Roy Jones

[Joe2608]

Was just checking out the end of john ruiz fight on HBO, foreman seems to think jones could take Lennox lewis.

Crazy!

Now that is very wishfull thinking!

[Sugarj]

Well to be honest the Lewis that fought Vitali looked very beatable, I can see where George was coming from there although I wouldn't have bet on the outcome, Lennox was still powerful!

As for Roy's power as a heavy, he looked fairly heavy handed against Ruiz. Also, Roy's chin has been much criticised since the move back down to light heavy, some people have assumed he always had a glass jaw but it looked sturdy against Ruiz (and he did get hit hard in that fight).

I'm convinced that Roy's chin up till Tarver 2 was excellent, he took some almighty blows in several fights without even flinching prior to this. A fighter's chin can deteriorate over time particularly with repeated weight loss and age. Another case is Ricky Hatton, who could walk through almost anything before facing Mayweather. He walked through some almighty blows from Magee, Phillips and Tszyu. But post Mayweather he seems wobbly from what look like innoccuous blows from Lascano.

Roy vs Holyfield: I'd shade a peak Holyfield by decision. His hands in 1990/91 were super quick (not far off heavyweight Jone's speed) and his workrate and conditioning were second to none. I dont think the heavyweight Jones could match Holyfield's workrate, but Jones would look great in spurts.

[Hitman Hodgson]

When Jones beat Ruiz he shoud've stayed at heavyweight in my opinion, Roy was never the same after boiling himself back down to LHW.

[IMDAZED]

When Jones beat Ruiz he shoud've stayed at heavyweight in my opinion, Roy was never the same after boiling himself back down to LHW.

Agreed. I felt he could've beat Rahman rather handily. Moving back down to LHW was a huge mistake.

[Dynamite Kid]

Well to be honest the Lewis that fought Vitali looked very beatable, I can see where George was coming from there although I wouldn't have bet on the outcome, Lennox was still powerful!

As for Roy's power as a heavy, he looked fairly heavy handed against Ruiz. Also, Roy's chin has been much criticised since the move back down to light heavy, some people have assumed he always had a glass jaw but it looked sturdy against Ruiz (and he did get hit hard in that fight).

I'm convinced that Roy's chin up till Tarver 2 was excellent, he took some almighty blows in several fights without even flinching prior to this. A fighter's chin can deteriorate over time particularly with repeated weight loss and age. Another case is Ricky Hatton, who could walk through almost anything before facing Mayweather. He walked through some almighty blows from Magee, Phillips and Tszyu. But post Mayweather he seems wobbly from what look like innoccuous blows from Lascano.

Roy vs Holyfield: I'd shade a peak Holyfield by decision. His hands in 1990/91 were super quick (not far off heavyweight Jone's speed) and his workrate and conditioning were second to none. I dont think the heavyweight Jones could match Holyfield's workrate, but Jones would look great in spurts.

Great post, fully agree.

[The_Demon]

Agreed. I felt he could've beat Rahman rather handily. Moving back down to LHW was a huge mistake.

ye it was and there were a lot of guys he could have given a go that were past their prime but he was never a HW in terms of weight but coming back down took the edge off his skills and that was it really

[larry x]

none of the ones you mentioned not a chance