![]() He has since served as ESPN2's matchmaker for our Friday Night Fights series. Russell is the guy who put together those great fights at the Blue Horizon for USA Network's old Tuesday Night Fights. I have debated a lot of boxing with Russell Peltz, the famous promoter out of Philadelphia. Do not put the clip of Roy knocking out Kelly alongside the clips of the right hand that floored Reggie Johnson, the left hand that knocked out Montell Griffin, and the right to the body that knocked out Virgil Hill, three of the top 10 guys at light heavyweight over the last 10 years. So what you say? It's only Glen Kelly, not a top guy in the division. ![]() One of the most spectacular things I have ever seen in a boxing ring. The punch landed high on Kelly's head and ended the fight. Roy slipped them both and then tossed a lightning quick, half-hearted right hand - almost an afterthought - as he was moving away to his right. But in the seventh round, Roy retreated to the ropes, put both hands behind his back and leaned forward. I thought when Roy dropped Kelly with a left hand to the body, that the most spectacular thing he would do that night had just occurred. Roy draws comparisons not only with Sugar Ray Robinson, but with Babe Ruth and Michael Jordan.ĭoes Roy Jones deserve this kind of electronic press after playing with an overmatched, some would argue "club" fighter like Glen Kelly (even if Kelly is really a cruiserweight in light heavyweight's clothing)? Does Roy's stunt against Kelly deserve to lead this article over Hopkins domination against Daniels? No and no. makes us wonder if we are watching the greatest fighter of all-time. Bernard Hopkins fits right in with the greatest middleweights from any era. But neither made us imagine that we might be watching the greatest who ever did it. Mattingly and Smith were the best their sports had to offer in a given era. The real question is whether they could have even hit him.īernard Hopkins is like a Don Mattingly or an Emmitt Smith. The question is whether gigantic light heavyweights like Bob Foster and Michael Spinks could have beaten Roy Jones. He would have easily out-slicked Marvin Hagler. ![]() There are always fighters one can chose throughout history that had the right style to give another fighter trouble. Emanuel Steward pointed out during Roy's demolition of Glen Kelly (the recipient of RJ's the-hands-behind-the-back-are-quicker-than-the-eye trick) that Thomas Hearns' style would have created problems for Roy, and Steward is probably right. And he combines his advantages with his own brand of unorthodox skill. He has unfair natural, physical advantages in speed and power. Lucky for Monzon and Hagler that they did not have to compete against Roy Jones Jr.Īnyone who competes against Roy loses. In fact, the three most dominant middleweight champions of the last 35 years have been Carlos Monzon (champ 1970-1977), Marvin Hagler (champ 1979-1987) and Bernard Hopkins (champ 1994-2002 and counting). Very impressive stuff from our middleweight champ. Holmes is good fighter, so is Daniels, and Trinidad is a great one. In his last three fights, against Keith Holmes, Trinidad and Daniels, Hopkins has arguably not lost a round (by my count he's lost only three or four out of 33). Hopkins broke Carlos Monzon's record of 14 defenses, a record he had tied in his last fight, a knockout of Felix Trinidad. knock a man out with his hands behind his back." Thank God for video tape.īernard Hopkins set the all-time record for middleweight title defenses by thoroughly dominating and eventually stopping the very solid Carl Daniels. And we who are still around will throw cold water on that proclamation by saying, "Son, I once saw Roy Jones Jr. The type of phenom who dominates so thoroughly and with such ease that a future generation of boxing fans will proclaim him a candidate for Most Talented Fighter Ever. Max: Dominant Jones is one of greatest everįifty years from now, there will be another who is compared to him. : BOXING - Max: Dominant Jones is one of greatest ever
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