Can Roy Jones Jr. Beat Gerald McClellan???

[BuddyChacon]

Manny Steward insists that McClellan would of beaten Jones every time, and after the Tarver and Johnson hinted personally to somebody that it would of been an easy fight!

He feels McClellan developed speed at Kronk on par with Jones, but with better timing and heavier hands.

I tend to agree with this assessment. McClellan was a complete fighter who was beaten because of weight issues and being kayo hungry. Jones chin problem would have been discovered yrs in advance in he fought Gman.

[phallus]

I know alot of people believe Mclellan would of beaten Jones.
I think it is almost a 50/50 fight.

At Supermiddle Jones reflexes were amazing, he never got hit much, and his speed and power would keep opponents off. But from wat ive seen McClellan had a granite chin. He took flush power shots from Benn and Jackson without flinching.
He could take anything Jones threw at him, and i think if he caught Jones with a clean shot he would KO him.
Jones often let opponents push him back on the ropes and he'd cover up and counter. Im not sure he could take McClellans shots.
Benn moved his head and ducked punches making it difficult for McClellan to land.

Ive always thought Jones untouchable at his best, but if one man could destroy Jones.

the Gman wouldn't get discouraged by Jones' speed, it would just piss him off and make him hit roy harder. i agree with this because i know the Gman could take roy's shots, but i'm not so sure roy takes his

[GEOFFHAYES]

He took flush power shots from Benn and Jackson without flinching

Not true.

He flinched!

But stayed on his feet..

[BKM-]

Not true.

He flinched!

But stayed on his feet..

Well, he flinched when he got headbutts and rabbit punches, but not when he was punched.

[The Noose]

Manny Steward insists that McClellan would of beaten Jones every time, and after the Tarver and Johnson fights hinted personally to somebody that it would of been an easy fight!

He feels McClellan developed speed at Kronk on par with Jones, but with better timing and heavier hands.

I dont believe anyone can compare the speed of Jones with that of McClellan.
He certainly wasnt slow, but he wasnt nearly as fast as Jones.

I tend to agree with this assessment. McClellan was a complete fighter who was beaten because of weight issues and being kayo hungry. Jones chin problem would have been discovered yrs in advance in he fought Gman.

I dont think he was complete by a long way. Ive never heard about him having weight issues, so maybe that was an excuse for how sloppy he was against Benn. But from wat ive seen of him, he had major defensive short comings.
He definatly sacrificed his boxing skills to KO opponents, but his defense against Benn was very poor at times. His gloves were low, he wasnt moving his head. And that was early on in the fight.

[The Noose]

Not true.

He flinched!

But stayed on his feet..

True is did flinch. But my aggageration is justified by the fact he took clean shots on the jaw by the hardest hitters in the sport.
He didnt just stay on his feet, he was never hurt.

[BigMKO]

I McClellan lands a hook or straight right on Jones' chin its over. But Jones would try to outbox him. close fight. I pick either McClellan by early KO or Jones by UD.

[GEOFFHAYES]

Well, he flinched when he got headbutts and rabbit punches, but not when he was punched.

No, he didn't flinch at all when he got ***** little rabbit punches. However, he did flinch when he was punched by the hardest hitter around.

The headbutt was bull****, see on the ITV replay, it's just a dreadlock tapping his cheek. He went down in pain because he'd somehow that night withstood the hardest punches he'd ever taken and it caught up with him at that point, the 'headbutt' was nothing of the some sort, that stumble just occured at the same time.

[GEOFFHAYES]

"It would have been one hell of a fight. They both had equal speed and moves, but Gerald was such a heavy handed puncher." - Steward

"Looking at the time they fought, Gerald was the guy who could get close to Roy in terms of speed but it was Gerald's timing that gave him the edge." - Steward

[Krucial]

i got Jones by stoppage in the late rounds
he was too quick,really strong at sr.middle
jones flurries woulda stumpt gman and made em cover up if he went through it enuff,and the ref would jump in n call it
Jones is the greatest fighter of altime if u ask me