Would Roy Jones be succesful as a Heavyweight?

**suberstar_zx6R** · 03-25-2006, 10:40 AM

if he did i think hed be on his bicycle for 12 rounds because i dont think he could take a real heavyweight punch and with roy it seems to just take 1 good punch to KO him

thats just my .02 cents

**TyrantT316** · 03-25-2006, 11:14 AM

the appeal about Heavyweights over the years is that speed is not everything...

Roy would not last...he has the talent...but not the size and chin

**TyrantT316** · 03-25-2006, 11:15 AM

someone like Toney who is a more physical fighter can last because he doesn't depend on avoiding EVERY single shot and is more physical

**Verstyle** · 03-25-2006, 11:17 AM

he got knocked out by tarver.enough said

**realheavyhands** · 03-25-2006, 11:29 AM

if wouldve never went back down to fight tarver, he couldve been the champion for the next 5 years unless he fought corrie sanders ,I think sanders wouldve burried jones..jones is a damn fool think of all the great fight we couldve saw jones bryd,jones klitscko ,jonesrahman jones tyson, jones toney..he had so much speed at heavyweight and by now he couldve been about 210

**suberstar_zx6R** · 03-25-2006, 11:33 AM

Originally posted by realheavyhands

if wouldve never went back down to fight tarver, he couldve been the champion for the next 5 years unless he fought corrie sanders ,I think sanders wouldve burried jones..jones is a damn fool think of all the great fight we couldve saw jones bryd,jones klitscko ,jonesrahman jones tyson, jones toney..he had so much speed at heavyweight and by now he couldve been about 210

first time he took one on the chin form any of these guys he wouldve been done. well maybe not byrd.

**Nautilus** · 03-25-2006, 11:35 AM

Originally posted by realheavyhands

if wouldve never went back down to fight tarver, he couldve been the champion for the next 5 years unless he fought corrie sanders ,I think sanders wouldve burried jones..jones is a damn fool think of all the great fight we couldve saw jones bryd,jones klitscko ,jonesrahman jones tyson, jones toney..he had so much speed at heavyweight and by now he couldve been about 210

That's crazy... Jones would have stood a good chance to get KOed by anyone with decent hand speed -- by Lamon, Byrd, Wlad, Vitaliy, Toney, Sanders, Ibragimov, Golota, etc. He might have won one or two fights, but a very bad KO loss would have been inevitable.

**Nautilus** · 03-25-2006, 11:37 AM

Originally posted by edwardscizzands

Roy Jones HAS been to the heavyweight division and ended up winning the crown...

But if he goes back, can he be a Heavyweight Champ...because right now, there are no heavyweights that are faster than him.

Wlad will take him out in 1 or 2 rounds. No, Roy should fight at LHW or cruiserweight, IMO.

**-Antonio-** · 03-25-2006, 11:59 AM

Before the 2nd Tarver fight? Hell yeah. Now his confidence is all ****ed up.

Would Roy Jones be succesful as a Heavyweight?