Did Roy Jones Jr Duck Nigel Benn?

[Dirk Diggler UK]

If you have no fight scheduled and another fighter who is in at least top ten in your division makes an offer to fight you and you reject it, I think thats someone ducking the other! You can negotiate for more money if thats what you think you're worth but to downright reject it thats ducking!

I never said Roy ducked Benn or Benn ducked Roy because I don't know the facts which is why I created the thread.

But in Roy's words Collins and Benn wanted to fight him but when he made offers they suddenly were not interested in the fight. This is his opinion and I'm looking for someone to dispute it with evidence. I just want to try and find out what really happened.

You'll be trying for years mate. No one will ever really know what happened. It comes down to personal opinion.

And the so called offers that Roy was presenting may have been low-ball. He was never known for his negotiating skills in his prime.

"60-40 I Whoop Yo Ass!"

[bsrizpac]

If we are talking about when Roy was at 168, I think it is fair to say that Benn, Eubank, Collins and McLellan were all studiously ignored, not merely by Roy but by America in general. If you watch Roy's fights from that time it is a common theme amongst the commentators that 'there is no-one at 168 for Roy to fight'.

What?

Umm once again Gerald was a vegetable by the time that fight was feasible. Stop bringing him up in these examples.

[bsrizpac]

I cant find the article mate. But read my first post. Thats the jist of what Benn said. His quote was along the lines of:

"Roy didnt wanna come have a tear up with me when i was Super Middleweight Champion. He took a safe fight with Hopkins at Middleweight instead."

After the McClellan fight though, he admitted that he would probably lose to Jones cos he didnt have the fire anymore.

Hypocrite much?

[Pretty Boy1]

How big a name was Bernard Hopkins at the time Roy Jones fought him in comparison to Nigel Benn at the time?

[rizkybizness]

How big a name was Bernard Hopkins at the time Roy Jones fought him in comparison to Nigel Benn at the time?

he was P4P #1

[Dirk Diggler UK]

How big a name was Bernard Hopkins at the time Roy Jones fought him in comparison to Nigel Benn at the time?

He wasnt a big name at all. Hadnt fought anybody or won any titles. The win only becomes excellent retrospectively considering what Hopkins went on to achieve. But he was green at the time.

Whilst Benn was the most dangerous fighter in the world, two weight champion, had been to America and smashed a few Yanks to bits.

No question Benn was a bigger name and a better fight.

[Dirk Diggler UK]

he was P4P #1

Nah wrong again, that was Davy Telesco!

[IMDAZED]

If we are talking about when Roy was at 168, I think it is fair to say that Benn, Eubank, Collins and McLellan were all studiously ignored, not merely by Roy but by America in general. If you watch Roy's fights from that time it is a common theme amongst the commentators that 'there is no-one at 168 for Roy to fight'.

What?

Badge...are you serious?

Where do you get this from?

[Chase8400]

Do you not want Roy to beat Calzaghe? How's he gonna manage it with his nuts crushed from all that hugging you're doing?

Being a fan is rooting for your guy. You have a problem with that? Are you gona defend Arthur Abraham when him and Pavlik square off and people pop off? Yeah, Exactly. Move along. I was'nt even speaking to you. It was a different dimwit.

[Dirk Diggler UK]

Being a fan is rooting for your guy. You have a problem with that? Are you gona defend Arthur Abraham when him and Pavlik square off and people pop off? Yeah, Exactly. Move along. I was'nt even speaking to you. It was a different dimwit.

You must mean bsrizpac.

Hes always talking about rooting guys.