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Meaning if you put Jones in the top 20 or anywhere, he(DLH) should be up there with him. Not saying DLH is greater, just that he has a right to.
I know a certain group of fans are going to say "WTF!"
Both guys at the time did something legendary, something no other in the history of boxing has done before. Roy Jones went on to win a title from Middleweight all the way to Heavyweight. I don't think it's an accomplishment that will be beaten any time soon. DLH on the other hand, won titles in 6 divisions against a superb amount of competition(yes I know, Pac beat that record).
When it came to moving pretty, Jones is one of the best of all time. Hell, I'd put him in my top 3 easily! That movement however looked much flashier against the likes of cops like Frazier and others that flood Jones' resume. Not saying he didn't looked pretty in moving against quality opposition fyi.
Now to the present day, DLH is retired and Roy Jones is still boxing. Jones has been tarnishing his legacy by accumulating losses on his record to the likes of Green and others. Type of boxers DLH never lost to, prime or no prime. A boxer should be judged by his overall career. Not just picking and choosing!
The greatest movies, music, players in other sports are judged by that standard(From start to finish). Shouldn't be any different for boxers.
Let's look at their overall records.
DLH - 39 Wins, 6 losses, and 0 draws. With 66.67% KO ratio.
Jones - 57 Wins, 8 losses, and 0 draws. With a 61.54% KO ratio.
My personal OPINION on resumes are Oscar an A & Jones a C+.
I know people are going to cry about the Griffin DQ loss but a loss is a loss. A well deserved one too! Oscar should of gotten a point taken off or even disqualified for the same reason in one of his earlier fights(forgot who it was) for hitting while down.
Now we can compare resumes but be prepared to give DLH his dues for the same standards. Examples are....like praising Jones' wins over McCallum/Trinidad while discrediting DLH's victories over Whitaker/Chavez. Not counting Jones' losses but counting DLH's.
Help me understand where YOU are coming from.....WHY SHOULDN'T OSCAR BE UP THERE WITH OTHER GREATS LIKE JONES(Who is tarnishing his legacy)? That was severely lacking in my other thread about Hagler/DLH and rarely did anyone made me understand. None of that fantasy H2H bullshit either.
Going for a little run but I'll be back to look at some hopefully credible comments.
I know I'm going to get responses like..........
You ignant(closed fist fan boys are not allowed)
Haha Oscar is a ******
Oscar lost all his big fights(which has been debunked many times)
Is this serious? *followed by no explanation from poster*
No! *Ask to explain* No reasonable response
I know a certain group of fans are going to say "WTF!"
Both guys at the time did something legendary, something no other in the history of boxing has done before. Roy Jones went on to win a title from Middleweight all the way to Heavyweight. I don't think it's an accomplishment that will be beaten any time soon. DLH on the other hand, won titles in 6 divisions against a superb amount of competition(yes I know, Pac beat that record).
When it came to moving pretty, Jones is one of the best of all time. Hell, I'd put him in my top 3 easily! That movement however looked much flashier against the likes of cops like Frazier and others that flood Jones' resume. Not saying he didn't looked pretty in moving against quality opposition fyi.
Now to the present day, DLH is retired and Roy Jones is still boxing. Jones has been tarnishing his legacy by accumulating losses on his record to the likes of Green and others. Type of boxers DLH never lost to, prime or no prime. A boxer should be judged by his overall career. Not just picking and choosing!
The greatest movies, music, players in other sports are judged by that standard(From start to finish). Shouldn't be any different for boxers.
Let's look at their overall records.
DLH - 39 Wins, 6 losses, and 0 draws. With 66.67% KO ratio.
Jones - 57 Wins, 8 losses, and 0 draws. With a 61.54% KO ratio.
My personal OPINION on resumes are Oscar an A & Jones a C+.
I know people are going to cry about the Griffin DQ loss but a loss is a loss. A well deserved one too! Oscar should of gotten a point taken off or even disqualified for the same reason in one of his earlier fights(forgot who it was) for hitting while down.
Now we can compare resumes but be prepared to give DLH his dues for the same standards. Examples are....like praising Jones' wins over McCallum/Trinidad while discrediting DLH's victories over Whitaker/Chavez. Not counting Jones' losses but counting DLH's.
Help me understand where YOU are coming from.....WHY SHOULDN'T OSCAR BE UP THERE WITH OTHER GREATS LIKE JONES(Who is tarnishing his legacy)? That was severely lacking in my other thread about Hagler/DLH and rarely did anyone made me understand. None of that fantasy H2H bullshit either.
Going for a little run but I'll be back to look at some hopefully credible comments.
I know I'm going to get responses like..........
You ignant(closed fist fan boys are not allowed)
Haha Oscar is a ******
Oscar lost all his big fights(which has been debunked many times)
Is this serious? *followed by no explanation from poster*
No! *Ask to explain* No reasonable response
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