Roy with his quickness was a great defensive fighter. He could have done what Floyd did better than Floyd did it. But Roy came to fight every time he laced on a pair of gloves. That's the reason Roy is respected by all boxing fans and always will be.
Boxing Circles Around The World Toney took the fight on short notice and was weight drained and BHop was a novice who came into his prime in his mid 30's. No dis. Just facts. Roy was great. But those guys were far from prime. Not blaming anyone, either. Just being objective.
Precise Puncher Compared to today's standards sugar ray Robinson and all of the fighters from his era took fights on short notice. Once the contract is signed the excuses should be out of the window. Roy Jones Jr was an anomaly, not a journeyman, so shame on James Toney for taking a fight like that on short notice. Bernard Hopkins who I rate higher than Roy Jones on my all time list must have magically found his late blooming prime right after his fight with Roy, because he went on a hell of a run; spanning from directly after that fight, to his 2 fights with Taylor he was unstoppable.
It's crazy because Roy was on a hunt to please everyone. All the opponents he was facing and was said to lose he beat them easy. He kept moving up in weight because he kept cleaning out his division....soon as he lose everybody throws him under the bus. If he stayed where he was his record would have been incomparable
Kinda how they did Broner.. now everyone treats him like a joke.. I agree tho all greats lose but they hold different ppl to different standards and that’s bull
Best pound for pound ever! Roy lost those later fights because his heart was still in it but his body wasn’t and he knew that. Doesn’t tarnish his legacy one second. That’s like defining Ali for getting whooped on by Larry Holmes.
Phenom Facemob because in the 90’s when you were a dominate champ at a lower weight class the media wanted you to move up. So James Toney who claimed to be the King of all MWs even thou he was at 168 SuperMW was considered the man. Nigel Benn ducked Toney on his own UK network when Toney came on via satellite and trash talk Benn In front of his fans. So Roy could of been the best 160 champ ever IMO. He was just to fast and had way CW power at 160/168! Remember he would of KO BHOP if he didn’t break his right hand in the 3rd round. He still beat BHOP easy with his left! Y’all must of forgot!
Phenom Facemob then why are we here? Roy could should beat or had a better career then Floyd “if” they faced off? Of if Floyd was the same size as Roy who would of, should of could of won? Your logic makes no sense. And yes Roy KO BHOP “if” he doesn’t break his hand! At the end of the day Floyd has the better resume thou.
I'm not even a big Roy fan! But some of you need to learn boxing and the fighter before you comment! Roy was shot and past his prime when he started losing! His speed and reflexes were gone when he came back down from heavyweight.He fought with his hands down! And he had Jesus given out of this world reflexes to hit and not be hit! When those left you could hit him, his style was rendered useless when the gifts left! He would have crushed everybody he lost to in prime! Roy in his prime stops all of them by KO!!! They would not have touched him, plus he had power! The film don't lie...............
@A C H as soon as you said he couldn't box you lost all credibility. He boxed his whole life his father was a pro boxer he just saw the game different and exploited his opponents unlike anybody else. Just because he doesn't meet "traditional standards" of boxing as stated by yourself doesn't mean he can't put the gloves and knock your ass out whoare you to say he can't box?! That's why there is different styles of boxing it's not cookie cutter shit like you're trying to say Not a single pro boxer would say some dumb shit like that man gtfo here
@@abtwopoint0 bro couldn't say it any better i hate these online 'experts' with a passion they really think boxing is about the standard guard up lean into punches and slug it out no df it ain't and then they be talking like they have the audacity to be talking their bitch asses can't even beat an amateur boxer.
RMAGEDN740 obviously he wasn’t but at the time he was undefeated and KO int everyone.....Point Is Pretty Boy Floyd wasn’t ducking any fighters in his division at that time
I never said anything about who floyd ducked - i just said corrales is not to be compared to roy jones jr.. Floyd definitely has the greater resume, in terms of big name fighters, but roy was doing things no one else has. No one in history has shown the skills/dominance roy jones jr. did. Floyd is a legend, but he can't mess with prime roy, and i seriously doubt he would've taken a fight against him. Roy would've been the bigger man with more athleticism and great ring iq. Floyd decided not to fight winky wright, who was bigger and probably smarter at the time. I also think he was scared of acelino freitas. Freitas was seen as a monster during that period. I didn't even give a shit about floyd back then.
RMAGEDN740 This convo isn’t about who would win if they fought in their primes??? Roy was 20 pounds heavier it makes no sense..... That’s like me saying Roy couldn’t beat Tyson in his prime??? Im talking Pound for Pound??? Who climbed more weight classes who defeated more champions???? Floyd Mayweather Jr.......
Roy Jones JR. was indeed (in his prime) the BEST, unequivocally, ever!! Hands DOWN, you ALL musta forgot! His speed and accuracy and power all combined was UNEQUALED amongst all known fighters. Roy Jones JR. rarely ever got hit with a clean punch from anybody. You can't equivalate "Sugar Ray Robinson", "Joe Louis", "Sugar Ray Leonard", "Mohamed Ali", "Floyd Mayweather" etc. to Roys combined strenght's e.g. Power, Speed, Accuracy, Footwork, Defense, Agility, Offence, Ring Generalship. When we look at all of these attributes, in unison, there is one clear and concise, utter master, of the ring and that was indeed ROY JONES JR>!!!
He had no competitors. Lol Who was Roy nemesis? He was in a class with no comp. He’s a terrific fighter but even those names u mention had way more comp than Roy. His prime is tarnish by not having any comp to me. Weight class was wack! Lol
RJJ & Tyson, for me. As far as RJJ is concerned, on top of his highly unpredictable style, his LEFT HOOKS were THE SHIT! I've never seen a guy deliver powerful MULTIPLE, CONSECUTIVE, UNANSWERED left hooks like him! I can't even fake that shit shadowboxing!
rj was so good in his prime that even floyd was considered a massive distant 2nd place in the p4p rankings. this man was unbelievable in his prime. you could watch one roy jones jr fight and see more clean hard shots in that then another mans entire career. this guy was incredible and i hope some day he gets the credit he deserves for being the real best of all time. i cant think of one guy below heavyweight that beats him in his prime. just fact
This man is the best pound for pound fighter of any division. He had amazing speed and unsurpassed ring smarts. He has won multiple titles in multiple weight classes. Best fighter I have ever seen.
Man if he would have just retired in his original weight class there's no way you could have a conversation of the goat and not add his name. But still in my top 3 all time
If Ali retired around when he was 20 I think he would be considered better than everyone at all weight devisions in the history of time. That man would was turning his chin side to side and making people miss every single punch they threw. He never got touched in the face EVER
He was the best ever. Rarely threw a jab in his fights and boxed with his left hand down. He was born with a gift. Very few boxers had those natural abilities.
Roy was the best boxer I've ever seen. Unlike some boxers who are content to hold onto the throne for as long as they can. He moved around different weight classes trying to challenge himself. This interview shows me he is the real deal inside and outside the ring
@@amgentry2564 so your lame ass is trolling comments. Do you also pay 100 dollars for floyds exhibition matches. Lmao you support a boxer who pays people to lose to him. Your a smart dummy
@@J.C.117 not only did it take you a week to read my comment you smart dummy. But your lack common sense to comprehend my post who bets against the promoter of his hand picked opponents which he actually pays to lose. Look here Fairweather I think the real Floyd smarter than you.
FLOWERWEATHER doesn't deserve to be compared with RJ. Neither with all the true boxing greats. Flowerweather's mindset and game plan is running, hugging, evading and just POTSHOT-ing in between. The type of Avoid Fighting that caused Clottey to SURVIVE Pacman.
@@amgentry2564 he was old you can't even compare Floyd's accomplishments to Rjj father time beat RJJ Fairweather paying people to lose he gave an mma fighter a title shot. How disrespectful to boxers working their whole life to get a shot and you give it to an mma fighter. And RJJ prime he carried fights for the fans knowing he could finish them. He was an intimidator Floyds a con man
After watching this, I am somehow even more impressed with Roy Jones Jr. He wasn't just the most entertaining boxer I've ever seen, but also an intelligent guy with lots of class.
@Joz and Easy at his best he certainly would have had good chances to win a fight against any of them but for me Sugar Ray Leonard was the best of all of them.
tlaw53montecarloss HE GOT BORED & BEING THE TYPE OF BOXER HE IS BY HEART HE WAS LOOKING FOR CHALLENGES & THAT'S THE REASON HE WAS WANTING TO FIGHT TYSON, MOST BOXERS WERE AFRAID OF TYSON !!!!!!!
Floyd didn’t stay in the same weight class. He fought in 5 weight classes. Super featherweight, lightweight, super lightweight, welterweight, and junior middleweight. So from 135 to 154. His first title was against Genaro Hernandez at 135.
Roy i fuckin love You brother. To me you've been the best boxer in your era, you've had a style, you've been untouchable that time. Greetings from Poland.
Roy looks great at his age! I know he still want to get in that ring again and fight. Like Jordan when he walked away from the game of basketball to then come back two yrs later for more titles.
The truth is that Floyd has said he has a perfect record the truth is also that he has said he's not fighting to see who the best is, he has also said he doesn't have to fight who people want him to fight and they can call him a coward for it at least he'll be a rich coward he has also said what i stated earlier. Truly a man who contradicts himself constantly.
Why do people always say Floyd hasn’t fought any elite fighters in there prime... Paul Williams wasn’t elite Margarito wasn’t elite And please don’t say manny cause we know he refuse test and wanted a split and he wasn’t the a side and without Floyd he’s fighting on ESPN for the free 🤷🏽♂️ That’s the only names he didn’t fight at the time he called most fighters out coming up and he had to wait to get the Oscar fight , and Shane camp didn’t want the fight until they saw Floyd name was big and they can get a big pay day.... bro beat 23 world champions ... people are pissed cause usually fighters taste defeat and he hasn’t and to this day he still talks shit about it but he prove to people and back it up....
Because they just copy what other say with looking up what really happen for themselves. If they did they realize Paul Williams lost to A fighter Cotto KO in 3 rounds(remember Arum told Floyd Cotto wasn’t ready to face Floyd yet at this stage) and Margocheat! Only people who say his name are Dougie Fischer worshippers who just want to believe Margocheat only tried to cheat vs Mosley and didn’t do it prior😂! Manny himself said he was afraid of needles and he and Arum walked away from the 2010 fight. Floyd signed the original contract(Kevin Iole wrote a article on it).
It’s a shame really, with Floyd it’s literally just hate. People throw out all facts, statistics and make up literal bullshit when they try to discredit him lol. The shit they say is just mind blowing with how dumb it is. At the end of the day you don’t have to like his style or him personally but Floyd is TBE his record is perfect his career was perfect, he walked away from the sport with the most money and the least damage out of any other fighter of his level. I guess the beauty in it is that no matter how much people hate him, it doesn’t change the truth.
arabion knights how can fighting be easy, anybody who got balls to fight and has made it through amateurs then professionals and to have a title has been through battles I don’t think it’s easy .... we say that because Floyd box that well and made it look easy
Darien J are u crazy Paul williams beat Sergio Martinez and winky wright mayweather was scared of both of them and paul beat antonio margertio mayweather told winky 70 30 winky agreed mayweather backed of the fight😁😃
Floyd in his prime was a 130-135lb fighter. Roy Jones Jr was a 160-168lb fighter in his prime. Your comparison is like saying tyson would destroy roy if they fought at HW, since roy did go all the way to HW at one point.
Mayweather is an all time great And one of my all time favorites But Jones jr is greater than Mayweather in my opinion it's not always about being undefeated it's about other things aswell and Roy wiinning a heavyweight title tops anything Mayweather did in the ring I don't care if Mayweather is too small he didn't move up to 160 and capture a title their
alidaygo619 your right.. hey when you get time go and look at all Floyd Mayweather 50 fights. he only fought mabe 5 are 6 well known guys. out of 50 fights. the rest of the guys were bums. dudes I never heard of. he never fought errol spence, are roy jones Adrien Broner Keith Thurman Danny Garcia. Bernard Hopkins Jeff Horn Terence Crawford. and a lot more guys I'm trying to figure out how did he get this popular.
Sylvester Davison ??? Bro Spence didn’t become relevant until Floyd was 38??? I can name 10 fighters that had more name recognition.... Corrales, Castillo, Hatton, Judah, De La Hoya, Mosley, Cotto, Canelo, Manny, Gatti....... If you’ve only recognized 5 names he’s boxed you don’t follow the sport bro....... Floyd gets criticized for not fighting guys when he was over 37 years old when Roy Jones Ray Leonard Ali were all getting knocked unconscious at that age lol
alidaygo619 You mean he should have fought Thurman or Brook when he was 39 years old???? The only time he could have fought either of the 2 was when he beat Berto...... The crazy thing is he would have been favored to beat both at that age
Not only a great champion but a true statesman...thank you for all you've done for me and for the sport of boxing...you finessed the game like no other...and still have your mental focus and acuity.
damn! I have high respect for this guy he knows his thing he knows what he's saying very smart guy! and a very great fighter! love this man! RJJr. is the greatest pound for pound to me!
Roy was really good in his prime, but his defense wasn't always on point. He likes to drop his hands during fights and he has suspect chin. That is why he lost a couple fights he should've won because his offense was elite.
Max Kellerman had an interesting comment about RJJ years ago. He said, "When Roy Jones was the #1 pound-for-pound best fighter in the world and still in his prime, Floyd Mayweather was the clear cut #2 pound-for-pound best fighter in the world and just beginning to enter his prime." Jones beat Bernard Hopkins in 1993, then dominated James Toney in 1994 when Toney was the #1 pound-for-pound fighter in the world. Let's say Jones's prime started with Toney in 1994. The first Tarver fight was 2003 and Jones had to pull that win from the fire. Bear in mind, this fight was after the Ruiz fight. The next Jones fight was the rematch where he got knocked out in two rounds. I would argue that Jones' prime started with Toney in 1994 and ended with the first Tarver fight in 2003. Jones looked slow and his reflexes were gone. Mayweather never lost, but when did his prime begin? When did his prime end? His first dozen or so fights were not noteworthy. He had a win against Emanuel Augustus in 2000, then beat Diego Corrales in 2001 (the same Diego Corrales who had the greatest comeback every against Jose Luis Castillo). Floyd then beat Castillo twice in 2002, beat DeMarcus Corley in 2004, then destroyed Gatti in 2005. (A note on Gatti: we all saw Gatti lose some fights, but he never looked beat in any of them. Mayweather beat Gatti up. That was the first time we saw Gatti as a shot fighter. The last time Gatti lost a fight before Mayweather was the first Ward fight, which Gatti lost by majority decision.) Let's assume Mayweather's prime started with Gatti in 2005. I would argue that his prime ended with the first Maidana fight in 2014, which Floyd won by majority decision. Floyd looked extremely hittable that night and the Compubox numbers support the observation. In summary: prime Roy Jones = 1994- 2003. prime Floyd = 2005 - 2014. Both had nine-year primes. During their primes, Roy Jones handed a few of his opponents their first career loss: see James Toney, Montell Griffin, Eric Harding, Glen Kelly). Some of Jones' opponents are in the boxing hall of fame (McCallum, Hill) and Toney and Hopkins will eventually gain induction into the hall. We do not know what will happen with Floyd's opponents but Oscar is a hall of fame fighter. So is Mosley, Marquez, and Pacquaio Then again: @t Floyd ranked #1 pound-for pound all time, while Jones is ranked #30.
I'm agree with everything you said with the exception of the end of Floyd's prime. My argument is I believe his prime ended between the second Maidana fight and the Pacquiao fight. My reasoning for this is the game plan Floyd had for Maidana 1. Floyd was mainly on the ropes and pot shotting all night due to what he saw in the maidana v bronzer fight. At the end of the fight with Broner Maidana was tired and Broner won a lot of rounds on the backend. Floyd anticipated that maidana would punch himself out and would leave himself open in the later rounds. However the second fight the game plan was to execute from the center of the ring and Maidana had no answer for Floyd at all, he was as sharp as ever. In the Pacquiao fight he looked like a shell of his former self.
True. But it would had been an extremely difficult task for Roy to accomplish. Mayweather is a superior boxer, he would had been Roy's greatest opponent.
I wish we could of seen a jones v McClellan fight! That could of been one of the greatest matches of all time. G man was on his way to being one of the greatest. Sad what happened to him.
The best to ever lace them up in my time when you turned on the TV to watch him fight you knew you was watching something special good luck with your fight tonight Roy. As far as the Russian thing go's it seem's like are scientist are all way's working together weather it be in the space station or studying the Universe thru telescopes, I think our Astronaut's have to hitch a ride from Russia to get to the International Space Station.
This man was the best boxing talent ever. Hand speed, power angles, craft.
Roy Jones Jr is a genius
“I wanted to play king of the hill , he wanted to play king of the bill” this man got so much charisma
Roy with his quickness was a great defensive fighter. He could have done what Floyd did better than Floyd did it. But Roy came to fight every time he laced on a pair of gloves. That's the reason Roy is respected by all boxing fans and always will be.
Interviewer:"Roy you confident?"
Roy: "Roy gonna win. Roy confident."
@@dpatrick5164 Roy wasnt defensive, he just had great reflexes.....an athletic freak of nature. He just didnt have basic boxing fundamentals.
@@Egodestroyer901 Because he was quick he was able to play his own style .It wasnt for lack of not knowing the fundamentals 😎
Having reflex is part of defense 🤔🤔🤔 bruh
Roy Jones beat a prime James Toney AND Bernard Hopkins. That alone is amazing.
Boxing Circles Around The World Facts
Larry Barry What's your point?
Boxing Circles Around The World Toney took the fight on short notice and was weight drained and BHop was a novice who came into his prime in his mid 30's. No dis. Just facts. Roy was great. But those guys were far from prime. Not blaming anyone, either. Just being objective.
Precise Puncher Compared to today's standards sugar ray Robinson and all of the fighters from his era took fights on short notice. Once the contract is signed the excuses should be out of the window. Roy Jones Jr was an anomaly, not a journeyman, so shame on James Toney for taking a fight like that on short notice. Bernard Hopkins who I rate higher than Roy Jones on my all time list must have magically found his late blooming prime right after his fight with Roy, because he went on a hell of a run; spanning from directly after that fight, to his 2 fights with Taylor he was unstoppable.
Boxing Circles Around The World Bhop wasn't in his prime from a skill standpoint although he was just reaching his physical prime.
Roy is a real man. Like if you agree, If you don't leave a hate comment. lol
You're wrong Roy is, was, and will always be a Dragon amongst men
Hate
@@BGD940 - Lol
So is Mayweather
Modelstopia he sounds like a drunk
It's crazy because Roy was on a hunt to please everyone. All the opponents he was facing and was said to lose he beat them easy. He kept moving up in weight because he kept cleaning out his division....soon as he lose everybody throws him under the bus. If he stayed where he was his record would have been incomparable
Thank u i agree
agree 100%. he didn't just beat the best guys, he beat the shit out of them.. knocked out most of them.
Kinda how they did Broner.. now everyone treats him like a joke.. I agree tho all greats lose but they hold different ppl to different standards and that’s bull
What hurt Roy was moving to HW to fight for a title. He should've retired after he won that and gone down top 5 of all time with a serious case for #1
Best pound for pound ever!
Roy lost those later fights because his heart was still in it but his body wasn’t and he knew that. Doesn’t tarnish his legacy one second.
That’s like defining Ali for getting whooped on by Larry Holmes.
One of the most phenomenal boxers I'll prolly ever c.
Prolly? You meant probably. You're welcome.
The best in my book
And then lomachenko comes along !
Roy evolved the sport and so is loma right know
Roy Jones was the best ever. skill wise.
ambivalent ambiguity North Philly. East coast.....Prolly Brauh!!! no Bro or brother either. LOL
Roy was the best middle to light heavy weight I ever saw!
Spill Dog roy didn't fight a middle weight that long so how he the best
Phenom Facemob because in the 90’s when you were a dominate champ at a lower weight class the media wanted you to move up. So James Toney who claimed to be the King of all MWs even thou he was at 168 SuperMW was considered the man. Nigel Benn ducked Toney on his own UK network when Toney came on via satellite and trash talk Benn In front of his fans. So Roy could of been the best 160 champ ever IMO. He was just to fast and had way CW power at 160/168! Remember he would of KO BHOP if he didn’t break his right hand in the 3rd round. He still beat BHOP easy with his left! Y’all must of forgot!
Brent Williams could of should of don't count kid.. B hop didn't get knocked out. Roy my second favorite. He is by far the most TALENTED fighter ever
Phenom Facemob then why are we here? Roy could should beat or had a better career then Floyd “if” they faced off? Of if Floyd was the same size as Roy who would of, should of could of won? Your logic makes no sense. And yes Roy KO BHOP “if” he doesn’t break his hand! At the end of the day Floyd has the better resume thou.
Brent Williams first off stop wit the.. I'F bull shit.. Second yea floyd got the better resume and floyd was better
Roy Jr prime 🐐
Tru story
Larry Barry Roy was out of his or I me by that time , but calzaghe was a beast
Larry Barry roy jones went to heavyweight & came back down 25lbs and beat tarver the 1st time 7 rounds to 5 when he was 35 years old
Na
I'm not even a big Roy fan! But some of you need to learn boxing and the fighter before you comment! Roy was shot and past his prime when he started losing! His speed and reflexes were gone when he came back down from heavyweight.He fought with his hands down! And he had Jesus given out of this world reflexes to hit and not be hit! When those left you could hit him, his style was rendered useless when the gifts left! He would have crushed everybody he lost to in prime! Roy in his prime stops all of them by KO!!! They would not have touched him, plus he had power! The film don't lie...............
Roy Jones was king of the Hill LOL. You got watch his fights he was putting those dudes to sleep . Night night .One of the best boxers in the world .
@A C H as soon as you said he couldn't box you lost all credibility. He boxed his whole life his father was a pro boxer he just saw the game different and exploited his opponents unlike anybody else. Just because he doesn't meet "traditional standards" of boxing as stated by yourself doesn't mean he can't put the gloves and knock your ass out whoare you to say he can't box?! That's why there is different styles of boxing it's not cookie cutter shit like you're trying to say
Not a single pro boxer would say some dumb shit like that man gtfo here
@@abtwopoint0 bro couldn't say it any better i hate these online 'experts' with a passion they really think boxing is about the standard guard up lean into punches and slug it out no df it ain't and then they be talking like they have the audacity to be talking their bitch asses can't even beat an amateur boxer.
In his prime this man was like no other. Facts💯
A prime Roy Jones Jr will absolutely destroy Floyd Mayweather Jr within less than a second
Roy will FOREVER be ONE OF THEE GREATEST POUND FOR POUND FIGHTERS EVER!!!!! PERIOD!!!!
RJ the Best Boxer Ever!
They can say what they want, Roy Jones is a special person
If prime Roy Jones and prime Floyd Mayweather were the same size and fighting in the same weight class, Floyd wouldn't fight Roy Jones. I know that.
??? That makes no sense.... Floyd fought a bigger established Diego Corrales..... Pretty Boy Floyd ducked no one and dominated
Diego was good, but diego wasn't roy jones jr.!
RMAGEDN740 obviously he wasn’t but at the time he was undefeated and KO int everyone.....Point Is Pretty Boy Floyd wasn’t ducking any fighters in his division at that time
I never said anything about who floyd ducked - i just said corrales is not to be compared to roy jones jr.. Floyd definitely has the greater resume, in terms of big name fighters, but roy was doing things no one else has. No one in history has shown the skills/dominance roy jones jr. did. Floyd is a legend, but he can't mess with prime roy, and i seriously doubt he would've taken a fight against him. Roy would've been the bigger man with more athleticism and great ring iq. Floyd decided not to fight winky wright, who was bigger and probably smarter at the time. I also think he was scared of acelino freitas. Freitas was seen as a monster during that period. I didn't even give a shit about floyd back then.
RMAGEDN740 This convo isn’t about who would win if they fought in their primes??? Roy was 20 pounds heavier it makes no sense..... That’s like me saying Roy couldn’t beat Tyson in his prime??? Im talking Pound for Pound??? Who climbed more weight classes who defeated more champions???? Floyd Mayweather Jr.......
Roy Jones JR. was indeed (in his prime) the BEST, unequivocally, ever!! Hands DOWN, you ALL musta forgot! His speed and accuracy and power all combined was UNEQUALED amongst all known fighters. Roy Jones JR. rarely ever got hit with a clean punch from anybody. You can't equivalate "Sugar Ray Robinson", "Joe Louis", "Sugar Ray Leonard", "Mohamed Ali", "Floyd Mayweather" etc. to Roys combined strenght's e.g. Power, Speed, Accuracy, Footwork, Defense, Agility, Offence, Ring Generalship. When we look at all of these attributes, in unison, there is one clear and concise, utter master, of the ring and that was indeed ROY JONES JR>!!!
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Roid was juiced up son.
How can you be the best ever with a glass jaw!Roy was good at dancing trying to be mahumad
He had no competitors. Lol Who was Roy nemesis? He was in a class with no comp. He’s a terrific fighter but even those names u mention had way more comp than Roy. His prime is tarnish by not having any comp to me. Weight class was wack! Lol
RJJ & Tyson, for me. As far as RJJ is concerned, on top of his highly unpredictable style, his LEFT HOOKS were THE SHIT! I've never seen a guy deliver powerful MULTIPLE, CONSECUTIVE, UNANSWERED left hooks like him! I can't even fake that shit shadowboxing!
Roy Jones the guy who influenced the movie The Matrix.
That's probably true because he was in the sequel, wasn't he?
@ take it with a grain of salt it's a joke fool
Best of his era hands down Prime Roy Jones can’t be beat
... can't be touched!
Without a doubt....Truth:)
Roy my dude gave me dap both times I ran across his path. God bless RJ!
rj was so good in his prime that even floyd was considered a massive distant 2nd place in the p4p rankings. this man was unbelievable in his prime. you could watch one roy jones jr fight and see more clean hard shots in that then another mans entire career. this guy was incredible and i hope some day he gets the credit he deserves for being the real best of all time. i cant think of one guy below heavyweight that beats him in his prime. just fact
This man is the best pound for pound fighter of any division. He had amazing speed and unsurpassed ring smarts. He has won multiple titles in multiple weight classes. Best fighter I have ever seen.
Man if he would have just retired in his original weight class there's no way you could have a conversation of the goat and not add his name. But still in my top 3 all time
If Ali retired around when he was 20 I think he would be considered better than everyone at all weight devisions in the history of time.
That man would was turning his chin side to side and making people miss every single punch they threw. He never got touched in the face EVER
Regardless of his boxing prowess and success. I'm proud of Mr. Jones as a human being.
Great interview, thank you. Michałczewski always speaks of Roy with great regard. Very secure champion...
Roy Jones felt he wouldn't get a fair shake in Germany. Michałczewski felt he wouldn't get a fair shake in the USA. Maybe they were both right.
He is still ducking!!!
He was the best ever. Rarely threw a jab in his fights and boxed with his left hand down. He was born with a gift. Very few boxers had those natural abilities.
Favorite Boxers:
Tommy Hearns
Roy Jones Jr
Mike Tyson
Sugar Ray
@Steve Lethal Ray Robinson
Mike Tyson for me all the way!!
Add Lomachenko "the Matrix" to that list 😎
@@yanicyoda4762 ah ah ah ah..... I said my favorite. Not the best in the sport.
@@stokesjr57ned i hear ya 👌🏼
"yall mustve forgot"
"And they got the nerve to say I ain't fight nobody, I just make em look like nobody, ya'll musta forgot"!!!
Tell Danny green that
musta
GREAT interview. I wish Roy got more great interviews like this.
I'm Glad I Listened To This Interview Great Knowledge.
There is no comparison. ROY JONES is the best fighter I ever saw. FLOYD just made more money.
There is a comparison
U must of not of watched Pretty Boy Floyd.
The Unique Playground HE NEVER WATCHED FLYOD EVEN ROY KNOW FLYOD COLD LIKE THAT
@@MrMindMarvel nobody gives af
@@illkid86 what's your basis for saying this. The guy above clearly does...
Roy was literally a Superman when he fought
I loved his answer to the HBO question
You have to love Roy Jones jr. The greatest pound-for-pound fighter in the world
Roy Jones “I’m employed by hbo, I just do my job”. LOL HAHAHAHA...
clark hodges Lmao Roy was dead ass
😂😂😂
Now.. That was smooth , the way he said it.. Trabslation: thats ma food.. I gotta eat
You Obviously do your job with no dignity whatsoever!
People need to understand that everybody doesn't worship money.
Roy Jones is real as hell. I miss this dude.
Very nice interview.
Roy Jones is Smart Talking and One of the Greatest Fighters Ever! I enjoy hearing his common sense and moral sense which=good sense!
R. Jones was Flashy and and loaded with extradarnary talent. He and Surgar Ray L. were beautuful fighters and good guys.
"Im employed by HBO...i just do my job".
Smart man.
Kevin Iole is one of my favorite writers period, not just among sports journalists. Instant subscribe and much success.
Thank you very much IIG. Much appreciated.
This man is a great person he believes in love between everyone
Roy was the best boxer I've ever seen.
Unlike some boxers who are content to hold onto the throne for as long as they can. He moved around different weight classes trying to challenge himself.
This interview shows me he is the real deal inside and outside the ring
RJJR is GREATEST BOXER OF ALL TIME. No Doubt. Prime Roy was PHENOMENAL.
Please. The best at going to sleep.
@@amgentry2564 he can beat yo bum ass foh
@@amgentry2564 so your lame ass is trolling comments. Do you also pay 100 dollars for floyds exhibition matches. Lmao you support a boxer who pays people to lose to him. Your a smart dummy
@@Serve3000 Let me guess you lost not only $100 but your life savings betting on Floyd's opponents
@@J.C.117 not only did it take you a week to read my comment you smart dummy. But your lack common sense to comprehend my post who bets against the promoter of his hand picked opponents which he actually pays to lose. Look here Fairweather I think the real Floyd smarter than you.
FLOWERWEATHER doesn't deserve to be compared with RJ. Neither with all the true boxing greats.
Flowerweather's mindset and game plan is running, hugging, evading and just POTSHOT-ing in between.
The type of Avoid Fighting that caused Clottey to SURVIVE Pacman.
Nobody could come close to beating Roy at his best
Best at what? Going to sleep.
@@amgentry2564 he was old you can't even compare Floyd's accomplishments to Rjj father time beat RJJ Fairweather paying people to lose he gave an mma fighter a title shot. How disrespectful to boxers working their whole life to get a shot and you give it to an mma fighter. And RJJ prime he carried fights for the fans knowing he could finish them. He was an intimidator Floyds a con man
I'm employed by HBO, I'm just here to do my job!! That was a stupid question to ask somebody who works for that company!
My top 3 favorite boxers that I actually saw fight live:
1. Mike Tyson
2. Roy Jones Jr
3. Floyd Mayweather
bigmixx Beautiful list I got Roy first
After watching this, I am somehow even more impressed with Roy Jones Jr. He wasn't just the most entertaining boxer I've ever seen, but also an intelligent guy with lots of class.
It would have been amazing to watch Roy Jones fight during the Leonard/Hagler/Hearns and Duran era.
@Joz and Easy at his best he certainly would have had good chances to win a fight against any of them but for me Sugar Ray Leonard was the best of all of them.
@Joz and Easy i said it before I read your comment
Only athlete to ever come out with dope songs lol
Roy Jones is one of my favorite people in life and I truly respect him..
great stuff, great interview. always liked and respected Roy in and out of the ring
no one in they're prime was close to roy lones jr.... the best boxer my eyes ever seen
Roy Jones is still an amazing champion!
Incredible guy through & through. I'd love to train with a monster,icon & legend of his caliber.
Roy was all speed and reflexes. When that started to fade he started getting knocked tf out.. Floyd a better pure boxer
Do people forget that Roy went up weight so many times and still kept winning. He could have been 60-0 if he stayed same weight class like Floyd did
tlaw53montecarloss HE GOT BORED & BEING THE TYPE OF BOXER HE IS BY HEART HE WAS LOOKING FOR CHALLENGES & THAT'S THE REASON HE WAS WANTING TO FIGHT TYSON, MOST BOXERS WERE AFRAID OF TYSON !!!!!!!
Please. I'm going to do my best Roy impersonation. ZZZZZZ. ZZZZZZ.
Floyd didn’t stay in the same weight class. He fought in 5 weight classes. Super featherweight, lightweight, super lightweight, welterweight, and junior middleweight. So from 135 to 154. His first title was against Genaro Hernandez at 135.
Wow, somebody doesn’t know their history at all
60-0?🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Lay of the drugs bro.
Roy i fuckin love You brother.
To me you've been the best boxer in your era, you've had a style, you've been untouchable that time.
Greetings from Poland.
Roy looks great at his age! I know he still want to get in that ring again and fight. Like Jordan when he walked away from the game of basketball to then come back two yrs later for more titles.
Great Interview. Great Champion.
Ya Gotta Love Roy Jones Jr.! Great Person!
Great job....first interview I watch where the interviewer isn't trying to get the worst of someone.
floyds in his own words '' we're not fighting to see who the best is''
Cable th-cam.com/video/HQSE5Ymh3ro/w-d-xo.html
Floyd was speaking in general he has himself said that when he says TBE he doesn't mean in the ring he means the boxing game.
The truth is that Floyd has said he has a perfect record the truth is also that he has said he's not fighting to see who the best is, he has also said he doesn't have to fight who people want him to fight and they can call him a coward for it at least he'll be a rich coward he has also said what i stated earlier.
Truly a man who contradicts himself constantly.
Cable I don't mind you worshipping Floyd and picking the things he has said that you like and repeating them. Facts are still facts though.
I believe Floyd has told Max Kellerman multiple times "TBE is nor necessary in the ring it about making smart moves and investments"
He is simply the most complete and talented boxer there ever was! In his prime the greatest! That simple!
Why do people always say Floyd hasn’t fought any elite fighters in there prime...
Paul Williams wasn’t elite
Margarito wasn’t elite
And please don’t say manny cause we know he refuse test and wanted a split and he wasn’t the a side and without Floyd he’s fighting on ESPN for the free 🤷🏽♂️
That’s the only names he didn’t fight at the time he called most fighters out coming up and he had to wait to get the Oscar fight , and Shane camp didn’t want the fight until they saw Floyd name was big and they can get a big pay day.... bro beat 23 world champions ... people are pissed cause usually fighters taste defeat and he hasn’t and to this day he still talks shit about it but he prove to people and back it up....
Because they just copy what other say with looking up what really happen for themselves. If they did they realize Paul Williams lost to A fighter Cotto KO in 3 rounds(remember Arum told Floyd Cotto wasn’t ready to face Floyd yet at this stage) and Margocheat! Only people who say his name are Dougie Fischer worshippers who just want to believe Margocheat only tried to cheat vs Mosley and didn’t do it prior😂! Manny himself said he was afraid of needles and he and Arum walked away from the 2010 fight. Floyd signed the original contract(Kevin Iole wrote a article on it).
It’s a shame really, with Floyd it’s literally just hate. People throw out all facts, statistics and make up literal bullshit when they try to discredit him lol. The shit they say is just mind blowing with how dumb it is. At the end of the day you don’t have to like his style or him personally but Floyd is TBE his record is perfect his career was perfect, he walked away from the sport with the most money and the least damage out of any other fighter of his level. I guess the beauty in it is that no matter how much people hate him, it doesn’t change the truth.
arabion knights how can fighting be easy, anybody who got balls to fight and has made it through amateurs then professionals and to have a title has been through battles I don’t think it’s easy .... we say that because Floyd box that well and made it look easy
Darien J are u crazy Paul williams beat Sergio Martinez and winky wright mayweather was scared of both of them and paul beat antonio margertio mayweather told winky 70 30 winky agreed mayweather backed of the fight😁😃
You do realize that Winky was a lot bigger than Floyd right? He delved a bigger purse because hens taking the bigger risk with the size difference
Roy Jones is a special somebody. We all need to be this way. Love one another. Great interview!!!
If both in prime and same size, Roy would've trapped Floyd eventually and prime time would've won
Who would of won??
And STILL... my favorite boxer of all time. Showed me what unorthodox was.
Roy is next to Muhammad Ali don't ever thing Floyd Mayweather can come close to Roy the greatest
Would love to get an Iole virtual tour of the UFCPI.
My favorite fighter to watch and listen to.
Nova Scotia boxing fans Love you Roy Jones and that's a fact.Thank-you for the many years of entertainment you provided for us.GOD bless you.
“Y’all must’ve forgot “
"And they got the nerve to say I ain't fight nobody, I just make em look like nobody, ya'll musta forgot "!!!
He was an amazing fighter and really unmatched for a very long time.
Roy was that naaga!!! Although Floyd is nice with his calculations, his wins depended on scorecards more than his fist actually stopping people.
I´m German but don´t think that Michalczewski wanted to fight against Jones.
Both Jones and Floyd fought at 154lbs. if those two versions of these fighters faced off Roy would've killed Floyd.
Floyd in his prime was a 130-135lb fighter. Roy Jones Jr was a 160-168lb fighter in his prime. Your comparison is like saying tyson would destroy roy if they fought at HW, since roy did go all the way to HW at one point.
Love this brothers integrity. Respect 💯
Mayweather is an all time great And one of my all time favorites But Jones jr is greater than Mayweather in my opinion it's not always about being undefeated it's about other things aswell and Roy wiinning a heavyweight title tops anything Mayweather did in the ring I don't care if Mayweather is too small he didn't move up to 160 and capture a title their
alidaygo619 your right.. hey when you get time go and look at all Floyd Mayweather 50 fights. he only fought mabe 5 are 6 well known guys. out of 50 fights. the rest of the guys were bums. dudes I never heard of. he never fought errol spence, are roy jones Adrien Broner Keith Thurman Danny Garcia. Bernard Hopkins Jeff Horn Terence Crawford. and a lot more guys I'm trying to figure out how did he get this popular.
Sylvester Davison Yeah I like Floyd but He never fought Thurman or Brook when he could have he avoided them both
Sylvester Davison ??? Bro Spence didn’t become relevant until Floyd was 38??? I can name 10 fighters that had more name recognition.... Corrales, Castillo, Hatton, Judah, De La Hoya, Mosley, Cotto, Canelo, Manny, Gatti....... If you’ve only recognized 5 names he’s boxed you don’t follow the sport bro....... Floyd gets criticized for not fighting guys when he was over 37 years old when Roy Jones Ray Leonard Ali were all getting knocked unconscious at that age lol
alidaygo619 You mean he should have fought Thurman or Brook when he was 39 years old???? The only time he could have fought either of the 2 was when he beat Berto...... The crazy thing is he would have been favored to beat both at that age
Couldn't have said it better.
Not only a great champion but a true statesman...thank you for all you've done for me and for the sport of boxing...you finessed the game like no other...and still have your mental focus and acuity.
damn! I have high respect for this guy he knows his thing he knows what he's saying very smart guy! and a very great fighter! love this man! RJJr. is the greatest pound for pound to me!
Well spoken and well said , one of the best ever 👍👍👍
Roy was really good in his prime, but his defense wasn't always on point. He likes to drop his hands during fights and he has suspect chin. That is why he lost a couple fights he should've won because his offense was elite.
"Ya'll musta forgot"!!!
Great interview. And Rod Jones has great insight.
Don't compare ROY JONES JR. to that Marc ass Mayweather Jr.. God give Roy a gift.. Him Ali the GREATEST homie
Roy was flawless in his prime. One of the all time greatest!
Roy was better than Floyd. Roy was ahead of his time
Come on semaj. Tell the truth
Max Kellerman had an interesting comment about RJJ years ago.
He said, "When Roy Jones was the #1 pound-for-pound best fighter in the world and still in his prime, Floyd Mayweather was the clear cut #2 pound-for-pound best fighter in the world and just beginning to enter his prime."
Jones beat Bernard Hopkins in 1993, then dominated James Toney in 1994 when Toney was the #1 pound-for-pound fighter in the world. Let's say Jones's prime started with Toney in 1994. The first Tarver fight was 2003 and Jones had to pull that win from the fire. Bear in mind, this fight was after the Ruiz fight. The next Jones fight was the rematch where he got knocked out in two rounds.
I would argue that Jones' prime started with Toney in 1994 and ended with the first Tarver fight in 2003. Jones looked slow and his reflexes were gone.
Mayweather never lost, but when did his prime begin? When did his prime end? His first dozen or so fights were not noteworthy. He had a win against Emanuel Augustus in 2000, then beat Diego Corrales in 2001 (the same Diego Corrales who had the greatest comeback every against Jose Luis Castillo). Floyd then beat Castillo twice in 2002, beat DeMarcus Corley in 2004, then destroyed Gatti in 2005.
(A note on Gatti: we all saw Gatti lose some fights, but he never looked beat in any of them. Mayweather beat Gatti up. That was the first time we saw Gatti as a shot fighter. The last time Gatti lost a fight before Mayweather was the first Ward fight, which Gatti lost by majority decision.)
Let's assume Mayweather's prime started with Gatti in 2005. I would argue that his prime ended with the first Maidana fight in 2014, which Floyd won by majority decision. Floyd looked extremely hittable that night and the Compubox numbers support the observation.
In summary:
prime Roy Jones = 1994- 2003.
prime Floyd = 2005 - 2014.
Both had nine-year primes. During their primes, Roy Jones handed a few of his opponents their first career loss: see James Toney, Montell Griffin, Eric Harding, Glen Kelly). Some of Jones' opponents are in the boxing hall of fame (McCallum, Hill) and Toney and Hopkins will eventually gain induction into the hall.
We do not know what will happen with Floyd's opponents but Oscar is a hall of fame fighter. So is Mosley, Marquez, and Pacquaio
Then again: @t
Floyd ranked #1 pound-for pound all time, while Jones is ranked #30.
I'm agree with everything you said with the exception of the end of Floyd's prime. My argument is I believe his prime ended between the second Maidana fight and the Pacquiao fight. My reasoning for this is the game plan Floyd had for Maidana 1. Floyd was mainly on the ropes and pot shotting all night due to what he saw in the maidana v bronzer fight. At the end of the fight with Broner Maidana was tired and Broner won a lot of rounds on the backend. Floyd anticipated that maidana would punch himself out and would leave himself open in the later rounds. However the second fight the game plan was to execute from the center of the ring and Maidana had no answer for Floyd at all, he was as sharp as ever. In the Pacquiao fight he looked like a shell of his former self.
Duck-and-run Maytweather would be scared to even imagine fighting Roy Jones... "He's (Mayweather) a scared little man,' Tyson said.
Is this why he fought for about twenty years? Make it make sense.
Roy was great, but no real challenges. Like when ray, the hit man, Duran were all at their peak.
Even if Jones fought Mayweather at all of Mayweather’s preferred weights, he would have slaughtered Mayweather.
True.
But it would had been an extremely difficult task for Roy to accomplish. Mayweather is a superior boxer, he would had been Roy's greatest opponent.
I wish we could of seen a jones v McClellan fight! That could of been one of the greatest matches of all time. G man was on his way to being one of the greatest. Sad what happened to him.
Elton Thomas definitely!!!! G-Man was a MONSTER!!
👑King of the Hill👑
Roy was in my opinion ( the greatest boxer that I ever watched) the only boxer that equaled Marvin Hagler..... my two greatest .....
The best to ever lace them up in my time when you turned on the TV to watch him fight you knew you was watching something special good luck with your fight tonight Roy. As far as the Russian thing go's it seem's like are scientist are all way's working together weather it be in the space station or studying the Universe thru telescopes, I think our Astronaut's have to hitch a ride from Russia to get to the International Space Station.
For real. He said it best. "Floyd wanted to be the best at making money...I wanted to be the best at whoopin' ass."
Simply the best! Never side stepped from any opponent that wanted to 🥊....at least from what I know.
Floyd Mayweather would break Roy jones jr down like a fraction
That's one of the very few boxers I would not see Mayweather beating, with both in their prime, of course.
True
Its true, lots of guys didn't want to fight Roy regardless how much they were offered.
Roy Jones Jr phenomenal fighter I'm definitely a fan of him