Putting an end to the 'RJJ ducked the Brits' myth

[MiamiVice]

This is an extract from the 'Lost In Boxing' book--

Despite his professed apathy for Eubank, I knew that the WBO title-holder had garned some attention in Pensacola. While fooling around at home - showing me his shadow-boxing technique against one of his dogs, or slipping into a muscle-bound pose as he stood on top of the farm's 'R.J.'-initialled wrought-iron gate - Roy Jones would offer a reminder. 'Hey, look,' he laughed, 'this one is for Chris Eubank - you tell him this one's from me to him, you tell him I'm waitin', anytime an' anyplace he likes...'
Yet the threat offered by Jones was so convincing that it seemed unlikely Eubank would meet him. In contract to Hove's 'Simply the Best', Jones was 'ready to take on anyone. I'm ready for Chris Eubank, Nigel Benn or any other guy you care to mention. I'd really like to go back and fight over there. I was in London when I was eighteen years old - for the Benn-Watson fight - and I had a great time.'
'What do you remember most?'
'Oh, man,' Jones enthused, 'I just fell in love with all them pretty horses.'
'What?'
'Sure, those big police-horses ... boy, they're so pretty!'
'Gee, Roy,' I mummur with mock incredulity, 'that's strange.'
'How come?'
'Well, it sounds like you were more interested in the "pretty horses" than in any girl you might have seen. Are you like James Toney, who thinks "all the men are fat and the women are ugly" over there?'
'Oh, no!' Roy Jones Jnr cackled, 'that's where you're wrong - I took plenty 'o notice. The girls there, man, they're beautiful. Outstandingly beautiful! See - that's just another reason for me to fight in London - pretty horses, even prettier women! What better reason could there be for another look, for another trip over the ocean?'

[Easy-E]

There was no myth, only haters who though otherwise.

[Guest]

Well that's me convinced.

[Easy-E]

Well that's me convinced.

The article is pretty weak and proves basiclly nothing.
Its one interview where Roy says he would go to England...

[mECHsLAVE]

Well, I don't think Roy ducked the Brits, but that post proves nothing. Roy said he'd fight anyone and that he would fight them, so that means he never ducked them? No, sir. Guys say all kinds of **** like that "Anyplace, anytime" and then hide behind a promoter and back down like a ***** behind the scenes.

Roy could have fought tougher opponents on many occasions, but that's true of a lot of fighters. The only thing that really comes close to a dodge in Roy's career, to me, was not fighting Michalczewski.

[realheavyhands]

This is an extract from the 'Lost In Boxing' book--

Despite his professed apathy for Eubank, I knew that the WBO title-holder had garned some attention in Pensacola. While fooling around at home - showing me his shadow-boxing technique against one of his dogs, or slipping into a muscle-bound pose as he stood on top of the farm's 'R.J.'-initialled wrought-iron gate - Roy Jones would offer a reminder. 'Hey, look,' he laughed, 'this one is for Chris Eubank - you tell him this one's from me to him, you tell him I'm waitin', anytime an' anyplace he likes...'
Yet the threat offered by Jones was so convincing that it seemed unlikely Eubank would meet him. In contract to Hove's 'Simply the Best', Jones was 'ready to take on anyone. I'm ready for Chris Eubank, Nigel Benn or any other guy you care to mention. I'd really like to go back and fight over there. I was in London when I was eighteen years old - for the Benn-Watson fight - and I had a great time.'
'What do you remember most?'
'Oh, man,' Jones enthused, 'I just fell in love with all them pretty horses.'
'What?'
'Sure, those big police-horses ... boy, they're so pretty!'
'Gee, Roy,' I mummur with mock incredulity, 'that's strange.'
'How come?'
'Well, it sounds like you were more interested in the "pretty horses" than in any girl you might have seen. Are you like James Toney, who thinks "all the men are fat and the women are ugly" over there?'
'Oh, no!' Roy Jones Jnr cackled, 'that's where you're wrong - I took plenty 'o notice. The girls there, man, they're beautiful. Outstandingly beautiful! See - that's just another reason for me to fight in London - pretty horses, even prettier women! What better reason could there be for another look, for another trip over the ocean?'

more importantly roy was on steroids look at that picture

[JuicyJuice]

Jones feared Eubank, when Eubank made his comeback Jones wanted NOTHING to do with him.

[mECHsLAVE]

more importantly roy was on steroids look at that picture

I don't have much doubt that Roy used steroids at some point during the LHW run. He tested positive after the Hall fight, but that's not Hall he's fighting in that pic. Who is that anyway? Be interesting to see at what point he had that type of muscle mass and crazy definition.

[Kendo]

everyone has to get off Michalczewski ****. roy did not duck him. whhy should roy go over sea's to fight when he was the champ here BS if anything Michalczewski ducked roy for not being a man and coming to america.

[moy22487]

hey hey hey, RJJ avoided many fighters not just brits.....lol. it dont matter where they are from the longest there a treat Rjj ducked them.


(now i get people attacking me)