POUND FOR POUND THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME

• In my estimation pound for pound Roy Jones Jr. is the greatest fighter I've ever seen in my lifetime. I know your saying what about Ali? His best fights were before my time and I witnessed him at the end of his career.The one fight I do remember seeing was Ali getting his ass whupped by that toothless Leon Spinks. He know doubt has a place in the GREATEST OF ALL TIME WING in the Hall of Fame, but this is about Roy.
• Before I tell you why he is the greatest, I am going to talk about the fight he had the other night with Joe Calzaghe. Yeah that Joe Calzaghe. The man who eight years ago Roy would have destroyed. Joe Calzaghe is a 36 year old white boy from Wales who happens to be undefeated at 45-0 while defeating other no talent white boys for the past 15 years. Calzaghe's only claim to fame was beating a 43 year old Bernard Hopkins. Calzaghe sounds to me like someone who beats up on boxers who are past their prime and pads his record with these victories. I heard he was trying to line up a big money fight with Thomas Hearns next. In the first round Saturday night Roy turned back the clock and knocked Calzaghe on his Wales ass. After that Roy basically got his ass beat, but that's besides the point. For five rounds Roy looked good and the fight was competitive. He ran out of gas after that and he got pummeled. Roy learned a tuff lesson in that you can't beat father time. Calzaghe's fists time and time again honed in on it's target, leaving Jones resembling a tired old man desperately missing his full vision. And sadly, after the fifth defeat of his Hall of Fame career, Jones may have regained his clarity of sight but is still lacking in his clarity of thought. Roy was only awarded one round on all three judges scorecards making it painfully obvious he should take the smart option and hang it up for good.
• During the mid to late 90's Jones was the sports most complete boxer, with his dominance complete to the point of boredom. The prospect of Roy Jones losing was laughable. Yet some of those superhuman efforts are being replaced with these very mortal ones.
• Five years ago to this day Jones won his last meaningful fight, a majority decision over Antonio Tarver. He lost three straight fights after that twice to Tarver and once to bitch ass Glen Johnson, before beating over the hill Felix Trinidad.
• In a five year period that could be considered his prime Jones went 16-1 with his only loss coming via DQ. He avenged that loss with a first round knockout in the rematch. During this time frame he defeated nine current or former world champions and three men who either already are in the Hall of Fame or will be when they become eligible. Jones was more dominant in his sport in that time frame than Tiger Woods was in his right now, because Tiger actually looses every now and then. If Tiger would have met Calzaghe in 2000 it is safe to assume he would have fucked him up.
• James Toney a sure first ballot Hall of Famer the minutes he is eligible, was pound for pound the best fighter in the world when Jones beat him at the MGM in Las Vegas on Nov 18,1994. Jones won 30 of 36 scored rounds in a stunning and beautiful display of boxing ability. Pugilism at it's finest.
• Mike McCallum a Hall of Famer was Jones next victim in Tampa, Fla. on Nov. 22,1996. They fought for the WBC Light Heavyweight title. Jones won every round on the judges scorecard including a 10-8 round in which he didn't even knock him down. That's dominance people.
• On April 25,1998 Jones stopped Virgil Hill with a devastating shot to the ribs so fierce that they are still showing it on highlight reels on the game's best knockouts. Virgil Hill to this day can't eat solid food and he says it hurts when he coughs. He can't even bend over to tie his shoe laces. Jones won the first three rounds before knocking Hill out in the 4th.
• So lets see against three future Hall of Famers , Jones went 3-0 and won 70 of 76 rounds. He won 92.1 percent of his rounds against Hall of Fame fighters. Pugilism dammit. There is no boxer in recent history that has dominated that type of competition quite that way.
• In 1993, Jones routed Bernard Hopkins, another future Hall of Famer, winning 24 of 36 scored rounds from him despite fighting with a broken hand. A broken hand godammit. Play your PS3 or XBOX system with a broken hand people. IMPOSSIBLE. After the first round he switched to a southpaw and still won against one of the best of all time.
• In his prime Jones had no equal. He was so superior that not even the best fighters in the world could come close to beating him. And as great as Calzaghe has been he would have never come close to being able to handle Jones in his prime.
• Jones in his prime would cross his hands behind his back, stick out his chin and dare his opponents to hit him. He had the juice to finish you with either hand and knock you out with a single blow. His footwork was second to none and his hand speed was frightening. Jones was the only fighter in history to go a full round and not get hit with a punch according to official numbers. During that time frame the only things I was sure about was death,taxes,my sexuality, and Roy Jones winning.
• Roy is pound for pound the best in the history of the game. To me Jones retired long ago, but his legacy in the sport still means something. He needs to have the conviction and sense to bring things to a natural end, instead of chasing past glories that will never return.
• I will leave you with this quote from Roy Jones Jr. "WHEN I LOOK INTO THE MIRROR, IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S 115 PERCENT(OF WHAT I USED TO BE),"JONES SAID. "I'M LIKE , WOW, HOW YOU DO I KEEP GETTING BETTER LOOKING AS I GET OLDER... I'M PRETTY CLOSE TO 100 PERCENT , TRUST ME, PRETTY CLOSE. GO AHEAD AND BET AGAINST ME. YOU WILL GO HOME SATURDAY NIGHT CRYING SAYING: ROY,ROY! I DONE LOST ALL MY MONEY., I SHOULD HAVE LISTENED TO YOU. I SHOULDN'T, HAVE BET AGAINST YOU.
• ROY I KNOW I NEVER WILL!
• I'M OUT LIKE TRACY McGRADY, RON ARTEST AND THOSE BITCH ASS ROCKETS AGAINST THE LAKERS.