I read in an interview where stated that hes probably slowed down a little... but that he probably hits a little harder now, and he feels hes a lot wiser now, as far as adapting...
Roy is an amazing athlete... is decline was because of the weight loss that had the effect on his body... that was 4 years ago... I think hes healthy, he has no bad habits, hes focused, determined, and i know hes been training this entire time for this fight...
The people that cast the stone of "hes a shell" and "hes shot" do not seem to really study where roy truly is right now...
Is he what he used to be? Absolutely not... but that doesnt mean he can't fight, and it doesn't mean he can't beat you...
Roy does subtle things that spoil you, subtle things that you don't realize until your literally standing across the ring from him....
Joe being a southpaw, standing across from roy.. is going to see... Roys left hand extended out... blocking the site of joes jab... when joe sees the line of site for his jab, all he will see is roys glove extended out, blocking his sight...
Roys right hand will also be ready once joe comes in... roy will be looking to use joes aggressiveness and workrate completely against him... the more joe throws punches, the more he leaves himself open to be hit, and once roy knows he can hit you... he will completely take advantage of it...
We all saw what happens to a high work rate fighter once he fights a technical counter puncher... the work rate completely drops off, because if you come in flurrying and all the sudden get a 90mph fast ball to the face... your gonna be a little more reluctant to flurry.
I cant embed the video but if u watch the first round of this fight... u can see how roy can spoil a southpaw... obviously the second round he got KOed LOL but joe doesnt have the firepower tarver does...
"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"
I find that very interesting, and would be intrigued as to Reeds thoughts on this. Roy is not **** talker, if he's saying he can get the power, speed and boxing ability he had back then, surely he's the best to say so!? I do give some credit to the confidence issues, he kinda lost himself, and has adapted his style to suite his physical abilities. Perhaps he can achieve very close to the speed, power and boxing ability he had in his prime.
The point of Joe relying on his speed to win and others not dealing with it, is soo true I have to admit. Roy is the perfect person to not only deal with Joes speed, but turn it into a negative for Joe, and a positive for him, in being faster than him. Joe can't hit hard with his brittle hands. Roys got better ring intelligence and tactics. So what's Joe left with exactly? It confuses me because think Roys to varying degrees, probably still stronger in all of those area's, but I still predict a Calzaghe UD if he's on form.
I pretty much agree on everything except for the red part.
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