Is Roy Jones in the top 20 all time great?

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  • MGMGRAND
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    #1

    Is Roy Jones in the top 20 all time great?

    Would you rate Roy Jones as a All time great? Maybe top 10, top 20?
    I've even heard some people say top 5.

    Of course we are thinking prime Roy Jones, in which history teaches us to only judge fighters by their youth years.

    135
    Top 10
    25.19%
    34
    Top 20
    35.56%
    48
    Not even close
    39.26%
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  • Big_L
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    #2
    i believe roy could beat any fighter who has ever lived from 160-175....his competition level isn't as impressive as some so i guess that holds him back a little. top 20 for sure.

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    • jas
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      #3
      head to head, arguments can be made that he is the G.O.A.T but the losses after tarver 2 will hurt his legacy for sure and his place in the All time list.

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      • Oasis_Lad
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        #4
        In Delusional Land, Maybe.

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        • Jack Napier
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          #5
          people here mistake skills for resume
          that and belt collections, which are good but not the be all end all
          not that Roy's resume isn't solid, but he can't be that high
          wonder what Larryx will make of this thread :laugh:

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          • LacedUp
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            #6
            Of all times? lol not even close.

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            • Jsmooth9876
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              #7
              Not top 20 most likely but his athleticism was once in a generation.....wonder who people think has the better resume, RJJ or Floyd? Arguably, Roys wins over young Toney and Hopkins are better then any win Floyd has had.Floyd has beaten great fighters but not in their primes.

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              • jas
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                #8
                Originally posted by Jsmooth9876
                Not top 20 most likely but his athleticism was once in a generation.....wonder who people think has the better resume, RJJ or Floyd? Arguably, Roys wins over young Toney and Hopkins are better then any win Floyd has had.Floyd has beaten great fighters but not in their primes.
                When we are talking resumes , we Are talking about more than 2 wins. 10 wins is more like it.

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                • LacedUp
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                  #9
                  Originally posted by Jsmooth9876
                  Not top 20 most likely but his athleticism was once in a generation.....wonder who people think has the better resume, RJJ or Floyd? Arguably, Roys wins over young Toney and Hopkins are better then any win Floyd has had.Floyd has beaten great fighters but not in their primes.
                  I disagree.

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                  • bojangles1987
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                    #10
                    Originally posted by jas
                    head to head, arguments can be made that he is the G.O.A.T but the losses after tarver 2 will hurt his legacy for sure and his place in the All time list.
                    Why would losses when he's shot hurt his legacy? I've never understood that logic. Losses when a fighter is past it have no bearing on what they did beforehand.

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