Who Did Roy jones ever Avoid.

[Orange Sneakers]

lmao

What's so funny?

Nunn was by far the most talented fighter of his era, forget Whitaker. He just ****** his career up his nose

Nunn was better founded than Jones, never off-balance, incredibly smooth and flowing. He didn't have to keep darting in-and-out against Toney, he just stood in front of him and totally outboxed him - more impressively than Jones did even on a weight-drained, near-death Toney

[K-Nan]

What's so funny?

Nunn was by far the most talented fighter of his era, forget Whitaker. He just ****** his career up his nose

Nunn was better founded than Jones, never off-balance, incredibly smooth and flowing. He didn't have to keep darting in-and-out against Toney, he just stood in front of him and totally outboxed him - more impressively than Jones did even on a weight-drained, near-death Toney

I agree, except that Nunn seemed to always fall off balance when he bounced off of the ropes.

[Orange Sneakers]

I agree, except that Nunn seemed to always fall off balance when he bounced off of the ropes.

He used the ropes for defense! It was awesome!

Nunn had great movement, that was his game, keeping guys on the end of his right jab, but against James Toney (JAMES TONEY) he stood right in front of him to prove a point... sure he came unstuck in the end, but he'd taken his foot off the pedal, and I'm sure you'd agree if he didn't take his foot off the pedal he wouldn't have taken those punches and would have shut Toney out down the stretch

Also the master of the left uppercut (with equal accuracy to head or body). He had faster hands than Jones, too, IMO

[Orange Sneakers]

As for Eubank and Benn


Six rounds with Benn at his best is too many rounds for Jones to escape

Eubank would have only won the first four rounds against Jones

[Ray*]

When did RJJ supposely avoid Nunn??? After he got KTFO by Toney or before.

[K-Nan]

He used the ropes for defense! It was awesome!

Nunn had great movement, that was his game, keeping guys on the end of his right jab, but against James Toney (JAMES TONEY) he stood right in front of him to prove a point... sure he came unstuck in the end, but he'd taken his foot off the pedal, and I'm sure you'd agree if he didn't take his foot off the pedal he wouldn't have taken those punches and would have shut Toney out down the stretch

Also the master of the left uppercut (with equal accuracy to head or body). He had faster hands than Jones, too, IMO

You don't think the ropes sent him moving too akwardly sometimes?

Toney just caught up with guys. Nunn just took longer than, say, a Tim Littles. But he usually exploded on guys when the time was right. And against Nunn, it was no different.

But I agree that Nunn was extremely talented.

[Ray*]

I remember Nunn was getting ready for a fight with RJJ but got injured.

[Orange Sneakers]

"He doesn't know how to fight, he doesn't know how to stand and he's wide open as the Holland Tunnel."


"I swear to you, Michael Nunn would beat him seven days a week, and twice on a Sunday."


"Nunn isn't as fast as (he) used to be, isn't as fast as Jones (is) now. But the shortest distance between two points is a straight line, or in boxing's case, a straight punch. Roy Jones can't throw straight punches (as) often, or as well as Nunn. If Nunn emphasises his speed, his right jab and his left hand I see him as a guy who'd beat and maybe school down Jones.

"He's (Nunn) sitting down on his punches more these days and isn't entering the ring jaded with any weight worries, he's going to hurt Jones. He's more fluid and flowing than Jones could ever be, with better timing than anything Jones has seen. He's 6ft 3", Jones would need to jump to land, and when he does, Nunn glides his upper body out of range, which should be second nature to him because he's been doing it for 14 years."


- Al Certo

[K-Nan]

"He doesn't know how to fight, he doesn't know how to stand and he's wide open as the Holland Tunnel."


"I swear to you, Michael Nunn would beat him seven days a week, and twice on a Sunday."


"Nunn isn't as fast as (he) used to be, isn't as fast as Jones (is) now. But the shortest distance between two points is a straight line, or in boxing's case, a straight punch. Roy Jones can't throw straight punches (as) often, or as well as Nunn. If Nunn emphasises his speed, his right jab and his left hand I see him as a guy who'd beat and maybe school down Jones.

"He's (Nunn) sitting down on his punches more these days and isn't entering the ring jaded with any weight worries, he's going to hurt Jones. He's more fluid and flowing than Jones could ever be, with better timing than anything Jones has seen. He's 6ft 3", Jones would need to jump to land, and when he does, Nunn glides his upper body out of range, which should be second nature to him because he's been doing it for 14 years."


- Al Certo

Shortest distance between two points is a straight line... unless it's a Jones hook. That's kind of an exception.

[Orange Sneakers]

Shortest distance between two points is a straight line... unless it's a Jones hook. That's kind of an exception.

Good point