Modern day ATG.

[Pavlik]

Pac= boxer of the decade 2000's
Pbf= can beat Pac. inhuman skills.
RJJ= boxer of the decade 90's

I often wonder why Jones would deserve that title? It seems to me Ricardo Lopez is at least as deserving.

middleweight champ to heavyweight champ albeit facing a second rate heavyweight warrants great respect imo.

[marbleheadmaui]

Pac= boxer of the decade 2000's
Pbf= can beat Pac. inhuman skills.
RJJ= boxer of the decade 90's

I often wonder why Jones would deserve that title? It seems to me Ricardo Lopez is at least as deserving.

middleweight champ to heavyweight champ albeit facing a second rate heavyweight warrants great respect imo.

Except he was never middleweight champ in any sense that means anything (ala Hagler, Monzon, Greb, Robinson, Pavlik). He won a vacant strap against an unranked BHOP. Now don't get me wrong, Jones was a great, great fighter. But Lopez fought every conceivable challenger and had 25 defenses of the lineal title. I mean you literally cannot name a guy Lopez should have fought...or at least I can't. He did it the way I think it oughtta be done. There's 6-7 names Jones really could have improved his resume with. My take anyway.