Roy Jones Jr is a four-weight legend who is now trying to make Chris Eubank Jr a champion
in Wales, is still acclaimed as the best boxer of the 1990s and the most naturally gifted athlete to enter a boxing ring. Unconventional, rarely bothering with a jab or a traditional defence, Jones relied on his lightning reflexes, speed, balance and astonishing hand-eye coordination.Eubank Jr has sought out top coaching and they don’t come with much bigger reputations than Jones JrHe was a boxer who, like Mayweather, could make an opponent miss with feints and head movement alone.
The boxer nicknamed ‘Superman’ had won world titles at middleweight, super-middleweight and light-heavyweight – but looked relatively small even at 175lb. In a move basically equivalent tojumping up to heavyweight today and, without any tune-up, fighting for a major world title belt. Admittedly, ‘The Quiet Man’ John Ruiz – a tough, awkward but limited spoiler – will not go down as an all-time great heavyweight champion . But the sheer size difference made it hugely intriguing.
Instead, Jones disastrously decided to drop back down to light-heavyweight and whether it was yo-yoing in weight or the years catching up with him, he never looked the same again. The 34-year-old escaped with a close decision win over Antonio Tarver in his very next fight, then was shockingly knocked out in the rematch. His later career went on far too long and featured horrible KO defeats to fighters who would not have laid a glove on Jones in his prime.
The dazzling brilliance of his prime, however, make it understandable why Eubank Jr – whose dad was a contemporary of Jones Jr – is enamoured by his trainer. Even a boxer with the sizable ego of the ‘Next Gen’ must be awed by an all-time great tutoring him. If winning the respect of the headstrong 32-year-old is half the battle, then Jones is ahead of the game as a trainer. But there are understandable doubts.
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