Do You Feel Roy Jones Jr Carefully Selected Opponents In His Prime?

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[-MAKAVELLI-]

no



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[DiegoFuego]

Absolutely. Roy had a very impressive career, but he could have been one of the top 10 all time if he had taken the fights that meant something.

Hopkins in 93 meant nothing
Toney in 94 was a huge win

Beating Ruiz for a heavyweight title was nice in 2003, but he should have fought Byrd or at least another heavyweight while he was up there. He would have beat Byrd.

Those are the highlights of Roy's career. He should have fought Hopkins in 2002, that was his biggest mistake.

[Scott9945]

Roy was very selective once he got his guaranteed HBO contract. So yes. He sure didn't miss any crappy mandatory contenders though.

[-MAKAVELLI-]

Absolutely. Roy had a very impressive career, but he could have been one of the top 10 all time if he had taken the fights that meant something.

Hopkins in 93 meant nothing
Toney in 94 was a huge win

Beating Ruiz for a heavyweight title was nice in 2003, but he should have fought Byrd or at least another heavyweight while he was up there. He would have beat Byrd.

Those are the highlights of Roy's career. He should have fought Hopkins in 2002, that was his biggest mistake.

besides dariusz michalczewski, who was really out there for Roy?


in 2002, Roy was fighting at LHW and Bernard was still at 160

[Perfect Plex]

besides dariusz michalczewski, who was really out there for Roy?


in 2002, Roy was fighting at LHW and Bernard was still at 160

And? HBO put both on a double bill, to set up there fight in 2002, both won. Hopkins was then to move up to 175lb, which he had agreed and then fight was to take place. But Hopkins wanted 50-50, and Roy wanted 60-40.

Lots of superfights are wanted and have happened when a fighter moves up in weight etc Spinks/Holmes, Jones/Ruiz, Pacquiao/De La Hoya. The fans and public wanted Jones vs Hopkins back in 2002, and the weight wasn't an issue.

[Swag Hustla]

And? HBO put both on a double bill, to set up there fight in 2002, both won. Hopkins was then to move up to 175lb, which he had agreed and then fight was to take place. But Hopkins wanted 50-50, and Roy wanted 60-40.

I thought Roy had every right to ask for more than 50%.

Jones was the bigger star and already had a win over B-Hop:

[-MAKAVELLI-]

And? HBO put both on a double bill, to set up there fight in 2002, both won. Hopkins was then to move up to 175lb, which he had agreed and then fight was to take place. But Hopkins wanted 50-50, and Roy wanted 60-40.

Lots of superfights are wanted and have happened when a fighter moves up in weight etc Spinks/Holmes, Jones/Ruiz, Pacquiao/De La Hoya. The fans and public wanted Jones vs Hopkins back in 2002, and the weight wasn't an issue.

so the guy that already had a win over him and was a bigger draw was supposed to take 50?

[CBR1000RR]

besides calzaghe, lewis, and holyfield, who was around.

[Perfect Plex]

so the guy that already had a win over him and was a bigger draw was supposed to take 50?

Well the fight was 9 years ago, Hopkins had just KO'd 37-0 Trinidad, and was rated number #1 P4P. I think he deserved 50-50.