Who Belives Rjj Weight Lost Effected Him!!

[tracylee]

it certainly affected him, but it's no excuse

I agree (but of course!! ) and even if it did affect him against Tarver, was he not used to the change by the time Johnson beat him? How long does it take a fighter of his caliber to adjust to a particular weight?? Or is that too 'cut and dried' a way to look at it?

[Enayze]

I do, losing that much weight in a short period of time definately effects a fighter.

[MetalVomit]

I agree (but of course!! ) and even if it did affect him against Tarver, was he not used to the change by the time Johnson beat him? How long does it take a fighter of his caliber to adjust to a particular weight?? Or is that too 'cut and dried' a way to look at it?

I dont think he should have moved back down, having to shed that much weight, especially muscle is just bad. It must have been almost impossible to make weight for both Tarver fights and the johnson fight. His body was too old for it.

[SonnyJ]

of course it affected him. for such a smart guy roy jones is pretty dumb, leapfrogging into and out of divisions.

[paulmmv]

some people age better then others jones jrs age simply caught up with him

[adeelr]

he should have known that this would happen, he did it on his own will even after objection from ppl close to him..so i guess he has to pay the price now,..it did effect his body, but considering roy's talent he shouldn't have fallen to tarver or johnson, it wasn't the weight problem, it was heart problem, he lost his heart somewhere down the road. I have heard that money does this to you.

[SonnyJ]

he should have known that this would happen, he did it on his own will even after objection from ppl close to him..so i guess he has to pay the price now,..it did effect his body, but considering roy's talent he shouldn't have fallen to tarver or johnson, it wasn't the weight problem, it was heart problem, he lost his heart somewhere down the road. I have heard that money does this to you.

he lost his heart way before Tarver.

[Pullcounter]

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RJJ lost his legs when he came down from HW. I'm not sure if he got weaker, older or if he thought he could handle punches better. Bottom line, he lost his legs and got dropped after his stint at HW.

[Pinoy_Texan]

anybody at 34 who gains 30 pounds of muscle like roy did for the ruiz fight...then loses it will be affected...he didnt lose 30 pounds..but 30 pounds of muscle he lost muscle mass and it probably did mess up his oxygen thats why he fights slow and tired now

Maybe in the first fight against Tarver. But after that there was no excuse.

[theironone]

probably didn't help him not being geared up to the eyeballs too