Roy Jones: How Good Was He?

The best boxer in history Not the best resume, or most titles or accolades... Not greatest but best He beat champions and hall of famers from 92-03 with just a DQ loss and hardly ever lost rounds before he was 35 years old Fighters are judged by their best years not 35 years old and up Put it this way...I wouldn't favor anyone over him from 154-168 prime for prime High ring IQ with power, defense, best reflexes and arguably the best counterpuncher ever.... I'd favor him over hagler, monzon, srr, etc He was a once in a lifetime talent

Jones was in a league of his own!!! If Jones would have retired after winning the heavyweight crown his legacy would be untouchable. His God given gifts were amazing! His technique was something different but Great and entertaining. I have yet to see anyone look as amazing as Jones including Mayweather/Pacquiao. Roy Jones in my point of view in his prime was truly the greatest thing to be seen since Ray Robinson. If their was a was to have those to fight, that would be the fight of dreams!!!

Fkn good. :boxing: At 160/168 nobody can **** with Roy in his prime. Though he is a prime example for me, of a guy that just did'nt know when to quit. Still fun to watch though just went and watched him fight in Concord, NC a month or so ago.

Fkn good. :boxing:

Good but not as good as Joe Calzaghe. Shot to shht Roy dropped calzaghe in round 1.they had no business making that fight. Roy was amazing.Floyd may weather uses Roy Jones moves.that's how good he is

the highest level, but with question marks over use of PEDs for at least one fight.

What about the bums he fought at LHW? Julio Cesar Gonzalez? David Telesco? Derrick Harmon? Clinton Woods?

Out of this world good.... H2h he probably wins every fantasy matchup... One of the most unique and gifted fighters ever.. Unreal combination of size, speed, power and skill Resume alittle shallow when compared to other all time greats but nonetheless one of the greatest fighters ever

Roy Jones, Jr. was amazing to watch, I love that guy and he's had a great career.

I think prime Roy was the best fighter of my lifetime.

Roy Jones Jr was a God in the Ring! everyone else were just mortals !!!:hail::boxing:

The Greatest Pure Athlete Boxing Has Ever Seen! I'm a James Toney fan by the way so after he beat James Toney I held a Grudge against Jones for Years but no doubt looking back he is the greatest Athlete I ever seen to Put on a Pair Of Gloves IMO

he was good and that was about it. Once his reflexes left he turned into straight bum status. Look at mayweather he won all his early fights off reflexes and speed like jones but when those things started to fade he still had the skills to win and jones didnt. imagine if jones never had those gifts to begin with he would have never been anything. Rios is jones jr but just of the opposite side of the specturm, he just has power and relentlessness. what happens when rios loses his advantage of power over his oppenent? same **** that happened to jones when he lost his reflexes and speed against his oppenents.

prime roy was a freak of nature! fighter of the 90's just look at the fight against pazienza when he used that beautiful jab to dismantle vinny, dude was something special!

People say Roy was only reflexes and speed, and that he didn't have great skill or technique. That's wrong. I'm currently watching the first Tarver fight, and saw Roy make adjustments in the third round, after losing (IMO, anyway) the first two rounds. That shows a good ring IQ. Why am I using this particular fight, you may ask? Because Roy was coming down from HW, lost a lot of weight, and his speed and reflexes were faded by then.

H2H there aren't many guys in history you could pick over a prime Roy Jones.

Most gifted fighter I've ever seen. He was must-see boxing through most of the 90's. Personally, him being knocked out by Tarver was more devastating than Tyson.

Good but not as good as Joe Calzaghe.

Best fighter of his time.

In his prime I'd pick him over almost everyone at Middle/Super Middle and only the very best LHWs could hang with him like Archie Moore, Bob Foster, Joey Maxim, Michael Spinks, John Conteh pretty incredible company if you ask me.