Roy Jones fighting style

wth leaping left hook that definetly look like a leaping uppercut lmao

He just one of those freaks of nature

Roy was brought up to be a fighter. I remember hearing (I think it was Calzaghe - Jones 24/7) that Roy sr would force him to bob and weave by swinging a board with nails at him when training and this was just one of the cruel training regimines he'd have to follow. You have to imagine that when you truly eat, drink, think and sleep boxing for most of your childhood one could develop extraordinary skills. If you watch Roy right now I think you'll still notice he knows every trick in the book, its just too bad his body's caught up to him though

RJ's style is just RJ's style. No other way to define it. Dude is 1 of a kind. He had lousy fundamentals, yet is still an ATG. RJ is the fukkin man.

his style is called sex panther 60% of the time, it works everytime

His Fightin Style is Unique i've tried to copy it a few times in sparring with my hands held real low, but im never quick enough to dodge the punches against a good jabber, RJJ was just something special.

^ your absolutely right i used the wrong word "Create"

Ali broke the rules too but when was the last time we saw a HW like him? Of course, it came back to haunt the both of them as they declined...although Roy's muscle-weight-loss just destroyed him so maybe he at least has the upper body reflexes a while longer and strength like Ali did. Fighters like Hopkins who don't have that natural athletic phenom ability will be students to the game and put their time in learning the "Craft/Art" of Boxing...so they will last longer into their 30's. Roy was always going to decline in his 30's and be more vulnerable....he just pushed it off the mountain with his move up to HW and then back down to LH. He should have just retired after the Ruiz fight. I thought he was about to until Tarver showed up and ran his mouth and Roy's ego got in the way with what he should have done......but that is boxing and the boxer's ego.

Roy was blessed with tremendous athletic ability and excellent reflexes, which is what ultimately came back to haunt him later on in his career. Those natural abilities eventually began to diminish and he had no solid fundamental foundation to fall back on. So, keep those hands up, son.

Ali broke the rules too but when was the last time we saw a HW like him? Of course, it came back to haunt the both of them as they declined...although Roy's muscle-weight-loss just destroyed him so maybe he at least has the upper body reflexes a while longer and strength like Ali did. Agreed, you guys should watch the first Liston - Clay fight and hear what the commentator is saying.

Weird to say but I actually like JMM's style more, my opinion but like Larry said, its what your born with.

yea...that windmill punch he caught some dude 3 times with it??wtf?? lol or those uppercuts that he actually swings with i never seen that.. if i tried that while sparring ill probably end up breaking my arm or something Jones vs richard hall is where he really put the windmill in effect..I suggest watching Jones-Telesco also..It was a entertaining fight of back and forth shit talking.

I just watched the Merqui Sosa fight, who said roy couldn't bang. Damn he could exchange when he wanted to. That version of roy was very very special.

yea...that windmill punch he caught some dude 3 times with it??wtf?? lol or those uppercuts that he actually swings with i never seen that.. if i tried that while sparring ill probably end up breaking my arm or something

I've been sitting back watching some of his classic fights too.. Man, it's just unbelievable how quick he was and them powerful,chopping punches he would break them down with...Not to mention the show he would put on in the ring like the windmill punch..lol

sorry if i sound like im on his dick but how do u create a style like that i mean even his trainers had to say "put your dam hands up"

thats what happens when a world class athlete does boxing. Imagine if most NFL cornerbacks or linebackers were in boxing. I'm not saying they would be as good but thats the kind of athleticism that Roy had.

Youre not going to see another rjj in your lifetime. He was athletically so far ahead of his time it wasn't funny. So far ahead that he got away with ignoring boxing fundamentals.