Nigel Benn v.s Roy Jones Jr

[Bad_Intentions]

both in their primes @ super middleweight.

who takes it?

[bigG]

jones by wide ud or late rounds tko......and im the biggest benn fan there is......but if nigel hit him square ONCE.......you could count to 100 and jones wouldnt get up......

[joe33]

Ben would give him total fucking hell,but probaly come up short,if he got the fight in the uk though he may win,but of course RJJ would have never come to the uk to fight,not a chance.

[Boro chris]

Apparently Benn said recently he couldn't understand why Jones never fought him as he believed Jones would've kicked his ass.

[unitas]

jones would indeed have kicked his ass.

[Vantage_West]

Ben would give him total fucking hell,but probaly come up short,if he got the fight in the uk though he may win,but of course RJJ would have never come to the uk to fight,not a chance.i agree he would give him hell. Benn was a proud brother he was never gonna lay down even when he was hurt (which was easy to do) he could counter and was a tough guy even if he did have a weak chin he could come out on top through his guts ,power ,strength and abilty.

roy might of been tapped here and even knocked down...ud for roy but a good showing from benn

but when he was fighting in england with a homebase he was a bad bad man...good fight maybe not a classic but a good 90's middlewieght fight

[crippet]

used to think Benn would give Jones hell - But now I think it would be a wide UD for Jones with Benn probably having an eye closed by the end

[PowerPuncher]

Are people forgeting how devastating Jones was at this time? Benn would get knocked out and maybe early, pressuring Prime Jones who had lightening fast precision power shot while you have an average defense is going to see any sub-190lber get knocked out. Just look at the Sosa and Brannon fights and Sosa may have been a bigger puncher than Benn and landed on Jones

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[PhillyPhan69]

jones by wide ud or late rounds tko......and im the biggest benn fan there is......but if nigel hit him square ONCE.......you could count to 100 and jones wouldnt get up......

I would agree with this. I imagine RJJ would take a lopsided decision, and in respecting benn's power he would not engage anymore than he absolutely needed to. it would likely be a boring fight, that Jones would nearly sweep on the cards..but if Benn catches him...I just don't think that is the likely scenerio!

[Bokaj]

Are people forgeting how devastating Jones was at this time? Benn would get knocked out and maybe early, pressuring Prime Jones who had lightening fast precision power shot while you have an average defense is going to see any sub-190lber get knocked out. Just look at the Sosa and Brannon fights and Sosa may have been a bigger puncher than Benn and landed on Jones

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Thing is, Jones is much better technically on the inside than on the outside. He might have lasted longer at the top if he had adapted a Toney-esque type of style when his legs left him. He's so composed and balanced, and his punches and cominations are razor sharp.

[lefthook31]

Jones by brutal knockout, dreads flying everywhere.

[Sangria]

I love Benn. One of my favorites. But Jones dismantles him.

[BUMPY KNUCKLES]

ergh benn primed as a middleweight , at supermiddle he lost that devestating power he had at middleweight , jones would be much too fast , i say late tko for jones

[kmac]

yeah, people need to realize how good jones was at 168. if benn tries to survive early on he can lose a decision but if he's agressive, jones would stop him.

[Hattons Hook]

Benn's my favorite fighter ever, but yeah, Jones would have beaten him. Benn was at his best when in a war and i think Jones was too clever and too good to let it get to that.Even on Nigel's best night.

[atberry]

I'd pick the Benn of '88-'91 over Graham and Nunn of that time and over the Jones of '92-'94 too.

Six rounds with Benn at his most aggressive/athletic without a guard is too many rounds to escape, unless you have a Eubank-like chin.


But the post-McClellan Nigel would be obliterated by Jones in 2-3 rounds if he came out frantically.

However, in his '94 fights, Benn darted in and out of range, jabbed, bobbed and weaved, countered lightningly off the ropes, etc. He'd be tricky for Roy's style, that particular Nigel.

[PowerPuncher]

I'd pick the Benn of '88-'91 over Graham and Nunn of that time and the Jones of '92-'94 too.

Six rounds with Benn at his most aggressive/athletic without a guard is too many rounds to escape, unlike you have a Eubank-like chin.


But the post-McClellan Nigel would be obliterated by Jones in 2-3 rounds if he came out frantically.

However, in his '94 fights, Benn darted in and out of range, jabbed, bobbed and weaved, countered lightningly off the ropes, etc. He'd be tricky for Roy's style, that particular Nigel.

The Benn of 1992 clearly got outboxed against Malinga only to get a gift decision, who Jones toyed with and ko'd in 6. Benn hasn't fought in the class of Jones

[PhillyPhan69]

ergh benn primed as a middleweight , at supermiddle he lost that devestating power he had at middleweight , jones would be much too fast , i say late tko for jones

??? Wow! I see it just the opposite. Benn did not seem to know how to pace himself, or adapt/adjust to a boxer at MW. For my money he was vastly improved at 168!

[laxpdx]

RJJ certainly has the tools and speed to score a resounding UD, if Benn doesn't catch him one too many times.

[anarci]

If a prime (ko on his mind) Jones shows up.. THen RJ KO 5 in domnating fashion,dropping Benn a few times early and finishing him up a couple rounds later.

If a careful minded safety firstt Jones shows up? Then he wins a wide decision, although Benn has couple moments,but cant quite follow up with on superflash Jones.

[Son of Gaul]

:koRJJ would have anihilated Benn and there's really no question about it if we're talking about their primes.

[atberry]

The Benn of 1992 clearly got outboxed against Malinga only to get a gift decision, who Jones toyed with and ko'd in 6. Benn hasn't fought in the class of Jones

That's very base. Benn struggled to get past the long jab of Malinga both times.

Jones didn't have the jab of Malinga.


(He trained three weeks for Malinga)

[TBooze]

Jones would have to be totally focused, he really does not want to get caught with a Benn bomb. So no semi-pro Basketball before the bout!

With that proviso, I think RJJ could break Benn down in eight/nine rounds.

[Bokaj]

??? Wow! I see it just the opposite. Benn did not seem to know how to pace himself, or adapt/adjust to a boxer at MW. For my money he was vastly improved at 168!

I'm inclined to agree. But in this case he would probably be best served by going out guns blazing. If he tries to pace himself and box for the distance, it's Jones' fight. I think his best (only?) shot is try and surprise Jones, perhaps catch him cold. I don't see that happening since Jones was so measured and composed, but it's probably his only chance.

[DonBoxer]

Even Benn says Jones would have beat him. I agree with him.

[Saintpat]

Jones in less than five.

Easy.

[MagnaNasakki]

Benn never had the tools to deal with a boxer like Roy. See, shit, any fight of Nigel's that matters.

Two different class of racehorse in there. One, a good aggressive champion, the other, the best fighter of his era, with only one real competitor to that throne.

Roy does what Watson did, sooner.

Jones KO 3.