If Roy beats Calzaghe........

[THE REED]

Yeah I really don't see how a 35 year old guy that all of his career used insane speed and reflexes to dominate his opponents, win titles in 4 divisions, COMPLETELY cleared out 175......... gets exposed against two guys that were inferior to a lot of guys he beat (Hopkins, Toney, Hill, etc) especially after such a dramatic weight loss.

Even Tarver looked a heck of a lot better against Woods than he did against Hopkins.

yup and what happened to tarver after he weighed 220 lbs for the rocky movie?

[Tyson Jones]

Oh i'd love to see him defeat glen johnson, but I have a feeling people won't even remember jones being ko'ed towards the end of his career. This is in 20 years or so. I mean who really talks about leonard getting beat up by norris and ko'ed by camacho. Well I guess the leonard haters so I guess the RJJ haters will to. He's already established himself the best of this era and possibly the most talented and naturally gifted athlete ever.

[MELLY-MEL...]

yeah thats what people dont know...... got clipped by a no look punch, then fought 4 months later... and all that after coming down from heavyweight...

people say he was exposed... get the **** outta here... the man is a HUMAN BEING... he had just taken FLUSH right hands from a 235 pound heavyweight, and now he has a glass chin?

The weight drop was huge for him... and because at 198 lbs, he was pure muscle.... in order to get to 174, u need to drain all water and muscle off your body, and then compete at the highest level... he barely made it out of the first tarver fight... and then your body is going to re adjust back up to where you were at at 195, all that water is gonna come back... then u gata do it again...

it takes a long time for a 35 year old body to re adjust back down to 175...


id rather be an in shape 39 year old, than a completely dehydrated and drained 35 yr old...

good post reed.

[Jim Jeffries]

Oh i'd love to see him defeat glen johnson, but I have a feeling people won't even remember jones being ko'ed towards the end of his career. This is in 20 years or so. I mean who really talks about leonard getting beat up by norris and ko'ed by camacho. Well I guess the leonard haters so I guess the RJJ haters will to. He's already established himself the best of this era and possibly the most talented and naturally gifted athlete ever.

Exactly, no one thinks less of Ali for losing to Leon Spinks or Trevor Berbick at the end of his career (no shame in losing to Larry Holmes.) In fact you're hard pressed to find an ATG HW list that doesn't have him in the #1 spot. And he had just turned 36 when he was beaten by a 7 pro fight Leon Spinks.

[Tyson Jones]

Exactly, Tarver and Johnson got their 15 minutes of fame, and thats about it. Both are decent fighters, not comparable to Roy Jones though.

[joshyp18]

Exactly, Tarver and Johnson got their 15 minutes of fame, and thats about it. Both are decent fighters, not comparable to Roy Jones though.

i agree roy the best fighter of the last 20 years in my opinion. hed already cemented his legacy wen he lost to tarver and johnson

[Tyson Jones]

Yep, He stamped his legacy with the win over ruiz and then coming back down and defeated tarver is a very gutzy performance. Those last 2 rounds give me chills. However Beating calzaghe will boost him even more. If not, it'll at least silence some more haters and calzaghe fans.

[supermandathoe]

If he wins he shoots up to one of the greatest fighters to ever exist accomplishment wise as well as skill wise.

[Silencers]

Imagine if Jones beats Sam Peter after beating Calzaghe like he says he wants to do.

[ALT-Assassin]

If Roy beats Calzaghe,we will see a hundred threads of how Roy Jones was on steroids!