Roy makes some saliant points and if you don't think he does then I'd want to hear your retort.
Who would have been the equal?
I'd say Pacquiao, but he they played games with contracts for several years
Roy Jones Jr Goes in on Floyd Mayweather
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Who would have been the equal?
I'd say Pacquiao, but he they played games with contracts for several years
Roy said “when you saw Mayweather fight, you never thought he couldn’t be beat. When you saw Roy fought you thought nobody could beat him”
He shoulda said
“When you saw Mayweather fight you knew nobody could beat him. When you saw Roy fight you knew he could beat anyone”
He shoulda said
“When you saw Mayweather fight you knew nobody could beat him. When you saw Roy fight you knew he could beat anyone”
YOU MEAN PAC DIDNT
WANT TO TAKE THE BLOOD TEST
UNTIL HE GOT OFF THE PEDS
MoshpitMazi
Moshpit Gxng/ Anti Fash
That's crazy considering he was a multi weight champion
MoshpitMazi
Moshpit Gxng/ Anti Fash
What were the better fights ?
He fought hatton
It takes 2 to make a fight
Only names he didn't was Paul Williams who moved up and amir Khan who got chinned in every other big fight
That's fair as well
YOU MEAN PAC DIDNT
WANT TO TAKE THE BLOOD TEST
UNTIL HE GOT OFF THE PEDS
only when his skills started to erode, when he young he was a beast when he was focused
His resume is the most handpicked and he lost every major matchup in his career, got destroyed and completely broken down in every big name fight he had
With that said, he was the most talented and naturally gifted of our lifetime (still)
And despite this his catalog is filled with most cherrypicks possible, like we’re talking about nearly every fight and then he just rose through the handful of mediocre talents at the top of the rankings before being placed in matchups that actually mattered, and he lost every single one of those as well as any other match that turned into a fight
I thought Teddy Atlas was a hater when he said this but I watched his whole career and confirmed it myself, despite not even considering it initially
He was actively campaigned in one of the best championship campaigns ever but this was because of the rate he was going at, not the fighters he faced. Once he got up to the top of the division he still was showing that he was levels above
But that was until discipline waned, focus splintered
One of the biggest names in boxing history has a name and legacy that is built off the residuals of a reputation that was built over cherrypicks - and in that sense he had earned a comic book superhero level aura
Edit: From 1986 to 1990, Tyson beat twelve of his fifteen top-ten ranked opponents according to Ring Magazine, most by early knockout. Names include Trevor Berbick, James Smith, Tony Tucker, and Michael Spinks.
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Man this thread almost got 200 posts. I ain't think too much of it honestly. The fighters are going to feel how they feel. Fans will feel how they feel. Could argue in circles all day.
Would ya'll actually want to see a granddaddy boxing match between Roy vs Floyd?
Would ya'll actually want to see a granddaddy boxing match between Roy vs Floyd?
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nope
I wanna see Mayweather every chance possible
The man is walking masterclass - Master Class Mayweather
Pretty Boy to Money Mayweather
Would be like if Air Jordan to Floor Jordan happened but Flood Jordan was hitting 3s like Steph Curry
Prime Mayweather was Pretty Boy, literally unreplicably gifted. Money Mayweather birthed the styles of Shakur Stevenson and Devin Haney and many others / Mayweather was better at his fallback style than these guys (in their prime) are when they try to replicate his sunset years
When I met Mayweather he told me to fukk off
Don’t you dare put Mike Tyson or Roy Jones in the same breath as Mayweather
It’s not even close. You’re talking all-time great versus top 50 - which is hall of fame status and highest esteem but not comparable to a top 10. Yes they’re great but their talents significantly outweighed their accomplishments in the sport
Roy Jones ranks over Mike Tyson
Prince Naseem ranks over some people as well
And is an all-time great
But if you mentioned amongst Mayweather, the discussion looks funny in the light
I'd watch it but that's not a fight I really want see get made. Two granddaddies going at it in the ring.
You comparing Floyd to Jordan then saying the bold is hilarious. Floyd did you like Jordan did Chamillionaire.
I see where you coming from breh.