Quote Originally Posted by greynotsoold View Post
Honestly, I can't see RJJ beating Hagler, Monzon, Ray Robinson, Archie Moore, Billy Conn, Bob Foster, Jake LaMotta...Beating Tony Thornton, Clinton Woods, Jorge Vaca, even a big, dumb slow guy like John Ruiz doesn't make you a superman. Its easy to look all-everything against guys that can't fight to begin with and then come into the ring trying not to lose too bad instead of trying to win. Against guys like those mentioned above he'd be fighting boxers that were skilled, used to controlling tough opponents, and they would definitely try to win.
The key to beating Jones was to punch when he was punching, which good fighters would do, and, bottom line, I believe Jones always had a weak chin and that he lacked the heart, should he find himself in a tough fight.

Jones was a freak of nature. He had what I call third eye syndrome kind of like Barry Sanders or Wayne Gretzky. They know what you are going to do before you do. The key that you have described to beat Roy has a fundamental problem that is two fold. One, the opponent had no idea when Jones was going to punch and where it was coming from. Secondly, even if you could sense the “when”, he would have already landed.

Odd that you would mention the likes of Thorton, Woods and Vaca but leave out Hopkins, Toney, Hill and Griffin or his shut out of McCallum. He not only beat them but made it look pedestrian. Perhaps you’re right in that he always had a shaky chin but the problem is nobody was able to check it.

Theirs only two people on your list of guys to beat Roy that may have a shot and that’s Robinson and Hagler at 160 however I think he exploits Haglers plodding style better then Leonard did. Outside shot on Calzaghe at 168 but I see no other in the history of that division and most likely Ezzard Charles at 175.