Poll: Has Roy Jones ruined his legacy?

[Mr. Invincible]

If there is concrete evidence how come Green isn't being punished for it?

Green knocks out chinny Roy with 18oz gloves

Ok, I know old Roy is a little chinny, but you know the punch landed on the back of the head and there is an appeal in the works for illegal handwraps. Hence, me saying brushing up. U may want to try looking it up.

[General Zod]

Has the great Roy Jones Jr. ruined his legacy by fighting on, attemting to recreate the good old days when he was superman or will the boxing world remember him for what he did over a 15 year period? (89-04)

Be honest and discuss if needed.

Thanks.

I dont think so most people dont focus too much on a fighters career when they are way past prime, like Ali and Robinson.

[General Zod]

Ok, I know old Roy is a little chinny, but you know the punch landed on the back of the head and there is an appeal in the works for illegal handwraps. Hence, me saying brushing up. U may want to try looking it up.

Wasnt there a rematch Cluse between Roy and Green? I wonder if Jones will ever exercise it, I doubt if he will if he loses badly to Hopkins

[SplitSecond]

If there is concrete evidence how come Green isn't being punished for it?

Green knocks out chinny Roy with 18oz gloves

And Speaking of Casting Doubt on an Athlete’s Gifts, There’s Also the Danny Green vs. Roy Jones Controversy: Lost on the firestorm that is the Mayweather-Pacquiao drug testing controversy was the December 22, 2009 letter written by John S. Wirt, Chief Executive Officer of Square Ring Promotions, Roy Jones, Jr.’s promotional company, to the New South Wales Sports Authority, regarding the hand wraps used by IBO cruiserweight champion Danny (Green Machine) Green in his December 2, 2009 bout with Jones in Sydney, Australia . Wirt alleges in the letter that Green, who won the bout by first round technical knockout, used wraps that were both wider and of a different, less soft type than is allowed under New South Wales’ Boxing and Wrestling Control Regulations. Wirt thus requests that the result of the bout should be overturned.

While a quick look at the Regulations appears to support Wirt’s position, there are a few items to consider before joking that Danny Green is Australian for Antonio Margarito. First, Green’s wraps were allegedly inspected by New South Wales Sports Authority officials before the fight and were given clearance. It is thus an open question whether the New South Wales Sports Authority will rule against Green given its own potential culpability. Further, unlike Team Margarito’s placement of an overtly illegal substance on his hand wraps before his bout with “Sugar” Shane Mosley, Green’s allegedly improper wrapping appears to constitute, at best, a technical violation of the New South Wales Boxing and Wrestling Control Regulations. In other words, the wraps, as described in Wirt’s letter, may have been banned by the text of the Boxing and Wrestling Control Regulations, but may have not been otherwise improper if used in other jurisdictions. On the other hand, a Plaster of Paris-like substance, like the one found on Margarito’s wraps, is very likely banned by most every athletic commission worldwide.

green never denied it neither, pretty much, green had some larger, thicker, harder wraps than roy, but it was apperently legal in australia

the reason hopkins didn't fight green was also because green even tho presenting alot of money didn't want to go to america, and hopkins doesn't like their idea of differrent wraps

[Mr. Invincible]

Wasnt there a rematch Cluse between Roy and Green? I wonder if Jones will ever exercise it, I doubt if he will if he loses badly to Hopkins

I don't think there was a rematch clause in the contract. If there was, there would surely have been public talks about it by now.

[Vivid Intent]

Ok, I know old Roy is a little chinny, but you know the punch landed on the back of the head and there is an appeal in the works for illegal handwraps. Hence, me saying brushing up. U may want to try looking it up.

Watch the fight again, Green was standing face on and Roy turned his head and got hit. He only has himself to blame.

I've read about the handwrap accusations but like I said there is no concrete evidence, you tried to pass it on as a fact when really there's no substance to it at all. The result will always stand as a first round KO loss against the man who got outboxed by Mundine.

[True Guru]

who can forget a man picking up paper straps v crap competition for 10 years?

[SplitSecond]

who can forget a man picking up paper straps v crap competition for 10 years?

i know right? who can forget nazeem hamed? wait....who?

[MUNG]

Hes not ruining it in my eyes anyway, i think most realise when someones prime is over and are judged in a different way after that

[Vivid Intent]

green never denied it neither, pretty much, green had some larger, thicker, harder wraps than roy, but it was apperently legal in australia

the reason hopkins didn't fight green was also because green even tho presenting alot of money didn't want to go to america, and hopkins doesn't like their idea of differrent wraps

More unproven accusations.

Like the claims of illegal wraps was the reason Hopkins didn't take the Green fight. Hopkins shamelessly wanted to fight Jones immediately after the Green fight and when Jones showed no interest he then wanted to fight Green. The only reason he said about it being a hometown stoppage was because he wanted to con boxing fans and have them believe Jones was a victim of bad refereeing so the rematch would still be on track. And his plan has worked, people are still willing to shell out $50 for that crap.