Was Roy Jones really knockedo out against Glen Johnson?

[The Wire]

I know that he was on the floor for the count of ten, but could he really have gotten up? To me he didnt look like he was really knocked out, he kept his head up as he went down. I think he was getting a beating and wanted out, possibly. He thinks like his friend Gerald Mclellan, who saw no shame in being knocked out but lots of shame in quitting. When Gerald was in the ambulance on the way to the hospital after the Benn fight, he ripped his oxygen mask off and asked his trainers "I was knocked out cold, right? I was knocked out?" and they replied "No Gerald, you quit". I think Roy was worried he was going to end up like Gerald (he wont visit Gerald until after he's done boxing) and so he went down. The shot didnt appear all that hard, and I feel that Roy wanted people to think he was gone when really he COULD have carried on, he just knew it wasnt his night. Rather than have people say he had no heart because he quit, he waited for a shot to hit him and went down. What does anyone else think?

Roy is one of my favourite ever fighters, I'm not hating on him. I just think his is maybe how it went down.

[THE REAL NINJA]

no he was just playing half dead ...no really take a good long look at his eyes next time he was out

[jabsRstiff]

His head hit the canvas pretty hard...& there was a vacant look on his face that can't be faked.
He was knocked cold, no doubt about it.

[THE REAL NINJA]

the Tarver ko i could see maybe he could make it thru the round.. but i don't think so

[The Wire]

Against Tarver he did try and get up, and I feel that Nady could maybe have let it go on. If Roy had taken a nine count then got up, I think he could have continued. As he got up at seven, Nady obviously felt that it would have been dangerous letting Roy back out there with only one second's more respite.

[THE REAL NINJA]

Against Tarver he did try and get up, and I feel that Nady could maybe have let it go on. If Roy had taken a nine count then got up, I think he could have continued. As he got up at seven, Nady obviously felt that it would have been dangerous letting Roy back out there with only one second's more respite.

he would have been right back down ...his legs were gone but maybe he could hold on after that round ..you never know

[Castillofan]

Nah man, Roy was out of it for a good while. He might have aggravated things still worse if he had tried to get up so it's better that he didn't. That was a heavy knockdown, on a par with or perhaps even worse than the Tarver stoppage he suffered in the fight before and he tried to get up from that. That was the end of Roy.

[THE REAL NINJA]

Nah man, Roy was out of it for a good while. He might have aggravated things still worse if he had tried to get up so it's better that he didn't. That was a heavy knockdown, on a par with or perhaps even worse than the Tarver stoppage he suffered in the fight before and he tried to get up from that. That was the end of Roy.

the johnson 1 was by far the worst.. i have it and can't even watch it ...plus it came off a ton of good hits johnson put on Jones over the hole fight so i'm sure he was a bit dazed from the start

[mECHsLAVE]

LOL Dude, you need to watch some more boxing. Roy was out, period. He wasn't able to continue against Tarver, either- he fell into the ropes himself after Nady waved it off.

[RAESAAD]

He looked KTFO to me.......