10-21-2002, 11:46 AM
Quote:He will not just lose, he may end his career. If Roy can't get rid of mediocore light heavy's quickly, how will he get rid of a heavyweight, who is not some journeyman? Let's not look past his height as well, this is a huge mistake.
Roy Jones did not end those fights early because it was more sparring than fighting. I can't even remember teh last time someone landed a meaningful punch on Roy Jones. Look at some of his fights. He played in a basketball game before one. Roy Jones has not been tested. He is one of the top fighters in the world. He is way too quick for Ruiz. He will probably not knock him out, but Ruiz will not hit him either. I think it will be 11 or 12 rounds of Jones hitting him and Ruiz chasing him. Jones is not dumb. He is an incredibly smart business man. He would not go into this fight if he thought thhere would be a problem of him winning.
Quote:I never under estimate jones, but in history no light heavyweight ever had sucess at heavyweight.Ever hear of Evander Holyfield. He moved up in weight class and became a pretty good Heavyweight champion. He was cruiserweight champ in 1988. WOn the Heavyweight title for first time in 1990.