Comments Thread For: Roy Jones Jr. – On His Own

[John Smith III]

"At 175 Roy pretty much cleaned out the division." NO WAY... Roy does not get credit for cleaning out the division when he never fought Dariusz Michalczewski.

[fitefanSHO]

Continued instances of Roy Jones KO by ________________ just proves (like Leonard, Ali and other before him) that this can happen to any fighter no matter how great they were, and that it probably will. I can easily see Mayweather and/or Pac fighting too long and getting embarrassed/beaten up like this. I've seen it too many times in my 30 years of following boxing to think that ANY fighter is beyond letting this happen.

[Pullcounter]

Rjj ****ed up his legacy, he shouldve quit when he beat ruiz.. however there still wouldve been doubts about him taking the path of least resistance. Honestly rjj is a dumbass for wanting to prove himself after he was past his prime. He shouldve fought all the tough figts and gone over seas when he was still prime and untouchable.

[PrinceCharlez]

Ya when we look back 5-10 yrs from now Roy will still be great but never as great as many of us THOUGHT HE WOULD ALWAYS BE!!

Roy was my guy but he needs to quit now, more then any other GREAT fighter ever!!!

Its easy for people to judge others and make assumptions of what "people" will say 5-10 years from now. It really dont matter what people say about Roy 5-10 years from now. It dont matter if they say he was the greatest of all time, or if he wasnt ****. THe only thing that matters is what Roy has to say about himself 5-10 years from now. THe only things people regret is the things they didnt do, not the things they did.

Roy can look back at his career and say that he had one hell of a career. The good will always out weigh the bad. Its easy to tell someone to stop doing something they love so much, and that they did as a kid to an adult. All roy knows is boxing, and nothing else. Every year we all get older, but our minds stays the same. His mind tells him "jjust one more" but his body tells him a different story...

If that man choses to fight to the death...its sad, but hey, when he was on top no one complained, now that he is declining...let him make his on choice.

[Pullcounter]

Continued instances of Roy Jones KO by ________________ just proves (like Leonard, Ali and other before him) that this can happen to any fighter no matter how great they were, and that it probably will. I can easily see Mayweather and/or Pac fighting too long and getting embarrassed/beaten up like this. I've seen it too many times in my 30 years of following boxing to think that ANY fighter is beyond letting this happen.

The difference is the guys before like ali, srl, etc. fought the best available competion while rjj ducked many a tough fight and chose the path of least resistance... can someone say kharma?

[elhijoprodigo]

The day that he claimed that he lost a fight in order to not give his father credit, I knew it was over. This is a man in denial, and I think it's his people telling him he could still compete. Worry about your sons Roy, your last name will live on through them. But the way you're going you are going to end up dead or in a vegetative state.

[fitefanSHO]

Remember when he had a fight and a semi-pro basketball game in the same day and people thought that was a big deal, that he was 2-sport star or something like that? What he should do now to top that (and could have conceivably done last weekend) is fight a fight and announce a fight in the same day, that would be impressive, especially the way he gets his ass beat these days.

[Mr. Philadel]

The day that he claimed that he lost a fight in order to not give his father credit, I knew it was over. This is a man in denial, and I think it's his people telling him he could still compete. Worry about your sons Roy, your last name will live on through them. But the way you're going you are going to end up dead or in a vegetative state.

this is true^^^^^^^^^^^

Roy is a fighter I admire with a passion...I watched the fight live via stream and NEVER watched that again....I refuse to watch any vid of that KO....its too painful to watch Roy like that....I hope he retires and enjoy the rest of his life in good health....thats what I wish from Roy....so if you out there lurking Roy....we care about you big homiey!!...I think I speak for ALL boxing fans...not just yours!!...its time to chill out and leave the ring to those young boys....when someone says SPECIAL fighter...the 1st dude I think of is Roy....you don't get no more special than a prime Roy Jones Jr....naw!!

[extant]

"At 175 Roy pretty much cleaned out the division." NO WAY... Roy does not get credit for cleaning out the division when he never fought Dariusz Michalczewski.

Dariusz wouldn't leave Germany! Why should the number ONE P4P fighter in the world at the time who would have been the bigger draw have to chase Dariusz???

[fitefanSHO]

Dariusz wouldn't leave Germany! Why should the number ONE P4P fighter in the world at the time who would have been the bigger draw have to chase Dariusz???

Because occasionally, WORLD champions defend their titles throughout the WORLD.