Roy Jones Jr – Retirement or another hopeless comeback?
December 3rd, 2009
By Adam Fillingham: Roy Jones Jr, the former eight time world champion was unsuspectingly knocked out in the first round last Wednesday night by tough IBO champion Danny Green. Green looked great and so did Jones Jr for all but a minute.
Then the clock hit 1:47 of the first round. After Roy Jones had stepped back into yet another corner Danny Green threw a few soft left hands before clubbing the American legend with a hard right sending him crumpling to the canvas. Jones was obviously hurt by the way he rolled on the floor as he tried to get back on to his unsteady legs.
The clock hit 1:31 and Green leaped out of his corner like a cheetah and pummeled Jones with shots to the body repetitively. The hearts of the Australian nation must have been in their mouths at that point. Green hit from head to body, to head to body over and over for the next half a minute. Jones kept his hands up but there was nothing he could do, he just had to wait for the referees intervention.
At 1:04 Jones and Green stepped out of a clinch and as Jones stepped back we all knew it was over. His legs just gave way and Green piled on more pressure to see and at 1:00 of the round referee Howard John Foster stepped in to end the action.
The Australian ‘legend’ has now defended his IBO title once after he successfully knocked out Julio Cesar Dominguez in five rounds four months ago to win the belt. His popularity must have now increased and may now get a fight with one of the main four title holders.
Back to the original problem. Roy Jones is good enough to defeat B-level fighters but against A-level fighters (if you can call Danny Green A-level) he struggles badly. This can only take you so far and eventually a fighter has to step it up or their legacy will be a mockery. This wont look good on Jones’s part as he is a future hall of fame entry and doesn’t need another loss.
Another problem is that he has a fight lined up with Bernard Hopkins. Hopkins reportedly still wants the fight but will it mean anything to either man? If Hopkins wins he has defeated a washed up Roy Jones who has lost two of his last four fights. If Jones wins he has defeated a 44 year old fighter and would likely just be inviting the inevitable loss down the road. Fighting Hopkins now will not do anything for his legacy.
Roy Jones Jr, retire now and save yourself anymore heart break.
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BORING nowadays the fights are not what they used to be. a true fight was FLOYD VS MANNY and was canceled. Who cares about Jones he made MONEY and still want more money.
Shut the f up you stupd hardcore jerks. RJJ should retire, and the fools that think he should not in here need to shut there big…BIG mouths!
I would not like to see Jones fight again. He got torn apart the other night and I do not think he deserves any more hidings.
Get your popcorn ready!!!! Captain Hook has another fight remaining in the tank…. bring B-Hop and watch Super Roy get the job done! I’m sticking with RRJ… win or lose!
I think if Bernard agrees to fight Roy and beats Roy, he will then retire. But if Roy wins he will still be fighting he thinks he still have it.
what the f**k would a jones jr vs hopkins prove??
it’s the people calling for this fight to happen that is causing boxing to become more of a farce each day. jones got beat by a far superior fighter, deal with it. bring back mandatory defences and bouts.
Roy JOnes is a legend, one of the best of all time, but you cannot deny he is daaged good, and well past his prime. He shouldn’t fight again just for his own safety.
what a plank!! lost 2 in the last 4 !!!!! ITS OVER ROY, get out now before you get damaged!!! all good fun till someone gets hurt!.. #:)
use r all 4gettin te fact that rjschooled hopkis, schooled james tony, schooled every opponent that stepped in2 the ring with him, people say they were bums, these guys were in the top 5 , even most of the guys he fought were no1 contenders, he jumped to heavyweight, not competing at cruiserweight, an won the heavyweight championship every2 seems to 4get this, yes he started to slide, and maybe he has, but why should that stophim doing what he loves most, hes not a child, he will know when to stop, as for hopkins,jones 2, thats unfinished buisness, thats a fight that must happen
Jones is the best boxer ever to strap on a pair of boxing gloves. he juss hasnt been hungry since he won the heavyweight belt
Jones still the best fighter ever to put on a pair of boxing gloves…. Jones hasent been hungry since he won the heavyweight title…. And Merc ain’t pushin him like before
i love roy jones he is a top 10 all time fighter, but i will not like to see him lose like this.sometimes you have to give things up and be part of the sport in other ways. if his people care about him someone should tell him to stop. its over. the brain can only take so much hits to the head. ask holyfield,and ali.
dg hit him hard he went down when he got up he was still wobbeling on his legs green took advantage an let rip jones tryed to cover up but green was like a starving pit bull in a meat market his body hits an upper cuts still got through roys defence if the reff didnt stop it they would of been scrapping roy of the canvas , sad way to lose for such a great champ
a combind age of about 85.who the hell wants to see 2 oldes plodding about.
I’ll take “another hopeless comeback for $400″
I think a Jones-Hopkins would be awesome. Jones wasn’t knocked out…big difference between that and a ref stoppage. Bring it on!
Ya quit making roy sound like a bum you guys blow man did anyone even watch the fight. “pummeled” my butt roy was covering up regainin his composure and they called it for no reason. ROY – HOPKINS II give it to me now!!!
Give the old guy a break, he’s a shadow of his former self. It’s like Hopkins said, if Jones actually learned the fundamentals of boxing in the beginning of his career, he wouldn’t be getting lit up like that. Now that the reflexes and speed are gone, there’s nothing left you can do.
Who cares how he lost the fight. The guy LOST the fight. Washed up!
if RJ still wants to fight let him fight, yall writing like he was knock out cold he wasnt. if u look at the fight u can clearly see DG hit him in back of the head and he went down its not like it landed on his chin and if bhop still wants rj let them fight.
I hope he hangs the gloves up now