Prime RJJ's weaknesses.

[AlexKid]

benn wanted to fight roy when he was champ at 168, he tried to get his manager to make the fight but roy wasn't interested. i would have loved to have seen that fight, most likely RJJ would have won a UD, but benn is one of the few guys that could have got to that chin and tapped it. actually though, the better fight between them would have been at 160, when benn bulked up to go to 168 he lost his speed. a fast benn makes the matchup more interesting.

a calzaghe fight tens years earlier than it actually happened would have also been way more interesting, because roy wouldn't have gassed out after the 4 th round

well said agreed, Eubank would have been interesting too because no way was that guy getting KOed, and he was relatively smart and tactical with very good power, so he might have been able to pressure and take it to Roy with the right game plan, if he could catch up with him

All the good match ups we didnt see, its a guttering shame that boxing is dominated by a single governing body like the UFC is, because we all miss out so much, all these awesome match ups, the boxers win, the promoters win but the fans lose big time

[Anthony342]

Good point. Plus, there seem to be a few more brave fighters in the UFC, although boxing still has guys like Kovalev, GGG and Canelo taking on all comers, from what I've seen.

Chuck Lidell did so back in the day and now Conor McGregor is taking on the tough challenges now.

[TBear]

Not necessarily a weakness but fighting southpaws was awkward for Jones. Hard to believe because he fought and beat so many middleweights through light heavyweights that were left handed. But how to fight them was the reason Roy Jones Jr. and his dad split after all those years. Ironically later, his first three loses were to fighters with the unorthodox stance.

[The Old LefHook]

But Roy didn't fight Eubank, Benn, or Calzaghe.

And a shot Trinidad hardly added depth to the light heavyweight division.

[IMDAZED]

Patient, boxers like Griffin and Harding. And Tarver as well except he packed more pop.

[SplitSecond]

A stiff Jab and the counter hook are lethal to him since he loves to leap in. The threat basically keeps him from leading. Also not a strong inside fighter and can be pinned on the ropes.

Why Golovkin would beat him.

[MRBOOMER]

Cagey styles give him fits. Griffen Harding tarver To some extent Hopkins when he had success in their fight. If you disrupt his feints or take away his hook since it's essentially his jab. Which is what tarver did a lot in the first fight.

[MrRolltide91]

I guess his chin

[IronDanHamza]

Not too many.

Obviously his fundemtnals were lacking, although underrated IMO.

Montel Griffin did a great job of timing him leaping in in the first fight, Roy's leap in left hook although extremely effective for the most part did leave him open. His left hook in general left him open but he was just so fast with it he got away with it.

[Combat Talk Radio]

I know Eubank feels he would have lost. I don't buy it. I think Eubank would have caught him in the later rounds with a shot Roy didn't see coming. Same as Benn.

I think Steve Collins would have countered and deflected Roy all night long.

I think Gerald McClellan would have gotten outclassed if he couldn't land a flush shot. Same as Michael Watson.

I think a prime Jones beats a prime Calzaghe by decision.