Benn: "Jones dodged me", Eubank: "Roy avoided my calls", Collins: "Roy ran scared!",

[JUYJUY]

Here's a great quote I found from a boxing journalist:

Sadly, rather than pull out the broom stick and attempt to clean out the rest of the super-middleweight division, Jones opted to defend his IBF strap five times against sub-par competition. Instead of facing the tall, dangerous southpaw Frankie Liles (scored a standing 8 count on Jones in the amateurs), the self-styled slickster Chris Eubanks (longest-reigning super-middleweight champion), the rugged warrior Steve Collins (first man to defeat Eubanks), the menacing malice Nigel Benn (WBC champion), the super-punching Gerald McClellan (who beat Jones in the amateurs), or the sometimes awesome Michael Nunn (Jones’ mandatory in the late 90s), he sparred against the mediocre Antoine Byrd, Vinny Pazienza (blown-up lightweight), Tony Thornton (ah, the 'punching postman'), Merqui Sosa (who?), Eric Lucas (who?), and Bryant Brannon (who?). Take a close look and you’ll see that the former bunch make the latter look like a Mercedes stacked up next to a Ford Pinto.

edited: nobodies saying that all of those guys would of beaten a peak Jones Jr, but why he didn't fight them??

[Super_Lightweight]

hmm

Well It's no secret that Roy Jones has spent a lot of his career avoiding the best in each division.

This is why you cannot be taken seriously. Hypocrite. Eubank just faltly admitted that it was too risky for him to fight Roy when Roy challenged him, but all of a sudden when Eubank wants to challenge, Roy is "ducking". Yeah right.

Benn should have beat Sugar Boy if he wanted Roy, but he didn't. Moot point.

[BadMagick]

This is why you cannot be taken seriously. Hypocrite. Eubank just faltly admitted that it was too risky for him to fight Roy when Roy challenged him, but all of a sudden when Eubank wants to challenge, Roy is "ducking". Yeah right.

Benn should have beat Sugar Boy if he wanted Roy, but he didn't. Moot point.

Well, the whole reason he didn't give Eubank a shot was because Eubank didn't give him a shot years before. Why should Roy give a shot to a guy who's on his way out, when the guy wouldn't give him a shot when he was at the top of his game? He just wanted a big-name, big-money fight..

[Martin (Top Knowledge)]

This is why you cannot be taken seriously. Hypocrite. Eubank just faltly admitted that it was too risky for him to fight Roy when Roy challenged him, but all of a sudden when Eubank wants to challenge, Roy is "ducking". Yeah right.

Benn should have beat Sugar Boy if he wanted Roy, but he didn't. Moot point.

Well if they're in the same boat surely Eubank should go down as a hall of fame fighter too?...

DAMN I forgot!... Eubank isn't American is he!...

[The Troll]

Well, the whole reason he didn't give Eubank a shot was because Eubank didn't give him a shot years before. Why should Roy give a shot to a guy who's on his way out, when the guy wouldn't give him a shot when he was at the top of his game? He just wanted a big-name, big-money fight..

You should change you nickname to Roy Jones excuse maker rather than Interim Champion. That is all we ever here from you. well Roy this and Roy that. Well Roy this for this and this reason would not fight________ for so and so reasons.

[SacTown1]

I'm gonna play both sides of this lousy cassette:

Roy ducked Eubank, and Eubank ducked Roy

Roy, understandably so, never wanted to travel overseas to fight in another country after the Olympic robbery, so fights with Collins/Eubank/Darius/Benn/Maske were all out of the question (did everyone forget about my boy Henry Maske? Yeah Roy coulda fought him too)....can't blame Roy for feeling this way....

on the flip side, all of the above mentioned Euro fighters were unwilling to come to Pensacola to fight in Roy's backyard (once again, understandably so)....

so it was a lose-lose situation all around, no debate is really necessary on this topic, everybody avoided everybody

[JUYJUY]

Well if they're in the same boat surely Eubank should go down as a hall of fame fighter too?...

DAMN I forgot!... Eubank isn't American is he!...

I think Benn will be inducted into the HOF for his all-out exciting style and the fact that he actually travelled over to America and won World titles over there, and also the fact that he has the big name wins on his record (Iran Barkley in 1st-round TKO, McClellan fight). Benn will be in the HOF, no doubts for me, if Barry McGuigan can get in then Benn certainly gets in too.

The thing about Eubank is that he had all the potential in the world but didn't use it, didn't travel to America and won't be remembered by America's, whereas Benn will be remembered by American's because he made the most of what he had. So Eubank obviously has no chance of being inducted into the HOF unless he comes back from the dead and beats Calzaghe, Johnson and Hopkins

[RobbieD]

Only Roy Jones Jnr fans can attempt to justify how any boxer turns down world title shots to fight bums.

And as for whoever mentioned Calzaghe's record when boosting up Jeff Lacy, who has Lacy ever beat? Calzaghe has been the undisputed top dog in the super middleweight division for years and Lacy admits it.

[BadMagick]

You should change you nickname to Roy Jones excuse maker rather than Interim Champion. That is all we ever here from you. well Roy this and Roy that. Well Roy this for this and this reason would not fight________ for so and so reasons.

What I'm saying is: Stop getting on Roy for ducking Eubank, because Eubank ducked him, too.

If I was just making excuses, I would say something about Benn and Collins, too.

[RobbieD]

I'm gonna play both sides of this lousy cassette:

Roy ducked Eubank, and Eubank ducked Roy

Roy, understandably so, never wanted to travel overseas to fight in another country after the Olympic robbery, so fights with Collins/Eubank/Darius/Benn/Maske were all out of the question (did everyone forget about my boy Henry Maske? Yeah Roy coulda fought him too)....can't blame Roy for feeling this way....

on the flip side, all of the above mentioned Euro fighters were unwilling to come to Pensacola to fight in Roy's backyard (once again, understandably so)....

so it was a lose-lose situation all around, no debate is really necessary on this topic, everybody avoided everybody

World Champions travel the world. Ali did, Lewis did, Benn did, Tyson did, Tsyzu does, etc. RJJ doesn't want to travel because of judges? Bull****. Here's an idea, maybe he should try and win a fight by knock out? And funny how now he can't draw files with 2 handfulls of **** in the states that he wants to fight Clinton Woods in England (a guy he beat before mind you). Calzaghe put a $6 million offer to RJJ and a $4million one to Bernard Hopkins. If you think you are the top dog then you are a fool to turn that kind of money down. Or maybe just chicken.