just saw the 'RJJ greatest powershots DVD'...

**TyrantT316** · 07-20-2005, 05:57 PM

I think with a lot of fighters...as they reach a high point in their career...they began to fight a bit more cautiously (Hopkins) to keep their standing...when working their way up, they know they have to impress...

plus going from MW to LHW is a big change so he may have had to modify how he fought because maybe his conditioning, speed, power, or reflexes were not the same when he moved up

**cvt** · 07-20-2005, 06:04 PM

maybe gerald's condition made him pause just a bit.

in middlemeight you can see many spurts in a fight where he would stay in the pocket and flurry....you never saw that in a jones at LH.

would having one of your best friends suffering from a boxing tradgedy influence you so much? it would probably make me pause too...

**JUYJUY** · 07-20-2005, 06:28 PM

That's like what happened to Eubank (and yes I do have to bring up Eubank because he's my boyfriend). Chris was much quicker at middleweight and his combinations were flowing, and he was a sharp attacker at middle. But at super-middleweight and beyond Chris often only threw single shots then backed off and wouldn't attack as much, probably a lot of it had to do with him permanently disabling Michael Watson.

**.::EnRiQuE::.** · 07-20-2005, 08:05 PM

Originally posted by cvt

and it's weird seeing clips and fights of him at middleweight. i knew he fought and moved diffrently from middle to light heavy...but the contrast was more glaring than i thought.

rjj at middle threw combinations he never threw at LH (or atleast threw as fast and as strong). they showed a clip of him downing maligna and it seemed he was putting more of his body into the punches rather than waiting to counter and pot shot one by one from a distance. he also threw and moved in many more angles and had a lot more head movement.

watching RJJ fight hopkins at middle and watching him fight jose gonzalez at LH...it seems like i'm watching two diffrent fighters. one seems to be the power punching speedster, always moving but can stay in the pocket...and the other is a fighter that backs up (almost always stright back) and pot shots single shot counters.

i know you're going to say it's age that forced him to change his style...but he was only 30 when he fought gonzalez...

where did ya get the DVD & how much did it cost?cuz i wanna get it

**sisforshaq** · 07-20-2005, 08:08 PM

Originally posted by 2NdRoUnDkO

where did ya get the DVD & how much did it cost?cuz i wanna get it

Yeah I have Roy Jones Greatest Knockouts, Powershots came out?

**.::EnRiQuE::.** · 07-20-2005, 08:10 PM

Originally posted by sisforshaq

Yeah I have Roy Jones Greatest Knockouts, Powershots came out?

u mean there's two DVD's???

i knew he came out wit da greatest KO's(i dont have it either

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but i had no idea about da powershots DVD

**.::EnRiQuE::.** · 07-20-2005, 08:11 PM

i'll give you a dollar if you send me the DVD

**MrUnstoppable** · 07-20-2005, 08:14 PM

I've got all three. Greatest Knockouts, Greatest Powershots and Greatest Counterpunches. Some of the fights are repetitive but overall its a good collection.

**sisforshaq** · 07-20-2005, 08:15 PM

Originally posted by MrUnstoppable

I've got all three. Greatest Knockouts, Greatest Powershots and Greatest Counterpunches. Some of the fights are repetitive but overall its a good collection.

I have greatest KO's, when did the other two come out?

just saw the 'RJJ greatest powershots DVD'...