elmersalsa,
He was fighting school teachers and policemen in the middle of his prime. A time waster.
John Ruiz ain't nothing dangerous. Neither was Antonio Tarver.
You are being silly.
A time waster?
Yes, he fought some weak mandatories and some lower level guys as keep busy fights. But if you want to be objective, you have to note the following:
1. Every fighter does that at some point.
2. After unifying against Reggie Johnson, he had mandatory obligations from 3 different organisations.
3. Despite his claims, Dariusz M had no intentions of fighting Roy in the U.S. and Bernard Hopkins turned down $6m for a C-W in 2002, demanding $10m instead.
Regarding John Ruiz, of course he was dangerous. He may have been ugly and awful to watch, but he was a tough, 230 plus pound HW. Roy was a 34 year old LHW who'd had almost 50 fights. His peak was when he was at SMW. Any top 10 rated HW is a dangerous opponent to a LHW, no matter how gifted he is.
Regarding Antonio Tarver, he was very dangerous. He was a rangy southpaw, with good skills, and who was extremely motivated. He was also much fresher than Roy, having fought just over 20 times going into the fight. Again, Roy had fought almost 50 fights, and he had to burn muscle in just a few months just to make the weight. He was absolutely exhausted in the 2nd of half of the fight.
