roy couldn't handle montell griffins jab.... you think he could live with ray robinsons lead hook or jab.....forgetaboutit
Roy was not motivated in the first fight and proved it by basting through Montiel like he was hit by a MAC Truck. If you are going to look at both fighters, LOOK AT THEM AT THEIR BEST, don't pick one when he was not at his best. Jones fought guys with solid jabs and won.
Jones total bouts 64-------Stopped 4 times.
Sugarmans total 200------Stopped ONCE!!! by attrition!!
This is a silly fantasy bout but serious comparinsion of excellent athletes the difference is in the fighting ability!! No one out fights Sugar Ray Robinson and a Roy Jones who's main attribute is speed and cleverness would be in with a fighter that excells at those points also!!!
The greatest fighter ever spent MORE time as a Middleweight than as a Welterweight! Robinson is considered the best Welter & Middle ever, the reason he might be debated against is when someone doesn't have the skills to evaluate boxing talents and boxing IQ!!! Most fans don't know the difference between a rowing jab or crossover steps than they do about "looking overb the fence" or backing out in a straight line" !!!! Simple boxing observations and correct techniques are never part of a conversation because most have NO idea about the technical dynamics in the sport!!!
Ray Robinson is the same size height and at 160 the day of the fight would hit harder with both hands than Roy would!!! Roy can't clown with the greatest because he could be a sleep at any moment!!! hahaha!!!!!
Sugarman catches up by 10th and the fight is stopped! Roy Jones has never faced anyone with the skills and the work rate of a Sugarman!!! Ray.
Jones would stop Sugarman???? Really??? How???? Jones total bouts 64-------Stopped 4 times.
Sugarmans total 200------Stopped ONCE!!! by attrition!!
I can't easily pick who wins but the fact is when Jones lost all the muscle to fight Tarver and came in horridly gaunt, he shortened his career and punch resistance so those KO's are not of Jones at his best. Again, people need to stop picking one fighter at their worst to compare to another. Prime Jones NO ONE stops and prime Jones was not even a 175 pounder. At 168, he was a human miracle. But Jones found out the same as Byrd who took Heavyweight shots and then lost weight and folded to a 175 pound obscure club fighter, and Leonard who was hit by MONSTER punchers folded when he went down from high Middleweight to 154 against Camacho. Same with Dawson.....losing weight does serious damage on what a fighter can withstand and Jones damaged his perfect fighting machine for the rest of his career by what he did to make weight for that first Tarver fight and took about 5 years off his career. I don't know who wins but I suspect Jones would at 168. As far as greateness, I go with Robinson and Ali tied as the best ever.
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