It never fails...

Sitting in my office at work, and overhear an outside conversation where one of my co-workers is going over numbers and says "60/40"... and I say, semi-out loud... "I kick yo ass."

Tell me the same hasn't happened to yall in your personal lives.

 

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"Take some good English lessons"


I don't know about 60-40 but when I hear about somebody that is raising their kids or raising a puppy etc I always think of the "Turtle Raising Roy Jones".



When kids take the piss out of me in work I say "I feel me 20" in reference to Vitali when he said age wasn't a factor, or "40 is not a Deff Sentence" {George Foreman}

Most people don't know what I am talking about, but that's ok, I have forearms and elbows like a light-heavweight and, 60-40, will kick their ass.

 

The more I look back at Jones the more "alright" he seems. He shouldn't have ended up as he has.

 

Roy was a cool cat. A true country boy whom despite his rare talent, wasn't as arrogant as it seemed.

Unlike Floyd, who just came off like a total dick.

 

Ya Roy didn't seem that bad. The most annoying and arrogant thing about him was his 3rd person schtick

 

The best thing about Roy Jones is the way he gets knocked-the-fuck-out.
It´s on a level with Amir Khan gettin sparked-out.

 

ya he knows how to go to sleep. everything he does is in style

 

I've never really used it outside this forum because people would just give me a blank stare not understanding the context. I do however think of 60/40 when i hear people dividing things up equally. Always tempted to jump in with 60/40! and give some explanation of how one side "is the star" or "deserves more".

 

You should try that in your divorce settlement. 60/40 because you were the draw in the marriage as several women can testify

 

Basically every time I say or hear the phrase, that part follows in my head.

 

Roy Jones Jr vs Lennox Lewis should've happened right after Jones/Ruiz in 2003. Would've been a WBC/WBA unification fight. And might've been one of the biggest fights in history. They were discussing it and it almost came to a reality.

 

Lennox was way too big for Roy.

 

Every time

 

Looking back, who was more scared? Hopkins, who wouldn't settle for 60/40? Or rjj, who wouldn't settle for 50/50?

 

Hopkins Clearly...

Roy was Universally Regarded as THE Best Fighter in the World Pound for Pound AND Was the Undisputed Light Heavyweight Champion (WBO Wasn't Readily Accepted Yet)...

Hopkins Tried to Argue Beating Trinidad Was Enough to Warrant 50-50, But it Wasn't...

"You Wanna Try Me for My Title? You Wanna Try Me For My Title? The Right Split, Yo Ass is TOAST! 60/40, I Kicks Yo Ass!"








REED

 

When they both finally did fight their rematch in 2010, nobody cared. The fight only attracted around 150,000 pay-per-view buys.

 

Yeah, it was a DREADFUL Fight...






REED

 

Hopkins had ZERO case for 50/50. NONE!

Jones was by far the bigger name and would have been the "A-side" of the promotion. Hopkins would have been challenging for Roy's titles, AND.... Roy owned a goddamn win over Hopkins! A CLEAR win.

How in the world does that warrant 50/50?

60/40 was an EXTREMELY fair split, and to me, indicated that Roy wanted the fight.

Hopkins fucked that fight from happening. Not Jones.

 

Well at the end it didn't mean sh*t. They both lost a lot of money and made a fraction when they finally fought in 2010. The PPV bombed. Deservedly.

 

REED "Musta Forgot" to Mention Roy's Victory Over BHop, as Additional Negotiating Leverage...








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Looking back, I wish Jones vs Lewis would have happened.

Yes, Roy had virtually no chance.... but even if Lewis knocked him cold, it wouldn't have hurt Roy's legacy in the least bit. In fact, it would have HELPED his legacy... especially if he could have frustrated Lewis before getting KO'd. Roy's legacy was cemented as a top 10 all time great, even with a loss.

And if by some minor miracle he would have beaten Lewis.... he'd be the consensus GOAT right now. No question.

 

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His dad wouldn't even let him fight a fat tired and diabetic Buster Douglas.

 

Roy Really WAS a Stone's Throw from Undisputed GOAT Status...REED and Joe King Discussed This All The Time Back in the Day, Even Shedding Some e-Tears Over How it All Fell Apart...

After Ruiz, the PLAN was for Roy to Face Holyfield, Who Backed Out and Got Stopped by James Toney Instead...Thinking He was Facing Holyfield, Roy Maintained His Heavyweight Physique and THEN Cut 25 Pounds of Muscle in 6 Weeks or Less, to Move Down to Face Tarver...

But Yeah, Imagine Ruiz, Holyfield, Tyson (Another Fight Roy Wanted and Offered to Mike) and Lennox???

From His Grave, Tyson Would Have a Puncher's Chance Against ANYBODY, but Roy Was Waaaaaaaaaaay Tooooooooo DYNAMIC for THAT Version of Mike...

And Like You Said, Lennox Would've Been a NO LOSE Situation for Roy...Every Round He Lasted Would/ve BOLSTERED his Legacy...







REED

 

Big Roy PREPARED Roy to Face Anybody yet When Opportunities Struck Wouldn't ALLOW Him to Face Anybody...







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Roy played it way too safe. He could've fought Chris Bryd for the WBA/IBF unification if the Holyfield fight was a no deal.

 

Roy and Byrd were Weird in they Way the Seemed to REPEL One Another...

Byrd Fought in the 160's in the '92 Olympics Yet Basically Went Straight to Heavyweight as a Pro, to the Surprise of Many...And Yes, Byrd was Definitely an Option 1nce Roy Moved to Heavy....








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I agree. If somehow, someway, Roy would have beaten Lewis at heavyweight, that would arguably be the single most greatest accomplishment in the history of boxing.

 

Well yeah I guess, but I also get why Roy decided not to fight Lewis...

 

I would've ordered that fight on PPV if it had happened. Byrd didn't overly impress anyone while up against the bigger, stronger heavyweights during his reign (Golota, Oquendo, McCline) and before then, David Tua, but he was getting the decisions. From a styles perspective, I'd have loved to have seen Chris Byrd vs Roy Jones Jr in 2003 for the IBF/WBA title.
I remember distinctly how that was a hot topic on BoxingTime forum and people were getting anxious to see what was gonna play out. Be it Byrd/Jones or Jones/Lewis. Too bad none of it happened and Jones instead went back down to face that zero-charisma waste of skin Antonio Tarver that nobody gave a crap about.