All time greats who epitomized the saying 1 great fight left in him:Jones/Tarver 1

[therealpugilist]

This fight in my eyes is the biggest win in Jones' illustrious career....As a die hard fan I learned a lot watching the metoric rise and fall of one of the greatest fighters to ever lace up a pair of boxing gloves


I not ashamed to say that in his prime, in my eyes, not based off resume or accomplishment, but in my eyes he was the greatest fighter who ever lived. Of course everyone is entitled to their own opinion but you'd be hard pressed to pick some one as the favorite over Jones from 154-168...175 he didn't have the one punch power but he was definitely more accurate and elusive


I had a bad feeling about this fight when it was signed....I was hoping Jones would stay at heavyweight or go for a title at cruiser...it wasn't meant to be


What I witnessed was Possibly the greatest fighter I've seen take a beating and come back to win......something he never had to do because he was absolutely dominant, even in his 30s


I chose this fight because
A) it proved to me Jones could come from behind to win
b) this was the beginning of the end of Jones being a great fighter
C) We saw a side of Jones we've never had to see and he took some hellacious shots and didn't budge.
d)My son was born the exact day at 2:21pm...I couldn't leave the hospital just to watch the fight so I had to wait for the results. I knew something was wrong when I read Majority decision. When I watched the fight I saw the last of the Roy Jones I grew up on. Its sad he is still fighting today but Its ironic that the day my son was born was the beginning of the end for my hero

this is for my boy uncle Roy

[PivotandRoll]

This fight in my eyes is the biggest win in Jones' illustrious career....As a die hard fan I learned a lot watching the metoric rise and fall of one of the greatest fighters to ever lace up a pair of boxing gloves


I not ashamed to say that in his prime, in my eyes, not based off resume or accomplishment, but in my eyes he was the greatest fighter who ever lived. Of course everyone is entitled to their own opinion but you'd be hard pressed to pick some one as the favorite over Jones from 154-168...175 he didn't have the one punch power but he was definitely more accurate and elusive


I had a bad feeling about this fight when it was signed....I was hoping Jones would stay at heavyweight or go for a title at cruiser...it wasn't meant to be


What I witnessed was Possibly the greatest fighter I've seen take a beating and come back to win......something he never had to do because he was absolutely dominant, even in his 30s


I chose this fight because
A) it proved to me Jones could come from behind to win
b) this was the beginning of the end of Jones being a great fighter
C) We saw a side of Jones we've never had to see and he took some hellacious shots and didn't budge.
d)My son was born the exact day at 2:21pm...I couldn't leave the hospital just to watch the fight so I had to wait for the results. I knew something was wrong when I read Majority decision. When I watched the fight I saw the last of the Roy Jones I grew up on. Its sad he is still fighting today but Its ironic that the day my son was born was the beginning of the end for my hero

this is for my boy uncle Roy

I always thought it was weird how Roy's punch was the first thing to leave him...You can see it here, he can pull the trigger there's just nothing in the clip.

[SouthPawHitman]

TRP you're one of the best posters on here. Maybe the best.

[therealpugilist]

TRP you're one of the best posters on here. Maybe the best.

thanks man....I piss a lot of people off on this forum but it comes with the territory of varying opinions

[therealpugilist]

I always thought it was weird how Roy's punch was the first thing to leave him...You can see it here, he can pull the trigger there's just nothing in the clip.

you can tell he was conserving energy for the later rounds......but I see what youre saying....the only shots that had power were the rights to the body


I think it was a combination of him not overcommitting and yes father time played a role.


I knew this was the end of the rode for Jones but this fight here stamped him as an all time great and people waited for years to see how he handled adversity


Too bad it took him going to heavy and straining to lose that muscle......his complexion, muscle definition and everything was out of wack....you see it before the first bell rings

[soul_survivor]

Keeping on track with Jones, how about Tito v Jones, the PR great moved up to a division he'd never been in and was part of a competitive fight. Jones won but Tito won his fair share of rounds and made it hard.

[SouthPawHitman]

thanks man....I piss a lot of people off on this forum but it comes with the territory of varying opinions

You just keep doing you.

[therealpugilist]

Keeping on track with Jones, how about Tito v Jones, the PR great moved up to a division he'd never been in and was part of a competitive fight. Jones won but Tito won his fair share of rounds and made it hard.

naw....this was Jones last fight he won that truly mattered.....If not for someone named Hopkins, we could've got Tito vs Jones when they were p4p greats between 2001-2003


It was kinda sad watching that fight, both were among my favorites in the 90s....IMO tito never had a chance. The fight was thought of because of how Tito was kicking major ass from 147-160. I was pissed Hopkins won, I bet on him and won some major coin. I was in 11th grade

[hayZ]

I always thought it was weird how Roy's punch was the first thing to leave him...You can see it here, he can pull the trigger there's just nothing in the clip.

Well, he wasn't hurting these LHW guys that badly compared to his SMW/MW days. He also relied on speed to land those punches, catching them when they didn't expect it. What happens when they can see the punches coming? They anticipate it better, the punches that you don't usually see coming are the worst. His power wasn't amazing at 175 already, he was also facing a big guy in Tarver.

[old cat]

That is a big knock on Roy. Thanks for the effort, link and personal story.

"you'd be hard pressed to pick some one as the favorite over Jones from 154-168...175". I wholeheartedly agree. I have watched thousands and thousands of hours of boxing and I have never seen someone work his craft like a Prime RJJ, truly a force of nature.