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Saturday’s fight between Roy Jones and Antonio Tarver will answer a few questions. Can Roy’s chin hold up over twelve rounds, will Antonio get careless in trying to repeat his knockout over Jones? Will Roy go after Antonio the way he went after Montell Griffin in their rematch? A lot of people have speculated on the outcome of this third fight, many think Roy will get knocked out again; I am of an entirely different opinion. I think it is a winnable fight for Roy; I have to go back to the beginning when I first became aware of Roy Jones Jr. To this day, I still believe that he is the greatest fighter pound for pound since the incomparable Sugar Ray Robinson. Besides having watched most of Sugar Ray’s fights on film, I saw Sugar Ray fight in person at the Sports Arena in Los Angeles on July 9, 1962; he was long past his prime when Phil Moyer beat him on a split decision. I used to watch him still train at the Main St. Gym long after he retired. He used to hold his own with Indian Red Lopez for three rounds, that’s about all he could go by then. He was so unique; I saw the same early qualities in Roy Jones. Like Sugar Ray, I couldn’t believe the things Roy was able to do in the ring, the ability to avoid punches, how rapidly he could throw combination, the overall complete mastery he brought to boxing.
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