Roy Jones Jr fight...very interesting!

[CD Lee]

Did you guys happen to see the Jones fight this weekend? Well it was an awesome display of talent by Roy, and his incredible reflexes and speed. I noticed some things Roy did that similarities to Kung Fu and wanted to see what anyone thought about it.

1. Roy kept his hands up almost in a san ti type position, although he leans over when he does it. Notice his hands which are already very fast, are that much closer when he suddenly throws it.

2. He was constantly at the proper distance from his opponent, so the opponent must take one step to get into striking range. Roy could see everything coming.

3. He is set so he can move his entire body as soon as he needs to move it.

4. Most incredible thing: He always contacted his punch slightly up or rising to uproot his opponent, or slightly down. He almost never landed a completely level punch. I noticed several times his opponent's entire body was thown up and across after taking a non-devestating yet rising blow. In other words, on a level type punch, the punch would rise as it contacted the opponent. Excellent application of technique.

I thought this was very applicible to the internals, as he was able to always do something with his punches to affect his opponents balance and center.

[Justa Man]

roy is the man, plain and simple. easy #1 pound for pound.

[blacktaoist]

Roy is good , But I have most of all his fights on tape, and in my opinion his fights are to easy. I'm a big boxing fan and have over 100 tapes on boxing. Roy is good but not all that". So far all Roy Jones has been fighting is low level boxers. Just look at the fight he just won or even past fights of opponents, Most of them was not that skilled of boxers.

There are a handful of intriguing potential skilled boxers that In my opinion can give Roy a fight he never forget. But like all ways roy bypassing them to face a gazillion- to- one mandatory longshot-in this instance-IBF number-one Glen Kelly of Australia.

Anyboby can look good if they are more skill then their opponent, what a mismatch the jones kelly fight was". The guy just like other boxers Roy fights was not that skilled of a boxers. Easy fight.

I can wait to see roy fight Hopkins. Hopkins this time is going to show every body what time it is with roy jones. Roy beat Bernard Hopkins the first time, But hopkins gave roy a hell of a fight and take him all the way. Roy is not interested in fighting hopkins because he know what time it is. Thats why he's trying to use the money game.

I feel this time around Hopkins is is best -prepared for roy and he is going to hurt Roy will bad. I call Hopkins the little man of Hsing YI boxing. I love the man mindset, and he just take it to his opponents. He is no joke. He is a true Executioner".

The bottom line is Roy is a good fighter, but its time he show the boxing fans what he can do with will skilled boxers. Because Roy, Oscar, Shane, Tito all have to get in line, Now Hopkins calls the shots".

After all Hopkins is now the undisputed middleweight chanpion of the world! Not Roy Jones. There is no way roy should get pay more money then Bernard Hopkins".

But like always Roy love to talk about his easy past fights to make his points. What a joke.

[Mr. Nemo]

"The guy just like other boxers Roy fights was not that skilled of a boxers."

Roy's opponents are not all bums. Remember that this last fight was a mandatory defense, and in almost all cases in light heavyweight he has been fighting #1 contenders. In addition, many of RJJ's opponents were quality boxers.

When he was a middleweight, he beat Jorge Castro, Bernard Hopkins (for the title), Sugar Boy Malinga, and Thomas Tate (#1 contender).

At Super Middlweight, James Toney, Antoine Byrd (#1 contender), and Bryant Brannon (#1 contender).

At light heavyweight, he's beaten everyone except Michaljewski (or however the heII you spell it). DM refuses to leave Germany.

The claims that Roy has fought no good competition is just not true. Montell Griffin, Eric Harding, James Toney, Virgil Hill, and Reggie Johnson are all good opponents; the difference is that RJJ is so good he makes them look like second-rate fighters.

Roy's insistence on that this "60-40" stuff confuses me, as I believe Hopkins is about as much of a PPV draw as RJJ now, but consider that Hopkins is fighting someone higher than him on the PFP list, and in a higher weight class, who has been a star longer than him.

[CD Lee]

Hey, I thought the kung fu application of his strikes were really awesome, did anybody see that??? Forget the politics for a minute, and go review the shots. A lot of application to what we are doing I think.

Anyway, I am a diehard boxing fan and here are my thoughts on Roy.

No he does not fight good enough opponents to showcase his skills, however, he cannot do that as there are almost none that can match his unbelievable skill level.

I thought Virgil Hill would finally give him trouble, but no, bam, he made Virgil Hill look like a bum. I was pretty dissapointed but hey, he is good.

He fought Hopkins when Hopkins was awesome, fast, smart, and a world champion. Roy beat him with one hand. He made Toney look slow and we know Toney is fast.

As far as the money, Hopkins is a nut-case if he thinks he can demand Roy Jones' star attraction. Look only at the financials. Hopkins can fight Roy, make 10+ million dollars, and prove he is the baddest on the planet with one fight. But no, as Hopkins says, he won't do it because it is not fair. Who gives a crap what is fair??? Hopkins said yesterday he would just go ahead and fight bums for 2 million a fight from now on. See the logic? Hopkins wants that money, he does not believe he can win against Roy, and when he loses, his *star attraction* is lost and no more big money fights. He MUST demand the most amount possible IF he fights Roy, or he can just keep fighting for less money, but good money none-the-less.

As far as skills, I will say Hopkins is very very skilled and has more heart. But in all honesty, Roy is far far superior in speed, sharpness, and footwork. I just do not see how Bernard could win without a lucky punch. Roy will not let him come in and pound at will. It just will not happen. At a high level in boxing, almost always, the more skilled boxer wins. As far as Hamed getting is dues from Barrera, he is extreemly awkward and gets hammered by shots in every fight anyways.

[Justa Man]

After all Hopkins is now the undisputed middleweight chanpion of the world! Not Roy Jones. There is no way roy should get pay more money then Bernard Hopkins".

c'mon. roy already had that belt, moved on and took the next belt and moved on again and took that belt. how can you even say for a second that roy doesn't deserve more cashpay?!

the toughest fight roy had was vs griffin. griffin had him off step and was landing some shots and roy couldn't really do any work on griffin. eddie futch was training griffin. he's hands-down the best trainer ever. he trained frazier to beat ali. nuff said. roy came back in that second fight and had griffin dazed and confused in 2 rounds! futch or no futch, it didn't matter. roy put the hurt on him because people thought that griffin actually could beat roy. i see it like this; as soon as roy's skill was truly tested, he brought his top game and crushed griffin.
thing with roy is, no one really tests his game to the point where he has to really put it on someone. he fights at 60% of his capacity. griffin came close and look what happened to him in the rematch.
hopkins is no match for roy's skills, if roy brings out his full arsenal. there's just no way.

[BAI HE]

"As far as skills, I will say Hopkins is very very skilled and has more heart. But in all honesty, Roy is far far superior in speed, sharpness, and footwork. I just do not see how Bernard could win without a lucky punch. Roy will not let him come in and pound at will. It just will not happen. At a high level in boxing, almost always, the more skilled boxer wins. As far as Hamed getting is dues from Barrera, he is extreemly awkward and gets hammered by shots in every fight anyways."

(1) It's time for Roy to prove it. Roy needs to fight the
only names out there. Hopkins and the German Kid Darius.
Roy will also be long gone by the time Jeff Lacy is ready for him and that's a shame. Roy needs to get his PPV numbers up. People are bored stiff of watching him electrocute bums. Hopkins had the plan for Tito, maybe he's got one for Roy.

(2) It's not what Barrera did to Nas offensively it was Defensively.

[BAI HE]

"hopkins is no match for roy's skills, if roy brings out his full arsenal. there's just no way."

Heard that same thing about Moseley Vs. Forrest and the New England Patriots.

[BAI HE]

"I thought Virgil Hill would finally give him trouble, but no, bam, he made Virgil Hill look like a bum."

That body shot sounded like a fockeen gunshot.

[Justa Man]

Heard that same thing about Moseley Vs. Forrest and the New England Patriots.

But Mosley doesn't dominate like Roy does. Shane isn't head and shoulder above the comp like Roy is. And I personally liked the Pats chances. You are still on that 'underdog' tip and that would be applicable anywhere except for opponents of Roy Jones.

[CD Lee]

Roy has proven he is better over and over. What everybody wants Roy to prove is that he has real heart, and can dig a fight out that he is losing after getting pounded to the head for a few rounds or cut and hurt. To be fair that is what we are all waiting on me included. But nobody has been able to do it yet except Griffin albiet breifly. It was awesome watching Griffin go to work, but it ended as you know prematurely.

Also, what is the big deal with Hopkins deserving this fight in such a big way??? What about Tito or Forest or any other superstar out there. What is the big friggin deal with Hopkins??? I think Bernard has the best chance frankly, but suddently they whole of boxing owes Hopkins a 50/50 purse, when everybody on earch knows Roy Jones is the main attraction. Ask yourselves this question:

Are you wanting to see how good Hopkins is or if Roy could actually lose from getting outboxed? If Hopkins was the big draw, then his last fight would have drawn the big money, but they don't and won't without a superstar.

Like I said and I stand by it, Bernard must demand a large purse, because if he loses the fight big, then he loses marketability for a while while Forest, Mosley, Tito, and DeLaHoya come in and clean up the money. And if he does not get a large purse, he will not fight, because it could cost him big-time future revenue.

If he really, really believes he will win, take the 60/40 purse, put 50% on himself at long odss and make a friggin FORTUNE! But we all know these guys talk a lot more than they are willing to lay down cash over.

[BAI HE]

Yer right. Moseley fighters good fighters.

Roy has been talkin' the talk for awhile now...

I think he's intimidated by Bernard. He says he ain't, but he needs to just bring it not sing it.

"I can wait to see roy fight Hopkins. Hopkins this time is going to show every body what time it is with roy jones. Roy beat Bernard Hopkins the first time, But hopkins gave roy a hell of a fight and take him all the way. Roy is not interested in fighting hopkins because he know what time it is. Thats why he's trying to use the money game."

Amen.

If Roy is the best he'll prove it against Bernard. Bernard has been
chasing Roy for a re-match for a long time, not the other way around. Roy needs to look down his shorts and see if he still got a pair.



BTW Hagler in his prime would have destroyed both of these guys.

See you guys tommorrow.

[Shin]

Personally, I'm a big roy fan. Sure, he doesn't always fight the best opponents, but he's self managed. He's practically an industry outsider. He was right to turn down a 50/50 split on hopkins. He's a smart man, he knows when someone's trying to shaft him. He fights for himself, he understands it's a business. If something is good for his fans and bad for him, guess what. Oh well.

[Mr. Nemo]

The difference between Mosley and Jones is that Mosley fought a normal contender and lost (Forrest), Jones has been fighting legit title contenders ever since he unified the LHW titles and has made them look ridiculous.

Yes, RJJ frusturates me with his unwillingness to fight, but what does Hopkins have that makes him so dangerous to Roy? RJJ is naturally bigger, faster, has an awkward style, has already beaten Hopkins once (with one hand), and is higher on everyone's PFP list.

As for Darius, the guy has no reasonable excuse not to go to america and fight roy. No other champ would have to put up with the crap Darius is pulling.

[BAI HE]

dON'T GET ME WRONG. jONES IS THE MOST TALENTED FIGHTER IN THE WORLD. But it don't matter if you're the 2nd coming of Ali, Ali fought the great fights, he fought through a division filled with IRON and spent his prime years in the government imposed layoff.

Jones will be great when he stops resting on his laurels and fights the great fights that are on his plate.

All these guys you talk about would get crushed by Hopkins.Montell Griffin?hahahaahhahahah. Sorry he's not Mike McCCallum folks.
Both Toney and Hopkins took The Pensacola kid lightly the first time around...now they're hungry for seconds.
Toney put Roy on the map and Roy cant give him a bit?
Please, that is so weak.
RJJ doesn't want the hard fights anymore. Katz, Hauser, Borges and the rest of the boxing press has been allover him for ducking the hard fights.

RJJ is hardly a draw on PPV. No one wants to see bums get put out like cigarettes anymore. Happily when the cable deal runs out he may have to fight. HOOORAYYYY!!!!

Hell, he won't even trash that German kid ho is tailor made for him.
Roy wants easy money and he knows Bernard won't give him that. ROY HAS BEEN DUCKING BERNARD FOR YEARS. Do a Google search morons.

Moseley has persued and fought a few of the best fighters of his time.

Has Roy? Will Roy? Why id he run to the Super middleeight division anyhow? It doesn't pay and no one can fight, that's why.

Roy got no heart. Just ask the boxing experts.
He could be Ali but even Ali got punched for money. Welcome to Fight Club.