I know this was probably discussed at the time, but the only way I got to see Tarver II was on a shaky connection here in the UK. Now I've finally got to see the KO highlight, it doesn't seem the devasting punch it was talked up to be. Why couldn't Roy get up? Does he really have no chin?

i seen the punch live and believe me it was authentic

It was a clean shot that would have hurt the majority of guys in the division bad enough that they wouldn't have gotten up.

I hope so... I am a RJJ fan

I know this was probably discussed at the time, but the only way I got to see Tarver II was on a shaky connection here in the UK. Now I've finally got to see the KO highlight, it doesn't seem the devasting punch it was talked up to be. Why couldn't Roy get up? Does he really have no chin?


it was a hard shot

All this time in the forum and I never got round to making myself an image? Shame on me!

I still haven't by the looks of things

It was the "Avatar" bit, not profile pic, right?

There we go, it backdates as well... the greatest of all tahms!!

it was a solid shot. HBO replayed a angle that looked like it was shot from the crowd and you can really tell how hard he got hit

It looked a lot harder than it was because of the end result. The truth of the matter is, RJJ doesn't have the physical superiority he once had, which has caused him to have a weaker ability to take a punch.

It was a clean shot, and he seen it coming way to late, he was about to get his guard up, though. I think Tarver threw that punch as hard as he could..

It was a good punch for sure but correct me if I am wrong. RJJ did get up and the ref stopped the fight. He wasn't laid out like the Glen fight.

I'm a huge Roy fan but the punch that KO'd him was clean and hit the right spot.

i think the fact that it was a hard shot and that roy had never been hit that cleanly before led to roy being KO'd. it seemed a lot harder than the right hand he took from johnson that knocked him out.

I know this was probably discussed at the time, but the only way I got to see Tarver II was on a shaky connection here in the UK. Now I've finally got to see the KO highlight, it doesn't seem the devasting punch it was talked up to be. Why couldn't Roy get up? Does he really have no chin?
are u fukin kidding me?
he landed a perfect counter shot
well a lucky perfect counter shot
did u see the slow mo?
how his jaw just wobbles along with the punch

I've seen boxers take shots more flush than that and stay up

That a VERY hard shot that was thrown blind. He just put everything into it and happened to cach RJJ on the chin.

I dont think Roy saw that punch at all. Thats why he went down pretty hard. In the Johnson fight It looked like he couldn't get away from Johnsons punches. Its like he saw them coming he just couldn't avoid them. Thats the sign of a fighter who's losing his ability.

That a VERY hard shot that was thrown blind. He just put everything into it and happened to cach RJJ on the chin.
Thrown blind?! No way!!!


http://www.boxingscene.com/media/data/518/8687Tarver-jones2b.gif

http://www.boxingscene.com/media/showphoto.php?photo=6318

From first angle, the angle that was non-slowmotion, it was a tap. But from the side angle in slowmotion, it is very powerful and snaps Jones head back.

On the floor he looked like someone who just got knocked out..

My opinion too

RJJ has a girly chin and a girly voice, but that's beside the point. The punch that Jefferson KOed him with was a push, and he fell like tree, timber, and almost killed himself, he needs to work on his technique if he is ever to box again.

I do believe Tarver had his eyes closed when he threw that punch....so yes, a blind punch. Even Tarver admitted this, he tried to put some spin on it to make it sound like it was a cool thing, but he did admit to it. Blind indeed.

http://www.boxingscene.com/media/data/518/8687Tarver-jones2b.gif

I was a hard shot.

I do believe Tarver had his eyes closed when he threw that punch....so yes, a blind punch. Even Tarver admitted this, he tried to put some spin on it to make it sound like it was a cool thing, but he did admit to it. Blind indeed.

http://www.boxingscene.com/media/data/518/8687Tarver-jones2b.gif

If you look at the bitmap above, you will see has his eyes open. He closes them the moment jones lands his hook, a split second before his own hook connects.

It was like the body shot Hopkins gave De La Hoya, it didn't look that hard but it was.