It may surprise you to learn I have read it already.....The Raging B(_)LL wrote:james,Roy Jones did have problems against fighters that pressured him however even in his prime.In the first Griffin fight did you notice that as long as Griffin kept punching RJJ wouldn't be throwing anything back and just took the punches against the ropes,against DM that would have been very dangerous thing to do.As soon as Griffin stopped throwing RJJ would then get off the ropes and fire back with some of his own shots.And in the Harding fight Eric gave him some very uncomfortable moments with his aggressive,pressuring southpaw style and did much better then expected until the bicep injury forced him to call it a night.Fighters who pressured RJJ had success against RJJ even if they were in short bursts,DM however was better then both Griffin and Harding and while not the most agile on his feet he would've pressured him all night long and he did pack a good punch and had a very good jab which would have given Roy problems.He offered Roy 10 000 000$ to fight in Germany Roy said no because of the olympic debacle so DM and Kohl relented and said we'll fight you in the US.They arrive in the US and he demands 70% of the purse even though two of the belts he was wearing he hadn't even fought for in the first place,DM basically won them for RJJ and after having won them they were stripped from him and promptly given to RJJ.So now DM gives RJJ hometown advantage,hometown judging and he has to take only 30% of the purse he is offering Roy even though he wasn't even the real champion,DM wasjamesmcdonnell wrote:Tarver got Jones at the right time, back then Jones was still on peak form. His reflexes are gone, Tarver will whack him out again if they meet.BubiScholz wrote: i think DM would have had the same chance Tarver had.......
Tarver is much much quicker than DM also, his handspeed looked better than Roy's in the first fight, and he totally sharpshot him in the 2nd, that punch was planned and landed perfectly. DM is slow as shit, and Jones never struggled against Slow guys.
Two years ago, Jones would have been to slick and fast for Tarver, now he's a guy with sloppy technique and deteriorating movement and reflexes..DM told Roy to go fornicate himself and rightfully so,i mean seriously would you have accepted RJJ's terms if you were in DM's shoes because i highly doubt it.RJJ did not want this fight so he priced himself out as is his modus operandi against worthy opponents.
Here is a link to an article that i suggest you read:
http://www.maxboxing.com/Kim/kim092602.asp
RJJ was undoubtedly a great fighter,but that does not make him invincible,not even in his prime.
I agree that Jones wasn't invincible, no fighter is, there's always someone out there who can beat them. I think though that Dariusz would have been too slow to beat Jones, however as you say, the best way to answer that would have been if the fight had been made.