eye to the last one because it happened in Australia.