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    Default Re: 20 years ago, Roy Jones Jr. beat John Ruiz.

    Quote Originally Posted by Spicoli View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by palmerq View Post
    The best part of looking through the boxrec of jones opponents, is seeing the start next to Roy's name..... Which of course means he has a fight scheduled! Roy isn't finished yet::s
    Just sad man. He clearly wants or needs to lend his name to the circus events but the man is gambling. Should have wrapped after Enzo flattened him, foot twitching. That was a hard watch. Card is promoted by and full of 45 year old ex mma stars and novices. On April fools day too .
    I think it was Enzos face, that said it all. It was a mixture of pity, sympathy and a surreal reality check where he watched a hero of his shit his pants..
    They want your @$$ beat because upsets make news. News brings about excitement, excitement brings about ratings. The objective is to bring you up to the tower and tear your @$$ down. And if you don't believe that, you're crazy.

    Roy Jones, Jr. "What I've Learned," Esquire 2003

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    Default Re: 20 years ago, Roy Jones Jr. beat John Ruiz.

    BOXING fans have called on Roy Jones Jr to retire after he was beaten by Anthony Pettis.

    The boxing icon, 54, lost the eight-round fight via majority decision.


    But he looked worse for wear in the ring after the fight and some questioned why he is continuing to lace up the gloves.

    Jones' clash against former UFC lightweight champion Pettis was his first professional bout since 2018.

    He fought Mike Tyson in an exhibition clash in November 2020 but several fans think it is time he gave up the sport.

    https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/21913...nthony-pettis/
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    Default Re: 20 years ago, Roy Jones Jr. beat John Ruiz.

    It actually disturbs me that clearly fighters don’t have to do anything to retain their licences.
    People like RJJ need to be saved from themselves. The authorities and if it’s unlicensed, the law need to step in and put a halt to this kind of thing. And that’s all around the World.
    He clearly can’t let go, but it is so sad to see.
    Still , never mind, he’s probably at the end of the phone waiting for a call from Eddie as a tune up opponent for Conor Benn.
    Former Undisputed 4 belt Prediction champion. Still P4P and People’s Champion.

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    Default Re: 20 years ago, Roy Jones Jr. beat John Ruiz.

    Rumour is Eddie has scuppered the Eubank v Smith 2 fight and set up Benn v Eubank in the middle east.

    What a despicable act.
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    Default Re: 20 years ago, Roy Jones Jr. beat John Ruiz.

    Quote Originally Posted by Master View Post
    BOXING fans have called on Roy Jones Jr to retire after he was beaten by Anthony Pettis.

    The boxing icon, 54, lost the eight-round fight via majority decision.


    But he looked worse for wear in the ring after the fight and some questioned why he is continuing to lace up the gloves.

    Jones' clash against former UFC lightweight champion Pettis was his first professional bout since 2018.

    He fought Mike Tyson in an exhibition clash in November 2020 but several fans think it is time he gave up the sport.

    https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/21913...nthony-pettis/


    I watched the RJJ vs Mike Tyson exhibition... the only time I've ever watched an "exhibition match" in boxing.

    I came away from it thinking that not only did Tyson look in better shape... but he also had the correct mentality for an exhibition match.

    "Hey... it's an exhibition. We're just here to put on a show. Nothing serious."

    On the other hand... RJJ looked paunchy and inadequate in the ring. Tyson could've simply blown him away had he wanted to.

    To top it off, he looked dead serious AFTER the match in claiming that he was unsatisfied with the "draw".

    Now to see him pretend to still be an actively professional boxer is a total sham.

    The same ol' story of nobody (in his family or boxing authorities) having the balls to say "NO" to him... damn it, for his own good.

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    Default Re: 20 years ago, Roy Jones Jr. beat John Ruiz.

    I've begun combining the standard description of a clearly washed and reckless Jones jr with pathetic. And I'm not trying to slam a man when he's down. The spectacle. Obviously...and I hope it's the only issue...but he needs the money and is relentlessly wrestling with long faded shadows. But this really felt like Roy 'renting' his name and health to some mma fighters debut promotion. It was littered with 40-50 year old spent shells in the form of ex mma fighters. And you cannot excuse the actions of the fighter themselves. Stubborn egos and tiresome overstayed welcomes clamoring for any spotlight. But where the fook is the humanity? The consciousness and professionalism of commission officials, current fellow fighters around the perimeter and basically anyone involved outside of fans who feed and facilitate the ghosts of former greats. The enablers. You know, sometimes "damage" isn't always as clear as slurring on a microphone and legs buckling before they make it to a ring. You can damage the current reality and the mind of men who spent an entire lifetime achieving and arriving at the pinnacle of the sport. You are feeding delusion. Syphoning off of reality turned fantasy. What they know for the most part is the sport that's absorbed them and at the very tattered disturbing end the sport insiders, media and those "in charge" basically turn into low flying vultures to pick thru the bones. Honestly, I was very happy he lost and maybe this fashion was best, not brutally ko'd. But losing had to happen at this stage.

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