Frank Lotiziero might want a new job

[Super_Lightweight]

The one thing every great champion with the exception of Rocky Marciano had to prove at some point during their career, is they could overcome a loss. In three redemption bouts, Jones is winless (0-3).

The fact Jones is/was one of the most gifted and talented fighters of the last thirty years, doesn't mean he's close to being one of the toughest mentally or physically. Against Tarver in their third fight, he proved beyond a doubt that adversity was something he couldn't cope with. Hard to believe at one time there were writers and fans who thought Jones was Sugar Ray Robinson's equal. Hopefully, after seeing Roy Jones fight to survive against an opponent he accepted he couldn't beat, along with hearing him admit it afterward, they'll never demean Robinson by comparing them again.

First of all...

This guy Frank is supposed to write something good about Castillo but I guess he figures the only way he can do that is to degrade Roy Jones Jr.

1) Who exactly did Marciano fight and beat in their prime that was so damned good?

2) What a crock o' ****. Roy proved he has toughness by taking a fight no one thought he could win, and proved it BIG time by beating Tarver in the first fight on nothing but heart alone in the last 2 rounds. Whoever thinks Roy has no heart or toughness doesn't know jack **** or hasn't seen the championship rounds of Jones-Tarver I. No one demeans Robinson by comparing him to Roy. If anything it's a compliment. Robinson is an all-timer and so is Roy. But yeah, I guess we can hold it against Roy that no one even challenged him till he was 35 and past his prime.

Remind me, Frank...when did Sugar Ray Robinson lose 18 lbs of muscle and then win a fight?

[Truth]

Most people seem to hate Roy now. You know what I got an idea...lets have Frank Lotiziero fight Roy Jones. Then he can tell Roy how overated he is as he gets nailed in the face.

[Super_Lightweight]

hmm

Sounds like a good idea.

If "Trashing Roy Jones" was a stock, it would be flooding the market right now.

But there's an ebb and flow and soon enough ppl will realize their mistakes.

[jack_the_rippuh]

Lol. You guys are asking for trouble, that's all I'll say.

[The Golden Boy]

Worst article i have ever read, this guy can't even get his facts right. The one thing every great champion with the exception of Rocky Marciano had to prove at some point during their career, is they could overcome a loss. In three redemption bouts, Jones is winless (0-3). WTF? He KTFO of Griffin in their 2nd fight. And what are these 3 redemption bouts? How was Tarver II a redemption bout, he WON the first fight.

Roy Jones > Frank Lotiziero

[KidBlackie]

[[[Remind me, Frank...when did Sugar Ray Robinson lose 18 lbs of muscle and then win a fight?]]]
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Still repeating the same old mythology I see. You don't know how much muscle Roy ever gained or lost from Ruiz. Even accepting Roy's fight weight of 199 in street clothes compared to his 185lb fight weight at LH, that's only 14 lbs. Tarver routinely comes down from 210 to make the LH limit. If you knew anything about fight weights than you'd know that some fights the weights are rigged by various purpose for various reason, but of course that don't jibe with your agenda.

[hollister]

I think Byrd weighs in fully dressed too, unless he stopped doing that.

[jabsRstiff]

"Roy proved he has toughness by taking a fight no one thought he could win"


Really ?....seems like you (Super Lightweight) & the majority of this forum thought he could win.

[ChrististheAnswer2]

Frank Lotierzo is not a very objective writer, and he is clearly someone who has never been in the ring. He is someone like that moron Ron Borges, he talks about boxing but he doesn't know boxing.

[KidBlackie]

[[[I think Byrd weighs in fully dressed too, unless he stopped doing that.]]]
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I've seen plenty of Byrd weighins where he's in his skivvies. Byrd is consistant in his weight and has nothing to hide since he worked his way up the ladder the hard way.