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Boxing: Jones-Taraver III announced
At this point who cares? I loved Jones, but he looked horrible in his last fight. He needs to hang it up.
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07-30-2005, 07:33 PM
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Sorry for the spelling in the title. My alcohol content is a little to high right now.
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He's just like if Snow White was competitive, horny, and capable of beating the shit out of anyone that called her Pops. |
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07-30-2005, 07:59 PM
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Pro Starter
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Minneapolis
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Jones is still boxing? Reminds me of Holyfield.
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08-01-2005, 01:31 AM
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General Manager
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Location: The Satellite of Love
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I think Jones has a long way before he gets to Holyfield status. When he can't beat anyone in the top 25 and slurs all of his words, then he's at Holyfield status. As it is, Jones can still probably beat most light heavyweights rather easily. Now Tommy Hearns...someone please keep him out of the ring. He may have won the other day, but I've never heard of John Long (19-6-0). If Hearns tries to make a serious run, he's going to get seriously hurt. |
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08-01-2005, 06:59 AM
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Retired
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Fantasyland
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I'm a bit torn.
I'm a huge RJJ fan. I really believe that he was not only the best boxer of the last 20 years, but he may be the best of all time. At his peak, he was unhitable yet possessed a knockout punch. It was once calculated (right before he moved to Heavyweight) that he had won something like 97% of the ROUNDS he had fought when he won his championship belt. The guy was simply amazing. The knock against RJJ was that he didn't fight some of the top competition (though he beat both Hopkins and James Toney), but then again many guys didn't want to fight Jones. With that said, he looked bad his last 3 fights. His reflexes aren't what they used to be and he gets hit much too solidly. He could get by with his unorthidox style when he was cat-quick. Not anymore. So I wish he would stay retired, but who knows? Maybe the layoff did him some good and he can pull out one last victory. The only problem is that if he wins, I doubt it will be his last fight... |
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08-01-2005, 01:30 PM
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I agree with you Blackadar, I thought that his last fight would show a return to his former form. You know get back for getting knocked out, but he didn't have it. In a match where he was favored, he looked terrible. I agree, I wish he would stay retired and at least keep that part of his legacy alive.
Marvelous Marvin should have won that fight with Sugar Ray, then he retired and never looked back. He is still rememberd as a badass. I still remember him laying out Hearns in Vegas. Jones needs to take a page from his book and let it go.
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08-01-2005, 04:36 PM
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College Benchwarmer
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Philly
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I wish Jones would stay out of the right, at the same time I will definitely have interest in the fight. At the very least I would watch a replay on HBO the following week.
I would have to think Tarver is a decent favorite going in. |
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09-30-2005, 11:30 PM
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The fight is coming tomarrow. I, for one, still think that Jones has no business in this fight and is going to get beaten soundly. I still hope he pulls it out, but he should probably retire either way.
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09-30-2005, 11:52 PM
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General Manager
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I have a bad feeling that Jones is heading towards Holyfield status. He has nothing left to prove, but his ego is too big to let himself retire in any other place than in 1st.
Hopefully, regardless of the outcome of the fight, he'll retire for good. |
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10-01-2005, 08:08 PM
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Banned
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Is anyone here going to buy it? I may.
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10-01-2005, 08:51 PM
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Personally, I think it would be a waste of money. Jones looks like a shell of his former self. There are much better fights coming up that would be more deserving.
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10-01-2005, 09:00 PM
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Yeah, I decided against it. It will be on HBO next week anyways.  |
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10-01-2005, 09:21 PM
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College Prospect
Join Date: Apr 2004
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I think it could be interesting. I will hopefully be able to read the round by round over at another site. Roy looks like he is in pretty good shape:
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10-01-2005, 10:16 PM
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Just for the hell of it:
I know that the format is off a little, but this says that Tarver is going to win.
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10-01-2005, 10:51 PM
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ESPN's 'scorecard' has Tarver up 98-92 through 10.
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You Stole Fizzy Lifting drinks! You bumped into the ceiling which now has to be washed and steralized, so you get NOTHING! You lose! |
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10-01-2005, 11:02 PM
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Tarver wins by unanimous decision.
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10-01-2005, 11:03 PM
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Yeah, thats what I was gonna say.
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You Stole Fizzy Lifting drinks! You bumped into the ceiling which now has to be washed and steralized, so you get NOTHING! You lose! |
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10-02-2005, 11:58 AM
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College Benchwarmer
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Im glad I didnt buy this fight. RJJ really needs to retire.
I watched Byrd's fight and most of Toney's fight on Showtime. What a bore both were. These 2 really need to fight each other so they both stop talking about it. |
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10-02-2005, 01:05 PM
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General Manager
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Yeah, Jones needs to retire. I didn't buy the PPV (I don't buy PPV anymore) and will probably watch the replay. Wasn't home last night anyway, but I probably would have missed the Byrd and Toney fights regardless. They just don't interest me. I used to like Toney, but him as a heavyweight just doesn't even compare to what he was at cruiser when he fought Jirov, let alone the lighter weights. |
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