Roy Jones Jr. knows more about boxing than ANYONE

[DiegoFuego]

Just by comparing his commentating on HBO broadcasts to Emanuel Steward's (the next brightest guy), it isn't even close. Roy knows everything about this sport when is watching it unfold before his eyes. As long as he isn't discussing himself, I would talk to him about boxing before anyone else in the history of the sport.

Just watch the telecast for Klitschko-Brewster from 2004. It's as if the fight is a movie and Roy has written the script. He gives EVERY FREAKING DETAIL before it happens. He either has a crystal ball when he commentates or he really is the smartest guy out there.

If that's not enough, watch Trinidad-Mayorga or even Hopkins-Allen from the same year. He calls all knockdowns before they happen and the punch that will cause them. You might say that's no big deal but until another commentator does it, it is to me. I can't believe HBO stopped having him do the honors.

[DiegoFuego]

I also think I remember before the Toney-Ruiz fight, Roy said Toney would land his counter right hand all night long and win the fight with that one punch alone, which also turned out to be true.

Tons of experts speculate, but I don't think Roy is ever wrong unless, again, he's talking about himself.

[Steelhammer86]

It would improve the HBO broadcasts if they replaced Lennox Lewis with Roy Jones Jr, but maybe it's impossible since Jones has another fight coming up. Another excellent choice would be Joe Mesi, who seems to have a natural talent for broadcasting.

[Kayjay's Ghost]

Bull**** about Klit-Brew, that's when he made an utter fool of himself. he was saying Brewster was finished, for one. Wrong. Then he said Klitschko should retire (notice since then he's been one of the best fighters in any division, and by far the best at HW?).

Klit got him with a classy pwnage when he said "during the Brewster fight someone questioned my chin but that fighter then got knocked out."

Manny Steward > Roy Jones > Lennox Lewis

[RoyJonesJrp4pno1]

Manny is just really negative then claims to know everything that happens after. Roy bragged alot but he was right a whole lot. His knowledge of the sport is crazy.

[DiegoFuego]

um I just watched it two seconds ago and he compliments Wladimir the entire fight until the end when Klitschko folded. he calls it unobjectively the entire time. the only time he got personal was at the end when he said the Klitschkos could dish it out but not take it, which is still entirely true. did he upset you or something for saying that? watch the fight again before you try to discuss this. it makes it less biased.

[DiegoFuego]

Manny is just really negative then claims to know everything that happens after. Roy bragged alot but he was right a whole lot. His knowledge of the sport is crazy.

I agree entirely. Manny always says, "I knew that would happen" after the fact whereas Roy says "this will happen" and 2 seconds later, it does

[Super_Lightweight]

I'm in a state of shock at the title of this thread, given who made it.

[DiegoFuego]

I tell it like it is always.

[Kayjay's Ghost]

Nah ole Roy didn't upset me, he just made himself look bad. I remember quite clearly what he said I don't need to watch it today.