Who Belives Rjj Weight Lost Effected Him!!

[Kid Achilles]

I think his getting old and being passed his prime figured in there somewhere as well.

[TheRealDunnagan]

roy's failure was his other hobbies

He developed more hobbies, and in turn stopped training as much, and fitting time into those other hobbies.

His rap, for instance, he spent lots of time on. Probably five years before that he was spending that time doing bag work or something, now he's in a recording studio with his homeboys doin their thing, and if youve ever known an up and coming music artist and visited them in the studio while they had studio time..Weed is gonna get smoked in this place. I mean that's how it goes, they blaze up and record their ****, I wouldn't doubt it if Roy's entourage had a quick sack Roy probably smoked it up with them.

compare what roy probably did before that tarver fight to what marvin hagler did before his fights. Hagler would put himself in isolation and do all kinds of training, and become a bloodthirsty mutant before his fights. Jones would stay at home, hit the bag/shadowbox, and play around with his rap

isn't like roy has a bad life. he gets first row seats at every hbo fight, has a cool job and commentates on boxing, (but I can see the nervousness in roy's voice when he interacts with Jim Lampley, as if he is trying not to screw up and get booted off. )

[comepana]

I just saw Ruiz Vs Jones last night definitely the weight loss in the Tarver I fight was a factor,second a very clean chin shot and the glen loss was more mentally than physically.You see Jones took well a lot of Ruiz right hands the same hands that almost knock out holyfield,kd Kirk,Ko Oquendo and hurt Rahaman so no way in the hell the guy had a glass chin.I bet Ruiz's punches are far stronger than Tarver's and Glen's and Roy took them well.

[TheRealDunnagan]

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[trephination]

I Believe it pretty much ended his career

[rocco1252]

Like all fighters when they age and are past their primes they tend to lose there quick reflexes and thats exactly what happened to Jones. I agree that losing 30 lbs from one fight to the next definately has it reprocussions and a big effect on stamina as well as speed but age also had quite a bit to do with it. I think he should return in for a rubber match against Tarver because there are so many critics out there who want to hate Jr but because of his great career they cant and since his past 2 loses they can count him out. Well let me tell you count him back in because he can do it no problem.

[Tha Greatest]

I think it definately affected him in a negative way...and by no means am I a Roy Jones Jr fan at all...

[loangunZ]

after watching super size me convinced me that they way inwhich roy jones lost his weight had a major effect on him. Man I can't imagine losing that much muscle weight in that short a period time, I can understand burning the fat off but dropping all that muscle can't be good.

[!! Mr. Soprano]

Like all fighters when they age and are past their primes they tend to lose there quick reflexes and thats exactly what happened to Jones. I agree that losing 30 lbs from one fight to the next definately has it reprocussions and a big effect on stamina as well as speed but age also had quite a bit to do with it. I think he should return in for a rubber match against Tarver because there are so many critics out there who want to hate Jr but because of his great career they cant and since his past 2 loses they can count him out. Well let me tell you count him back in because he can do it no problem.

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[jack_the_rippuh]

He stopped training and focused too much on stuff outside the ring and it showed when he got in to the ring. I mean he said it himself that he lost his hunger after winning the belt..