Boxing: Roy Jones Jr. Says Floyd Mayweather Isn’t the Best Boxer & He Could Beat Him in His Prime
At 37 years old, Floyd Mayweather Jr. has a 47-0-0 record with 26 coming by way of knockout and he’s still going. Many would consider him the best but former professional boxer-turned-trainer Roy Jones Jr. says the undefeated champion is “not the best he’s ever seen at boxing.”
via IBT:
“Of course I’m impressed with the way he’s (Floyd Mayweather Jr.) been able to monopolize the money side of it,” Jones told fighthype.com.
“He was the smartest guy that ever [came] through as far as making money.”
“I haven’t seen nobody (sic) come through and generate the money that he’s generated in the sport of boxing. So you gotta give him props for that.”
“Boxing skills…I ain’t going to say he’s the best I’ve ever seen at boxing, but he’s the smartest I’ve ever seen for sure.”
When Jones was asked what could have gone down had he met Mayweather with both of them in their prime, he responded with gusto: “Come on, man. This is Roy Jones Jr. Do we have to discuss that? Roy Jones Jr. during his prime against what? Godzilla, King-kong, who?”
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How he gone talk when he been knocked out over and over and never fought nobody besides Hopkins, Tarver, James Tobey really he fought all bums really lost to Tarver twice and won to hopkins by disqualification.
This Roy Jones Jr. Yall must’ve forgot. He’s in the history book that have fought from middle weight to heavy weight and captured every belt. Pound for pound Roy was one of the best.
Yall must forgot Roy Jones Jr has a glass jaw an no defense great offense an speed but once that chin gets check he done an Money May would check that chin over an over
C’mon son! Jones was crazy quick with the hands. He practically knocked out everyone who dared challenged him whether it was a big name or not. Only real reason he lost against Antonio Tarver was because he moved up in weight class. Floyd Mayweather isn’t going to jump up a weight class. He stay in his lane. Bernard Hopkin’s messed up by disqualifying. He was getting his but beat in that fight anyways. Jones was to fast for him. As good as a defensive fighter that Mayweather is, Jones would have still knocked out Mayweather in his prime.
Roy Jones is broke and is mad at the way Floyd Mayweather making all the money Forbes top earning in sports!
Roy would have rocked Folyd and he would have not been running from Pac , he would have whipped his ass 2!!!! No doubt in my mind…
Roy Jones is the truth and he would of without any problems knocked Mayweather clean tf out, Roy never ran from a fight and he’s the best pound for pound and quickets fighter ever …. #Facts Yall musta forgot!!
Too big, too strong, too fast. Roy in his prime was on his way to being the best ever. Nobody besides Ray Robinson obliterated cats like Jknes Jr. He was a phenom .. How quickly we forget.
First of… That is a dumb comp given that they could never have ever been a catch weight for a fight in both their primes.
Second, in Jones’ prime he was also criticized for ducking fighters, Tarver being one of them.
Third, the main reason why Mayweather is to be considered one of the best with his 47-0 record is mainly because of the opposition he’s faced throughout his carreer. Sure, some will argue he’s ducked that one fight we as fans really want to see but the opposition he’s faced so far and even this late in his carreer can’t be denied(A little like you can’t deny Benard Hopkins carreer’s opposition)…
I love both fighters but to say Mayweather is not the best pound for pound fighters of our generation is like putting your head in the sand. And Roy saying otherwise is just Roy being himself and I love him for that.
oh.. If we would have ever been able to get both of them in their prime at a catch weight, I think it would have been a boring fight. Roy’s punch percentage was so rodiculously low and May running and ducking to counter punch… Roy would most probably catch him once and it would have been lights out..
Floyd keeps fighting the same boxers over and over again how is that pound for pound best in the world? Fight Pacman beat him then we’ll discuss who’s the best.
Roy Jones Jnr in his prime, would have wiped the floor with Mayweathers ass!! Mayweather has been running from the Pac man for YEARS and is going to get sideswiped in their upcoming fight. How easily we forget Roy Jones Jnr WAS the best pound for pound fighter on the planet in his day. It was really disappointing to see him get KOed against Danny Green thou. Let his guard down there. Anyway go the Pacman and send this Mayweather asshole into retirement!!