Is Roy Jones Jr the Greatest Light Heavyweight ever?

[Emon723]

No, not even a Top 5, Look at some of Roy Jones opponents:

Rick Frazier- 39 year old former police officer
Otis Grant- WBO middleweight champ
Derrick Harmon
Glen Kelly
Reggie Johnson - himself a former Middleweight champion

He cheated boxing fans by not taking on the linear Light HW champ Michelzewski, he ducked Michael Nunn, who was his mandatory, his only impressive win came against Virgil Hill and the 2nd.Griffin fight.

[jabsRstiff]

Foster, Spinks, Charles, & Moore were greater 175lb champs.

They were more accomplished.
Foster was incredibly dominant, & devastating, at 175.

[jabsRstiff]

Roy Jones did not duck Michael Nunn....

Nunn was already beaten by guys like Frank Liles & Steve Littles at 168 (& by Rocchigiani at 175).....yet we are to believe that his KO win over the very fragile William Guthrie scared Roy ?
Get out of here.

[Super_Lightweight]

Rick Frazier- 39 year old former police officer
Otis Grant- WBO middleweight champ
Derrick Harmon
Glen Kelly
Reggie Johnson - himself a former Middleweight champion

That's a weak argument. All fighters fought these level guys in some of their fights. Sugar Ray fought plenty of lower tier guys and guys that were not on his level as fillers. There are not enough fighters to fight A-classers in every fight. You really show your lack of knowledge when you try to discredit Roy for beating Reggie Johnson.

Yes, based on skills and how he beats his opponents, Roy is the best 175er ever, in my opinion.

[Super_Lightweight]

Roy Jones looked the bomb, but to say that he could have beat Archie Moore based on watching him beat Richard Frazier

No one has said that, speaking of misreading and misunderstanding.

[Guest]

No one has said that, speaking of misreading and misunderstanding.

Well, you did extract my sentence slightly out of context, but that's what it amounts to. Give me ONE instance of Roy proving he was at elite level ALL TIME. And please don't say "Hopkins". because the same arguments apply there.

[Hydro]

roy has a tough enough time getting into the top five with guys like charles, moore, spinks, foster, etc...

[Tysonisgod]

Archie Moore- easy win for moor,
Ezzard Charles-charles would box the head off him
Bob Foster-foster would knock him out
Gene Tunney-gene tunney would just beat him down
Michael Spinks- would hav fun with him the same way he did with larry

[Guest]

I reckon Naz must be the best featherweight of all time, he looked like the **** against Kevin Kelley.

I know he lost to Barrera, but he wasn't in his prime then so you can't count it.

Y'All must've forgot. Wikkid.

[jabsRstiff]

I reckon Naz must be the best featherweight of all time, he looked like the **** against Kevin Kelley.

I know he lost to Barrera, but he wasn't in his prime then so you can't count it.

Y'All must've forgot. Wikkid.

No, he looked like **** against Kelly. Flopping all over the place, against a fighter who hadn't impressed in years leading up to that fight.