Beating ELITE fighters "at the top of their game"

[Scott9945]

What about Darius? Weren't there talks of a unification fight at light heavy? Why did Roy seem to coast mostly after fighting Toney?

From what I remember neither party ever seemed that interested in getting that fight done. Same with HBO.

[Sugar Adam Ali]

From what I remember neither party ever seemed that interested in getting that fight done. Same with HBO.

Actually hbo did a fan poll for Roy's next opponent and daruisz was the lopsided winner.. I believe results were shown at tito-vargas, or the mw tournament the following year.. Daruisz got like 75% of the fan votes, and Internet forum rumor has it that roy asked hbo never to talk about him again.. This was circa 2000-01

[gamesworn]

TS, Much better if you compile them in the opening page. You can add Pacquiao vs Barrera I now.

[Anthony342]

From what I remember neither party ever seemed that interested in getting that fight done. Same with HBO.

So what about him not fighting other better opponents? He seemed to fight mostly easier opponents after Toney.

[Scott9945]

So what about him not fighting other better opponents? He seemed to fight mostly easier opponents after Toney.

The only worthy fighter who I ever remember Roy ducking was Michael Nunn.

[Sugar Adam Ali]

The only worthy fighter who I ever remember Roy ducking was Michael Nunn.

Frankie liles... Amateur nemesis and long time 168 champ.. 94-97 that was a good fight to make.

[Scott9945]

Frankie liles... Amateur nemesis and long time 168 champ.. 94-97 that was a good fight to make.

Not as flagrant as Nunn, but a valid point. Liles being with Don King probably killed his chances of getting the fight.

[Anthony342]

So Jones actually has a good resume at light heavy? I mean, he's a great fighter, but it didn't seem like there were a lot of highly touted big names there in the '90s to early 2000s.

[Sugar Adam Ali]

So Jones actually has a good resume at light heavy? I mean, he's a great fighter, but it didn't seem like there were a lot of highly touted big names there in the '90s to early 2000s.

All his big fights were at 160 or 168... 175 was putrid in the 90s

160-68 had g-man, benn, Eubanks, Liles, nunn, collins

175 had 42 year old jr middleweight mccallum, faded virgil hill a year or so after he got beat by daruisz and the big unification with lou de Valle and another ancient jr middlewieght Reggie

[Anthony342]

Ah okay. Should've unified the title then.