Roy Jones Jr. OVERRATED?????

[SouthBayBboy]

Are you guys sick. How can you think he's overrated? Because he lost his last two matches??? That hardly makes a fighter overrated.

The overrated tag has generally been given to fighters who have padded records, instant hype, or those that have not fought quality opponents and are atop the rankings.

Roy Jones does not fit any criteria of an overrated fighter. He's no longer in the top 10 the P4P list, he's no longer the fighter that everyone wants to get their hands on AND EVERYONE KNOWS THIS.

Over the hill, past his prime, not what he used to be. Those are the tags that he deserves, not overrated.

[jabsRstiff]

Are you guys sick. How can you think he's overrated? Because he lost his last two matches??? That hardly makes a fighter overrated.

The overrated tag has generally been given to fighters who have padded records, instant hype, or those that have not fought quality opponents and are atop the rankings.

Roy Jones does not fit any criteria of an overrated fighter. He's no longer in the top 10 the P4P list, he's no longer the fighter that everyone wants to get their hands on AND EVERYONE KNOWS THIS.

Over the hill, past his prime, not what he used to be. Those are the tags that he deserves, not overrated.

I agree.

Now, I was once a critic of Roy & the way he was handling his business a few years back.
But, I never let that cloud how I viewed his abilities or accomplishments.

What people need to realize is that Jones had been near or at the top of the lb4lb ratings for 10 years. TEN YEARS !
During those years, he was probably the most unbeatable fighter in history.

He was a pain in the ass, & obnoxious at times....but a real fight fan sees through that & realizes how incredible he was.

[whdempsey]

Right on guys.

[Mr. Ryan]

The overrated tag has generally been given to fighters who have padded records, instant hype, or those that have not fought quality opponents and are atop the rankings.

Padded Records: Bryant Brannon, Richard Frazier, Glen Kelly, Antoine Byrd, David Telesco, Derrick Harmon, Tony Thornton.
Instant Hype: John Ruiz
No Quality Opposition: 1994-2004

[Mr. Ryan]

All I'm saying is he did what he did, and thats all that can be said.

[whdempsey]

All I'm saying is you're wrong. With the exceptions of Bryant, Frazier and Kelley, those guys were legitimate contenders. All top-ten rated contenders, and not by the WBC or any other organization, but by the Ring. Don't quibble, it's a fact. Superstars? Nah. Solid pros, sure. Roy Jones made solid pros look like rank amateurs. The only reason you're giving Tarver any credit as a fighter is because he beat Jones.

[Mr. Ryan]

All I'm saying is you're an idiot.

All I'm saying is Jones is overrated.

[whdempsey]

All I'm saying is Jones is overrated.

Sorry about that. I was mad. I deleted it, though. And again, you're wrong.

[Mr. Ryan]

Sorry about that. I was mad. I deleted it, though. And again, you're wrong.

My bad as well. And again, Jones could've been something bigger than what he was, but opted instead to fight Richard Frazier and Bryant Brannon. I'm not calling him Johnny Saxton here, I'm just saying he could've been fighting better opposition. You're going to tell me Lennox Lewis was running from him so he had to settle for John Ruiz?

[whdempsey]

My bad as well. And again, Jones could've been something bigger than what he was, but opted instead to fight Richard Frazier and Bryant Brannon. I'm not calling him Johnny Saxton here, I'm just saying he could've been fighting better opposition. You're going to tell me Lennox Lewis was running from him so he had to settle for John Ruiz?

I'm saying Jones was a bad manager, not a bad fighter. He made dumb career decisions (i.e., dropping back down to light heavyweight after dominating there for so long instead of making Tarver come up to him). All we really know about Jones at heavyweight is that when he fought there he beat the **** out of a legitimate top-five fighter and didn't even have to breathe hard doing it.