Roy Jones the farud

[TheGreatA]

It was competitve but at the same time it was about to be over. He gave Roy some problems but by round eight Roy figured him out and was in the process of knocking him out. HBO thinks it was one sided and they agree Roy was on his way to a dominating victory. Here it is for you just in case.

Just when it appeared Jones would elevate his greatness to unprecedented heights, the unthinkable happened. While on his way to yet another dominating victory over an unbeaten, but overmatched Montell Griffin in Atlantic City in 1997, he couldn't put the brakes on his own speed and quickness. Wilting under a barrage of blurring punches, Griffin tilted to one knee as Jones, anxious to finish him off, tried to hold back two half-hearted punches that glanced off his opponent's battered face. Referee Tony Perez immediately moved in, waved off Jones and to the stunned champion's disbelief, declared a dazed Griffin the winner on a disqualification...hitting an opponent when he's down.

Did you catch the word Dominating. I guess HBO and I like to use that in reference to Roy Jones fights. Well there it is. Like I said, your argument is with HBO and other sanctioning bodies that had him ranked #1 at the time.

The first fight against Griffin wasn't dominating by any means. It was near even on the judges' scorecards.

76-75 for Griffin, 75-77 for Jones, 75-76 for Jones. Keep in mind that Jones had scored a flash knockdown in a close round which got him 2 additional points.

[koboy]

dont u think by dominating a HW that makes him an ATG as a MW, SMW, and LHW. Especially since most of the ATG before him don't have that on there resumes. I think beating a HW champ goes above and beyond beating other champs in ur own division.

We're talking all time great here, the likes of Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Robinson, Henry Armstrong, Roberto Duran, Benny Leonard, Jack Dempsey, Willie Pep, Harry Greb, Stanley Ketchel, Joe Louis. This is just my opinion, but Roy is not in their league. He was probably the best of the '90s, but an all-time great, I doubt it.

Ketchel, Greb, Walker and for sure, Ray Robinson, would have an easy time beating Roy Jones Jr.

[winac]

Roy wasn't the heavyweight champ, he was a heavweight champion.

[The Gunner]

It was competitve but at the same time it was about to be over. He gave Roy some problems but by round eight Roy figured him out and was in the process of knocking him out. HBO thinks it was one sided and they agree Roy was on his way to a dominating victory. Here it is for you just in case.

Just when it appeared Jones would elevate his greatness to unprecedented heights, the unthinkable happened. While on his way to yet another dominating victory over an unbeaten, but overmatched Montell Griffin in Atlantic City in 1997, he couldn't put the brakes on his own speed and quickness. Wilting under a barrage of blurring punches, Griffin tilted to one knee as Jones, anxious to finish him off, tried to hold back two half-hearted punches that glanced off his opponent's battered face. Referee Tony Perez immediately moved in, waved off Jones and to the stunned champion's disbelief, declared a dazed Griffin the winner on a disqualification...hitting an opponent when he's down.

Did you catch the word Dominating. I guess HBO and I like to use that in reference to Roy Jones fights. Well there it is. Like I said, your argument is with HBO and other sanctioning bodies that had him ranked #1 at the time.

It was about to be over? And how the **** do you know that?

Roy had Griffin down in a flsh KD earlier in the fight and Griffin cme through it no problem, who's to say at a time when he took a knee while he wasn't hurt he wouldn't have been able to go on. You can make all the excuses in the world for Roy buit the fact remains he lost the fight and what makes the loss legit is how close the fight was at the time.

You're hero lost, get over it

The first fight against Griffin wasn't dominating by any means. It was near even on the judges' scorecards.

76-75 for Griffin, 75-77 for Jones, 75-76 for Jones. Keep in mind that Jones had scored a flash knockdown in a close round which got him 2 additional points.

This guy knows whats up

[jvsnypes]

I agree with you 100% Roy was a great entertainer in the ring.He was far from being a great fighter.