Memo to Roy Jones Jr.

[DaBownca]

Throw A Fukkin Punch Sometimes!

[DJ Timmy Richardson]

Hang 'em up Roy

http://www.sportinglife.com/boxing/n...al_054635.html

Joe Calzaghe clambered off the floor in the first round once again to maintain his perfect record with a convincing, unanimous decision victory over Roy Jones Jr at Madison Square Garden.
Calzaghe scored a resounding 118-109 victory on all three of the judges' scorecards to extend his unbeaten record to 46-0.
It also saw him retain the Ring Magazine light-heavyweight title he had won by scoring a split-decision victory over Bernard Hopkins in Las Vegas last April.
Like that fight, Calzaghe was floored in the opening round, this time by a jolting straight left from 39-year-old Jones that momentarily stunned his travelling fans from Wales who formed roughly half of the 14,152 fans inside the legendary New York venue.
Calzaghe, 36, came back to wear down the American, causing a damaging cut above the former four-division champion's left eye in the seventh round that Jones' corner could not staunch.
The Welshman was fighting in boxing's most revered venue for the first time in his long and unblemished career against one of the true modern legends of the sport, who was looking to make his mark once again following three devastating losses in 2004-05, twice against Antonio Tarver, either side of defeat to Glen Johnson.
Both Tarver and Johnson delivered crushing knockout blows to the four-weight, eight-time champion in consecutive fights in 2004 that left many critics believing Jones' career was all but over.
Jones (52-4, 38 KOs) thought otherwise but Calzaghe was too strong to let the American's comeback continue.
It did not start that way. Jones caught Calzaghe with a jolting straight left that floored the Briton with under a minute of the opening round to go.
Calzaghe appeared hurt but rose to his feet and quickly had Jones on the defensive.
He reappeared for the second round with a mark on his nose that began to bleed as the round progressed and Jones looked perfectly at ease dealing with the combinations his rival was throwing.
The third, though, saw Calzaghe gain the upper hand for the first time in the fight, landing more punches and finishing by staring down Jones as the bell sounded.
Calzaghe's bleeding nose was being well managed by his corner and their man was beginning to control the fight equally efficiently.
Calzaghe made the first telling breakthrough in the fifth when Jones dropped his hands and was caught with a glancing right and then a more punishing left that rocked his head back.
In the dying seconds of the sixth, Jones countered a Calzaghe combination to the body with a sharp right that momentarily stunned his opponent before he mounted a retaliatory offensive to end the round.
Calzaghe's father and trainer Enzo had stressed throughout the build-up that his son would get stronger and faster as the fight progressed and round seven saw evidence of that as Jones was repeatedly caught with jolting punches to the head.
Calzaghe rocked him with a short left that quickly drew blood over the American's left eye and the sight on the big screen of Jones being treated by his cutman at the end of the round brought loud cheers from the travelling Welsh fans.
It was the turning point in the fight as Jones' corner could not stop the bleeding for very long between rounds and Calzaghe repeatedly sought out the problem area, growing with confidence as Jones began to look increasingly tired.
Calzaghe would target the afflicted area before moving downstairs to the body when the eight-time, four-weight champion instinctively covered up.
Again Jones received prolonged attention from the doctor between rounds as Calzaghe prowled the ring waiting for his rival to emerge for the 11th.
Jones was still game, though, talking to Calzaghe and launching darting assaults but the Welshman looked completely at ease, taunting the ring legend with shakes and shimmies of the head and hips and returning to his corner at the end of the penultimate round with a showy shuffle in front of his corner.
An extremely respectful touch of the gloves between the two boxers began the 12th and final round before Calzaghe resumed his war of attrition on Jones, interrupted only by a slip to the canvas from Canadian referee Hubert Earle, that brought a slightly comical end to proceedings.
Not that Calzaghe cared. He had already started celebrating

[martino]

end of an era for real now.

Joe didn't need to be show boating in the last round tho. Hats off to him regardless, his record is very impressive.

But yeah holy fuck, how you gonna let him stick his chin in your face hands down for the WHOLE fight and not even try to tag him once?

[DaBownca]

I agree Roy should hang em' up, but he isn't shot. He said during the 24/7 series leading up to the fight "I don't want to hurt anyone I'm just there to put on a good show (sic)" Had he had the stomach to do it, he could've ended it in the first round.

[DJ Timmy Richardson]

Sign of old age. Can't pull the trigger when he wants to.

[AD]

Throw A Fukkin Punch Sometimes!

boxing is fuckin' rigged. he stood there like a fuckin' punching bag. are you fuckin' kidding me?! this is rjj and he doesn't throw punches??? fuck this shit! i'm stickin' with mma. boxing is a joke now.

[Fletch]

boxing is fuckin' rigged. he stood there like a fuckin' punching bag. are you fuckin' kidding me?! this is rjj and he doesn't throw punches??? fuck this shit! i'm stickin' with mma. boxing is a joke now.

MMA is a joke, too!

[JMJ]

Sign of old age. Can't pull the trigger when he wants to.

[JMJ]

MMA is a joke, too!

No it"s not.

Syracuse football......JMJ

[Ish]

No it"s not.

Syracuse football......JMJ

ooohhhhhhhh

[AD]

MMA is a joke, too!

kobe would disagree.

[AD]

No it"s not.

Syracuse football......JMJ

ouch!

[Cedric Skullcracker]

end of an era for real now.

Joe didn't need to be show boating in the last round tho. Hats off to him regardless, his record is very impressive.

But yeah holy fuck, how you gonna let him stick his chin in your face hands down for the WHOLE fight and not even try to tag him once?

Joe DID need to be show boating at the end unless you have forgotten how many people Roy Jones did that to in his career, do you think Roy would have let him off that easy if it was the other ways around?

The ref should have stopped the fight earlier so our last memory of Roy was this.

[Heat Daddy]

boxing is fuckin' rigged. he stood there like a fuckin' punching bag. are you fuckin' kidding me?! this is rjj and he doesn't throw punches??? fuck this shit! i'm stickin' with mma. boxing is a joke now.

Bernard Hopkins did the same thing with this dude. He didn't try to punish him but won wars with Tarver and Wright. I like MMA and I still love Wrestling. At least I know when a screw-job is coming with WWE or TNA. Boxing has been full of crap for a long time. I rarely watch it these days.

[Sharp Eye Washington]

I hope RJJ retires, it's a wrap to a great career. Rarely does a boxer go out on top. All the greats (excluding Marciano) have met this fate. Hat's off to RJJ & thanks for the memories.

[kaaos]

I hope RJJ retires, it's a wrap to a great career. Rarely does a boxer go out on top. All the greats (excluding Marciano) have met this fate. Hat's off to RJJ & thanks for the memories.

people were fooled into thinking Roy jones was a great fighter, he. never was his early years were full of boxers that sucked And it made Roy look great. He never beat a great fighter. Was it his fault becuse the comp was weak?....no but it fooled many into ever thinking he was a "great" fighter.

[bigshawn]

Roy was not a good fighter early in his career, he was a GREAT fighter early in his career.
His skill set was so far better than everyone elses that he made it look to easy. Just as Mayweather makes it look today.
Mr. Jones does need to hang them up though

[kaaos]

Roy was not a good fighter early in his career, he was a GREAT fighter early in his career.
His skill set was so far better than everyone elses that he made it look to easy. Just as Mayweather makes it look today.
Mr. Jones does need to hang them up though

Jones was great at beating up soup cans. He ducked Hopkins for years. Name a great fighter jones ever beat?

[JMJ]

Jones was great at beating up soup cans. He ducked Hopkins for years. Name a great fighter jones ever beat?

DATE	OPPONENT	LOCATION	WINNER
2008-11-08	Joe Calzaghe	New York, NY	Calzaghe W 12
2008-01-19	Felix Trinidad	New York, NY	Jones W 12
2005-10-01	Antonio Tarver	Tampa, FL	Tarver W12
2004-09-25	Glen Johnson	Memphis, TN	Johnson KO 9
2004-05-15	Antonio Tarver	Las Vegas, NV	Tarver KO 2
2003-11-08	Antonio Tarver	Las Vegas, NV	Jones W12
2003-03-01	John Ruiz	Las Vegas, NV	Jones W12
2002-09-07	Clinton Woods	Portland, OR	Jones TKO 6
2002-02-02	Glen Kelly	Miami, FL	Jones KO 7
2001-07-28	Julio Gonzalez	Los Angeles, CA	Jones W12
2001-02-24	Derrick Harmon	Tampa, FL	Jones TKO 11
2000-09-09	Eric Harding	New Orleans, LA	Jones TKO 10
2000-05-13	Richard Hall	Indianapolis, IN	Jones TKO 11
2000-01-15	David Telesco	New York, NY	Jones W12
1999-06-05	Reggie Johnson	Biloxi, MS	Jones W12
1999-01-09	Richard Frazier	Pensacola, FL	Jones TKO 2
1998-11-14	Otis Grant	Mashantucket, CT	Jones TKO 10
1998-07-18	Lou Del Valle	New York, NY	Jones W12
1998-04-25	Virgil Hill	Biloxi, MS	Jones KO 4
1997-08-07	Montell Griffin	Mashantucket, CT	Jones TKO 1
1997-03-21	Montell Griffin	Atlantic City, NJ	Griffin DQ 9
1996-11-22	Mike McCallum	Tampa, FL	Jones W12
1996-10-04	Bryant Brannon	New York, NY	Jones TKO 2
1996-06-15	Eric Lucas	Jacksonville, FL	Jones TKO 12
1996-01-12	Merqui Sosa	New York, NY	Jones TKO 2
1995-09-30	Tony Thornton	Pensacola, FL	Jones TKO 3
1995-06-24	Vinny Pazienza	Atlantic City, NJ	Jones TKO 6
1995-03-18	Antoine Byrd	Pensacola, FL	Jones TKO 1
1994-11-18	James Toney	Las Vegas, NV	Jones W12
1994-05-27	Thomas Tate	Las Vegas, NV	Jones TKO 2
1994-03-22	Danny Garcia	Pensacola, FL	Jones KO 6
1993-11-30	Fermin Chirino	Pensacola, FL	Jones W10
1993-08-14	Thulani Malinga	St. Louis, MS	Jones KO 6
1993-05-22	Bernard Hopkins	Washington, DC	Jones W12
1993-02-13	Glenn Wolfe	Las Vegas, NV	Jones TKO 1
1992-12-05	Percy Harris	Atlantic City, NJ	Jones KO 4
1992-08-18	Glenn Thomas	Pensacola, FL	Jones TKO 8
1992-06-30	Jorge Fernando Castro	Pensacola, FL	Jones W10
1992-04-03	Art Serwano	Reno, NV	Jones KO 1
1992-01-10	Jorge Vaca	New York, NY	Jones TKO 1
1991-08-31	Lester Yarbrough	Pensacola, FL	Jones KO 8
1991-08-03	Kevin Daigle	Pensacola, FL	Jones TKO 2
1991-04-13	Eddie Evans	Pensacola, FL	Jones TKO 3
1991-01-31	Ricky Stackhouse	Pensacola, FL	Jones KO 1
1990-11-08	Reggie Miller	Pensacola, FL	Jones TKO 5
1990-09-25	Rollin Williams	Pensacola, FL	Jones KO 4
1990-07-14	Tony Waddles	Pensacola, FL	Jones KO 1
1990-05-11	Ron Johnson	Pensacola, FL	Jones KO 2
1990-03-28	Knox Brown	Pensacola, FL	Jones TKO 3
1990-02-28	Billy Mitchem	Pensacola, FL	Jones TKO 2
1990-01-08	Joe Edens	Mobile, AL	Jones KO 2
1989-11-30	David McCluskey	Pensacola, FL	Jones TKO 3
1989-09-03	Ron Amundsen	Pensacola, FL	Jones TKO 7
1989-06-11	Stephan Johnson	Atlantic City, NJ	Jones TKO 8
1989-05-06	Ricky Randall	Pensacola, FL	Jones TKO 2

Other than beating Bernard Hopkins back in 1993, he really didn't beat any "great" fighters. You can't count Tarver, because Tarver came back and beat Jones twice (and Jones never really beat Tarver to begin with). Can't count Trinidad either......JMJ

[martino]

DATE	OPPONENT	LOCATION	WINNER
2008-11-08	Joe Calzaghe	New York, NY	Calzaghe W 12
2008-01-19	Felix Trinidad	New York, NY	Jones W 12
2005-10-01	Antonio Tarver	Tampa, FL	Tarver W12
2004-09-25	Glen Johnson	Memphis, TN	Johnson KO 9
2004-05-15	Antonio Tarver	Las Vegas, NV	Tarver KO 2
2003-11-08	Antonio Tarver	Las Vegas, NV	Jones W12
2003-03-01	John Ruiz	Las Vegas, NV	Jones W12
2002-09-07	Clinton Woods	Portland, OR	Jones TKO 6
2002-02-02	Glen Kelly	Miami, FL	Jones KO 7
2001-07-28	Julio Gonzalez	Los Angeles, CA	Jones W12
2001-02-24	Derrick Harmon	Tampa, FL	Jones TKO 11
2000-09-09	Eric Harding	New Orleans, LA	Jones TKO 10
2000-05-13	Richard Hall	Indianapolis, IN	Jones TKO 11
2000-01-15	David Telesco	New York, NY	Jones W12
1999-06-05	Reggie Johnson	Biloxi, MS	Jones W12
1999-01-09	Richard Frazier	Pensacola, FL	Jones TKO 2
1998-11-14	Otis Grant	Mashantucket, CT	Jones TKO 10
1998-07-18	Lou Del Valle	New York, NY	Jones W12
1998-04-25	Virgil Hill	Biloxi, MS	Jones KO 4
1997-08-07	Montell Griffin	Mashantucket, CT	Jones TKO 1
1997-03-21	Montell Griffin	Atlantic City, NJ	Griffin DQ 9
1996-11-22	Mike McCallum	Tampa, FL	Jones W12
1996-10-04	Bryant Brannon	New York, NY	Jones TKO 2
1996-06-15	Eric Lucas	Jacksonville, FL	Jones TKO 12
1996-01-12	Merqui Sosa	New York, NY	Jones TKO 2
1995-09-30	Tony Thornton	Pensacola, FL	Jones TKO 3
1995-06-24	Vinny Pazienza	Atlantic City, NJ	Jones TKO 6
1995-03-18	Antoine Byrd	Pensacola, FL	Jones TKO 1
1994-11-18	James Toney	Las Vegas, NV	Jones W12
1994-05-27	Thomas Tate	Las Vegas, NV	Jones TKO 2
1994-03-22	Danny Garcia	Pensacola, FL	Jones KO 6
1993-11-30	Fermin Chirino	Pensacola, FL	Jones W10
1993-08-14	Thulani Malinga	St. Louis, MS	Jones KO 6
1993-05-22	Bernard Hopkins	Washington, DC	Jones W12
1993-02-13	Glenn Wolfe	Las Vegas, NV	Jones TKO 1
1992-12-05	Percy Harris	Atlantic City, NJ	Jones KO 4
1992-08-18	Glenn Thomas	Pensacola, FL	Jones TKO 8
1992-06-30	Jorge Fernando Castro	Pensacola, FL	Jones W10
1992-04-03	Art Serwano	Reno, NV	Jones KO 1
1992-01-10	Jorge Vaca	New York, NY	Jones TKO 1
1991-08-31	Lester Yarbrough	Pensacola, FL	Jones KO 8
1991-08-03	Kevin Daigle	Pensacola, FL	Jones TKO 2
1991-04-13	Eddie Evans	Pensacola, FL	Jones TKO 3
1991-01-31	Ricky Stackhouse	Pensacola, FL	Jones KO 1
1990-11-08	Reggie Miller	Pensacola, FL	Jones TKO 5
1990-09-25	Rollin Williams	Pensacola, FL	Jones KO 4
1990-07-14	Tony Waddles	Pensacola, FL	Jones KO 1
1990-05-11	Ron Johnson	Pensacola, FL	Jones KO 2
1990-03-28	Knox Brown	Pensacola, FL	Jones TKO 3
1990-02-28	Billy Mitchem	Pensacola, FL	Jones TKO 2
1990-01-08	Joe Edens	Mobile, AL	Jones KO 2
1989-11-30	David McCluskey	Pensacola, FL	Jones TKO 3
1989-09-03	Ron Amundsen	Pensacola, FL	Jones TKO 7
1989-06-11	Stephan Johnson	Atlantic City, NJ	Jones TKO 8
1989-05-06	Ricky Randall	Pensacola, FL	Jones TKO 2

Other than beating Bernard Hopkins back in 1993, he really didn't beat any "great" fighters. You can't count Tarver, because Tarver came back and beat Jones twice (and Jones never really beat Tarver to begin with). Can't count Trinidad either......JMJ

Maybe not a GREAT, but a few of those guys weren't exactly jokes. Pazienza wasn't the type to lay down for example

[JMJ]

Maybe not a GREAT, but a few of those guys weren't exactly jokes. Pazienza wasn't the type to lay down for example

Nor was Toney, but again, how many GREAT fighters did Jones really beat? Was it a lack of competition or a lack of heart? He had a rep for ducking the big fights......JMJ

[Sharp Eye Washington]

RJJ was the Middleweight champ, Super Middleweight champ, Light Heavyweight champ & WBA Heavyweight champ, that is quite an accomplishment. I can't think of a boxer dead or alive who accomplished that feat.

[martino]

Nor was Toney, but again, how many GREAT fighters did Jones really beat? Was it a lack of competition or a lack of heart? He had a rep for ducking the big fights......JMJ

Maybe he's just smart haha. But watching him in his prime - it's pretty hard to dispute his skill if you ask me.

[DaBownca]

DATE	OPPONENT	LOCATION	WINNER
2008-11-08	Joe Calzaghe	New York, NY	Calzaghe W 12
2008-01-19	Felix Trinidad	New York, NY	Jones W 12
2005-10-01	Antonio Tarver	Tampa, FL	Tarver W12
2004-09-25	Glen Johnson	Memphis, TN	Johnson KO 9
2004-05-15	Antonio Tarver	Las Vegas, NV	Tarver KO 2
2003-11-08	Antonio Tarver	Las Vegas, NV	Jones W12
2003-03-01	John Ruiz	Las Vegas, NV	Jones W12
2002-09-07	Clinton Woods	Portland, OR	Jones TKO 6
2002-02-02	Glen Kelly	Miami, FL	Jones KO 7
2001-07-28	Julio Gonzalez	Los Angeles, CA	Jones W12
2001-02-24	Derrick Harmon	Tampa, FL	Jones TKO 11
2000-09-09	Eric Harding	New Orleans, LA	Jones TKO 10
2000-05-13	Richard Hall	Indianapolis, IN	Jones TKO 11
2000-01-15	David Telesco	New York, NY	Jones W12
1999-06-05	Reggie Johnson	Biloxi, MS	Jones W12
1999-01-09	Richard Frazier	Pensacola, FL	Jones TKO 2
1998-11-14	Otis Grant	Mashantucket, CT	Jones TKO 10
1998-07-18	Lou Del Valle	New York, NY	Jones W12
1998-04-25	Virgil Hill	Biloxi, MS	Jones KO 4
1997-08-07	Montell Griffin	Mashantucket, CT	Jones TKO 1
1997-03-21	Montell Griffin	Atlantic City, NJ	Griffin DQ 9
1996-11-22	Mike McCallum	Tampa, FL	Jones W12
1996-10-04	Bryant Brannon	New York, NY	Jones TKO 2
1996-06-15	Eric Lucas	Jacksonville, FL	Jones TKO 12
1996-01-12	Merqui Sosa	New York, NY	Jones TKO 2
1995-09-30	Tony Thornton	Pensacola, FL	Jones TKO 3
1995-06-24	Vinny Pazienza	Atlantic City, NJ	Jones TKO 6
1995-03-18	Antoine Byrd	Pensacola, FL	Jones TKO 1
1994-11-18	James Toney	Las Vegas, NV	Jones W12
1994-05-27	Thomas Tate	Las Vegas, NV	Jones TKO 2
1994-03-22	Danny Garcia	Pensacola, FL	Jones KO 6
1993-11-30	Fermin Chirino	Pensacola, FL	Jones W10
1993-08-14	Thulani Malinga	St. Louis, MS	Jones KO 6
1993-05-22	Bernard Hopkins	Washington, DC	Jones W12
1993-02-13	Glenn Wolfe	Las Vegas, NV	Jones TKO 1
1992-12-05	Percy Harris	Atlantic City, NJ	Jones KO 4
1992-08-18	Glenn Thomas	Pensacola, FL	Jones TKO 8
1992-06-30	Jorge Fernando Castro	Pensacola, FL	Jones W10
1992-04-03	Art Serwano	Reno, NV	Jones KO 1
1992-01-10	Jorge Vaca	New York, NY	Jones TKO 1
1991-08-31	Lester Yarbrough	Pensacola, FL	Jones KO 8
1991-08-03	Kevin Daigle	Pensacola, FL	Jones TKO 2
1991-04-13	Eddie Evans	Pensacola, FL	Jones TKO 3
1991-01-31	Ricky Stackhouse	Pensacola, FL	Jones KO 1
1990-11-08	Reggie Miller	Pensacola, FL	Jones TKO 5
1990-09-25	Rollin Williams	Pensacola, FL	Jones KO 4
1990-07-14	Tony Waddles	Pensacola, FL	Jones KO 1
1990-05-11	Ron Johnson	Pensacola, FL	Jones KO 2
1990-03-28	Knox Brown	Pensacola, FL	Jones TKO 3
1990-02-28	Billy Mitchem	Pensacola, FL	Jones TKO 2
1990-01-08	Joe Edens	Mobile, AL	Jones KO 2
1989-11-30	David McCluskey	Pensacola, FL	Jones TKO 3
1989-09-03	Ron Amundsen	Pensacola, FL	Jones TKO 7
1989-06-11	Stephan Johnson	Atlantic City, NJ	Jones TKO 8
1989-05-06	Ricky Randall	Pensacola, FL	Jones TKO 2

Other than beating Bernard Hopkins back in 1993, he really didn't beat any "great" fighters. You can't count Tarver, because Tarver came back and beat Jones twice (and Jones never really beat Tarver to begin with). Can't count Trinidad either......JMJ

What about Mike the Body Snatcher McCallum?

[DaBownca]

Nor was Toney, but again, how many GREAT fighters did Jones really beat? Was it a lack of competition or a lack of heart? He had a rep for ducking the big fights......JMJ

Toney at the time was considered pound for pound the best fighter in the world and Roy shut him out. While his victims list isn't very impressive can you say who it was he allegedly ducked? That news escaped me.