Benn: "Jones dodged me", Eubank: "Roy avoided my calls", Collins: "Roy ran scared!",

BENN Q: You never did get it on with Roy, why was that? Who was ducking who Nigel? NB: It's not for me to say. But I'll tell you this - Jones had a choice, his choice was to fight the champion Nigel Benn in a barn-burner or the contender Bernard Hopkins in a snooze-fest. He chose Bernard Hopkins. Jones can't deny that because it's what happened. He won one of the WBC International belts at super middle at the same time that I was the main WBC super middle belt holder, when Chris Eubank had one of those WBC International belts he landed a fight with me shortly after. Okay, Jones had been the mandatory for the IBF middle but he was also offered the chance to fight me for my main WBC belt at his new weight and I was up for it. I was right up for it. I saw some of his fights and rubbed my hands together because I knew it could be a right old tear-up. But why would Jones drop back down to middle to fight for a lesser title? I don't know, only he can answer that. Here's how Benn said he'd fight Roy Jones in 1996: "I'd have no choice but to throw absolutely everything at him for three of four rounds and hope for the best. I'm not the fighter I used to be so I'm not going out of my way to make a fight with him. I went out of my way to make a fight with him in the past but he dodged me, plain and simple. I'm past my best now but still dangerous enough to give Jones hell if he wants some."

Comments (20)

S_A_M_U_R_A_I

he got beat at the end of his career so what, all fighters do, do you honestly believe that they would have beat Roy at 168, you are crazy, And talkin bout respective peaks, Roy dominates Calfaggie, Eubank, Collins, and who ever else when he was at 168, Calfaggie nneds to stop ducking Lacy and fight, who has he fought? and he seems to have allot of respect, Roy may not be the Ryo of old now but at 168 he was unstoppable and u kno it. LOL. Sorry for the late bump, I'm about 4 years too late but this one made me laugh. 100% free webcam site! | Awesome chicks and it is absolutely free! | Watch free live sex cam - easy as 1-2-3

17y ago

PeleRjj23

RJJ would beat all them guys back in the day..everyone knows that, im gona look for a Calslappy interview in the summer of 03 where he says sumat like roy is superhuman..roys unbeatable i dont fancy my chances against him..id rather fight hopkins. the interview was on boxing news weekly..il post full interview later

17y ago

wpink1

why even have a discussion with British fighter fans..Those british fighters are jokes, and horrible. The prince, hatton, etc..etc.. They all only look good versus other brits, fighters, or average us fighters, or old us fighters... Nobody gives British fighters any credit because their jokes when it comes to American fighters. Come on, does anyone really think Calazaghe could be jones, or Hopkins when they where in their 20's. Please.

17y ago

Unknown_Champ

i would have loved to shut all the critics if roy would have beat all these guys!!

17y ago

Kid_McCoy

calzaghe said in 2000 "i will never fight roy jones. he is too good for me. i would rather stay in wales and defend my bogus wbo title against soft opposition than get beat up by roy. only way i will ever fight him if he's 40 and totally shot. then i might have a chance" what a legend Roy said in 2000 "I will never fight Dariusz. I'm the p4p #1, baby. Why should I have to fight the best to prove I'm the best? I would rather stay in America and defend my paper/non-linear titles against soft opposition than risk it all against Dariusz. The only way i will ever fight him if he's 40 and totally shot, by which point there'll be no interest in the fight anyway." L.E.G.E.N.D.

17y ago

Dirk_Diggler_UK

This thread is complete bullshit made up by the poster based on shit they read and their opinion. If there was any truth to this there would have been proof. Jones would have imbarrassed all three of them at the time. No doubt. Proof? James Toney vs. Roy Jones Jr. , circa 1994. Thanks, I'm done. Woulda shoulda coulda. Didnt.

17y ago

Dan

Funny thread.

17y ago

daggum

17y ago

Jambo_boy

Embarrassed.

17y ago

IconBoy

he never said that your dopey prick, and his friends disability crisis was not too log ago, it's his reason for not wanting to knock people out, believe, he can still knock the **** out of alot f top contenders even today, quit bein such a hater, jealousy and envy are a bitch lmfao, how the fcuk do you know ? You're 17, you were probs on kinder garden (or what ever they call it) when he said that, fcuking nublet.

17y ago

AntonTheMeh

anyone have a vid of when collins approached jones post fight?

17y ago

The_Jackal

Never said that Benn did. By the time a Benn Jones fight was in the works Benn had lost to Thulani Sugar Boy. Sugar BOY also beat Eubank but didn't get the D i think if any fighter RJJ should have feared was the great Michael Watson.

17y ago

The_Jackal

Collins priced himself out of a fight with Jones. Next. I'm out of here all i will say is Nigel Benn ducked no 1 always came to fight as for Collins have a look at his record. I'm a fan of RJJ just giving an opinion.

17y ago

The_Jackal

Steve Collins is a Legend in Ireland anytime his name comes up its about RJJ never fought him he went 10000 miles challenged RJJ said he'd fight him with 2 men a dog watching & still RJJ wouldn't whether Collins would have won is a different story.:baby:

17y ago

ATFsven

Good thread. Nigel would have tested the Jones Jnr chin like nobody else could or would.

17y ago

HeaneyCFC

Last time I checked, Benn got his ass reamed by Malinga. Jones KOed Malinga in his next fight. This thread is a moot point. No one listed will ever be inducted in the HOF and will be an afterthought in the history books. All the excuses come from the haters. Jones would have destroyed everyone you listed above during that period of time. To think otherwise would be nothing more than ignorance. Even if you hate Roy you can't take away from his ability and what he accomplished. Well the problem is with Jones you can only predict and fantasize about who would win. I agree that Jones would have beat them 3 but the fact is he refused to fight these fighters because of the risk

17y ago

S_A_M_U_R_A_I

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17y ago

The_Gully_Gad

I think Jones would of beaten Benn and collins on the same night Collins dosent deserve to be even mentioned with Eubank and Benn He beat both those guys when they were stiffs and even then he couldnt finish them.

17y ago

frank pint tomorrow mate you got my mobe yeah? see you there. :boxing:

21y ago

Cletus_Funk

Totally disagree with that, more like you could tell he was gone in the Nardiello and Perez fights! Benn looked slow, easy to hit and a shadow of his former self in those few fights after McClellan. So I predicted that Malinga would win (nobody gave Malinga a chance though, which I couldn't understand because Benn was clearly done), it was only Benn's awkwardness and 'whacking' ability that got him through the Nardiello and Perez fights - they just couldn't take Benn's whacks and crumbled. But Malinga had a solid chin and good staying power (even though he was knocked down by the frustrated Benn in that fight). Maybe so, it's been years since I saw those fights. The Malinga fight's the one where I remember him looking truly awful for the 1st time.

21y ago