I respect Roy Jones Junior. And I'm old enough to remember him getting robbed in the Olympics. But his pro career was a massive mixed bag. A lot of great accomplishments. But so many of his fights were "All Sauce and No Meat". In his prime, he literally beat up Public Sevants that were moonlighting as Pros. That Hopkins anecdote was one of many examples, of the well earned "Reluctant" Roy nickname at the time. Floyd Mayweather rightfully catches grief for so many hand picked opponents on his latter resume. But RJJ was the original "Typhoid Mary" of milking the shit out of an HBO guaranteed contract. Jabronis and No Hopers littered throughout the prime of his career. Leaving myself and many HBO subscribers disappointed. THAT was the beginning of a slow, but steady downfall of HBO Boxing in the 2000's.
I respect Roy Jones Junior. And I'm old enough to remember him getting robbed in the Olympics. But his pro career was a massive mixed bag. A lot of great accomplishments. But so many of his fights were "All Sauce and No Meat". In his prime, he literally beat up Public Sevants that were moonlighting as Pros. That Hopkins anecdote was one of many examples, of the well earned "Reluctant" Roy nickname at the time. Floyd Mayweather rightfully catches grief for so many hand picked opponents on his latter resume. But RJJ was the original "Typhoid Mary" of milking the shit out of an HBO guaranteed contract. Jabronis and No Hopers littered throughout the prime of his career. Leaving myself and many HBO subscribers disappointed. THAT was the beginning of a slow, but steady downfall of HBO Boxing in the 2000's.
Thomas Taylor is the best boxing referee in the world.