Roy jones jr vs floyd mayweather who would win book

Floyd was a better technical boxer with a desire to make sure he won the fight. If they were the same size and matched up in their primes, i do think roy would have gotten in and ruined floyd. Although details are not finalized yet, conor mcgregor has signed his contract and applied for a nevada boxing license. Mcgregor boxing match looking closer than ever, boxing legend roy jones jr. Who would win, floyd mayweather vs roy jones jr yahoo.

For a bit of context, he is one inch taller than floyd mayweather with a 4. But why make a match up with fighters from two different weight classes, they could. As much as i like floyd, in his prime roy jones would beat just about anybody you put in front of him. Golovkin has inherent faults in his boxing style and strategy that would render him useless against mayw. Roger mayweather april 24, 1961 march 17, 2020 was an american professional boxer who competed from 1981 to 1999, and subsequently worked as a boxing trainer. He made a comparison between himself and floyd mayweather, talked about trying to improve relations between russians. The hypothetical superfight between boxing legend floyd mayweather jr. Of the other threeorso fights that have been called the same, all of them were better. Peter kid chocolate quillin 3311, 23 kos the former wbo middleweight titlist meets jleon. Who is better, sugar ray robinson or floyd mayweather. Legendary promoter bob arum reckons manny pacquiao would have the beating of floyd mayweather jr if a rematch came to fruition. Who would win in a fight between mayweather and ggg. Including fantastic competitors such as floyd mayweather jr, roy jones jr, mike tyson, muhammad ali, ray leonard.

Both have sat atop the mythical poundforpound rankings, but roy jones jnr has had. Thomas hausers foreword to sporting blood, carlos acevedos new book. Jeff mayweather asks some of the guys inside the mayweather boxing club who they thought had a better career. Too much is made of lyles shootout with foreman and his win over shavers. Roy jones became one of only two men ever in the history of the sport to win titles at middleweight and incredibly at up at heavyweight when he claimed a version of the heavyweight title by defeating john ruiz over the duration on points.

Not only would he beat the living crap outta floyd, but he would taunt as he did it. It took place on may 2, 2015, at the mgm grand garden arena in las vegas, nevada. If it were a 154lbs fight i would pick mayweather as roy jones would be half dead already. Bob arum makes floyd mayweather vs manny pacquiao rematch. Roy jones jr four key career fights there was less love for floyd mayweather jr, whom jones feels turned the biggest fights on earth into a moneyfest and not a sporting spectacle. Manny pacquiao, billed as the fight of the century or the battle for greatness, was a professional boxing match between undefeated fivedivision world champion floyd mayweather jr. Mar 28, 2012 during a recent interview, roy jones jr claimed that manny pacquiao would be a tougher task for him than floyd mayweather. However mayweather is the greatest defensive boxer we have ever seen. Mcgregor forecast to take place some time this fall, floyd mayweather vs. Floyd mayweather jr vs roy jones jr battles comic vine.

During his career, he held multiple world titles in five weight classes and the lineal championship in four. It depend on the circumstances, at least not normal circumstances. Pacquiao 5762, 38 knockouts pursued mayweather 480, 26 kos from beginning to end, groping for ways to land any punch he could. I regularly see sizemismatches in the boxing gym all the time between trained pros vs lesser skilled amateurs. Prime james toney and prime bernard hopkins are already better than any win floyd has floyds best win is corrales i am not even sure if thats better than roys win over virgil hill. During his career, he won fifteen major world titles including the ring in five weight classes and the lineal championship. Floyd joy mayweather jr is an american professional boxing promoter and former professional. Speaking of winners, we as fans are the real winners. Was it sugar ray leonard or roy jones jr for sponsorship opportunities. Floyd mayweather would win a boxing match against 50 with no doubts, im saying this because i fight and i know the training a professional boxer has. Especially if we are talking prime roy jones vs mayweather. Heres former 4division world champion and hbo commentator roy jones jr.

Top current and former fighters weigh in on just what that would entail. The lack of offense in the latter rounds cost alexander a win in a match that entered the books as a majority draw. If this fight happens, it could spark a trend of mma v boxing bouts and who knows, we may have conor mcgregor v floyd mayweather with anderson silva v roy jones jr on the undercard and who wouldnt want to see that. If a boxer is a star, he can pretty much pick and choose whom he fights. The extraordinary boxing career of roy jones jr, with its 75fight resume that will see him go. Roy jones jr fight most of his first 17 fights around 154 or even a few pounds heavier. Following roy jones saying he had a better prime than floyd mayweather jr. Roy jones vs anderson silva and mayweather vs mcgregor double headline card ufc invasion. Mayweather outpointed pacquiao in a moneyspinning bout back in 2015. Cant believe anybody would pick feather fisted floyd. Pound for pound i would say mayweather was the better fighter, and i love roy.

Floyd mayweather jr fights currently at 147 and 154. This isnt exactly breaking news but its worth a look if you havent seen it. Roy jones jr says tyson fury is one of the smartest fighters in boxing getty images roy jones jr has revealed that he told tyson fury that he could be king of the heavyweight division years. With a win over a prime hopkins and a prime toney, roy could lose 80 times his resume sht all over floyd. Would be biggest event of all time period roy jones jr. He was a twoweight world champion, having held the wba and lineal super featherweight titles from 1983 to 1984, and the wbc light welterweight title from 1987 to 1989. He will probably win two or three world championships. He just doesnt think a win over mayweather would elevate his legacy all that much. Highlisght, floyd mayweather, roy jones, boxing knockouts, crazy speed, power, great boxers, million dollar man, pretty boy.

Merlin absolute label services on behalf of mofohifi records ltd. Good question,initially my thoughts are its very close,ill flip around to get my overall view,could sugar ray beat rjj both prime. Perhaps no one on earth is in a better position to make that judgment than don chargin, a hall of fame matchmaker and promoter who has seen them all since breaking into the boxing business in 1945. Golovkin couldnt defeat mayweather in thumb wrestling forget about boxing. Jones, 659 47kos, will step into the ring for what.

The extraordinary boxing career of roy jones jr, with its 75fight resume that will see him go down in history as one of the very greatest ever to grace a ring, draws to a close on thursday night. During a recent interview, roy jones jr claimed that manny pacquiao would be a tougher task for him than floyd mayweather. Jones, a former four weight world champion middleweight, super middleweight, light heavyweight and heavyweight, claimed that if weight, size and age were in line, he would have the perfect style to neutralise floyd mayweather. Ray robinson is not even on the same shelf as mayweather. The superfight between conor mcgregor and floyd mayweather isnt close to happening right now but former boxing champ roy jones jr. Roy jones obviously past his prime, mayweather, well his whole career so far seems like his prime, but lets put them both in the welterwight or jr. He competed from 1996 to 2007, 2009 to 2010, 2011 to 2015, and made a onefight comeback in 2017. October 24, 2019 reno, nv come join us this friday as peter madrigal, from bravos hit show, vanderpump rules, will be making a guest appearance at the silver legacy casino from 58 pm for fight night presented by peterific slots and roy jones jr. Could roy jones jr beat sugar ray leonard at 154lbs, both. Jones is right about the natural gifts and entertainment factors of his argument but wrong in regards to hi. Jones, with a record of 65 wins and 9 defeats, with 47 knockouts. Jan 08, 2015 this isnt exactly breaking news but its worth a look if you havent seen it. By the time he lost fights, it was at 175 and after he made the illfated decision to rise and return from heavyweight.

Roy proceeds to criticize floyd mayweather for avoiding manny pacquiao and for being one of the most boring boxers on the planet. Mar 19, 2010 as much as i like floyd, in his prime roy jones would beat just about anybody you put in front of him. Las vegas made a news release this week that determined manny pacquiao would be a 3 to 1 underdog to floyd mayweather jr. A lucky win for conor mcgregor against floyd mayweather would be bad for boxing jones jr also revealed that he is still on board with the idea of boxing ufc legend anderson silva. Roy jones jr roy jones hasnt been roy jones for more than a decade. Boxing promotions is at silver legacy resort casino reno. People say he didnt fight anybody but he made some very good fighters look like nobodies. Roy jones jnr and floyd mayweather are widely considered to be two of the greatest fighters in recent history.

Ray is close to matching roy in most departments but ro. Mayweathers record, which isnt hard to do, its more authentic to compare him to another pound for pound great from his era or slightly before it. I like roy jones to beat floyd mayweather boxing news. Whether youre looking for boxing history, techniques, or player stats, discover the best of boxing with these resources. Dec 25, 2007 highlisght, floyd mayweather, roy jones, boxing knockouts, crazy speed, power, great boxers, million dollar man, pretty boy. Jones entered with a record of 55 in his previous ten bouts dating back to may 2004 whilst hopkins came in 41 since june 2006. February 24, 1977 is an american professional boxing promoter and former professional boxer. I think tyson blows him out but if floyd runs he could get matadored. Roy jones makes a comparison between himself and floyd mayweather. Roy jones jr news, fight information, videos, photos, interviews, and career updates, page 2. At 170 it would be a no contest as mayweather would come in out of shape and bloated. Feb 08, 2018 former champ roy jones spoke with kevin iole at the ufc performance institute. Jones chose to return to the light heavyweight division and on november 8, 2003 he defeated antonio tarver to retain the wba super, ibo and the ring light heavyweight championships, and to win tarvers wbc title. His shelf is narrow, laced in gold, when you reach for a his book straddling names like ali, frazier, julio cesear chavez, tommy hearne, and roberto duran, a soul stirring choir breaks out.

Ironmantv boxing mike tyson motivation training facebook. Fresh off the 65th win of his illustrious boxing career, roy jones jr. Including terrific boxers such as floyd mayweather jr. A new collection highlighting the finest timed counter type boxing background. Boxing tests bond of father and fighter the new york times. Yes, his amazing speed, reflexes and keen sense of anticipation have enabled floyd to win titles in five weight divisionsbut could he have attained that same level of success if matched against the best fighters of decades past. All the comments saying jones would destroy mayweather are hilarious. Roy jones jr reveals what he told tyson fury before his. Fantasy fight roy jones jr 154 vs floyd mayweather jr. Francisco vargas to win his wbc pound title and he can punch as.