What fighters did Roy Jones duck in his prime?

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  • Kobe Bryant
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    What fighters did Roy Jones duck in his prime?

    This isn't a thread to create any flaming. I was just too young in the 90's to be up on game. Which fights did he avoid? I've seen several post that he fought bums etc. I just want to know which fights should have been made with Roy in the 90's?
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    Chrith Eubank.

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    • Adamantium
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      #3
      Originally posted by Kobe Bryant
      This isn't a thread to create any flaming. I was just too young in the 90's to be up on game. Which fights did he avoid? I've seen several post that he fought bums etc. I just want to know which fights should have been made with Roy in the 90's?
      McClellan claimed that Jones was ducking him at mw. Jones was Benn's mandatory for his smw belt, but he moved down to fight Hopkins for the vacant ibf belt if you can call that a duck.

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      • ThePunchingBag
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        People always bring up Nigel Benn.

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        • obaioghill
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          When you have a guy like Jones, I think people come to expect way more from him than others. The haters will point out several fighters- Benn, Michalczewski, etc... They will dismiss his victories against Hopkins, Toney, McCaullum, Ruiz, etc... Some people at the time said he was ducking Holyfield. The guy gets emotions up in people. It was a good run champ. Have fun fishing and raising chickens.

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          • Grimmer
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            Benn and Eubank's best days were before Roy's prime. If Roy fought them it wouldn't be at Eubank or Benn's prime period and he'd have won pretty easily.

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            • Left Hook Tua
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              freitas , casamayor , spadafora , kostya , margarito , cotto , mosley.......



              oh wait wrong thread.

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              • IMDAZED
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                • Lead Cenobite
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                  Originally posted by SilverSamurai
                  McClellan claimed that Jones was ducking him at mw. Jones was Benn's mandatory for his smw belt, but he moved down to fight Hopkins for the vacant ibf belt if you can call that a duck.
                  The dates dont add up for Mcclellan.

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                  • Silencers
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                    Benn and Eubank were bad timing, he maybe would've fought McClellan had he beaten Benn and kept winning.

                    I think there were about 2 guys he didn't really want to fight, Frankie Liles and Michael Nunn, 2 lanky southpaws.

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