Can the Roy Jones Jr that beat John Ruiz also defeat Evander Holyfield? Since Evander also lost to John Ruiz.?

Question

Can the Roy Jones Jr that beat John Ruiz also defeat Evander Holyfield? Since Evander also lost to John Ruiz.?

Answer 1

duh roy jones heavyweight, evander light heavyweight

Answer 2

You have to figure that if James Toney, Chris Byrd and even Larry Donald could beat Holyfield, so could Roy Jones Jr., and that was a long while ago.  If the loss to Ibragimov is any indication of Holyfield's current ability, I would have to make Roy Jones Jr. a heavy favorite if they fought.  John Ruiz was never the caliber of fighter Toney or Byrd were but based on the rest, Evander should have long ago retired.

Answer 3

There is no doubt in my mind. Actually before he fought Ruiz Roy had talked about fighting Holyfield. This was before Lennox Lewis beat him. Of course then everyone thought he was nuts but years later you wonder if he might have pulled it off. He beat John Ruiz  after Ruiz beat Holyfield and then not long after James Toney beat Evander. Roy's only mistake was moving back down to light heavyweight too quickly. It messed up his speed and timing and after a knock out loss shook his confidence. He still is one of the greatest of all time. Certainly one of the top 10 light heavyweights of all time.

Answer 4

No Roy is not a fighter in my eyes

Answer 5

back then maybe, roy was an unbeatable force, but now everybody knows about roys chin(thats why he fights like winky wright now). back then roy would make holyfield look dumb on a decision. roy is best @ 168 in my opinion. holyfeild in his prime(@ late cruiser and early heavy days) was a bad m**o too, he took alot of hard shots from true heavyweights!!. its a hard question, but i guess we'll never no, to bad because its all opinion.

Answer 6

If they fight now, Roy Jones will win for he's obviously the better fighter.  Evander, aside from his advanced age, has slowed down considerably, and lost his reflexes and his once mighty warrior skills.  Jones still has got something left in him as shown in the Trinidad fight.  All he needs is motivation.

Answer 7

Roy Jones can beat anyone in the game today between middleweight and light heavyweight . He is one of the best lall time and besides Floyd Mayweather, hes got the quickest hands out there.