This doesn't tarnish Jones Jr's legacy.. WHAT LEGACY??

[SonnyG8R]

He took the easiest route possible.

Vacant IBF title against the unknown Hopkins who wasn't a very good fighter back then (Hopkins only held the USBA title).

Toney was clearly in no fit state to fight at that point in his life, he was very severely weight-drained and depressed.

AWARDED the Light-Heavyweight title after beating 40-year-old McCallum.

AVOIDED Michalczewski for seven years!!

You're just an excuse machine aren't you?

[InThisCorner]

Benn defended his world title against Iran Barkley in Las Vegas and got him out of there in a single round. Benn defeated Gerald McClellan who was the most dangerous US fighter in the world.

The REAL Lewis was Ted 'Kid' Lewis, not ****ing Lennox Lewis!
Nigel Benn is the greatest English fighter since Ted 'Kid', no question about it.

Here's what Benn said in May 1995: "Roy Jones is a *****cat, Roy don't want no fight. I'd fight him in his backgarden"

Benn also admitted that he would lose to Roy Jones Jr if the fight had gone more then 3 or 4 more rounds.

[Londonerzz]

Nigel Benn the greatest English fighter?? huh....Juy Juy wat u on about? Jeez...the guy cudnt even beat sugar boy malinga.

[JUYJUY]

Benn also admitted that he would lose to Roy Jones Jr if the fight had gone more then 3 or 4 more rounds.

No Benn said before the Malinga fight that his only hope against Jones Jr would be to throw everything at him for three or four rounds and hope for the best. That pretty much was his only hope if he fought Jones Jr after Malinga because he was ****ing Finished after the McClellan fight.

[JUYJUY]

the guy cudnt even beat sugar boy malinga.

Well Benn had already beat Malinga in 1992, and despite being a completely shot in 1996 Benn was beating Malinga in 1996 too until the referee counted Benn's slip at the end of the 12th round as a "knockdown" , no way was that a knockdown, Benn was getting set to hit Malinga with a counter but slipped on water in the corner.. if the referee had not called that a "knockdown" then Benn would of won the decision and fought Jones Jr.
If the referee had done his job right then the scores for Benn-Malinga II would of been 111-117 Malinga, 114-113 Benn and 117-110 Benn.

I haven't seen Malinga against Jones Jr but apparently he was giving Jones Jr hell and winning the fight..
Here's somebody elses account of the Jones-Malinga fight:
Sugarboy Malinga was clearly giving Roy problems in 93 by making Roy lead and stepping off. Jones had to resort to feints to get Malinga to lead after which he brilliantly counterpunched Malinga with an uppercut right on the button. But if it wasn`t for Roy`s power he had back in those days that got him out of jail in this fight then this fight would of gone the full 12 rounds and Malinga would of got the decision.
- from Dog House Boxing forum

[NAB]

HBO creations and steroid junkies.

Mike Tyson at his peak was better than any of those three guys could ever become.

Tyson is one of the reasons I watch boxing, but he was nowhere near the fighter Jones & Hopkins are. Tyson is possibly the most over-rated fighter in history. He had no jab, often walked around the ring looking confused, had no plan b...

[JUYJUY]

Tyson is one of the reasons I watch boxing, but he was nowhere near the fighter Jones & Hopkins are. Tyson is possibly the most over-rated fighter in history. He had no jab, often walked around the ring looking confused, had no plan b...

Ofcourse..

[BLOODSHED]

Please change your sig!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[$tate of Mind]

Jones Jr doesn't even have a legacy, never has and never will. He's a HBO creation.

Hopkins, Toney and McCallum are HOFer's but they were nowhere near their best when they fought Jones Jr.

Jones Jr didn't push for unifications at 160, didn't push for unifications at 168, avoided the true Lineal 175 champion all along, and picked on the worst of the Heavies.

I said five years ago that Jones Jr has a long way to go if he wants to make my top 100 all-time lb4lb list, he still has a long way to go.

This is too harsh imo.

[Chinch]

This is too harsh imo.

This thread's a crime and it's been dead for six years!!!