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Think about it, if Roy stayed at 160, who would Bernard Hopkins be in boxing?
I will tell you, just another contender...Tito, Oscar, LOL, wouldn't stand a chance.
Just because Roy moved up, doesn't mean we shouldn't consider his place at 160...why should we always count longevity at a weight class over a fighter who wants to move up? Especially inn this case, 160-168-175. I don't care if the fighters are B+ fighters at 175, if you put them against a fighter at 160,
the 175 fighter would most likely be favored, of course depending on the person since if we are talking about Robinson, that is a freak of a different kind. Also, Sam Langford, just to slip that in, but you get my point hopefully.
Hagler didn't even move up...I wonder how he would of faired against a prime Roy Jones Jr. or the middle-weight version if you don't consider him in his prime at this point.
Roy was a true freak of nature in his prime: his speed, reflexes, intuition, and power, very rare.
I will tell you, just another contender...Tito, Oscar, LOL, wouldn't stand a chance.
Just because Roy moved up, doesn't mean we shouldn't consider his place at 160...why should we always count longevity at a weight class over a fighter who wants to move up? Especially inn this case, 160-168-175. I don't care if the fighters are B+ fighters at 175, if you put them against a fighter at 160,
the 175 fighter would most likely be favored, of course depending on the person since if we are talking about Robinson, that is a freak of a different kind. Also, Sam Langford, just to slip that in, but you get my point hopefully.
Hagler didn't even move up...I wonder how he would of faired against a prime Roy Jones Jr. or the middle-weight version if you don't consider him in his prime at this point.
Roy was a true freak of nature in his prime: his speed, reflexes, intuition, and power, very rare.
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