The Truth Of Why Roy Jones Lost

[snoopy360]

I think we ALL just have to sit back and realise that this is the end of an era of one of the most talented fighters to have ever entered the ring. Not only did he lose interest in the fight game before the first Tarver fight he also lost something even more important that i didn't realise truely at the time and that was his heart. As soon as the heart dies then it doesn't matter how much talent you have all, been in the ring with a VERY hungry fighter like Johnson is a bad combination.

I agree. Its time for Jones to sit back and relax. Retire rich, healthy, and happy.

[grayfist]

1.) Old, and everything that goes with that word.
2.) Tired-- Roy has been in boxing for 20 years; office workers get optional retirement with that kind of length of service and they don't even get punched!

So, Roy has been KO'd twice and he may have ducked a figher or two during his various reigns at different weights. But are we to disregard his entire sterling career because of those? Throw the baby out with the bath water?

[jack_the_rippuh]

I think the biggest problem came from Roy not being able to develop another attribute after his speed and reflexes started declining.

[NichtGeflechten]

RJJ fought mostly old men or scrubs.....he avoided Dariusz Michalczewski (THE REAL LINEAR CHAMPION) like the plague and was an unindicted party to the WBC/Rocchigiani title belt scandal. **** RJJ and the craven media that willingly propped up his Potemkinesque career in the UNHOLY name of ratings and merchandising.

[m00ks]

a major reason in my opinion why got knocked out is because he is still trying to box the same way that he always has. obviously he probably wasn't mentally there and he just doesn't have the same speed that he used to but...

1. his hands are NEVER up
2. he should have used more upper body movement
3. he should've moved around rather than staying near the ropes
4. he should've jabbed more even though he's not a great jabber so that at least he can open up some holes...

i don't know...i don't get it. these are things that he can still accomplish...who knows what's going through his lately

I think i remember him having an excellent jab, he just enver used it lol. In his olympic days, he jabbed like a mofo. He had all 4 attributes in your list, it's just that he found ways of winning without using them. Till it caught up to him.

[ispayder]

answer

Roy Jones lost for a couple of reasons:
A.)After the Tarver fight people saw 2 things 1.)Bad Chin 2.)pressuring Jones works.
B.)Roy Jones is getting older.
C.)Roy Jones isn't quite as hungry as he once was.(rightfully so)

Should we erase Roy Jones whole career off two KO losses? No

See the truth is Antonio Tarver exposed Roy Jones Jr.'s chin and now other are capitalizing on it.

If you pressure Jones he will eventually fall, but all great careers must come to end.

Look more like its A!

[rsl]

Man, this is like the millionth time I'm responding to a Roy Jones Jr. topic and it's funny cause I pretty much type the same feedback. To end all this Roy Jones Jr. argument about his "greatness" would y'all agree to this that Roy Jones Jr. was a great talent but not a great fighter? Personally I think he was an awesome talent nobody even comes close, but you have got to have all the other attributes besides having great hand and footspeed to be mentioned with the Ali's and Holyfields of the world. I mean everybody is using the excuse of Roy Jones getting old, but those two recent k.o's of his showed that he was the faster fighter of the two in Tarver and Johnson. Unlike Holyfield who has definitely shown some major wear and tear and his athleticism has clearly deteriorated, Jones to this day is clearly still one of the quickest fighters out there, in fact he is the fastest in his division(s) whether i'd be Light heavy or heavyweight, hell lets even include super middle.

[RJj1fan]

Roy Jones lost for a couple of reasons:
A.)After the Tarver fight people saw 2 things 1.)Bad Chin 2.)pressuring Jones works.
B.)Roy Jones is getting older.
C.)Roy Jones isn't quite as hungry as he once was.(rightfully so)

Should we erase Roy Jones whole career off two KO losses? No

See the truth is Antonio Tarver exposed Roy Jones Jr.'s chin and now other are capitalizing on it.

If you pressure Jones he will eventually fall, but all great careers must come to end.

Tarver didn't pressure RJJ in the second fight. RJJ was controlling the fight till the end.

[Neuraxis]

Tarver didn't pressure RJJ in the second fight. RJJ was controlling the fight till the end.

Which was less than two rounds.

[loangunZ]

jones should take time off like tito and comeback refreshed