Is Roy Jones Jr the Greatest Light Heavyweight ever?

[Hydro]

Only thing was Jones was the PPV King for a while. The two most popular PPV fighters of recent were Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr.

Roy's PPV sales weren't good until 2003 when he fought Ruiz. Besides the Toney fight which did solid #s, the others did poorly. Then there was the Ruiz fight which did well. Then he put up solid numbers after that for the Tarver trilogy.

[Super_Lightweight]

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

Jones beat plenty of good fighters, and several HOF caliber fighters in stunning fashion. Toney, Hopkins, Hill, Griffin...ordinary fighters do not beat these type of guys routinely, and they especially do not beat these guys the way that Roy was able to.

[Guest]

Jones beat plenty of good fighters, and several HOF caliber fighters in stunning fashion. Toney, Hopkins, Hill, Griffin...ordinary fighters do not beat these type of guys routinely, and they especially do not beat these guys the way that Roy was able to.

We're gonna have to agree to disagree on this I think. I do like Roy, but in the end result, for me at least, his career was more of a HBO novelty act, than say, Ali or Moore's.

[Super_Lightweight]

Ali should have more losses on his record than he does. No one's career is perfect and frankly it's unfair to compare because the heavyweight division in Ali's era was full of challenges moreso than Roy's was.

[Double]

Bob Foster

[ferocity]

Jones problem, he chose the weaker opposition. I've seen some Spink fights and that guy had both speed and power and imo, a better chin. Don't sleep on Spinks. Many say Moore, i've also heard Bob Foster was a killer at Light Heavyweghts, i've only seen clips of Foster and haven't seen Moore a light heavyweight. But Foster with the reach, skills and power Roy would be in trouble. Moore was able to fight in older age and still be dominate i don't know if Roy would have taken Moore. And even before Tarver got to him, some Puerto Rican almost got to Roy when he knocked him down and this guy wasn't considered a big puncher. Roys greatest assite was his power.

[.::EnRiQuE::.]

wasnt michael moorer a LH and wasnt Holyfield a LH? i remember hearing suttin about how Moorer was knockin out ppl krazy in LH.

[brownpimp88]

Jones problem, he chose the weaker opposition. I've seen some Spink fights and that guy had both speed and power and imo, a better chin. Don't sleep on Spinks. Many say Moore, i've also heard Bob Foster was a killer at Light Heavyweghts, i've only seen clips of Foster and haven't seen Moore a light heavyweight. But Foster with the reach, skills and power Roy would be in trouble. Moore was able to fight in older age and still be dominate i don't know if Roy would have taken Moore. And even before Tarver got to him, some Puerto Rican almost got to Roy when he knocked him down and this guy wasn't considered a big puncher. Roys greatest assite was his power.

dude, foster's big wins were vicente rodon and **** tiger, i'm positive roy's resume is better than that.

[The Wire]

Billy Conn, Bob Foster, Archie Moore, Michael Spinks - all achieved more than Roy Jones.

RJJ could have achieved more, god knows he had the skills, but he didnt prove it in the ring.

[jabsRstiff]

wasnt michael moorer a LH and wasnt Holyfield a LH? i remember hearing suttin about how Moorer was knockin out ppl krazy in LH.

Moorer was very overrated at 175. He had no big wins at that weight class....
Retreads like Frankie Swindell (who had Moorer out on his feet), Leslie Stewart, & Ramzi Hassan.....just don't cut it.

He could punch, was very exciting, & may have accomplished something had he stayed at 175. But, as it is/was.....he did very little that was noteworthy.