Is Roy Jones Jr, The greatest of his generation????

I'd go for Lennox - he had the balance of skill and resume. He beat everyone of his era except Chicken Bowe. wow you picked a british guy! surprise! lennox and calzaghe are very similar. both have wins over 2 faded legends. holyfield and tyson-hopkins and jones. both have gifts over faded legends. holyfield 2-hopkins. both beat up and comers who turned out to be shit. lacy and kessler-grant and briggs. both retired in the face of real challenges. vitali-dawson UK BOXING! :birthday:

Skill and talent wise no doubt about it.

No doubt, yes Roy is the best of this generation. In his prime, he was Superman.

Roy jones is a great fighter....I dont deny that..!!! He is one of the greatest....He is probably the top 3 Lhw of all time.... But he is not the greatest of this Generation...when you are comparing him to Floyd. Mayweather is boxing’s best all-around fighter period. Look @ his dominance over his opposition. Few fighters have ever been as statistically superior to his opponents than Mayweather, who rarely loses rounds, much less fights. A recent CompuBox analysis determined that the “Pretty Boy” leads the sport in “plus-minus” rating – and not by a little. The “plus-minus” is the difference between a fighter’s average connect percentage and that of his opponents, and Mayweather’s plus-30 (46 percent to 16 percent) is seven percentage points ahead of his closest competition, Juan Diaz, who owns a plus-23. Mayweather’s rating compares favorably to the prime Roy Jones (plus-23) and Pernell Whitaker (plus-16). For the record Look at this PBF stat..... WELTERWEIGHT CHAMP FORMER JR. MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMP (07) FORMER JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHT CHAMP (’05) FORMER LIGHTWEIGHT (2002-04) FORMER JR. LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMP (1998-00) 17-0-0, 8 KO’S IN CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHTS 9-0-0 (6) at jr. light. 4-0-0 (1) at light. 1-0-0 (1) at jr. welter. 2-0-0 (0) at welter. 1-0-0 (0) at jr. middle. 17 CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHTS HAVE LASTED 166 ROUNDS AND AVERAGED 9.8 ROUNDS (63% of his pro rounds have been fought in championship fights) 38 FIGHTS HAVE LASTED 265 ROUNDS AND AVERAGED 7.0 ROUNDS (45% of his fights have been championship fights) The guy is the greatest of this generation..!!!

Tell Me who in Floyd Generation Has done what Floyd has Done...?? Only Person i can say comes Close is Holyfield.... after that who....? You Cant put Roy Jones Past Floyd Because He resume is Completly Stack of who is that fighters... 1994-2002 Roy Jones Resume is a :wtf: 1996-2002 Floyd Mayweather Genaro Hernandez Angel Manfredy Diego Corrales Carlos Hernandez Jesus Chavez Jose Luis Castillo Remember Floyd turn Pro in 1996 Look at it like this After only 2 years turning Pro Floyd Mayweather was ranked 8th On the P4P List and Number 1 in his Divison.... Only 2 years after turning Pro (http://www.boxrec.com/media/index.php/The_Ring_Magazine%27s_Annual_Ratings:_1998) Floyd Mayweather was ranked 2th on P4P List in Only 3 years of After turning Pro Number 1 in his Division (http://www.boxrec.com/media/index.php/The_Ring_Magazine%27s_Annual_Ratings:_1999) And We all know that he has been reconized number #1 for almost 4 years now.... In a shorter period of time From a Ranking Stand Point Floyd Mayweather Has risen higher than anybody. And that is because dude resume is Stacked... Dude was a WBC world Champion at 21 years old and 17 fights.... not no international or state or any other bullshit title, but WBC world Champion at 21 years old Floyd Mayweather Legacy against Active Fighters should never be discuss This Dude is The greAtest of his Generation says: Sugar Ray Leonard Bernard Hopkins Oscar De La Hoya Shane Mosely Kostya Tszyu Zab Judah Bob Arum Wladimir Klitschko and everybody else.... This is all because of his Legacy and greatness... Oh yeah.... Still Undefeated... 6 world Titles 5 weight Classes Later Only Person ever to do that Funny thing is He can still Accomplish More....

Tonight doesn't change anything. Roy is still the best fighter of the last 20 years.

I still think he benifittes from a very weak LHW division.

floyd hopkins - rjj

I'd go for Lennox - he had the balance of skill and resume. He beat everyone of his era except Chicken Bowe.

Roy was ****ing invincible he won the MW n HW titles and was P4P for close to 10 yrs... He wanted to fight Mike Tyson, he made boxers look foolish and went over what? 40 rounds without loseing a round? He's by far the greatest of are GEN next would be Floyd in my eyes then Hop...

Ruelas,Gonzalez,Chavez,Whitaker,Quartey,Vargas dont count??? He beat Tito and Mosley in the rematch but got stiffed on the decision, so i respectfully disagree. You just threw a bunch of names out there. I mean, seriously, a little context helps. Throw Pacquiao in there too and in ten years that'll look wonderful. Ruelas wasn't the best fighter in his division. Neither was Gonzalez. Chavez? Please. Whitaker? Funny how you claim he beat Tito and Mosley but throw in Whitaker like a clear-cut win. I bet you think it is. Quartey is arguably his best win. Vargas? Vargas? Vargas's stock considerably when, in his bout following Tito, he was rocked and dropped by the old, light-hitting Wilfredo Rivera. Then stunned by that sparring partner. It's been said before but needs to be said again - there's a reason why The Ring magazine had Tito ahead of Oscar in their top 80 rankings that came out around 2002. Funny how things change. Really if this is the best you have then I stand by what I said, he doesn't belong in that conversation.

If its top level opponents faced , then Oscar takes it. Super Zab would come close too :lol1:

If it's top level opponents BEAT, then Oscar isn't in the discussion. Ruelas,Gonzalez,Chavez,Whitaker,Quartey,Vargas dont count??? He beat Tito and Mosley in the rematch but got stiffed on the decision, so i respectfully disagree.

If its top level opponents faced , then Oscar takes it. If it's top level opponents BEAT, then Oscar isn't in the discussion.

The real question is, whose resume is greater? The only persons close are Hopkins and Pacquiao it's debatable. If its top level opponents faced , then Oscar takes it.

roy jones is the goat!!! in terms of skill at least.

The real question is, whose resume is greater? The only persons close are Hopkins and Pacquiao it's debatable.

In terms of sheer talent - yes. In terms of resume - no. Agreed......

Hopkins or Roy. Take your pick. They've beaten the most names, have themost respectable dossiers.

In terms of sheer talent - yes. In terms of resume - no.