Prime 175 Roy Jones Jr vs Prime present Kovalev

Roy whenever he wants, however he wants.

Note to self, put on ignore anyone that says Kovalev would win. It actually OFFENDS me that the suggestion would even be made. there's nothing outrageous about it at all. jones was still formidable at light heavy but wasnt nearly as effective as super middle. hed be giving up natural size and strength and kovalev isnt exactly a slow oaf in there. hes accurate and busy. if tarver can starch roy and light hitting del valle drop him kovalev certainly could hurt him. I know roy was past his best then but it still doesnt bode well for his chin against a puncher like kovalev. I think it would be a 50/50 fight

Note to self, put on ignore anyone that says Kovalev would win. It actually OFFENDS me that the suggestion would even be made. Wow. You get shook so easily. Stay offended, bro. It's either a Roy UD or Kovalev stops him. Kovalev isn't without his shot here, that's crazy talk. Roy is leading the poll by KO, now that shows you the kneejerk mentality going on here. No way Roy KO's Sergey.

Mid-late TKO. Or wide decision. RJJjr.

Note to self, put on ignore anyone that says Kovalev would win. It actually OFFENDS me that the suggestion would even be made.

Roy.......

I think prime for prime it's a peck 'em fight but I voted for Kovalev just cause I knew everyone else would vote for the old legend over the current hotshot (safer choice incase Kovalev gets KTFO in his next fight).

Roy was great, but at 175 he would small compared to Sergey (BHop said it was like a middleweight vs a cruiserweight), also given the fact that Tarver KO'd him in the 2nd round and Glen Johnson got him, I would give Sergey a GREAT punchers chance to win. Roy's speed and reflexes would be a huge factor, but a punch from Sergey could change the fight in the blink of the eyes, even if Roy was killing him on points, he could still lose by late KO. This question would be best to ask in a couple of years, after we see how Sergey deals with the money, fame and after a few real fights, where he is tested to the brink of defeat. I hope that Stevenson finally fights Sergey, it would be a great matchup of heavy hitters, I'm sure it would pay both big in Canada, don't think it would go to the scorecards.

I'm not positive but I think Jones won 10 of 12 rounds in that fight! Lets let Koval get to 30 bouts before he's compared to a top twenty lightheavy. There is a pretty big list of men who fought at 175 that would be favored over Koval right now in his career! I see him a little more relaxed in the ring and I see him trusting his eyes and hands more and more. When that starts to happen a fighter has a chance to refine his skill set and improve dramaticly. Right now I don't think he can catch up with Roy but if he can get his steps down better while maintaining balance his chances increase alot because he brings some power. I can't think of any fighter at 175 with less than 25 fights that could handle Roy in his prime. Ray

Roy and most likely by KO.

Jones by UD. He would be too fast for Kova and has the power stop him from walking him down. jones's power at light heavy wasnt nearly on the same level as at super middle altho he showed some flashes of it. im not sure hed have been able to keep kovalev off him. jones speed obviously would have caused kov problems but I think hed have got to roy in the late rounds. roy tended to go the ropes alot in that weight class and that would be disaster against a puncher like kovalev

Considering Roy never fought Rocky or Michalczewski we never got to see him against a power punching LHW, well there was Tarver. But if Lou Del Valle was able to clock RJJ, Kovalev could've done much better. And LMAO, people saying RJJ stops Kovalev. We're not talking about an old Hill or McCallum or a guy like Clinton Woods, Telesco, Harmon, Hall, or Harding. To play devil's advocate, Del Valle was Roy's sparring partner so he knew Roy better than most of his opponents and he was a lefty to boot. I think Roy even said he had apprehensions because of their familiarity with one another.

Where Pasqual failed was in landing one good shot at a time. Roy would land 3-4 clean shots with power and that would have put Kovalev in retreat mode. Plus, Roy would have been destroying his body with his left hooks downstairs. If Pasqaul was able to string together combinations when he stopped Kovalev in his tracks, he would have probably made the final bell. Why didn't Roy do that with the many inferior fighters he faced at 175? He was more of a one punch at a time fighter, and Sergey doesn't give many second opportunities because he actually uses his legs and avoids a second shot.

Where Pasqual failed was in landing one good shot at a time. Roy would land 3-4 clean shots with power and that would have put Kovalev in retreat mode. Plus, Roy would have been destroying his body with his left hooks downstairs. If Pasqaul was able to string together combinations when he stopped Kovalev in his tracks, he would have probably made the final bell.

All it would take would be one shot and Roy is out cold. He wasn't a huge puncher at 175, so I doubt he could really stop Sergey. Roy would be scared to engage and either win by UD or get knocked out cold.

Considering Roy never fought Rocky or Michalczewski we never got to see him against a power punching LHW, well there was Tarver. But if Lou Del Valle was able to clock RJJ, Kovalev could've done much better. And LMAO, people saying RJJ stops Kovalev. We're not talking about an old Hill or McCallum or a guy like Clinton Woods, Telesco, Harmon, Hall, or Harding.

Roy beats him to a pulp with a 10 round brutal ko!

Kovalez by KO. I think we all learned that Jones didn't have a good chin against big punchers.

Kovalev will crack that chin Kovalev by ko in 9

Kovalev is a good fighter but seriously this is almost disrespectful towards boxing. Let him become P4P #1 and we'll talk about it in some years. He better hurry, cause Roy was not for fun.