Is there a new found affection for Roy?

[Recluse]

It seems like everyone is pulling for the old man now. I use to see all this hate directed towards him, but now it's "Roy won; good for him!"

I find it kinda funny how during his interview, he talked about how Foreman won a belt when he was in his 50's & maybe there's a chance for him to also pull off something like that. It's kind of like he's conceding to the fact that he is old & limited, and now he's just appreciative to be competitive at all.

When he knocked down Hanford in the 11th, he walked away with a huge smile on his face like, "Wow, didn't know I can still do that!"

[Texanballer]

He beat an unproven prospect. He'd beat Trinidad, but Hopkins and Wright will trash him

[Run]

It seems like everyone is pulling for the old man now. I use to see all this hate directed towards him, but now it's "Roy won; good for him!"

I find it kinda funny how during his interview, he talked about how Foreman won a belt when he was in his 50's & maybe there's a chance for him to also pull off something like that. It's kind of like he's conceding to the fact that he is old & limited, and now he's just appreciative to be competitive at all.

When he knocked down Hanford in the 11th, he walked away with a huge smile on his face like, "Wow, didn't know I can still do that!"

Because people are looking back and remembering how great of a fighter he was in his prime. They could sell him short for a while, but they begin lying to themselves when they deny the fact he's an ATG and the most athletic/dominant fighter to have ever laced up a pair of gloves.

His speed and natural gifts transcended the sport, the compubox numbers that are etched in stone will always stand.

the most accurate puncher in the history of the sport who was able to do that while moving around the ring showing tremendous footwork.

Let alone all the exciting knockout wins while showboating.



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[satori555]

hanshaw is pretty good i'm sure he'd beat that cave dwelling hermit calzaghe

[K-Nan]

Maybe it won't be to the same extent, but I think that Mayweather will be more liked if he ever fights out of his prime. An old version of a fighter always magnifies the skill of his younger self.

[Run]

Maybe it won't be to the same extent, but I think that Mayweather will be more liked if he ever fights out of his prime. An old version of a fighter always magnifies the skill of his younger self.

I think, and it might be unfair to state.....

But Floyd just doesn't have the 1 punch knockout power Roy has that will ever put him on that level in my book. Solid wins or not, it's how impressive you look when winning. Roy's showboating knockouts pretty much seal the deal.

If he didn't knock the guy out, he flat outclassed them really really bad.



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[Recluse]

Watching Roy do a little showboating doesn't annoy me anymore. It's actually a little....uhmm... cute?

It's kinda like that Wrestlemania when Hollywood Hulk Hogan fought the Rock & started doing his old signature moves. Though Hogan was a "bad guy," everyone started going nuts because of the nostalgia.

[TheDanniIce]

After i watched his pre fight interview i'm really pulling for him to get back on top and retire with a smile.

[danny stash]

Maybe it won't be to the same extent, but I think that Mayweather will be more liked if he ever fights out of his prime. An old version of a fighter always magnifies the skill of his younger self.

I dont think you can put PBF and Rjj in the sentence Floyd is a punk. Rjj has charisma.

[Curry Storm]

RJJ has always been my favorite fighter. That's weird b/c there's no other sports athlete that I have ever pulled for that showboats and is so ****y the way that Roy Jones has been through his career. Matter of fact, any other athletes that act like RJJ does I've not only not pulled for, I've hated. So why I find RJJ so entertaining is still a wonder for me.

I guess one reason I like him is b/c I've never heard him down any other fighter. He constantly builds himself up, sure, but I've never heard him call someone a bum or washed up or insult him or whatever. It seems like he respects any fighter that has the guts to climb in the ring and fight. I believe this is why I like RJJ and not someone like Mayweather, Jr. During the build up for the Gatti fight, Mayweather wouldn't shut up about how much of a bum ("C" level club fighter) Gatti was and even though Mayweather backed up his claims in the ring, I believe he should show more respect to other fighters. Gatti had more heart and determination in his career than Mayweather will ever have skill- some fighters are just blessed by God and some aren't.

I don't know where RJJ ranks in the All Time Bests- but for me personally, I've never seen another fighter with the hand speed that he has. I've also seen very few athletes get as much hate as RJJ gets- the guy gets KOed by a eyes-closed left hook and people are saying he was never really that good yet a basketball player like Kobe Bryant hasn't done squat since Shaq left and everyone still thinks he's one of the best.

Anyway, I'm glad Roy got the win last night; I'm not sure what other big fighters he can beat these days (probably Tito and I think another easy fight for him would be Hopkins- I know people will disagree strongly with this but the way I see it you'll have 2 older fighters, neither of which throws a lot of punches, one with fast hands one with slow and I gotta go with the fast handed fighter) but I do hope he gets one more big win before it's all said and done.