Rate Roy Jones Jr's heart

[King of Sting]

Now that one of boxing's best is retired, what would you rate his heart ? Vote.

There's no debating how great of an athlete RJJ was. Hell, he's arguably the most talented fighter to ever graze our beloved sport. But, boxing doesn't end and stop at ones God given talents. Having great inner fortitude plays a major role in a sport that is unforgiving.

Personally, I thought RJJ's heart was where his weakness layed.

[The Comedian]

[T.McGrady]

I don't think so. Yes he doesn't have an iron chin. Yes he got KO'd more than once, but you can't take away his passion to the sport.

In the 1st tarver fight, you can see that he was done since round 5, but he kept walking through fire till the end and was able to take the last 2 rounds when he had to.

In the 2nd tarver fight, he got caught with a solid left that sent him to the floor. He GOT UP, but the ref stopped the fight.

The glen johnson fight, Jones took power shots all night. Got caught, his head hit the floor hard, TRIED TO GET UP, but he couldn't.

When you get KO'd cold two Consecutive times the way roy did, it takes a lot of heart and courge to get back to the ring. It's a place where you say that's enough.

Calzaghe fight, joe was landing everything. Jones got a cut above his left eye, it didn't matter he fought till the end.

Green fight, the 41yrs old roy got KD by a hard puncher(green) with one punch, GOT UP, green finished what he started.

It takes a lot of heart to fight at the age of 40. And by the way, roy isn't retired yet.

[sigrab jr]

Waiting for BattlingNelson to vote for "He had zero heart". Don't let me down Bat.

[sigrab jr]

If he had no heart watch Jones-Tarver 1 and 2, Jones-Calzaghe. Those were the only fights where he was forced to show his heart. the other he dominated or lost by knock out.

Please, any boxing fan would agree Jones had heart. He was asked to quit vs Calzaghe and he stayed for all 12 rounds, an old Jones at that.

[Swag Hustla]

Having a weak chin doesn't translate to having no heart. Roy never quit. He was so great in his prime that he didn't need to show heart. Towards his later years when he was the underdog in his fights and was taking beatings, he definitely showed heart.

[Monte Fisto]

If he had no heart watch Jones-Tarver 1 and 2, Jones-Calzaghe. Those were the only fights where he was forced to show his heart. the other he dominated or lost by knock out.

Please, any boxing fan would agree Jones had heart. He was asked to quit vs Calzaghe and he stayed for all 12 rounds, an old Jones at that.

See, you're mistaking toughness for heart. There's alot of tough-minded guys, but don't have great heart, a good example was Mike Tyson, he was very tough, but lacked heart, and to some degree I think RJJ belongs in Tyson's category when it comes to heart.

Now, for guys who have great hearts, we're talkin' about guys like Evander, Ali, PAC and so on..

Guys who are tough will hang around and take their whippin' like a man. But, fighters who have great hearts will fight their @sses off no matter how bad it gets for them. That's the main difference.

Ali took his beating and fought his @ss off in some of the most memorable fights in history. PAC took his beating against Erika but fought till the bitter end. Evander was taking punishment but was giving as good as he got, you can't say the same for fighters like De La Joto, RJJ and Mike, they just showed that they could take a good beating but weren't really fighting their @sses off in those losses.

[-Nova-]

his heart is dam good....he proved it in the calzaghe fight

[Iceta Lives]

Mixed feelings I suppose. I don't think he's got a Freitas jello heart and the reason I say that is because we have seen him dig deep a couple of times like in the first Griffin and Tarver fights. Can't knock him too much. But just standing there like a punching bag with a Winky Wright stance isn't being Arturo Gatti either. But in Roy's defense, he did that when he was totally washed up.

[Swag Hustla]

See, you're mistaking toughness for heart. There's alot of tough-minded guys, but don't have great heart, a good example was Mike Tyson, he was very tough, but lacked heart, and to some degree I think RJJ belongs in Tyson's category when it comes to heart.

Now, for guys who have great hearts, we're talkin' about guys like Evander, Ali, PAC and so on..

Guys who are tough will hang around and take their whippin' like a man. But, fighters who have great hearts will fight their @sses off no matter how bad it gets for them. That's the main difference.

Ali took his beating and fought his @ss off in some of the most memorable fights in history. PAC took his beating against Erika but fought till the bitter end. Evander was taking punishment but was giving as good as he got, you can't say the same for fighters like De La Joto, RJJ and Mike, they just showed that they could take a good beating but weren't really fighting their @sses off in those losses.

You have a good point, but I don't think it's fair to place Jones in same category of Tyson and Oscar. Roy never quit a fight, Tyson and De la hoya both quit in their last fights.