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Floyd may have an advantage in that he fought more named opponents, but at the same time, Roy beat two Hall Of Famers, the closest Floyd has gotten is Oscar, a guy who rarely fights, and is past his prime.
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jones hands down........and he has won in all other 3 recent polls on this topic....Comment
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Floyd,he has beaten the better fighters,Jones had a bit more talent when he was in his prime but his resume isnt as good as FloydsComment
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I also want to comment on your idea that Tarver won the first fight:
Tarver did not win the first fight, just because people in an audience yelled bull**** means nothing, Tarver won the drama of the fight because he was a lot more game than anyone expected him to be.
Every ringside scorer including the HBO guys and the Associated Press had Roy Jones winning a close fight.
Essentially Tarver tried to bully Jones against the ropes but Jones used his speed and counterpunching ability to make Tarver more and more hesitant to do so as the fight went on, with the middle rounds being fought in the center of the ring where Roy Jones wanted the fight, Roy got to Tarvers body often and effectively.
Tarver also constantly tried to steal rounds, to some degree of success, but not enough to win the fight.Comment
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Mayweather Jr.Comment
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Roy hands down......Woods,Mcallum,Toney,Hopkins,Sosa,Malinga ,Gonzalez,Reggie Johnson, The only good competition Mayweather has is Judah(for 4 rounds),Castillo(even though HBO says he isn't a good fighter,Corrales, Mitchell was a good fighter b4 his knee went to ****.Comment
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I dont get why people criticize Roys record.
He obliterated everyone they put infront of him.
He unified 7 count them 7 titles in the Light Heavyweight division.
Name one other person in the history of boxing to unify 7 titles.
People act like there were other Champions in his weight class that he was magically avoiding.Comment
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Mayweather is undefeated, and has titles in SO many divisions. He's beaten De La Hoya, Chico, Hernandez, Judah, Gatti, Carlos Baldomir, (he WAS the WORLD champion, by the only organization that has credibility). On top of that, he NEVER was involved in ANY steroid scandals, NEVER was ACTUALLY knocked DOWN, and has only one REAL questionable decision, in the first Castillo fight. He redeemed himself in the rematch and has a win over him. has a decent knockout rate. Has better fundamental skills, had roughly the same amateur career, and is still on top of the boxing world. Only thing Roy has over him is that he had the P4P title longer. But, that's something Mayweather COULD be working on.
To me, legacy-wise..
..Mayweather > Roy Jones...Comment
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oN THIS tOPIC , I VOTED FOR rOY OVER fLOYD IN THIS ERA, BUT I DO TOO BELIEVE rOY LOST A CLOSE FIGHT VS tAVER IN THEIR FIRST FIGHT, BUT THAT SAID i kNOW cASTILLO gOT rOBBED iN THEIR fIRST fIGHT, tHAT WAS A HORRIBLE DECISION, oLD oUT oF pRIME oSCAR aLMOST BEAT A PRIME fLOYD IN A sPLIT dECISION tHAT COULDVE gONE aNYWAY, rOY WON aLMOST ALL tHE rOUNDS vS hALL oF fAMERS iN tONEY aND tHE rEAL bEST IN oUR eRA IN hOPKINS, lOOK UP hOPKINS rESUME AND HIS uNDISPUTED STATUS AND HIS YEARS IN THE GAME , HIS AGE, DOING THINGS NOBODY CAN DO AT HIS AGE, HIS TITLE DEFENSES, HIS MOVING UP IN WEIGHT TO DESTROY tARVER, jOHNSON WHO BOTH BEAT rOY, oNLY MAN TO k.o tRINIDAD AND oSCAR,(hALL oF fAMERS), fIRST tO BEAT tRINIDAD IN A NONROBBED DECISION, yEARS AS TOP P4P, AND ONCE AGAIN, HES OVER 40 AND HES STILL FIGHTING STRONGER THAN EVER, hES DOING THINGS aLI WASNT EVEN CLOSE TO DOING , yET AGAIN , ONLY oNE GUY BEAT MY FAVORITE aFRO aMERICAN FIGHTER IN HOPKINS, THAT IS rOY jONES jR. iM A hOPKINS FAN STRAIGHT UP AND I KNOW rOY OUTCLASSED hOPKINS
rOY OVER fLOYD , eASY
fLOYDS BIGGEST WIN IS MAYBE OVER cORRALES CAUSE mANY PEOPLE CAN ARGUE tHAT fLOYD lOST tO cASTILLO AND oLD oUT oF pRIME oSCARLast edited by Tha_Greatest; 07-20-2007, 07:12 PM.Comment
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