Roy Jones vs Michael Nunn

[SplitSecond]

does nunn have better footwork than jones because he pranced around like a fairy?

[RubenSonny]

Michael Nunn did not dominate James Toney. Go watch the fight again. From the 7th round on, Toney began clocking Nunn with counter rights, and landed more and more of them with each passing round until the KO.

Nunn did outbox Toney for 6 rounds, but that's it. That, is not domination.

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I always thought people overrated how well Nunn was doing before the KO, Toney was doing good work before he put him out.

[RubenSonny]

Jones clearly had the superior intangibles.

[Terry A]

I voted Jones W12 but could also see him KOing Nunn.

In this match, at 164, Jones is 2nd to none.

[Toney616]

does nunn have better footwork than jones because he pranced around like a fairy?

[Toney616]

Jones clearly had the superior intangibles.

Based on what? In their primes they both fought to win and never gave up

[Daddy T]

Jones couldn't throw a left hook with his feet on the canvas like the left hook Toney threw to take down Nunn.

FWIW Nunn completely dominated Toney far more impressively than Jones did. Jones wouldn't stand with Toney and was out of range a lot on the move (beat a severely weight-drained Toney athletically), whereas Nunn just stood right in front of him in the middle of the ring and totally outboxed him with skill and talent.

is that before or after Toney KHTFO? Jones wins this one by comfortable UD or possibly KO (voted for UD)

[RubenSonny]

Based on what? In their primes they both fought to win and never gave up

Jones is a great and Nunn isn't, the fact that Nunn is considered to be an 'underachiever' is a big indicator.

[Toney616]

Jones is a great and Nunn isn't,.

Intangibles are a fighters inner qualities-heart: will to win, ambition. The thing that allows them to suck it up and get through tough fights. It has nothing to do with a fighter being great or not. Fighters careers can get derailed for all kinds of reasons

the fact that Nunn is considered to be an 'underachiever' is a big indicator.

That has nothing to do with intangibles and more to do with the bad decisions he made outside of the ring. Dudes intangibles were rock solid.

example:
Zab Judah: when things start to get tough (Cotto, Mayweather), his workrates drops and he starts to look for a way out.
Intangibles: poor
Benn (post watson):When things got tough, Eubank I, McClellan. He kept fighting and never gave up
Intangibles:High

[RubenSonny]

Intangibles are a fighters inner qualities-heart: will to win, ambition. The thing that allows them to suck it up and get through tough fights. It has nothing to do with a fighter being great or not.

It has everything to do with that and its not just about the obviously tough parts it is something that is used in an entire fight, temperament is a huge part of it. The difference between a highly skilled fighter and a great fighter is intangibles.