Roy Jones vid highlite

[Xol]

If I could compare Roy Jone's skill to another fighter in history, it would be Ali. Why? Because he had the uncanny ability to be able to anticipate punches and roll with them instead of being hit flush.

I feel this was his ultimate downfall though. Tarver hit him flush in their second fight ( yes, his eyes WERE closed ) and Jones was KTFO. Same against Glenn, although I attribute that more to him just losing any faith he once had in himself. Once you break a fighter it's pretty much over for them. Not saying Tarver broke Roy, but he was definately a contributing factor.

As for the video? Kudos to you darren. It was an excellent montage of great Roy Jone's highlights for us fans to watch. Thanks again man.

[Gavilan1]

I have no clue, Yogi.

[Fordabckup]

Ok, I'll ask a rather simple one that has to do with the Heavyweight division;

There was a British Heavyweight contender from the 50's & 60's who had a identical twin brother named George...who was he?

Henry Cooper, ofcourse.

[Fordabckup]

Hey Yogi, what do you think of Owen Moran? He crossed the Atlantic and knocked out Battling Nelson, got a pair of draws with Abe Attell, etc. He showed some good lateral movement and American-type aggression for an English/European fighter, don't you think? I think he's under-rated (or just kind of unknown), maybe the best fighter ever to never win a title of any kind (didn't even win a British title)??

[Mike_R]

Jones is still the greatest rapper of all time in my opinion.

that made me roll for like 5 minutes, karma!

[Yogi]

Hey Yogi, what do you think of Owen Moran? He crossed the Atlantic and knocked out Battling Nelson, got a pair of draws with Abe Attell, etc. He showed some good lateral movement and American-type aggression for an English/European fighter, don't you think? I think he's under-rated (or just kind of unknown), maybe the best fighter ever to never win a title of any kind (didn't even win a British title)??

Owen Moran?

Ford, unfortuntely I haven't really spent too much time researching Moran, so I don't have a completely accurate gauge as to how good/great he may have been. I have done some reading on him, though, and I know he was extremely popular back in his day with that apparent non-stop relentless punching that he was said to have did at full speed (very aggressive, so they say). And when looking at his record one can assume he was a top-quality fighter, considering who he was in there with and who he success against (some real all-timers on there!).

I put together an extended all-time Bantamweight ranking about a year and a half ago, and if I'm remembering correctly, I did think enough of what I read about Moran to include him in the top 25 of that division. I also seem to remember McCallum's poll from some years ago that included Moran amongst the top ten greatest Bantamweights of all-time.

I've never seen Moran fight, but I can recall the fact that Mike Tyson was a big fan of watching Moran fight on film and had very high praise for his talents & aggressive style that he employed.

As for him being the best to never win the title...Hmm? I don't know if one can say that for sure, because there are those who consider his decision win over Al Delmont as being for the vacant Bantamweight title, including The Ring which has that fight listed amongst their Bantamweight title lineage. Then again, I've seen other reliable sources that don't include that fight as a title bout, so their's some confusion over that. Either or, though, I still wouldn't rank him above the likes of Sam Langford & Charley Burley in that "great contenders" category, and Moran might even get a good run for his money from somebody like Franke Burns, whose often cited as being the best Bantwamweight to have never won a world title.

P.S. Yes, Henry Cooper, of course.