By Cliff Rold - This Saturday night, Roy Jones makes his 59th career start, still in search of an ending to his liking. Across the ring, he’ll find a former Super Middleweight titlist, Jeff Lacy (25-2, 176 KO), looking for a big name to revive his fortunes.
That’s the storyline of this single fight.
It is only a small part of a bigger storyline which has been a prominent part of boxing for over two decades. While others were bigger stars, the peak Jones was the preeminent physical talent of his generation. The talent might not be what it was any more, but the memories of better days remain strong with boxing fans.
The memories of lesser challenges, even at his peak, do as well and it is part of what makes Jones so compelling. Was he the Ray Robinson of his time? Or was Jones a carefully manufactured athletic specimen who got too much credit for beating less than he could have?
As we prepare for the latest in the last chapters of the Roy years, it’s a good time to ask: how good was RJJ measured against all-time? [details]
That’s the storyline of this single fight.
It is only a small part of a bigger storyline which has been a prominent part of boxing for over two decades. While others were bigger stars, the peak Jones was the preeminent physical talent of his generation. The talent might not be what it was any more, but the memories of better days remain strong with boxing fans.
The memories of lesser challenges, even at his peak, do as well and it is part of what makes Jones so compelling. Was he the Ray Robinson of his time? Or was Jones a carefully manufactured athletic specimen who got too much credit for beating less than he could have?
As we prepare for the latest in the last chapters of the Roy years, it’s a good time to ask: how good was RJJ measured against all-time? [details]
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