Who is MMA’s Roy Jones Jr?

[AndersonSilva23]

Anderson Silva IMO. He had amazing reflexes, quickness, creativity, timing and precision in his striking reminiscent of RJJ, his athleticism and effectiveness declined with age similar to Jones.

When athletes like RJJ & Andy are so gifted athletically, they tend not to focus on technique and trust their reflexes and attributes. When they’re reflexes and athleticism decline they get exposed more than those that never had great athleticism to begin with.

 

[Brock-B-level-Athlete]

Roy Jones Jr is proof that God is black.

 

[Papa Shaun]

Correct once he lost his athleticism he lost his effectiveness. He wasn't a great technical boxer. Look at the difference between him and Duran, Duran was winning miles above his natural weight on his skills long past his physical prime.

Jones also used steroids, maybe anderson silva.

What?? You realize Roy Jones won a share of the HW title, only weighing in at 195lbs. for the fight, while simultaneously holding the undisputed LHW (175lbs.) title at the same time. Not to mention he gradually moved up in weight through out his career, starting as a Middleweight, and held some minor titles at Cruiser Weight while in his mid-late 40's.

Not discrediting Duran, but Jones was on another level in the 90s, compared to everyone else. You can't say the guy took steroids either if he's never tested positive, but we know yes, Anderson did test + for illegal substances. Not to mention he kept fighting until he was 48 years old.

 

[Khalabeeb Stiopic]

Are you saying Roy jones jr are not technically sound? Absolutely retarded

 

[Black Helicopters]

Correct once he lost his athleticism he lost his effectiveness. He wasn't a great technical boxer. Look at the difference between him and Duran, Duran was winning miles above his natural weight on his skills long past his physical prime.

Jones also used steroids, maybe anderson silva.

It’s a given at this point but people want to act elitist or think I’m saying he had zero technique.

 

[MagnumDong]

Mark Kerr if you replace "great athlete" with "fuckload of steroids"

 

[The Merchant]

What?? You realize Roy Jones won a share of the HW title, only weighing in at 195lbs. for the fight, while simultaneously holding the undisputed LHW (175lbs.) title at the same time. Not to mention he gradually moved up in weight through out his career, starting as a Middleweight, and held some minor titles at Cruiser Weight while in his mid-late 40's.

Not discrediting Duran, but Jones was on another level in the 90s, compared to everyone else. You can't say the guy took steroids either if he's never tested positive, but we know yes, Anderson did test + for illegal substances. Not to mention he kept fighting until he was 48 years old.

I've been watching boxing since the early 80's. Notice how he fought the smallest HW champion at the time. Ruis defended his title by a draw(that most thought he had lost) and then a DQ before he fought Roy.

Roberto Duran is a far superior boxer to Roy Jones.

 

[Black Helicopters]

What?? You realize Roy Jones won a share of the HW title, only weighing in at 195lbs. for the fight, while simultaneously holding the undisputed LHW (175lbs.) title at the same time. Not to mention he gradually moved up in weight through out his career, starting as a Middleweight, and held some minor titles at Cruiser Weight while in his mid-late 40's.

Not discrediting Duran, but Jones was on another level in the 90s, compared to everyone else. You can't say the guy took steroids either if he's never tested positive, but we know yes, Anderson did test + for illegal substances. Not to mention he kept fighting until he was 48 years old.

He was saying that duran did that PAST his prime

 

[tramendous]

since he respects forrest griffin's hands it has to be him.

 

[The Merchant]

You can't say the guy took steroids either if he's never tested positive, but we know yes, Anderson did test + for illegal substances. Not to mention he kept fighting until he was 48 years old.

He did test positive though. Him and Richard Hall both failed their tests Jones for androstenedione

 

[DorianGray]

Silva and McGregor come the closest.

They both have fast hands and crazy KO ability, and they both finish the vast majority of their opponents and usually with ease. They also have a habit of clowning their opponents during the fight like Roy Jones did, too (that thing Conor does where he stands in front of an opponent with his hands behind his back is something that Roy specifically liked to do.)

"that thing that conor does..."

lol, you mean that thing he did one time against an already severely rocked opponent?

 

[The Merchant]

The truth is that Prime RJJ is the GOAT of all of combat sports. There is no MMA RJJ and the sport will need to be around much longer to esatablish one. Prime RJJ is the GOAT of a sport that established itself for hundreds of years.

He went nearly 50 fights without losing a single round, schooling the likes of greats like James Toney and Bernard Hopkins. Dominating, clowning and destroying his opponents so badly they didn't even look like they belonged in the same sport from middleweight all the up to heavyweight.

There are other fighters with arguably better "resumes" and "accomplishments", but nobody else was as gifted and dominant in their prime.

If you took all the greatest fighters in boxing history and you somehow made them all the same size, prime Roy would blow through all of them.

Bernard Hopkins was green when he fought Roy. Hopkins beat him in the rematch convincingly

 

[GordoBarraBJJ]

Calzaghe beats any version of a past his prime RJJ.

*fixed

 

[Ravenwing]

Cody tries to be
Doesnt go according to plan

 

[Mysterio]

Bernard Hopkins was green when he fought Roy. Hopkins beat him in the rematch convincingly

You mean when they were both young Roy whooped him and when they were old and the fight was irrelevant Hopkins whooped Roy.

Roy's style did not age well and everyone was beating him at the point Hopkins did. Hopkins defensive fundamentals kept him in the game a lot longer. There is something to be said for that, but when Roy was in his prime he was nearly untouchable.

 

[LockardTheGOAT]

"that thing that conor does..."

lol, you mean that thing he did one time against an already severely rocked opponent?

He did it against Mayweather, too. It's gonna be hilarious when he taunts Khabib the same way.

 

[DorianGray]

He did it against Mayweather, too. It's gonna be hilarious when he taunts Khabib the same way.

Oh my bad then. Must've missed it.

 

[YOLOGOGOPLATA]

no one really

Just look at that shit

 

[laleggenda27]

The idea that RJJ wasn't technically sound is a fallacy. The reason he was able to utilize his unorthodox style is because he already had the technique as a foundation. You can't just give a great athlete a pair of boxing gloves and expect them to become a great boxer. They have to have the technique first. But once you combine great technique with other-worldly athleticism, that's where a fighter can get creative.

And to answer the question, I'd say Anderson and Jones are the closest comparisons. They both had/have the technique, athleticism, and creativity to do things most fighters could only dream of.

 

[The Merchant]

You mean when they were both young Roy whooped him and when they were old and the fight was irrelevant Hopkins whooped Roy.

Roy's style did not age well and everyone was beating him at the point Hopkins did. Hopkins defensive fundamentals kept him in the game a lot longer. There is something to be said for that, but when Roy was in his prime he was nearly untouchable.

Whooped him 116-112. Hopkins wasn't young he was 28, he was green as he had been in prison and only started boxing 6 years before.