Did Roy Jones start losing at LHW when his competition stepped up?

[Poet682006]

Put it like this. Roy wacks all those guys head to head. No one beats a prime RJJ P4P. No one.

..... to the other extreme :rolleyes9:

[BoxingGenius27]

..... to the other extreme :rolleyes9:

Fantasy fights are just that; fantasy fights.

I just don't see anyone beating a prime Roy head to head; with the exception of SRR.

[Poet682006]

I just don't see anyone beating a prime Roy head to head

Like I said: To the other extreme :rolleyes9:

[SergioMaravilla]

Fantasy fights are just that; fantasy fights.

I just don't see anyone beating a prime Roy head to head; with the exception of SRR.

I feel that's a bit disrespectful to some great fighters throughout time. For example, I think Marvin Hagler from the Tommy Hearns fight would bring too much pressure (with his granite chin) and stop Roy. Michael Spinks went undefeated during arguably the strongest ever LHW era, I feel Michael Spinks is the greatest LHW of all time and would beat Roy. There are other fighters of course, these are just examples. I don't think Roy has a strong resume personally(for a fighter of his obvious talent), I feel most of his legacy is based on his H2H ability

[Steak]

Put it like this. Roy wacks all those guys head to head. No one beats a prime RJJ P4P. No one.

Hmm, a Roy Jones fan perhaps?

Roy wasnt some unstoppable force, he has struggled before against guys like Montell Griffin, Tarver and Harding, and those guys dont hold a candle to the likes of Moore, Charles, etc.

Im not sure how you think Ray Robinson would have a chance against Roy, while meanwhile you dont even consider the likes of Mike Spinks.

Dont get me wrong, Roy was extremely talented, and you can make a strong argument for him against certain ATGs. But I can also see a few guys being a nightmare for him, ie Mike Spinks.

[I Love Jesus!]

Maybe the near 30lb's between lightheavy & heavy had something to do with his loss to Tarver, maybe??

in the first fight yes not the 2nd. he had a year to lose the weight and hired mackie shilstone to do it for the 2nd fight. he got caught. no excuses.

[SergioMaravilla]

in the first fight yes not the 2nd. he had a year to lose the weight and hired mackie shilstone to do it for the 2nd fight. he got caught. no excuses.

By the time of the Glen Johnson fight he had plenty of time to adjust to making 175. I personally think he didn't train hard enough due to lack of motivation, and I think Glen Johnson fought a great fight that was horrible for Roy, Glen was a champion and he was on a good winning run. 12 months later Roy was still able to push Tarver in the rubber match.

[TheHayeMaker]

Fantasy fights are just that; fantasy fights.

I just don't see anyone beating a prime Roy head to head; with the exception of SRR.

AT WHAT WEIGHT?

175 quite a few can beat ROY Jones Junior

at 175

quite a few


at 168 he is unbeataable

by quite a few I mean like 3-4

[SergioMaravilla]

AT WHAT WEIGHT?

175 quite a few can beat ROY Jones Junior

at 175

quite a few


at 168 he is unbeataable

by quite a few I mean like 3-4

How is he unbeatable at 168? his SMW resume (bar Toney) is terrible. Toney was completely drained when they fought, he had to cut 30 pounds in a few weeks to make weight, furthermore Toney wasn't a great SMW.

[SCtrojansbaby]

What a ****** thread, Eric Harding beat Tarver before fighting Roy