Roy has Tarnished his Career by Fighting on too Long

[Peterp]

I'm a huge RJJ fan but even i think he has tarnished his career greatly by fighting on too long. I mean getting KOed by Danny Green, Danny Green ! I'm an Aussie and even i think this is ridiculous

Always hard to see the future, but imagine if Roy had retired after the Ruiz win. He really would have gone down as legend if he had.

I do think bulking up to heavy started Roy's body's degredation of his relexes and speed. Add in father time and that was the beginning of the end.

[jri9d0]

I don’t dispute your sentiments at all, but even if he did continue to fight (which I hope he doesn’t) his place in boxing history is already solidified.

These last horrid fights wouldn’t reverse what he already cemented.

[street bully]

Losing past your prime doesn't tarnish your career. Evander Holydield is the greatest HW since Larry Holmes, and he has more losses than anyone after he became shot.

[ИATAS]

the memory of the old roy will fade, just like the memories of Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard, Sugar Ray Robinson and the countless others that fought for too long did as well.

Boxing historians will judge him on what he did during his prime, not what he did when he was shot.

SRR lost to Stan Harrington, Memo Ayon and a lot of other guys you probably never heard of when he was an old fighter. Doesn't change the fact he was the greatest.

[Uturn]

Agreed he needs to stop now before it's gets more questionable

[IMDAZED]

I wonder what you guys would've said about Ali.

[The Gambler1981]

It might hurt him in certain debates about being super high ranked all time since his decline was so steep but people always tend remember the best version (and this goes for any sport) so I doubt it hurts him very much.

[Dan...]

Agree and disagree.

While I think Roy's last years have damaged his career, I think that damage is temporary. It has left a bit of a sour taste for now, but down the track, in 10, 15, 20, 30 years, people will remember Roy for how great he was at the top, not for how hard he fell.

[AntonTheMeh]

everyone here has seen roy's best, so i think not. roy was god in boxing trunks.

[SplitSecond]

nah, it's like NATAS said, when he retires, we will forget about old roy, and will only imagine prime roy, as we do with ali, robinson, leonard etc