Did Roy Jones duck anyone at SMW?: seperating fact from fiction

[IMDAZED]

He fought Thomas in Aug. 1993 at SMW. The last fight was Brannon in Oct. 1996. So you'll have to add more than 50% to your statement of less than 2 years lol.

He did have one fight at 160 when he beat Hopkins in May 1993 though.

I think you're confusing over-the-weight bouts (which are quite common for prospects--which Jones was) for SMW bouts. He didn't move BACK down to fight Hopkins. He was considered a middleweight; ranked #2 by the IBF when he fought Hopkins. And made his first and only defense of his MW title six months before he fought Toney.

[BattlingNelson]

I think you're confusing over-the-weight bouts (which are quite common for prospects--which Jones was) for SMW bouts. He didn't move BACK down to fight Hopkins. He was considered a middleweight; ranked #2 by the IBF when he fought Hopkins. And made his first and only defense of his MW title six months before he fought Toney.

There's definetely truth there ^^. Still technically he was fighting at SMW and that was the weightclass (along with LHW) that Jones made most of his work.

[Walt Liquor]

I've made a complete rundown of the fighters Jones didn't fight at SMW. The post is below:

im with you bat. the thing is that all of what the ts stated is words/speculation/posturing. real fighters get in the ring with their toughest challenges no matter what. he loft so much unanswered because he wanted this or that that he also left us with the unanswered question of how good he really was.

[Walt Liquor]

The post wasnt a condemnation of anyone just me trying to state the facts. If a fighter leaves the sport with money in the bank and his health in check then I have no problem with what ever they did in their career.

that is a completly valid point of view, however that fighter cannot be ranked against the best of all time in other people's viewpoints (guys who want to prove they are the best fighter, not moneymaker). they just aren't in the same class of fighter.

[GOAT86]

Benn or Eubank better competition than Toney? Errrm, nah.

[General Zod]

that is a completly valid point of view, however that fighter cannot be ranked against the best of all time in other people's viewpoints (guys who want to prove they are the best fighter, not moneymaker). they just aren't in the same class of fighter.

Yeah I can agree with this, his career could of been better.

[General Zod]

im with you bat. the thing is that all of what the ts stated is words/speculation/posturing. real fighters get in the ring with their toughest challenges no matter what. he left so much unanswered because he wanted this or that that he also left us with the unanswered question of how good he really was.

Again this is a valid point, but its all we have to go by, lord knows what happened behind the scenes. Where would you rank Jones on the ATG list?

[The Surgeon]

Benn was pretty much the #2 guy behind Roy at 168 for a good few years. Not fighting him was a joke.

Fight shoulda happened woulda been sweet.

Tell u what tho Chunk i met Benn at my local nightclub when he was DJing there and he told me he was glad the fight never happened as Jones woulda ****ed him up, true story. Ofcourse this was before Roy was getting hiss ass handed to him by guys like Tarver

[MARKBNLV]

There was a vid up on youtube once featuring the Q and A that Jones did before the Brannon fight, if anyone knows where I can download it it would be appreciated.

Frankie Liles:

http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=15286

Nigel Benn:

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/jones-only-has-eyes-for-benn-1323327.html

Chris Eubank:

http://www.east side boxing.com/news.php?p=4223&more=1

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/boxing-eubank-announces-retirement-as-pressure-builds-up-1578117.html

Honorable Mentions:
Bernard Hopkins:

http://a.espncdn.com/boxing/a/2002/0904/1427223.html

http://www.east side boxing.com/news.php?p=211&more=1

Julian Jackson:


I think that covers everyone, lol

you kill all of that by quoting max kellerman that dude is a dumbass.

[MARKBNLV]

And Roy ducked none of those guys they did not bring the right money to the table for the risk this is a business fellows.I am pissed as a fan sometimes over his selection of fights but the guy did beat a prime Toney who beat a prime nunn and beat Hopkins who went on to be the middleweight king for 20 plus defences.