Jones update

[HomicideHank]

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[theironone]

thanks hom, excellent avatar by the way, i used to love watching those childs play films when i was a kid

[Neuraxis]

Any day now.

[Tha Greatest]

ya

his skills are all still there
his heart is gone

[twospeed99]

I agree he's just not interested and thats whats getting him into trouble.

[twospeed99]

Michael Nunn

You need to go back and look at what happened with Roy and the WBC belt in 1997-1998.

I took your advice and did a little reading, these quotes jumped out at me.
For every Roy Jones Jr. who accomplishes everything you possible can do inside the ring, there is a Michael Nunn. People who show us flashes of greatness, but yet leave us in the dark when it matters most. Nunn will forever be remembered as an underachiever, not only in boxing, but in life as well.
Michael Nunn was supposed to be Roy Jones before Roy Jones was Roy Jones.

[Neuraxis]

I took your advice and did a little reading, these quotes jumped out at me.
For every Roy Jones Jr. who accomplishes everything you possible can do inside the ring, there is a Michael Nunn. People who show us flashes of greatness, but yet leave us in the dark when it matters most. Nunn will forever be remembered as an underachiever, not only in boxing, but in life as well.
Michael Nunn was supposed to be Roy Jones before Roy Jones was Roy Jones.

So why did he feel the need to duck Nunn and the fighter who beat who beat Nunn, Rocchigiani?

[rsl]

I agree he's just not interested and thats whats getting him into trouble.

Okay, it made perfect sense why Jones wanted the re-match w/ Tarver cause the first one was controversial(I felt Jones did enough to get the win though) and also the money it would generate. After the Tarver k.o. he said the same thing "it's hard to get up for fights like this" so if being motivated was really the reason why go through a Glencoffe Johnson, I would've just gone straight to a 3rd fight w/ Tarver which would've made alot more money after all that is the bottom line here MONEY. I mean what Jones is saying and what his actions has shown doesn't make any sense for someone that isn't motivated. So let me ask y'all this, if being "lazy" is the issue why prepare for 2 fights instead of one big one. I just don't buy this whole problem motivating oneself, it's more of being scared and not having confidence whatsoever in ones ability, but then again who would be ****** enough to make a statement to the public and say "I just don't have the balls to face these guys". Let's do ourselves a favor and not witness Roy Jones get killed in the ring and make large sums of money on his way to the morgue. Roy Jones needs to re-state his comments about his recent ass-whuppin' and be more honest w/ the people that enables him to afford the finer things in life, what he needs to say is " I no longer feel the need to perform at the highest level after all these suckers would pay the same amount to watch me beat the hell out of a punching bag".

[MayweatherII]

His skills are gone.
He's nothing but still won't admit it.
So let him come back and fight again.
I want to watch him get knocked out and never wake up.

I don't think Jones skills are gone. He's not as fast anymore, but his skills are still there.

[twospeed99]

Jones statement

Jones issued a statement yesterday, here it is if anyones interested :

Jones knew the obvious question before it was even asked: "Do I quit?," he asked himself casually. "Well, of course quitting ain't the right word for one. But two, I'm not a quitter so I can't tell you that. Off top the way I look at is I know I need a break from it because my body's been going through a lot. Know what I'm talking about? I've sent my body through a whole lot to make history. I had to almost sacrifice myself to make history when I won a heavyweight title. To come back down was a very difficult thing for me but at the same time I had things I said I would do and I tried to keep my word and do what I said I would do. So I came down and did that. Now since winning the heavyweight title everything has else has been just like - I got up for the heavyweight title. I haven't been up like that no more. And until I can get up like that it'll be best that I stay out of the ring because until I get up - what you going to go in there for? I tried to go back for the fans. I tried to go back to just do it but it's not the thing to just do it. This is a killer game. This is a killer sport. You know where I'm coming from? And it's not safe to just do it because you feel like people want you to do it. So if I don't have something to get me up from now on, to make me really, really go again I'm just going to take it easy and commentate and do what I do."

Jones, who gained titles in four weight classes, was untouchable for the better part of a decade. But after winning the WBA Heavyweight title from John Ruiz, Jones has had very limited sucess since returning to 175 lbs. He struggled to gain a close decision over Antonio Tarver last November, was knocked out in their rematch then was knocked out brutally again by Johnson.

Does he feel two consecutive knockout losses will ultimately affect his legacy? "I ain't ever been the one to worry about no legacy no way," he responded, laughingly. "When I was doing what I was doing before I won the heavyweight title, which I aspired to do, nothing could stop me until I got where I wanted to go. So they see it, as they want to see it but when I was hungry, in the hunt for what I wanted, nothing could stop me."

Interestingly, if Jones does decide to return, he probably will not return to Light Heavyweight." I don't know. I might move back up. I'm not really sure yet. I can't make that call. I'll make that call when I'm ready to make that decision."

Still, Jones (49-3, 38 KO's) points to lack of hunger as the main reason for his loss. "I know I don't have it now. I did what I wanted to do. If you hit the lotto you don't go to the store and play the numbers as hard as you played them before- you already hit the lotto. The loss is because I'm not hungry. When you're hungry you got to see everything that comes across your plate because you might not get to eat no more. When you're full, you can pass a few meals." But then again, you can wait a few hours and the hunger can return.

So does Jones think he has the ability to regain his hunger for ring combat? "I could. One thing will help me regain the hunger is because I know me. And I know who I am. I'm going to take a little time off. I know how competitive I am. I know my mind will go in there and say 'OK, I'm ready now'. And if that happens I'll be ready and if it don't then I'm just going to chill. But I know it's coming."