In the buildup to Jones/Tarver I listen to Roy Jones and Antonio Tarver refer to themselves as warriors and it got me thinking...are these guys warriors simply because they lace up the gloves???
My conclusion is absolutely fucking not, they are in no way warriors and anyone who thinks they are needs to have their head examined.
In boxing we have become far too accustom to calling every fighter out their a warrior simply because they fight for a living, well lets put that shit to bed!
Do we call all champions great because they have a belt? Fuck no, so why should we call all fighters warriors just because they fight.
Case in motherfucking point...Jose Luis Castillo and Diego Corrales...are they warriors...absolutely...think about these two for a second, not just their epic war but what they have done in the past 5 or so years...they define exactly what a warrior is.
Now look at Roy Jones and Toney Tarver...what have they done to deserve the title WARRIOR, sure Tarver got his ass whupped by Harding in their first fight and came back to win the second but is he a warrior for that? Hell Jones has never done anything remotely related to "warrior status". (but they are referred to by us and by themselves all of the time as warriors)
Point of the thread is this, if Roy Jones and Toney Tarver and any other fighter who puts on gloves professionally is a warrior then we have a problem...by making this mistake we disgrace true warriors like the ones we will witness on Saturday night.
Not all champions are great and not all fighters are warriors...opinions anyone...especially the Jones contingent...
I agree, if anything Jones decreased in legacy statis in his last fight.