thanks for your reply and for your views and opinions on the jones-hall fight. you make a good point, LPS5, about jones' 'tapping to death' style. i don't know jones' knockout record, nor if he achieves the majority of them via attrition or one-punch power. i'm guessing it's not one-punch, colder than a frog knock out power. <g3>
also, i shouldn't let my post about the late stoppage leave the impression that i did not enjoy the fight. guys like hall will always impress with their courage. so i wasn't not enjoying the fight.
now about "the HBO comments regarding Jones' inability to demonstrate his skills with the current stable of light-heavyweight competitors".... that's easy. i didn't hear the comments. i was switching back and forth between the dodger-cardinals game and evidently missed all of that. but as to your question, "what do you think of the idea (and feasibility) of translating those skills, that power and speed to the mainstream heavyweight venue?"... well, it seems at first glance to be ill-advised. i immediately see roy jones jr. being launched into the third or fourth row by a blow from lewis, or spun in a circle like a top by a whistling left hook from mr. tyson. but that's first glance. upon further reflection, perhaps he'd get along quite well. you know his added weight would be muscle. ultimately, i'd have to say i don't think he would find great success in that company.
while i'm still on the subject of roy jones jr, let me say that i don't particularly care for his 'playing to the crowd' antics. just as i don't like a home run hitter who stands at the plate admiring his blast for 10 seconds before tossing the bat aside and beginning his 2 minute trot around the bases. give me a man like matt williams (he just came to mind first), a gifted and talented workman, who crushes the ball, puts his head down, and runs around the bases. i prefer athletes who demonstrate respect and humility in their actions. roy jones is not a big offender in this regard, but he still puts too much mustard on it for my tastes. he does an excellent job at ringside, imo. just as does george foreman.
your thoughts on jones in this regard?
:)
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