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    Roy Jones...Not the smartest man alive..

    Perhaps I'm just bitter because Roy Jones was very rude to me when I had the chance to meet him a few years back. But...

    I just got around to watching the Luis Rosa-Luis Del Valle fight from this past weekend.

    Roy Jones was calling the fight, and was going on & on describing how Del Valle was able to absorb lots of punishment & always come back fighting hard in his fight against Darchinyan. He would explain how he expected nothing less from Del Valle in this fight, because he proved to be "resigerent" ....? He made up his own word. The word he was looking for: resilient ...

    My goodness. This reminded me of when he didn't know the different between compassion & passion during the Pacquiao-Bradley broadcast...Jim Lampley had to explain the difference to him the same way I would have to explain the difference to my niece that is in third grade.

    I respect Roy Jones as a boxer, and look at his ring accomplishments with profound admiration, but I'm really not impressed with his work as an announcer. He never really says anything very insightful, and constantly displays an immense lack of vocabulary. Obviously, I wouldn't necessarily expect much sophistication coming from him, because he is there for his boxing insight, but he fails to impress me in that regard as well. I'm much more impressed with Paulie Malignaggi's work as an announcer. I would even say that Andre Ward does a much better job than him.

    Roy isn't as bad as Lennox Lewis was (my goodness), but he is pretty bad...
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    Tarver, Hopkins, and Malignaggi are all better on the mic than Roy.

    That said, I'll take Roy over Lennox Lewis or George Foreman any day of the week.

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    • #3
      how was roy rude to u?

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      • #4
        what did roy do to you?

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          Originally posted by HateBoxing View Post
          how was roy rude to u?
          Originally posted by Willthethrill View Post
          what did roy do to you?
          Nothing too crazy...

          I always admired Roy Jones. I owned a DVD of his greatest hits. I always watched his highlights on YouTube. As a young boxer, he was always someone that I looked up to.

          I had the opportunity to meet him in New York back in 2010 before the Cotto-Foreman fight. Just the thought that I could get picture with him made my whole day. My friend and I asked him how he was doing...he didn't respond...stood there for an awkward second...asked again....and he responded with "you guys want a picture or what?" ...whatever....My friend went first, and I took the picture. Then when it was my turn, he said, "I gotta get going" & he walked away before I could get a picture...

          I understand he must have been busy, but I wish he understood that he could have made my day just by simply taking a picture with me. He couldn't wait one more second? And his tone just came off as very rude from the beginning....it was just disappointing to me, being someone that always admired him.

          He must be used to to people coming up to him all the time, and sometimes you're probably just not in the mood....I understand that. That's why I don't hate him or anything like that, but I'd be lying if I said my opinion didn't change about him after that day.

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          • #6
            What did he do that was rude? It's unfortunate but boxers are humans as well and they can have bad days

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            • #7
              I was really expecting more from Roy... Those pics were a huge let down.

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                Thought this thread was going to be about Roy's cawk pics......

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by 7_rocket View Post
                  What did he do that was rude? It's unfortunate but boxers are humans as well and they can have bad days
                  Absolutely.

                  I recognize that. I'm sure he is a decent man, and his encounter with me certainly does not define him as an individual. That is why I don't really hate him, and have still rooted for him in his fights after that day.

                  But someone of his stature can give a kid so much motivation & make their whole day by providing them with a friendly encounter that leaves them with a pleasant memory....It was just very disappointing to me after looking up to him for so many years.

                  Again, I'm sure he is a good guy, but the reality is that he was quite rude to me when we met. I'm sure other people have met him & had great encounters. It is what it is.
                  Last edited by Boxer1590; 06-05-2014, 08:54 PM.

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by _original_ View Post
                    Thought this thread was going to be about Roy's cawk pics......
                    What a shame. Roy let me down again...

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