Those of you who are old enough to have watched Roy Jones Jr in his prime, just how good was he?

[HeadShots]

He would whoop your ass and dance while doing it. It was humiliating af

[El_Mero]

He was fcuking incredible. Speed, reflexes, power, IQ, ring generalship, bravado were all top notch. I don't think he had any flaws at his peak.

[Gary Coleman]

in his prime, he was something to behold. He could beat anyone around his weight from any era.

Maybe. 160 Tommy Hearns is capable of starching Roy.

[PBR Streetgang]

Watching Roy back in the day was a sublime experience. I remember when he played a minor league basketball game the same day he fought a title fight.

I always wanted someone to give him a proper challenge back in the day but it didn't happen in his prime.

[djtmal]

Much respect to Roy Jones took over the p4p mantle from Pernell Whitaker, obviously he was an unorthodox, generational talent that climbed the lower weight ladder but truly is the last of the mohicans when it came to getting the best guys in the ring when it mattered most.

I thought he took his foot off the gas for a while at 175 but when he dropped down from heavy and outgutted Antonio Tarver in the first fight he earned my respect.

Standout fight imo was when he shut out Reggie Johnson to unify 175. Reggie was thought to be one of RJs toughest fights.

[garfios]

Maybe. 160 Tommy Hearns is capable of starching Roy.

Tommy Hearns could have starch anyone. The thing is, anyone could starch him too, and Jones in his prime (160/168) was faster and could punch hard too, his reflexes were elite.

[IronDanHamza]

Im not ignoring it. Fighters use catch weights this way all the time. I don't agree with it but on average Floyd is no more an abuser than others. What about how Tank made Ryan a skeleton? And what about other shenanigans involving weight? Like Haney coming in as a beast over weight? Its part of the sport Daggum! It makes boxing look bad for sure. Catch weights have their place... Sometimes we need a hybrid division... OK. Like super middle weight for example. But the abuse of these weights is chronically part of the sport and fighters agree to it when they should not.

And finally 152 conmpared to 154 really? Not a big difference... Haney comes into fights some 20 pounds over weight doesn't he? Thats a difference... Tank fought Santa Cruz who fought divisions below... thats a difference... And your bitchin about 2 pounds?

Pacquaio-Cotto is the exact same scenario.

Two fighters who had fought at 147, fighting at 145. Cotto coming off an arguable loss to Clottey.

Yet that fight is highly praised (rightfully so)

[Gary Coleman]

Tommy Hearns could have starch anyone. The thing is, anyone could starch him too, and Jones in his prime (160/168) was faster and could punch hard too, his reflexes were elite.

It's a great match-up. Hearns jab and 78" reach would have given Roy some problems.

[TheProudLunatic]

I know a lot of fans weren't born yet or too young to remember him in his prime, but how good was he exactly?

With the invent of dvd's and boxing videos, one didn't have to be alive at the moment.

In his prime, there was no one better.
Prime RJJ > everyone else, including SRR.

[Atypicalbrit]

Probably the best fighter around currently is Usyk, and he's excellent.

But you compare Prime Roy to Usyk, I mean Roy didn't get hit, like he did not get hit.

Roy was a lifetime talent, 2 or 3 of him in my lifetime.

There isn't a lifetime talent in the sport right now, we have "era talents" like Usyk, inoue and lomachenko.

You don't see fighters like Roy every era, he was special.