Floyd Mayweather is better than Roy Jones Jr.

[drgoodlooking]

Roy is only an athletic, punch-flurry, idiot! Can you explain that? Don King knows.

[JonesJrMayweather]

as an obvious fan of both of them...RJJ, PBF, and holyfield are top 3 favs....but as far as this thread...I thought RJJ is second to SRR....and said Floyd would be third...but once he (PBF) retires he will surpass RJJ for the number 2 spot and if he remains unbeaten he will IMO be the best ever...RJJ was the best thing in the sport for fifteen years 49-1...before he lost....really 49-0 the DQ..... Floyd is much better technically and as far as athlectic ability RJJ was great but floyd could fight the same way too if was trained that way, but it doesn't benefit a fighter in the long run to only rely on physical athleticism because once you slow down a step you get clipped like ROy did...PBF's technical style and ability to take a punch gives him more of a chance to remain unbeaten and not be starched by one punch...So this makes his potential to better than Roy possible...he has to keep going though....until then he's 3 and RJJ is 2...

[baller]

Answer this...what happened to Roy when his athleticism faded a little?

[BrooklyniteQueen]

Answer this, what will happen when Floyd is 36

[JonesJrMayweather]

Answer this...what happened to Roy when his athleticism faded a little?

well in my post i stated that it wasn't benficial in the long run to only rely on athleticsm...that why he got starched once he slowed a bit...also his mental hunger probably wasn't the same either..but he clearly got hit by punches that wouldn't a have landed had he still been prime....

Answer this, what will happen when Floyd is 36

floyd is better equipped technically to fight at 36 because he doesn't rely on just his athletic ability...and he can a much better shot than can or could even in his prime...floyd can fight any style....but like i said in my previous post he has keep winning for another 8 years...until then he's still behind RJJ...But clearly his potential to be consider greater is higher than roy's...

[BrooklyniteQueen]

Floyd has potential but I think 147 is the wrong weight class. Since the fights get harder, and maybe thats because the opposition is getting tougher.

[*Lights*out*]

Answer this...what happened to Roy when his athleticism faded a little?

well in my post i stated that it wasn't benficial in the long run to only rely on athleticsm...that why he got starched once he slowed a bit...also his mental hunger probably wasn't the same either..but he clearly got hit by punches that wouldn't a have landed had he still been prime....

Answer this, what will happen when Floyd is 36

floyd is better equipped technically to fight at 36 because he doesn't rely on just his athletic ability...and he can a much better shot than can or could even in his prime...floyd can fight any style....but like i said in my previous post he has keep winning for another 8 years...until then he's still behind RJJ...But clearly his potential to be consider greater is higher than roy's...

Yeah but roy got ko'd by guys that were over 180lbs. PBF might be able to take a punch at 147 but I wouldn't doubt he'll get knocked on his arse at 154.

[chamiley]

roy got beat by father time, someone who even mayweather cannot elude.

[SalTheButcher]

Floyd beat better competition than Roy Jones Jr. He stepped up and fought whoever was there. Still, he remained undefeated. Bob Arum says that he thinks he is the best fighter since Muhammad Ali.

roy jones didnt need his hands to not get hit, floyd is NOWHERE close to roy jones

[JonesJrMayweather]

Floyd beat better competition than Roy Jones Jr. He stepped up and fought whoever was there. Still, he remained undefeated. Bob Arum says that he thinks he is the best fighter since Muhammad Ali.

roy jones didnt need his hands to not get hit, floyd is NOWHERE close to roy jones

True for the most part...he did catch a lot of punches with his gloves esp when he fought southpaws...but as i said earlier...once he lost a step he got caught...this is because of poor technical skills....Floyd on the other hand is equipped to handle aging better than roy because he can sit inside the pocket and dodge punches roy never did that...floyd is very effective on the inside..which is what most older fightershave to resort to...floyd would still be able to slip punches on the inside and land hard enough shots to hurt his opponnent even at 36...barring some major physical damage floyd will still be able to use his slick inside moves to slipp punches and land his...much like Toney does now...a man that roy beat, yet he's still competitive and Roy is done...because roy's ability and greatness relied on his athletic skills and time them away...leaving him with an exposed jaw...

[SalTheButcher]

this is true, but if both are in thier 20's jones would make him look like an amatuer, if floyd could even take his punches long enough for that to happen

[Purist]

It's not Roy's fault his reflexes slowed down.

And remember Mayweather said that 90 percent of "his" game is reflexes.

So without those reflexes Floyd would be done too. Reflexes escape with time, something Floyd will not be immortal to either.

[JonesJrMayweather]

this is true, but if both are in thier 20's jones would make him look like an amatuer, if floyd could even take his punches long enough for that to happen

that's unfair to say because roy started at 154, floyd might not even get that high..and floyd at 130 was too quick much like roy at 160 was too quick...if they both were 20...floyd would be 126-130,Roy would be154-160 so of course he'd hurt floyd...Trust me Roy Jones is my all time favorite and floyd is right behind him...but looking at they're styles if it were imaginable...given brain power, boxing skills, speed, cornermen, styles floyd would win...because he could effectively pressure Roy...and be quick enough to stay with him when he tries to evade...it wouldn't be a blowout by far on either side, but i think floyd would win...but since there's no real plausible way to even compare them at a resonable weight because they're so far apart...it's pointless...but Myweather if he continues on his path..he will be mentioned ahead of Roy Jones....think about this...if Floyd beats Hatton and Margarito...who else could he fight that would truly benefit his place in boxing history...nobody...so he really only needs two more fights and he could retire....

[SalTheButcher]

floyd wouldnt be able to hit roy

[JonesJrMayweather]

floyd wouldnt be able to hit roy

if bernard hopkins hit Roy...Floyd would hit him alot....