I see highlights of both of them and just think damn how did they even see that coming, both had great reflexes. In their primes who was more slick and defensively sound fighter?
Whitaker and its not even debatable. Theirs no YouTube videos of Roy Jones just ducking and dodging shots like they were nothing.
YouTube the art of defensive boxing
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That a good a video
But jones never really had to slip and slide he'd make you miss an then normally knock you down or out. Or you'd be so afraid to throw you wouldn't try so there was nothing to slip and dodge.
jones was faster, whitaker had better defensive skills. when whitaker had slowed down he was still a terrific defensive fighter. not so much with jones.
that said, in his prime roy was hardly touched.
i'll still go with whitaker. he fought much better fighters.
RJJ, Pea almost got ko'd by Mayweather. Jones used legs to never be there to hit....Pea used everything and made you miss. Rjj didn't make you miss, he made you stop punching...
LOL I thought this said who hits harder at first...Pernell was like a ghost in there but he like to drop his hand on the inside, outside, slip and slide, put himself in the corner and slip and punch his way out...he was a freak at that but he did have fights like the McGirt fight and Hurtado (not really his prime) where he got hit and didn't look so slick. Everyone thinks of RJJ's fight with Griffin like RJJ dominated him twice but ****ed up and hit him while he was down but the reason he hit him when he dropped him was cuz he was frustrated at the fact that Griffin was tagging him and fully in the fight, something RJJ wasn't used to.
If I had to pick I'd say RJJ was harder to hit cuz he was longer, faster, hit like a mule so he made u think twice about punching and he used his feet to stay out of range and wasn't as careless. Sweat Pea's skills as a defensive fighter were no doubt better...he was just so good that he liked to **** with guys and gave u more chances. Floyd's considered the best now a days and he deserves it but he gets touched up too and always has...to be real I saw Floyd take more clean shots in some of his punches than I saw BHop take in his whole career during his prime. Bhop doesn't get enough credit for that, he had an iron chin and always kept it tucked and never really got hurt or caught until late in his career. With the exception of that Mercado fight I guess but he was fighting in altitude he wasn't used to and was dead in that fight
wtf do you think? since when was RJJ known for his defense? lol
He was known for his amazing athleticism, combos, speed, power.
Honestly never seen that many full fights of Roy in his prime just asking cause im going by what I've seen on highlights