Roy Jones is a hungry fighter again

**JakeNDaBox** · 06-27-2008, 10:21 AM

Odd that you discuss Kessler and Lacy in the past tense, but speak of Roy's skills as if he's still the same fighter he was 10 years ago.

Desperation tends to make you a hungrier fighter. That's the biggest difference between today's Roy and the one that milked every HBO contract to its last drop for years.

That said, the Calzaghe fight is the holy trinity for him. It's the most lucrative fight within his reach, and one where, even if he loses, he most likely won't get knocked out and will have lost to the best or one of the best 2-3 fighters in the world. A no lose situation for Roy, who's legacy was long ago secured.

**sparked_85** · 06-27-2008, 10:22 AM

Roy could beat Joe definetely.

There is a reason why Frank Warren wanted Pavlik that guy was the epitome of tailor made for Joe Calzaghe.

Joe doesn't hold nearly as many advantages over Roy, even this Roy who obviously has faded but I don't believe he is shot.

This is a great fight,

**MANGLER** · 06-27-2008, 10:24 AM

At the tail end of his career, Roy probably realizes he coulda done more in his prime than he did. Now he wants to go out wit a **** and take on 1 of the fighters he woulda handily beaten before, but is likely favored to handle him now. I'm dyin to see Roy pull this one last victory out.

**Vladimir303** · 06-27-2008, 10:34 AM

Originally posted by JakeNDaBox

Odd that you discuss Kessler and Lacy in the past tense, but speak of Roy's skills as if he's still the same fighter he was 10 years ago.

I spoke of their one-dimensionalism. I spoke of Roy's confidence problems which I think he has put behind him. I spoke of Roy's clean lifestyle and that losing to Glen Johnson and Tarver in the third fight was more of a mental thing than a physical one.

And I also said, that he COULD put it all together physically and mentally against Joe Calzaghe and spank that ass...which I believe he will.

**MELLY-MEL...** · 06-27-2008, 11:00 AM

lets go roy.

**Silencers** · 06-27-2008, 11:01 AM

Being hungry doesn't make him any younger, it would give him good motivation going into the fight though.

**Vladimir303** · 06-27-2008, 11:16 AM

Originally posted by Silencers

Being hungry doesn't make him any younger, it would give him good motivation going into the fight though.

Did you read the whole thing?

I said it's a combination of both mental and physical. His losses to Johnson and Tarver in the third were a mental thing.

**Silencers** · 06-27-2008, 11:22 AM

Originally posted by vladimir303

Did you read the whole thing?

I said it's a combination of both mental and physical. His losses to Johnson and Tarver in the third were a mental thing.

Physically he hasn't been the same fighter either.

**flodistheshizle** · 06-27-2008, 11:26 AM

Originally posted by vladimir303

After beating Ruiz, he was in Mayweather mode thinking about retirement. He wanted to fight Mike Tyson and hang em up.

And here he is now, almost 40 years old still fighting, still looking to prove something past his best. I think he lost alot of confidence after the Tarver Ko but I think he is revived again. That hunger to add on to his legacy could help him. After all, Boxing is a mental sport. And he is still relatively a healthy guy. A 40 year old specimen. He doesn't smoke or drink or have any bad habits.

It's true that he has slowed down but he is still not that slow.

To quote RJJ from a interview after being asked what's different about him now then 10 years ago.

Jones said, "the only difference is I have to worry about injuries alot more then before. I didn't have to be as careful back then as now. As far as power, speed and boxing ability goes...I don't see much of a difference"

For all those fans who think that Roy would have whiped the floor with Calzaghe when he was in his prime. Have some faith, I think he still has enough to pull it of. And styles make fights. Calzaghe's high workrate style isn't always gonna be an advantage in every fight. Everybody likes to say that. Every difficult akward boxing style has another style out there it can't deal with.

People always make the "Hopkins can't deal with Joe's high workrate" , RJJ can't deal with Joe's workrate". Well what can't Joe deal with???? There has got to be something Certainly he isn't unbeateable? I tell you what.......MULTI-DIMENSIONALISM.

Lacy was a one-dimensional come forward fighter. Kessler was a one-dimensional technical boxer. We saw glimpses of Multi-dimension from Hopkins that Joe couldn't deal with but then he went back into one-dimension All-Defense for the rest of the night.

RJJ is one of the most gifted fighters ever with his combo of speed/power/atheticism and taking into consideration the stuff I wrote in blue above, you have to like Roy's chances of pulling off the upset.

Hes also a highly underated technician

Roy Jones is a hungry fighter again