Quote Originally Posted by marbleheadmaui View Post
[shrugs]

Roy got old and his game was based on talent not skill, so when the talent faded? It had no support.

BTW, in my view Roy's decline began two years before he faced Ruiz.

In terms of thinking about Roy though the last 6-7 years judt don't mean much. Everyone gets old.
Exactly, everyone gets old and it just happens to everyone at different times. Someone who is as unorthodox as Jones who relies on speed and reflexes so much is always going to age quicker than others.

I do think Roy had skill though, his ability to deliver a punch was awesome as well as his ability to put them together in combos. His problem was he was so unorthodox and non textbook in the way he fought in the ring that when his reflexes and speed did fall, so did he.

I think the weight loss aged him too but I do agree he was already showing signs before that fight. Eric Harding was the first fight I thought he was starting to decline.