Prime Roy Jones beats every LHW in history

[BritishBoxing92]

I don't see any light heavyweight beating him, in his prime. The man was simply untouchable and unbeatable.

With all due respect, Charles, Moore, Tunney, Fitzsimmons, Spinks and Foster wouldn't be able to beat Jones.

i think maybe he mightve beaten 1 or 2 of em but the rest of him im not to sure....dont get me wrong i mean RJJ is really good...but who knows who he could have beaten....

[THE REED]

Tunney would have been interesting and the two of them probably makes a dull fight where no one leads. In that sort of affair, Jones has the advantage because he can just flash flurry on occasion.

Foster would decapitate him. Literally. Spinks might too but his style might make it all a chess match. The five inch height advantage would be a big factor for Jinx. Charles could match Jones in speed and power and had more fighter in him; I can't see Jones beating him in any scenario.

I dont think CHarles could match him in speed, but definitely power... if not moreso.

[SplitSecond]

i think you kids need to get off roys nuts for a second and stop posting **** about fighters you have no knowledge off

why are jones fans so over-sensitive,someone presents them with a valid argument and they get all butthurt like a bunch of 12 year olds,which they probably are-might explain it

hold on a sec, is this not a forum? where you post your opinion?
how are you so sure your right? stfu, even if he were to be the underdog if the fight was to happen doesn't mean he couldn't dominate or stop spinks, it's my opinion and i happen to think im pretty good at predicting who'll win a fight(mosley-margarito, hopkins-pavlik, haye-valuev, pacquiao-oscar, pacquiao-cotto and dirrell-froch which should've been dirrell)

[crold1]

I dont think CHarles could match him in speed, but definitely power... if not moreso.

I didn't think so either for a while based on seeing him at Heavy. I got a chance to see his rematch at Light Heavy with Marshall a couple years ago and changed my mind. His technique was crisp, his right hand just was whoa, and the speed was right there.

[THE REED]

I didn't think so either for a while based on seeing him at Heavy. I got a chance to see his rematch at Light Heavy with Marshall a couple years ago and changed my mind. His technique was crisp, his right hand just was whoa, and the speed was right there.

I have not seen the fight so I cannot comment... interesting points.

Losing to Ezzard Charles is no knock on anyones resume anyways.

I don't think Roy could beat everyone in this history of the division... I do think if you were to make a hypothetical "super six" of the LHWs in history, you would want Roy in there... which speaks a lot for his ability.

[TheGreatA]

Charles was just a beast at light heavyweight before the killing of Sam Baroudi. The few films that we have of prime Charles do not disappoint.

Bob Foster at 6'3, nearly 80 inch reach would be a very difficult match-up for the smaller 5'10 Jones. Can he get past the reach without tasting the power of Foster?

Roy Jones vs Harold Johnson would be a great match-up between amazing athleticism vs flawless technique. Of course Harold Johnson was a trendemous athlete himself.

I think Tunney was more capable of "leading" than given credit for. In fact he was usually the "stalker" in many of his light heavyweight bouts. He walked down Georges Carpentier and Tommy Gibbons, controlling both fights with the jab and broke them down to the body. Of course there's the question whether an old timer could compete with a super athlete in Jones but on film Tunney is pretty fast himself, enough to impress and convince the great Muhammad Ali of his skills.

The likes of Lloyd Marshall and Jimmy Bivins could also be difficult for Jones from what I've seen.

[THE REED]

Charles was just a beast at light heavyweight before the killing of Sam Baroudi. The few films that we have of prime Charles do not disappoint.

Bob Foster at 6'3, nearly 80 inch reach would be a very difficult match-up for the smaller 5'10 Jones. Can he get past the reach without tasting the power of Foster?

Roy Jones vs Harold Johnson would be a great match-up between amazing athleticism vs flawless technique. Of course Harold Johnson was a trendemous athlete himself.

I think Tunney was more capable of "leading" than given credit for. In fact he was usually the "stalker" in many of his light heavyweight bouts. He walked down Georges Carpentier and Tommy Gibbons, controlling both fights with the jab and broke them down to the body. Of course there's the question whether an old timer could compete with a super athlete in Jones but on film Tunney is pretty fast himself, enough to impress and convince the great Muhammad Ali of his skills.

The likes of Lloyd Marshall and Jimmy Bivins could also be difficult for Jones from what I've seen.

I really don't see how Jones could beat Ezzard... anything is possible with Roy when he was at his peak as far as outboxing, counterpunching and moving... but he would have to fight the perfect fight.


And 5'11" Damnit!

[mikeyh1015]

Archie Moore would've knocked him clean out

Archie Moore, Spinks.... LOL, Old school fighters aint **** compared to new school. your probably the same idiots that use old school fighters as a way of showing your boxing knowledge. RJJ beats anybody in history in his prime. RJJ was UNREAL in his PRIME. He rivaled GOD

[SplitSecond]

roy was 6'0 in his prime




















true story

[TheGreatA]

Archie Moore, Spinks.... LOL, Old school fighters aint **** compared to new school. your probably the same idiots that use old school fighters as a way of showing your boxing knowledge. RJJ beats anybody in history in his prime. RJJ was UNREAL in his PRIME. He rivaled GOD

Here's a guy Ezzard Charles beat twice: