dude was untouchable for what 15 years? Went from 154 to fighting at heavyweight and captured a title... and yet people still talk trash about him LOL.
@@stefl36 Dq - loss. That's on his record. I know he won the rematch but he did lose in 1997 so to say he went 15 years without a defeat is just factually incorrect.
Most new age GOATS are too scared to even think about moving weight classes like jones did. That is the biggest thing that set jones as one of the top legends to me. He had a career only seen in career modes in fight night games. 💯🗣
@@TheSeanocasey The vast majority of Pac titles were at catch weights, against weight drained fighters past their primes ie DeLaHoya. Pac was/is a juicer & cheater....OBVIOUSLY. Any man refusing to be drug tested, is obviously hiding something! "I'm afraid of needles"...get out of here!!!
@@user-lh6uj8tv3i You are both correct. Pac is a very good fighter who elevated himself to legendary status by blood doping, exploiting the weight classes and endearing himself to mainstream media and casual fans.
Retiring at the right time is like leaving a party slightly early, you feel good and enjoyed the best part. Nothing good happens after 2am, just some guy on his knees throwing up in the corner.
@@karansingh1154 I wish i knew. Funny you say that because she's probably just a nobody fan or some drug dealer's girlfriend but I assumed she was someone important too. Had me googling, "White dress woman at Roy Jones fight"!
I'm not sure Jones would've had the gas tank to carry on at HW. Putting on 25lbs of muscle is a lot to keep going. Not quite a 40lb children's Halloween skeleton costume, but still heavy.
I mean it would have been par with heavy weights of the time, maigai. Lol. Heavy weights dont exactly have the beat stamina. He would have adjusted to it, pretty easily I think.
@Dwarren Krulliver Reality is though he challenged mike after he beat Ruiz for the HW title and tyson had only been out for 5 years and said NO!, that wouldve been a much different fight, roy had not loss body weight on huge levels yet. From what I saw him do to Ruiz I think he couldve taken Mike back then.
JONES HAS THE HEART OF A LION. Even knowing he was past his prime he still stepped into the arena and fought like a true LEGEND WOULD he never ducked anybody. Hes def ONE OF THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME...
Yea I respect it he most definitely is a great but here’s the thing travers the same age you can’t say past prime when both fighters are the same age and atlas made a good point a fighter is never truly a fighter until he is tested until he has gave his all and more and can respectively recover from a lose
Roy Jones Jr. is a legend, just overstayed his career in boxing too long; which hurt his legacy. Still, a true blue legend, in his prime? He was unstoppable..
Yeah in MMA I equate BJ Penn to a similar career. Was a legend and went all the way from lightweight (155) to heavyweight (205+). Dude went up to 170 and took the belt from a prime Matt Hughes who was an absolute monster and then went back down after to take the 155 crown. But then he just stayed around for too long and went on a loss streak.
I have never been a huge boxing fan but your videos have really gotten me into it. I appreciate the skill of the sport alot more due to your hard work and well produced videos. You always explain things very clearly. Thoroughly enjoy your content so please keep it up.
The issue for Jones challenging Tysan was that he's an amazing fast boxer. But when you are facing guys like Tyson is that if you can't put them down, at one point, chances is that they will connect and the moment someone like Tyson connect, it turns the table for someone that doesn't have an iron chin
Yeah, especially for Roy. His weight jumps were unnatural. Unlike most boxers, who fight many pounds below their natural weight, Roy fought not much below his natural walk around weight. So to go up to where he did, come back down, at his age, was ill-advised.
@TRUMP MAGA thus my argument that losing all those weight really did damage to his physic. So after losing to Tarver, he was never the same again. Prime Jones vs Prime Calzaghe would have most likely gone to Jones.
@TRUMP MAGA What is it with people like you and making everything about race? Joe Calzaghe was a great fighter and I don't think Roy underestimated him. I think you're just saying that to fit your great white hope narrative. Your such a fan and you don't even know how to spell his name.
@@codyjaramillo8065 he wasnt just pretty good he was one of the best pound for pound ever, hes just overlooked because of the way his career ended, i think he isnt big enough for mike atm but you really cant make predictions its 2 old men afterall
Don't expect a war in the ring... I honestly think this is just a money making scheme. I mean both of these boxers are legends. Who wouldn't want to see the two go at it? But I read that they have agreed that they are going to try not to knock out each other. Nevertheless I will be watching it live.
Michael H yeah same. I think that it’s all for the money. But me being a gen z I never got to watch Tyson fight. So at least I get to see him fight now
I had two heroes growing up - Stone cold Steve Austin & Jones Jr. Still my favorite boxer. Post Tarver Jones Jr was saddening to watch... Broke my heart. Still love my dude.I'm Samoan so you know my pops was rooting for Tua lol. But I NEVER seen anyone work a sway bag like RJJ. Tysm for these videos
Biggest mistake when it comes to legacy was fighting Tarver post dropping the weight. Had he fought him and then moved up, history would wax lyrical on Roy.
Plus if you watch the first Tarver fight Roy was hit in the back of the head a lot and this did something to him, thus the result of the second fight and after.
Roy Jones is waxed on historically as one of the best pd for pd fighters ever right there with sugar ray robinson. He killed everyone in his division and went up just to get challenged more. Absolute nightmare in the ring. His legacy is etched in stone as one of the greatest just ask toney and anyone else who had the balls to get in ring with him.
@@jasonmcgrath205 There are quite a few guys who got into the ring and schooled him. calm down. Calzaghe...he even lost to Maccarinelli. Great fight? Yes. All time greats? wouldn't be in top 10.
@@Baresi-Unico-Capitano yea the only middleweight champ to win heavyweight champ in 110 yrs is pretty impressive, fought over 75 fights I think 66-9 doesn't sound great but in his prime untouchable. Like saying alii losses when he was chasing money fucked up his legacy, to many great boxers to say hes top ten. pd for pd hes in discussion
@@jasonmcgrath205 Are you saying that when he fought Tarver in 2004, he was not in his prime? Because that second fight was 13 months after his win vs Ruiz.
Jones' style grew around his speed, his sublime reaction time & his blindingly fast reflexes. As with all athletes, these attributes & skills decline with age. And, as we all know, a split second is all it takes to make a difference.....the difference between a punch landing & a punch missing. Add that to a decline in punch resistance & we see the results; it was always on the cards for Roy as he was unable to consider retirement.
RJJ was a once in a generation athletic anomaly but to become a king of killers it's hard to ignore that drug testing wasn't very refined then (and it isn't perfect today). The tests weren't good enough to catch them, and the stakes were far too high to not use every advantage when $Millions and Worldwide Fame were on the line. There was too much to lose and too little to gain staying natural at the top. I'm not knocking him though because to get those results he still needed one of a kind talent, correct muscle insertion+response genetics, and serious work ethic.
Rocky Dee no one had ever rattled Roy as Tarver did during preflight instructions however, the main reason Roy should have retired before this fight...Tarver was a hard hitting southpaw!
@@darrellmoore5184 tarver was no joke and he proved it all 3 fights, they gave the first fight to Roy and tarver was not happy. Second fight Roy got knocked out in 2nd round, and third fight tarver won by unamious decision
@@darrellmoore5184 Tarver got on the same flight as Roy and was talking shit??? Never heard this tid-bit of information but interesting...I mean can you imagine being Roy and this dude is standing up during your post-fight interviews talking shit then you board a plane and as they are giving the pre-flight instructions you hear a familiar voice and turn around and there’s Tarver behind you talking shit! I may have snapped if I was Roy and been like bro your taking this shit too far! I mean that’s getting to the point of near about being a stalker! No wonder Roy was rattled. He realized that cats got a few screws loose in his noggin!
That and playing basket ball b4 a fight. I know he was trying to challenge himself, but that is to much stress on your body. Yep should've hung 'em up after the heavyweight title. Still cannot take anything from him. That guy was a monster at middle, supermiddle and light heavy. Think of the middle or supermiddle weight division today. Who could beat him? How about this, ask Mayweather who would win a fight between Roy and him at a catch weight. Hopkins or even Lights out would whup all these middle super and light heavys today, in their primes. Roy made those guys look like amatures. Besides maybe sugar ray Robinson he was the best middle supermiddle weight, and could make an arguement about being the best offensive fighter of all time! He just hit to hard and fast at those weights.
Great vid, I agree with everything you said, before he went to heavyweight, he was untouchable, his speed was amazing, he'll always be one of my favorite boxers, I'm glad i watch his entire career
i enjoy watching roy preform so much in his prime when i was a kid growing up, cause of him, i knew how to defend myself in middle school and high but that day when he lost, i was forever heart broken, cause i knew he wasn't the same after that
All those guys you just named. Would of beat that ass. Roy fought 95% bums. When your fighting cops from New York an sanitation worker from Australia. Of course you will look unbeatable. He only had 2 ppv events in his hole career. That right there is very telling. If your that good.
@@whatitdo1234 you sound ignorant, james toney, bernard hopkins, john ruiz, felix trinidad, julio cesar chavez, montel griffin, vinny pazienna, thomas tate, jorge castro, virgil hill, calzhage were not bums when he fought them he just made them look like they were because he was that much better. Roy jones jr had more speed than everyone he fought in his prime and thats just the facts not opinion. He also had knockout power in both hands and him being 160-168 beats anybody. You couldnt defend against him and you couldnt out punch him either. You dont understand if you think those greats of the past would run through him. Would never happen
Generally a good small guy doesn't beat a good big guy, however once in a while you get the exceptions like Jack Dempsey, Mike Tyson, Roy Jones that can WILL upset the odds as gifted !
I am also a huge fan Roy Jones Jr, and he's one of my most favorite boxers of all time! Having said that, I am pretty sure that Roy lost his speed and coherence after experimenting with some harmful substances that helped him gain weight and strength needed for the heavy weight division. Gaining and losing weight is always bad enough, but I think that steroids and perhaps some additional substances he was taking on and off at the time were the real reason his career went downwards.
I remember the Jones Hopkins fight very clearly. I remember going into thinking it was gonna be a real test for Jones. I left the fight thinking Jones just made a great fighter look like he was in way over his head. It was crazy how well Jones fought in that fight.
After 15 years of a flawless record, He grew to be a super cocky fighter. He began to be lackadaisical in his fight preparation. In other words, he beat himself. He was actually one the most talented fighter ever.
After he beat ruiz he should have been done and went out the best fighter in history p4p. He had nothing else to prove he dominated the competition he even wanted tyson back then we heard it out of his mouth and i think he would have beat him in 2003.
He was untouchable until he faced tarver who was his kryptonite. People can't use no excuses because tarver and Roy are the same age and tarver technically beat Roy Jones all 3 fights, reason I say technically is because the first fight they gave to Roy even though tarver should have won. Tarver wasn't happy and got his revenge in the second fight saying, "you got any excuses tonight Roy?" Later on knocking Roy out in the second round. Then they fought the third time and Roy got rocked so many times that fight and in the end lost to tarver by UD.
9:28 It's art to see how champions "get up" or force themselves up from a first career knockdown or serious knockdown. Look at the instincts, the determination and the refusal to accept being down.
He wouldn't have lost if he had retired when he should have. I think moving up to heavyweight and then moving back down to light heavyweight was a mistake. The only fighter who ever did that and was successful was Bob Fitzsimmons and that's because he was the same weight when he won the heavyweight championship and the light heavyweight (actually I believe he was a pound heavier when he won the light heavyweight title but I could be mistaken 🤔), but anyway that and combined with the fact that he just simply hung around too long. In his prime tho, he was almost untouchable!! Truly, a phenom!!
@@kintrickliddell8794 he played in the CBA if I'm not mistaken, which was professional basketball. If you get payed to play it's a professional sport. Yes he did also box in a match the same day he played a game.
@@kintrickliddell8794 dude was the man and we share the same birthday, he's a few years older. He's the first fighter that got me ordering pay per view in the 90's.
Roy Jones was the most exciting fighter of that era and I don’t think anyone has matched his speed and ring IQ since then. You are 100% correct about the rapid weight change being his demise
he is not far from it imo. he may be but you gotta go way back before you get to serious competition. dude is a freaking boxing god and was my fav from his start luckily was introduced before 10- have to go look to see which one was my 1st) hopefully lomachenko from 2nd fight may come nearer than most in recent times? I do like the dude lots. aint got that thang like the rjjr
Thats one thing I learn no matter how untouchable you think you are there is always someone out there to put you in your place with or with you your boys around
I was blown away as a 14 yr old watching a 19 yr old Jones Jr light up the Olympics. Ive been a fan of his ever since. Now when I review his fights the more I see Sugar Ray Robinson in him & now hes even starting to look like the older retired version of Sugar Ray Robinson. Roy was great. I dont think anyone was further ahead of their era since Robinson. Sugar Ray Leonard was ahead of the pack in his era but Roy Jones was so far ahead of his he was outa sight. Hes in my all time top 4 alongside the two Sugar Rays &:Ali. Roy Jones Jr. Superman Captain Hook. Outa sight.
I state this with knowledge and passion for the sport of boxing. Forget the weight drained weak Rjjr, ALWAYS remember the most remarkable talented PURE amazing boxer WE HAVE EVER SEEN & I don’t care what anyone says. Rjjr had everything, crazy speed crazy control crazy movement crazy ring craft he had it all & multiple hooks NO ONE could replicate. This guy was untouchable & I LOVE him for blessing us with his skills. I am disgusted in Rjjr fans, people pundits that dropped him after his decline. Rjjr yr my man forever & TBE IMO.
I always wondered if gaining the weight to move up to Heavyweight then having to work his ass off and have a routine to lose weight inorder to fight Tarver made him more sluggish that added on to his age just unraveled him. alot of fighters when they move up and then back down dont fare as good usually. most of the time when a fighter moves up they stay there. I don't see Tarver winning against Roy Jones in his prime. Jones was by far best fighter i have seen in my life.
I feel that Canelo wants to accomplish what Roy Jones did, he's trying to feel if he can take a legit heavier man's punch when he went light middleweight.
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dude was untouchable for what 15 years? Went from 154 to fighting at heavyweight and captured a title... and yet people still talk trash about him LOL.
Agreed. His resume speaks for itself
Where did you get 15 years from?? He lost to Griffin in 97.
@@Baresi-Unico-Capitano that was a dq in a fight he was winning and he avenged it with a instant knockout wtf do you mean
He's up there with the best of the ATGs without a doubt
@@stefl36 Dq - loss. That's on his record. I know he won the rematch but he did lose in 1997 so to say he went 15 years without a defeat is just factually incorrect.
Most new age GOATS are too scared to even think about moving weight classes like jones did. That is the biggest thing that set jones as one of the top legends to me. He had a career only seen in career modes in fight night games. 💯🗣
Hell Manny did it several times. 8 titles.
@@TheSeanocasey that’s why manny is a Legend
Tyson is goat
@@TheSeanocasey
The vast majority of Pac titles were at catch weights, against weight drained fighters past their primes ie DeLaHoya. Pac was/is a juicer & cheater....OBVIOUSLY. Any man refusing to be drug tested, is obviously hiding something! "I'm afraid of needles"...get out of here!!!
@@user-lh6uj8tv3i You are both correct. Pac is a very good fighter who elevated himself to legendary status by blood doping, exploiting the weight classes and endearing himself to mainstream media and casual fans.
Watching Roy in his prime was special. Pure skill and confidence
He was unreal and untouchable in his prime. The best ever.
He was great in his prime but ended as a Chump because he didn't know when to quit.
watching RJR box in his prime was like watching a masterpiece in progress. He really was something special.
2:58 she had more trust in that shirt that i do my parents
lofl
Retiring at the right time is like leaving a party slightly early, you feel good and enjoyed the best part. Nothing good happens after 2am, just some guy on his knees throwing up in the corner.
bojangles perfectly said! Lol
Right on.
Man you said this right bro. Spot on.
spot on
and that guy throwing up is me
Watching Roy fighting in his prime was the best thing ever.
idk man floyd was bad too i think he fought better competition,i always dreamed up dlh vs jones
@@ihateflatbunz Mayweather got gift decisions against Castillo, Dé La Hoya, and Maidana.
Can we take a moment and appreciate this man Roy Jones went a whole round without getting hit🔥
Im still studying all the greats and its been such a pleasure to watch Roy fight, he is so far, my favourite.
11:36 so fine they showed her twice!
You are an unsung hero, sir.
Who even is she?
@@karansingh1154 I wish i knew. Funny you say that because she's probably just a nobody fan or some drug dealer's girlfriend but I assumed she was someone important too. Had me googling, "White dress woman at Roy Jones fight"!
@@todhold2673 😂😂😂🤣🤣
😲😂😂
I'm not sure Jones would've had the gas tank to carry on at HW. Putting on 25lbs of muscle is a lot to keep going. Not quite a 40lb children's Halloween skeleton costume, but still heavy.
*Deontay Wilder has entered the chat
Lionel Senga Tyson Fury whopped his ass a third time and sent him home
I mean it would have been par with heavy weights of the time, maigai. Lol. Heavy weights dont exactly have the beat stamina. He would have adjusted to it, pretty easily I think.
I see what you did there.
@@goldo1107 I don't know about that. He went from 168lbs to 210lbs in 4 years. That must take a bit out of you.
“If I don’t get Mike Tyson, I’m done.”
2020: Alright, your wish is my command.
Let's goooo!!! Aww man i'm ready to see this fight!!
@Dwarren Krulliver Reality is though he challenged mike after he beat Ruiz for the HW title and tyson had only been out for 5 years and said NO!, that wouldve been a much different fight, roy had not loss body weight on huge levels yet. From what I saw him do to Ruiz I think he couldve taken Mike back then.
@Dwarren Krulliver yea but they were both old
@@anthonyminggia6794 honestly roy ran the whole fight, i really wished he actulky fought
@@anthonyminggia6794 Jones was pathetic,just ran for his life.
I agree that it was cutting all that muscle that ruined him, it was a bad move. Either way he is one of the greatest.
That mixed with his natural ageing
JONES HAS THE HEART OF A LION. Even knowing he was past his prime he still stepped into the arena and fought like a true LEGEND WOULD he never ducked anybody. Hes def ONE OF THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME...
It's true what you say. I was one hell of a fighter . Respect
Yea I respect it he most definitely is a great but here’s the thing travers the same age you can’t say past prime when both fighters are the same age and atlas made a good point a fighter is never truly a fighter until he is tested until he has gave his all and more and can respectively recover from a lose
times that real talk right there. You're right.
They way you put these videos together makes me feel like I was there. I get all excited to watch these videos, thanks for your hard work!
Roy Jones Jr. is a legend, just overstayed his career in boxing too long; which hurt his legacy. Still, a true blue legend, in his prime? He was unstoppable..
Best boxer I have ever seen...hands down
@Firsthgyhgyhuy Lastujhujhuj What's so funny?
EBK SCORSESE what is a true blue?
Yeah in MMA I equate BJ Penn to a similar career. Was a legend and went all the way from lightweight (155) to heavyweight (205+). Dude went up to 170 and took the belt from a prime Matt Hughes who was an absolute monster and then went back down after to take the 155 crown. But then he just stayed around for too long and went on a loss streak.
Don't really care about his losses because he lost when he was done.
In his prime RJJ was on a different level than anyone he fought. Nobody had an even remote chance of beating him.
I have never been a huge boxing fan but your videos have really gotten me into it. I appreciate the skill of the sport alot more due to your hard work and well produced videos. You always explain things very clearly. Thoroughly enjoy your content so please keep it up.
The issue for Jones challenging Tysan was that he's an amazing fast boxer. But when you are facing guys like Tyson is that if you can't put them down, at one point, chances is that they will connect and the moment someone like Tyson connect, it turns the table for someone that doesn't have an iron chin
13:01 Tyson literally like a child when he is included in the group. So cute. Lol.
Agreed
#BROOKLYNSTYLE #KILLERINSTINCT
In his prime, Jones was literally unbeatable. He fought for far too long, but it shouldn't detract from his brilliance.
Or his legacy
@Sam Johnson tell them to trim down to his division and then we'll talk
Both in their prime, Hagler would have ate him up!
@@jeffsandy5088 no way he couldn't even beat a little sugar ray Leonard..
Fuck his prime. He got knocked the fuck out
While being one of the best boxers ever, Jones over estimated his body. Moving weights make or break fighters.
Yeah I have to agree. That can't be good for the body, even RJJ.
Silviu Florin moving weight classes not lifting weights 😂😂
Yeah, especially for Roy. His weight jumps were unnatural. Unlike most boxers, who fight many pounds below their natural weight, Roy fought not much below his natural walk around weight. So to go up to where he did, come back down, at his age, was ill-advised.
@TRUMP MAGA thus my argument that losing all those weight really did damage to his physic. So after losing to Tarver, he was never the same again. Prime Jones vs Prime Calzaghe would have most likely gone to Jones.
@TRUMP MAGA What is it with people like you and making everything about race? Joe Calzaghe was a great fighter and I don't think Roy underestimated him. I think you're just saying that to fit your great white hope narrative. Your such a fan and you don't even know how to spell his name.
As in the words of Roy’s rap song, “Ya’ll musta forgot!”
Exactly.....
Using drum and bass in boxing videos is the most beautiful thing ever, please continue
Who’s here when Jones is scheduled to fight Tyson in an exhibition? Now In 2020
Cody Jaramillo it won’t be an exhibition, it will be Roy’s funeral
mega0876 I seen a video on Roy. He was pretty good in his prime. He was able to hold 4 titles in 4 different weight classes. So let’s see.
@@codyjaramillo8065 he wasnt just pretty good he was one of the best pound for pound ever, hes just overlooked because of the way his career ended, i think he isnt big enough for mike atm but you really cant make predictions its 2 old men afterall
Don't expect a war in the ring... I honestly think this is just a money making scheme.
I mean both of these boxers are legends. Who wouldn't want to see the two go at it?
But I read that they have agreed that they are going to try not to knock out each other.
Nevertheless I will be watching it live.
Michael H yeah same. I think that it’s all for the money. But me being a gen z I never got to watch Tyson fight. So at least I get to see him fight now
I had two heroes growing up - Stone cold Steve Austin & Jones Jr. Still my favorite boxer. Post Tarver Jones Jr was saddening to watch... Broke my heart. Still love my dude.I'm Samoan so you know my pops was rooting for Tua lol. But I NEVER seen anyone work a sway bag like RJJ. Tysm for these videos
Biggest mistake when it comes to legacy was fighting Tarver post dropping the weight. Had he fought him and then moved up, history would wax lyrical on Roy.
Plus if you watch the first Tarver fight Roy was hit in the back of the head a lot and this did something to him, thus the result of the second fight and after.
Roy Jones is waxed on historically as one of the best pd for pd fighters ever right there with sugar ray robinson. He killed everyone in his division and went up just to get challenged more. Absolute nightmare in the ring. His legacy is etched in stone as one of the greatest just ask toney and anyone else who had the balls to get in ring with him.
@@jasonmcgrath205 There are quite a few guys who got into the ring and schooled him. calm down. Calzaghe...he even lost to Maccarinelli. Great fight? Yes. All time greats? wouldn't be in top 10.
@@Baresi-Unico-Capitano yea the only middleweight champ to win heavyweight champ in 110 yrs is pretty impressive, fought over 75 fights I think 66-9 doesn't sound great but in his prime untouchable. Like saying alii losses when he was chasing money fucked up his legacy, to many great boxers to say hes top ten. pd for pd hes in discussion
@@jasonmcgrath205 Are you saying that when he fought Tarver in 2004, he was not in his prime? Because that second fight was 13 months after his win vs Ruiz.
Jones' style grew around his speed, his sublime reaction time & his blindingly fast reflexes. As with all athletes, these attributes & skills decline with age. And, as we all know, a split second is all it takes to make a difference.....the difference between a punch landing & a punch missing. Add that to a decline in punch resistance & we see the results; it was always on the cards for Roy as he was unable to consider retirement.
his middleweight physique is unreal, wonder why nobody talked about his training
RJJ was a once in a generation athletic anomaly but to become a king of killers it's hard to ignore that drug testing wasn't very refined then (and it isn't perfect today).
The tests weren't good enough to catch them, and the stakes were far too high to not use every advantage when $Millions and Worldwide Fame were on the line. There was too much to lose and too little to gain staying natural at the top.
I'm not knocking him though because to get those results he still needed one of a kind talent, correct muscle insertion+response genetics, and serious work ethic.
tarver: im d best fighter in da world pound for pound
me: who tf is that guy?!
Mason "The Line" Dixon
Rocky Dee no one had ever rattled Roy as Tarver did during preflight instructions however, the main reason Roy should have retired before this fight...Tarver was a hard hitting southpaw!
@@darrellmoore5184 tarver was no joke and he proved it all 3 fights, they gave the first fight to Roy and tarver was not happy.
Second fight Roy got knocked out in 2nd round, and third fight tarver won by unamious decision
@@darrellmoore5184 Tarver got on the same flight as Roy and was talking shit??? Never heard this tid-bit of information but interesting...I mean can you imagine being Roy and this dude is standing up during your post-fight interviews talking shit then you board a plane and as they are giving the pre-flight instructions you hear a familiar voice and turn around and there’s Tarver behind you talking shit! I may have snapped if I was Roy and been like bro your taking this shit too far! I mean that’s getting to the point of near about being a stalker! No wonder Roy was rattled. He realized that cats got a few screws loose in his noggin!
That says everything about his boxing knowledge.
He should of retired after the heavyweight win as the best ever .
Yea but Roy has a big ego and that's what cost him
That and playing basket ball b4 a fight. I know he was trying to challenge himself, but that is to much stress on your body. Yep should've hung 'em up after the heavyweight title. Still cannot take anything from him. That guy was a monster at middle, supermiddle and light heavy. Think of the middle or supermiddle weight division today. Who could beat him? How about this, ask Mayweather who would win a fight between Roy and him at a catch weight. Hopkins or even Lights out would whup all these middle super and light heavys today, in their primes. Roy made those guys look like amatures. Besides maybe sugar ray Robinson he was the best middle supermiddle weight, and could make an arguement about being the best offensive fighter of all time! He just hit to hard and fast at those weights.
Spot on brother 100%
@@blanewalker5512 no mate not at all
@@markshaw1727 Roy sucks
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Great vid, I agree with everything you said, before he went to heavyweight, he was untouchable, his speed was amazing, he'll always be one of my favorite boxers, I'm glad i watch his entire career
I never knew how cool boxing was until now, thanks to you . Cheers
i enjoy watching roy preform so much in his prime when i was a kid growing up, cause of him, i knew how to defend myself in middle school and high but that day when he lost, i was forever heart broken, cause i knew he wasn't the same after that
Halo soundtrack, boxing legends, Roy Jones. Damn, can't get any better than this.
can you direct me to the instrumental track? thanks
@@hassanigourna did you ever find the song
@@jocko774 sadly, no. Still hoping...
I would love to see Roy Jones Jr against Sugar Ray Leonard, Thomas Hearns or Marvin Hagler, those would have been some great bouts.
Jones substantially outweighed all of them ...would have never happened
All those guys you just named. Would of beat that ass. Roy fought 95% bums. When your fighting cops from New York an sanitation worker from Australia. Of course you will look unbeatable. He only had 2 ppv events in his hole career. That right there is very telling. If your that good.
We get him vs Tyson that's the closest your gonna get
@@whatitdo1234 you sound ignorant, james toney, bernard hopkins, john ruiz, felix trinidad, julio cesar chavez, montel griffin, vinny pazienna, thomas tate, jorge castro, virgil hill, calzhage were not bums when he fought them he just made them look like they were because he was that much better. Roy jones jr had more speed than everyone he fought in his prime and thats just the facts not opinion. He also had knockout power in both hands and him being 160-168 beats anybody. You couldnt defend against him and you couldnt out punch him either. You dont understand if you think those greats of the past would run through him. Would never happen
Best fighter I’ve ever seen with my own 2 eyes period never disrespect Roy. It’s called age.
Nothing but respect from me RJ... no one done it like you champ
Superman! Absolute legend. Totally in love with boxing! Warrior! One of the very best to ever put on a pair of gloves.
Generally a good small guy doesn't beat a good big guy, however once in a while you get the exceptions like Jack Dempsey, Mike Tyson, Roy Jones that can WILL upset the odds as gifted !
Kamil Erkadoo Mike Tyson was short, but he was not small. A heavyweight is a heavyweight.
Kamil Erkadoo Mike Tyson was short, but he was not small. A heavyweight is a heavyweight.
You are the type of guy who runs from guys bigger than you because someone told you....you are too small for him lol 😆
I think Jones as a boxer: Fantastic
But I have always said this, "Iron Mike Tyson was a trained killer who could also box."
B I perfectt!!
Perfect
I think if Mike Tyson were to drop down to Roy's natural class he would be eaten alive far worse than what Mike could do to him at HW.
yeah unless he had to kill someone world class
I watched all his fights" he was "for real" Roy Jones, "the best.
I remember that night vividly...Tarver completely fractured my heart.
Ruined everything.
I am also a huge fan Roy Jones Jr, and he's one of my most favorite boxers of all time! Having said that, I am pretty sure that Roy lost his speed and coherence after experimenting with some harmful substances that helped him gain weight and strength needed for the heavy weight division. Gaining and losing weight is always bad enough, but I think that steroids and perhaps some additional substances he was taking on and off at the time were the real reason his career went downwards.
IMO; Roy Jones Jr in his *prime* was simply the GREATEST talent in boxing history 🙌🏻
You forgot the steroids.
@@thiskingbusiness
Steroids doesn’t make you throw 7 consecutive left hooks in a row, execute lightning fast combinations, and have 2ms reaction time.
He still one of the best in my book crazy speed plus power
That weight cut for that heavy weight fight killed the invincible Roy Jones. Tarver caught him at the right time (no pun)..... as it always happens.
Background music is awesome 😂
Specially at 2:20 haha
Real nice 🙌🏽🎹
These videos are brilliant. As a boxing fan, I appreciate your hard work 🙏🏾
I remember the Jones Hopkins fight very clearly. I remember going into thinking it was gonna be a real test for Jones. I left the fight thinking Jones just made a great fighter look like he was in way over his head. It was crazy how well Jones fought in that fight.
That an absolute joy it was to see Jones fight in his prime.
I think Loma is carrying his mantle today.
traskalle hell yeah I love Lomachecko
Loma is one of the most dominant boxers out right now, in terms of how he wins his fights, just like Roy Jones did
Not really. Loma won't risk climbing to wieghts above his current weight.
@@kudanyats4195 I was under the impression Loma was holding belts in several different weight classes.
Kuda Nyats homeboy is 5’7” give him a break...
After 15 years of a flawless record, He grew to be a super cocky fighter. He began to be lackadaisical in his fight preparation. In other words, he beat himself. He was actually one the most talented fighter ever.
Wonderful! Thanks for sharing. True ‘Mandingo’ fighters.
"After Mike Tyson I'm done"
September 12
when he fights Tyson he will be going out on a stretcher Tyson will destroy him
@WheelsAlwaysTurning Jones isnt right up stairs if he actually thinks his going to beat Tyson
@@Farmer2492 you'll be disappointed. It's an exhibition between a couple old men. No one is getting hurt.
You guy's know these guy's are not in there prime right?
His career would be seen so different if he had just retired when he should have.
After he beat ruiz he should have been done and went out the best fighter in history p4p. He had nothing else to prove he dominated the competition he even wanted tyson back then we heard it out of his mouth and i think he would have beat him in 2003.
So nobody here went back to see 2:58 a couple of times? Just me? Okay.
Damn i didn't notice at first. I had to go back after I read your comment.
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After Roy Jones stepped up to heavyweight, he was just never the same.
No he was never the same after he went back down in weight. He was still peak against ruiz did you watch that fight?
@@Djuane Yes. That's what I meant.
roy Jones had the sweetest knockout punch of all boxer's I love him !!
One of the best to do it! Great vid keep up the work, im busting my ass on my channel 🥊🥊🥊
2:56 Thanks for all of your efforts Mate hehe 😂
If he never went to heavyweight he would’ve had a few more dominant years
He was untouchable until he faced tarver who was his kryptonite.
People can't use no excuses because tarver and Roy are the same age and tarver technically beat Roy Jones all 3 fights, reason I say technically is because the first fight they gave to Roy even though tarver should have won.
Tarver wasn't happy and got his revenge in the second fight saying, "you got any excuses tonight Roy?" Later on knocking Roy out in the second round.
Then they fought the third time and Roy got rocked so many times that fight and in the end lost to tarver by UD.
Exellent documentary. Very good. Tells some real stories.
Both of these fighters are forever and always, Icons, Legends, and Supernatural heroes❣
He should have never gone down from the heavyweight class. That ruined his natural balance and strenght.
G.O. Skywalker he should have never move up*
@@KiskiPerez11 Nope, that was ok. But going back again destroyed his balance/health in that timem
Roy's decline in boxing was the most heartbreaking thing to ever happen...
2:55 I thought i seen that.. Nice!!
9:28 It's art to see how champions "get up" or force themselves up from a first career knockdown or serious knockdown. Look at the instincts, the determination and the refusal to accept being down.
Thank you for making these types of videos
He wouldn't have lost if he had retired when he should have. I think moving up to heavyweight and then moving back down to light heavyweight was a mistake. The only fighter who ever did that and was successful was Bob Fitzsimmons and that's because he was the same weight when he won the heavyweight championship and the light heavyweight (actually I believe he was a pound heavier when he won the light heavyweight title but I could be mistaken 🤔), but anyway that and combined with the fact that he just simply hung around too long. In his prime tho, he was almost untouchable!! Truly, a phenom!!
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losing all that weight jones put on to fight at heavyweight destroyed him!!
Roy jones the most athletically gifted fighter to step in the ring
Athletically? Ehhh mike tyson or deyontae wilder could take that title.
Edit: actually that goes to vinny pazienza
Gear actually that goes to Roy he played in a semiprofessional basketball game right and defended his championship in the same day
@@kintrickliddell8794 he played in the CBA if I'm not mistaken, which was professional basketball. If you get payed to play it's a professional sport. Yes he did also box in a match the same day he played a game.
Bo S u right I wasn’t exactly sure to me Roy jones was the most athletically gifted boxer ever
@@kintrickliddell8794 dude was the man and we share the same birthday, he's a few years older. He's the first fighter that got me ordering pay per view in the 90's.
Dude your channel is awesome I’m mad I just discovered it today but I’m glad I did.
Roy Jones was the most exciting fighter of that era and I don’t think anyone has matched his speed and ring IQ since then. You are 100% correct about the rapid weight change being his demise
If Roy had retired after the Ruiz or first Tarver fight he’d possibly be considered the GOAT 🐐 🥊
Absolutely
To me he’s one of the goats
He did tarnish his record but was unbeatable in his prime
he is not far from it imo. he may be but you gotta go way back before you get to serious competition. dude is a freaking boxing god and was my fav from his start luckily was introduced before 10- have to go look to see which one was my 1st) hopefully lomachenko from 2nd fight may come nearer than most in recent times? I do like the dude lots. aint got that thang like the rjjr
You all forget how Calzaghe clowned his ass
And gave RJJ a dose of his own cockiness.
Just absolutely loved watching Joe destroy Roy.
13:16 "HAA-Ouff"... 😂
It's amazing how even though they didn't get to fight in the early 2000s that they're still going to make that happen 20 years later
Finally we get to see Roy vs Mike . Should be epic!!
RJJ will always be my favorite
Goddamn, that thumbnail was prophetic 😳
Hard to watch my favorite boxer get knocked out...hard!
Roy Jones was a Beast In his Hay day...Would've been a crazy PPV Fight
🥊Jones Vs Tyson🥊
Thats one thing I learn no matter how untouchable you think you are there is always someone out there to put you in your place with or with you your boys around
I was blown away as a 14 yr old watching a 19 yr old Jones Jr light up the Olympics. Ive been a fan of his ever since.
Now when I review his fights the more I see Sugar Ray Robinson in him & now hes even starting to look like the older retired version of Sugar Ray Robinson.
Roy was great. I dont think anyone was further ahead of their era since Robinson.
Sugar Ray Leonard was ahead of the pack in his era but Roy Jones was so far ahead of his he was outa sight.
Hes in my all time top 4 alongside the two Sugar Rays &:Ali.
Roy Jones Jr.
Superman
Captain Hook.
Outa sight.
2:57 that is one happy bouncy woman ... it’s no wonder Jones carried on boxing to catch sight of her again in the crowd 😂
I would have loved to have seen a prime RJJ Vs a prime Joe Calzaghe. They were both past their prime when JC beat him.
I think Roy was never the same after packing those extra muscles to fight Ruiz. Tarver wasn't as good as some of his earlier victims.
As a Pensacola native, I take so much pride in watching Roy go to work.
best boxing channel on RUclips
2:14 song is "Schematic - Why"
My favorite fighter ever. I got 2 fighters tied for The GOAT...Ali and Jones.
Tyson is the goat
Jones. Ali physically couldn't do what Jones did to capture so many different divisions.
Roy Jones Jr. was ahead of his time and underrated but anyone know that DnB track that starts in 2:17?
Been trying to find this track myself lol
BLTV, well done clip, well done
I state this with knowledge and passion for the sport of boxing.
Forget the weight drained weak Rjjr, ALWAYS remember the most remarkable talented PURE amazing boxer WE HAVE EVER SEEN & I don’t care what anyone says.
Rjjr had everything, crazy speed crazy control crazy movement crazy ring craft he had it all & multiple hooks NO ONE could replicate.
This guy was untouchable & I LOVE him for blessing us with his skills.
I am disgusted in Rjjr fans, people pundits that dropped him after his decline.
Rjjr yr my man forever & TBE IMO.
I always wondered if gaining the weight to move up to Heavyweight then having to work his ass off and have a routine to lose weight inorder to fight Tarver made him more sluggish that added on to his age just unraveled him. alot of fighters when they move up and then back down dont fare as good usually. most of the time when a fighter moves up they stay there. I don't see Tarver winning against Roy Jones in his prime. Jones was by far best fighter i have seen in my life.
I feel that Canelo wants to accomplish what Roy Jones did, he's trying to feel if he can take a legit heavier man's punch when he went light middleweight.
The most genetically, talentally, gifted fighter ever!
Ali?
Outlaw Jodie Wales does this guy look like Ali?
Hassan X I’m indicating Ali would be better than this guy. Far better.
Outlaw Jodie Wales better in what way bitch boy
Outlaw Jodie Wales Far better. If you don’t know about Roy Jones don’t talk about boxing
fantastic videos
Outstanding video! Very good job!