Comments on: FLASHBACK 2003: ERIK MORALES’ FAKED FIGHT & ROY JONES-JOHNNY LOUISE

By: The Truth

The Truth — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:26:55 +0000

Morales-Croft was done well above their weight division at the time in the mid 130s because Morales was drunk on beer and not training. Croft was later put on the suspended list after failing a medicial test, possibly an MRI. I saw this on a CSAC document when he applied for a new license several years ago. But it was later removed so there was no lasting record.

By: GaryBrandenburg

GaryBrandenburg — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:12:48 +0000

OK, if Roy can not take a punch from Danny Green, what does he have left. In his prime, I would not miss a fight BUT now, I will not turn it on.. Everyone must know when to walk away.. No, we could never do what Roy has done, but now, he can’t either.. Lightening in a bottle, I doubt it very much. Respect to Roy but please stick to promoting or something other than in the ring.

By: ironhammer

ironhammer — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:59:19 +0000

RJ should have stopped after Ruiz or at the very least after the first Tarver fight. What he is doing now with going ahead with the Hopkins fight after what just happened is sad. His legacy is already damaged, now he should be concerned for his health.

By: Darius

Darius — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:30:35 +0000

I highly highly doubt Roy Jones would have been ever considered the concensus p4p greatest at that point, (did I mention highly) but the fact remains. Had he retired when he was on top of his game, his stature in the sport wouldn’t be so severely tarnished as it is now. After winning the heavyweight title Roy had a host of oppurtunities awaiting him. He could have fought Tarver as he did or some other light heavy/ cruiserweight fighter, retired, Or he could have continued his career in the heavyweight division. Who he could have beat is a very debatable topic but one thing is certain; taking a loss as be did in the second fight with Tarver destroyed whatever notion we had that Jones was Mr. Untouchable.
Side note: Like Mayweather is now, the fans wanted to see Roy in a drag out, blood and guts fight to cement his legacy. In the first Tarver fight we had that. In that fight, Roy dug deep and showed the intangible we consider characteristic of a fighter: heart. Maybe asking him to do it twice was a little too much.

By: Craig

Craig — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 22:57:31 +0000

Can you imagine if Roy Jones had retired after beating Ruiz? Boxing fans would have debated for decades to come, maybe longer, that he was possibly the greatest fighter of all time. Now, after losing several times, some will argue that he does not belong in the boxing hall of fame.