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For all the people who say "he hasn't fought anybody." The famous book The Art of War states "A great fighter not only wins, but excels at winning with ease."
Lets take a look at Roy's career and highlights
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Jones,_Jr.
- former world welterweight champion Jorge Vaca with 1st KO.
- unbelievable combinations against the best fighter he had ever faced at the time Percy Harris (including 4 left hooks in under a second)
- KOed
- UD against a prime hall of famer Bernard Hopkins with a broken right hand
- KOed Thomas Tate in 2 rounds. The same man who went 12 rounds with hard punching Julian Jackson.
- had the fastest KO in super middleweight history against Antonie Byrd.
- TKOed Tony Thornton with a 20 to 30 punch combo.
- become the first athlete to compete in two paid professional sporting events in one day. Played semi-pro basketball, then KOed future world champion Eric Lucas in round 11.
- KOed the toughest man in boxing at the time "chin of stone" Merqui Sosa in round two.
- KOed former lightweight and junior middleweight champion Vinny Pazienza in round six. including a round where he went the whole round without getting him. That doesn't happen in professional boxing.
- UD against a crafty veteran hall of famer Mike McCallum. I know many of you are saying McCallum was 39, but he is one of those fighters that aren't defined by age, because he fights with his brain, like Bernard Hopkins.
- revenged his first professional loss against Montell Griffin with a stunning 1st round KO.
- KOed Virgil Hill with a single body shot.
- KOed former middleweight champion Otis Grant in 10 rounds.
- knocks down light heavyweight champion Reggie Johnson in the 1st minute of the fight. A fighter who had never been floored before.
- totally outclassing David Telesco, a top light heavy, with a fractured left wrist.
- UD against future world champion Julio César González.
- # 1 contender and undefeated Glen Kelly with legendary Jeff Fenech, gets dominated then KOed with a "no hands" knockout.
- #1 contender and former IBF champion Clinton Woods gets battered for 6 rounds by get KOed. Tarver had to work hard to win a 12 round decision.
- Roy becomes the 1st former middleweight champion to win a legimate heavyweight title in 106 years. Some people say it was a hand picked fight. Even if it was,
Ruiz was the 1st hispanic heavyweight champion who won his title by beating Evander Holyfield twice, including a KO. I mean the man KOed Holyfield, that deserves some respect. And Roy made it look so easy, hitting him at will, and making him miss. When Roy got hit, he looked at Ruiz like "thats all you got."
- made even more history by coming back down to light heavyweight by losing over 20 lbs of muscle to beat Tarver while being extremely dehydrated.
to be continued ....
Lets take a look at Roy's career and highlights
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Jones,_Jr.
- former world welterweight champion Jorge Vaca with 1st KO.
- unbelievable combinations against the best fighter he had ever faced at the time Percy Harris (including 4 left hooks in under a second)
- KOed
- UD against a prime hall of famer Bernard Hopkins with a broken right hand
- KOed Thomas Tate in 2 rounds. The same man who went 12 rounds with hard punching Julian Jackson.
- had the fastest KO in super middleweight history against Antonie Byrd.
- TKOed Tony Thornton with a 20 to 30 punch combo.
- become the first athlete to compete in two paid professional sporting events in one day. Played semi-pro basketball, then KOed future world champion Eric Lucas in round 11.
- KOed the toughest man in boxing at the time "chin of stone" Merqui Sosa in round two.
- KOed former lightweight and junior middleweight champion Vinny Pazienza in round six. including a round where he went the whole round without getting him. That doesn't happen in professional boxing.
- UD against a crafty veteran hall of famer Mike McCallum. I know many of you are saying McCallum was 39, but he is one of those fighters that aren't defined by age, because he fights with his brain, like Bernard Hopkins.
- revenged his first professional loss against Montell Griffin with a stunning 1st round KO.
- KOed Virgil Hill with a single body shot.
- KOed former middleweight champion Otis Grant in 10 rounds.
- knocks down light heavyweight champion Reggie Johnson in the 1st minute of the fight. A fighter who had never been floored before.
- totally outclassing David Telesco, a top light heavy, with a fractured left wrist.
- UD against future world champion Julio César González.
- # 1 contender and undefeated Glen Kelly with legendary Jeff Fenech, gets dominated then KOed with a "no hands" knockout.
- #1 contender and former IBF champion Clinton Woods gets battered for 6 rounds by get KOed. Tarver had to work hard to win a 12 round decision.
- Roy becomes the 1st former middleweight champion to win a legimate heavyweight title in 106 years. Some people say it was a hand picked fight. Even if it was,
Ruiz was the 1st hispanic heavyweight champion who won his title by beating Evander Holyfield twice, including a KO. I mean the man KOed Holyfield, that deserves some respect. And Roy made it look so easy, hitting him at will, and making him miss. When Roy got hit, he looked at Ruiz like "thats all you got."
- made even more history by coming back down to light heavyweight by losing over 20 lbs of muscle to beat Tarver while being extremely dehydrated.
to be continued ....
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