Roy Jones could very easily beat Joe Calzaghe!!!

[Porter's Dad]

The more I think about it, the more I get a sneaky feeling RJJ might just pull it off. His tactical brain and his motivation for this could just pull him through.

Anyone want to bet 6k with me? (I know it's a measly amount but it's all I got)

[P4P Opinion]

The more I think about it, the more I get a sneaky feeling RJJ might just pull it off. His tactical brain and his motivation for this could just pull him through.

Anyone want to bet 6k with me? (I know it's a measly amount but it's all I got)

5K? Leaves you with a few points if you lose.

[greenhamburger]

Oh and you know you live in a dimuntive, limp **** country when Joe Calzaghe is your best athlete, Tom Jones your best singer, and Catherine Zeta Jones your best actor.

Since when was Catherine Zeta Jones a man?

[Porter's Dad]

5K? Leaves you with a few points if you lose.

I barely have anything at the moment anyway, so it wouldn't be too bad a loss (should it happen, which it won't because I have officially a 100% record. I mean, I've only bet on one fight, but still..)

[-Swizzy-]

Roy Jones could very easily beat Joe Calzaghe!!!

he very easily could and very easily will.

[Duke McKenzie_]

Oh and you know you live in a dimuntive, limp **** country when Joe Calzaghe is your best athlete, Tom Jones your best singer, and Catherine Zeta Jones your best actor.

What does this have to do with boxing?

I'm still at the idea of Roy having a "superb resume".

I'll also when I see how Joe "can't hurt Roy" in September. Because Roy's punch resistance is so good these days.

[IMDAZED]

Many posters have this image of Roy Jones as being unstoppable destroyer in his prime, impossible to hit, devastating power etc etc.

That isn't the way it actually was though, Roy's talent was great, of that there is no doubt but he very often boxed his way to decisions quite boringly, very often had to cover up on the ropes as his opponent swung away. Yes he blew away some of his opposition, but for the most part it was mediocre.

In a hypothetical Calzghe vs Roy fight you should imagine the way Roy fought against his better opponents, Hopkins and Toney and Calzaghe, after few rounds of being outboxed on outside realising he woul have to be MUCH more aggressive. In order to win, Calzaghe would risk getting KOd in a way that Hopkins and Toney did not.

In theory, Roy has the tools to beat Joe, but this would have been amuch closer, much more exciting fight than some of you think.

Your hypothesis is completely one-sided. Sure, you have to look at how Roy fought against better opposition but what does that have to do with Calzaghe? Joe C. was nowhere near as good as Toney was then and his style couldn't have been any different from Hopkins. And those are two fights Jones' won going away.

The only thing I'd agree with is that a prime Jones-prime Calzaghe match would've been exciting. Calzaghe would've pressed the issue and, like everyone else who did so against Jones in his prime, he would've been stopped.

[squealpiggy]

I agree, about Hopkins, but Tom may be Wales' best singer, but not their best recording artist. Don't forget, we have the Manic Street Preachers, The Stereophonics and the truly wonderful Goldie Lookin' Chain.

Best athlete is wide open, BTW.

Could be Giggs, could be Joe or it could even be Ian Rush.

But that would be unfair to the likes of Gerald Davies, Jimmy Wilde, Ieuan Evans, JPR Williams etc.

The list of world class Welsh athletes is almost endless.

The Manics were past their prime when Ritchie left. They had a decent performance in Everything Must Go but after that it was clear they were shot. Stereophonics sound like a shot Manic Street Preachers. Goldie Lookin Chain are quite good.

Giggs is the best currently active Welsh athlete but yes, he is also past his best. All time it's hard to say. Jimmy Wilde has to be up there.