Did Roy Jones Jr. Stop Being Your Favorite After The Knockouts?

[Donnie Herrera]

When Roy Jones Junior was winning 'He was your favourite fighter, but when he stopped winning? He then stopped being your favourite fighter'.

'You are ether a supporter of a fighter or not, throughout all their battles'.

If you are a boxing coach, there is a possibility that 'Some of your fighters may lose. Don't eject those fighters from the boxing gym'.

Fundamentals are aspects of any sport, that most people can understand and practice 'It is important that Athlete's learn and master the fundamentals of their sport. But it is the truly talented fighter, which then go beyond that. Roy Jones Junior went beyond boxing fundamentals, his lack of fundamentals was not what go him beaten'.

'Roy Jones Junior had boxing fundamentals, he just operated beyond them'.

There have been great fighters, who have supreme boxing fundamentals 'And those fighters still may be beaten severely in the latter stages of their careers'.

If you have a boxing background? Then you will be well aware, that a Athlete like Roy Jones Junior 'Does not walked into a boxing gym, every single day of the week. Roy Jones Junior's talent and ability, is extremely rare. Roy Jones Junior was like a comet, you will only see that type of ability a few times throughout generations'.

So you are most likely making the right decision, not to model yourself 'And training methods on Roy Jones Junior. I would say that is commonsense'. But when a athlete displays that they have a great understanding of boxing fundamentals, and they have master them. Then it is sometimes natural for those fighters to then create their own theories, moves and start to operate beyond that level. That is what Roy Jones Junior did during his career'.

Note: On a pure performance level, it is the fighters who understand the boxing fundamentals 'Then go beyond that'. Those are the fighters who throughout history continually have produce the best performances in the sport.

To conclude: It is a cliche observation and statement, to say that Roy Jones Junior has no boxing fundamentals 'It is a narrative that has been perpetuated by certain folk within the boxing community and media. Roy Jones Junior in my opinion, mastered the boxing fundamentals early on in his career. Then he decided to operate beyond that level, this is sometimes common with that calibre of fighter'.

I believe that this was a personal choice of Roy Jones Junior. Boxing trainers primary objective in my opinion, should be to hammer the basic boxing fundamental skills into their fighters.

Fighters will then master these fundamental boxing skills, to all different levels. It is then at this point where certain fighters, take it upon themselves to become pioneers in their own boxing style's 'Roy Jones Junior was that type and calibre of fighter'.

Prince Naseem Hamed was a similar fighter, there where fights in his career were? He fought with a more fundamental boxing style. But then as his career progressed, he became a pioneer with the style of Prince Naseem Hamed' etc.

People evolve and I evolved past a fighting style that will get you knocked out!!!…I wouldn’t dare encourage that style if a fighter isn’t naturally gifted and even still they would have to focus more on fundamentals to have that as a second hand nature motor skill to fall back on…somethin’ Roy wasn’t able to do because he didn’t practice the fundamentals even though he knew better…when his physical attributes left him he became a sittin’ duck…However, he’s still an all time great and among my favorite fighters!!!…