Question about Roy Jones ?

**JuicyJuice** · 03-20-2006, 11:58 AM

Yeah Jones was a great athlete but didn't have very good classical boxing skills. He's been talking about retirement since 1997, he even made a statement in 1996 saying that he was going to switch to professional basketball and that he had done his time in boxing.

Obviously though, he just found a comfort zone on HBO after the Virgil Hill fight - easily beating terrible opposition for five years while reigning as the number-two light-heavyweight in the world. He actually made a retirement speech after the Richard Frazier fight, at the post-fight press conference. But I'm glad that he carried on fighting for so many years, against nobodies, and finally got KTFO a few times. Because he was bad for boxing. Good businessman though.

**SUPER ZAB FAN** · 03-20-2006, 12:03 PM

Yeah i mean i like Roy jones but i wasjust trying to Explain to this guy that he is not a Technically sound boxer . He fights with his hands down , and relies heavily on his natural abilities. He is a very good fighterin my opinion but as he got old he should have evolved into a better boxer instead of relying on those same techniques that he implied when he was 28.

James toney is a good example . He is never in shape but he still stands a chance in a fight because of his technical skills .

**kayjay** · 03-20-2006, 12:40 PM

Originally posted by JuicyJuice

easily beating terrible opposition for five years while reigning as the number-two light-heavyweight in the world. .

You're not looking to start an argument in this thread, are you

**SUPER ZAB FAN** · 03-20-2006, 12:45 PM

Originally posted by kayjay

You're not looking to start an argument in this thread, are you

I was just wanted some other peoples opinions because these guys were trying to talk to me like i didnt know what i was talking about .

**Easy-E** · 03-20-2006, 12:53 PM

roy didnt have classical boxing skills per say, but he had boxing skills

roy was the number one lt hw in the world btw...

**DiegoFuego** · 03-20-2006, 01:50 PM

Roy was as unorthodox as it gets, which made him successful. His opponents were intimidated.

**supaduck** · 03-20-2006, 02:00 PM

Oh ****, Roy's "TECHNICAL SKILLZ " weren't good enough to make him legitimately the best fighter in the world

**ICEMAN JOHN SCULLY** · 03-20-2006, 02:01 PM

WHO says he didnt have good technical skills? Who says he didn't have "classic skills"? Who is to say what these things even are? Roy used A LOT of technique in the ring and he made it look GOOD, too.

**GasPed** · 03-20-2006, 02:05 PM

Originally posted by SUPER ZAB FAN

Before i get into my question i will say that i am a Roy Jones jr Fan.

I got into a arguments with someone from Pensacola
( Roy jones Jr's hometown ) about whether he was a good boxer in the Technical sense . I said that Roy jones Jr, was a good fighter who relied heavily on athletic abilities , rather then his technical boxing skills . I told the guy in that sense ROY jones jr. was not a good boxer. When i think of Boxers i think of Ali,B-hop,James Toney , Etc. Boxers who fight orthodox and rely on basic boxing skills .

I believe if RJ JR , stopped relying on his atheltic ability as much when he got older and started relying more on his technical skills he wouldnt have fizzeled out like he did in the end of his career . There are guys older then him who are technically sound who can still gut out wins because they have that foundation .

To make a long story short the guy thought that i was hating on Roy and that i was wrong for saying he wasnt a great boxer .

Does anyone agree with my opinion ?

You're right on - his "style" was completely built on his athleticism - his hands low let him launch power hooks from anywhere, but it relied on him being able to move to get out of harms way, instead of blocking with a guard. And it worked fantastically - for a while.

BTW, I wouldn't consider Ali a great boxer in the sense of great technical skills either. He was more sound fundamentally than RJJ, but still had plenty of flaws that he relied on his chin and athleticism to cover.

Question about Roy Jones ?