if Roy woulda been serious the 1st fight & really trained to get back down to light heavyweight after bearing ruiz at heavyweight he woulda killt Tarver but he was too arrogant & he just expected to beat Tarver & get the belt he vacated to move up to heavyweight. He actually shoulda fought Tarver 1st while he was accustomed light heavyweight then move up & fight at heavyweight. Quick weight drop to make the 1st fight was his fk up. Sorry RJJ my boy got clocked then he fight Glen Johnson & got KOd again😮 damn yo.
Roy wasn’t in his prime nomore Roy at 35 went from 193 to 174 in two months to fight him again tarver is a pussy for not moving up to fight Roy he lost speed and power there’s only so much your body can take
Not to mention defense of belts too far apart in weight classes... Choose One, the human body won't be optimal going up and down so often. If Tarver was soooo good,how long did he keep the belts....as a murderous puncher,and a Mfer of a boxer,Joe?
😄 no accent , drove Pacquiao many times, from his weigh in for the DeLahoya fight he didn't smile or blink ,unlike him. Usually he and his entourage were laughing and joking not that day. Next afternoon drove a guy from the airport who was there for the fight, asked me who I liked told hm drove Pacquiao and had never seen him so focused . Took him back to the airport Sunday morning, he shook my hand and said thanks for the heads up ,he put 5k on Manny for a ko or tko under 10 ,got 9-1 payout 45k and his money back ... $500 tip😄🤣
@@charles7922Don’t disrespect people who are earning a living or talking about past work experiences. What’s the matter with you? Anyone who’s working to put food on the table shouldn’t be mocked. 🤡
@@jeremywashington7699 I remember being shocked when Roy Jones couldn't beat him in the 3rd fight. It was very interesting to see. Like watching talent melt away.
I remember when he fought Rocky Balboa in 2006. He ended up breaking his hand in that fight and kept going. It was awesome, he still won the fight, but Balboa gave him his hardest fight yet. Crazy too, it was a comeback for Rock he was 60yrs old then too! Imagine if he was in his prime smh
@@jt2498 jeez.....really kid....you can not be that dense and idiotic that you didn't realise that this comment was meant as a joke 🙄. It's people like you that make me hate people 🙄 😒. I bet you have the most PUNCHABLE face ever
He DESTROYED his body chemistry when he moved up to Heavyweight to fight John Ruiz, then quickly lost weight to fight Target. He was NEVER the same after doing that.
@@methos1592he was already out his prime before he moved to heavyweight, by the time he came back down you could see he was done. He wasn’t moving the same at all
@@methos1592 he lost his speed. He wanted to retire but Tarver baited him by calling him out in front of everyone. He lost like 30pounds of muscle in 3 months to fit the light heavyweight division.
Roy Jones jr. Is a good dude he takes care of Gerald McCallum that I knew very well from Kronk Gym in Detroit after he was paralyzed from getting robbed against Nigel Benn overseas also Roy Jones jr. Would fight guys that's been fighting for years and haven't made any money so he made sure a lot of people got a Payday
I remember this fight, Roy was never the same after that medical knockout, big respect to Tarver, he got his redemption and got out of Roy Jones's shadow and then beat him even quicker in their rematch!!!😮
Very few people remember Antonio Tarver. Roy Jones Jr. will forever be in the history books as one of the best middle weights of all times. Props to Roy for moving up in weight and always looking for a challenge.
I played poker with taver back in early 2000's and one night he said roy wants no parts of me ... everyone at the table laughed at him ......he showed us
It wasn't Prime Roy Jones no more by then, and he had just come down in weight from fighting John Ruiz at Heavyweight to fight Tarver at 175 lbs. Not to say Tarver wasn't a good fighter, but he got to take advantage of that opportunity.
Tarver was great but if he fought Roy before he went to heavyweight he would have got destroyed. Tarver was technically a better boxer but PRIME ROY was god gifted generational talent
This ! This was the bedt time is boxing for me personally. These were some of the best fights in history. You couldn't fo to the bathroom or get a drink. Fights were so unpredictable 😳
As a kid that fight hurt my soul!!! Roy still the champ to me
Mine too, my homies had to console me.
Same 😢
Watchin this clip showed me that I'm still not over this yet😢😢I still hate Tarver😂
💯
I was a grown adult and that fight hurt my soul
That’s badass
if Roy woulda been serious the 1st fight & really trained to get back down to light heavyweight after bearing ruiz at heavyweight he woulda killt Tarver but he was too arrogant & he just expected to beat Tarver & get the belt he vacated to move up to heavyweight. He actually shoulda fought Tarver 1st while he was accustomed light heavyweight then move up & fight at heavyweight. Quick weight drop to make the 1st fight was his fk up. Sorry RJJ my boy got clocked then he fight Glen Johnson & got KOd again😮 damn yo.
Roy wasn’t in his prime nomore Roy at 35 went from 193 to 174 in two months to fight him again tarver is a pussy for not moving up to fight Roy he lost speed and power there’s only so much your body can take
In roys prime he was unbeatable.
Facts
This was the beginning of the end of his prime
It kills me how they act like they don't know. Roy was 50 when he lost. Smh
Not to mention defense of belts too far apart in weight classes... Choose One, the human body won't be optimal going up and down so often.
If Tarver was soooo good,how long did he keep the belts....as a murderous puncher,and a Mfer of a boxer,Joe?
@@erickstanford519 He was 35.
Roy Jones in his prime was a beast
I heard he drink a lot of juice
@@haroldhaggie306 I take it back then !! Thank you .
@@haroldhaggie306 What is ‘juice’?
@@philiphewitt1801it might not even be true
@@mikem591 steroids
Roy already went all the way up to heavyweight. Tarver couldn't touch Roy in his prime and weight class.
Roy didn't fight anyone for the majority of his career and when he did he lost, so i dont know where you think "prime" roy would be triumphant
@@nineether3757 😂😂😂😂😂
@@nineether3757 he fought and embarrassed prime James Toney
Lets not forget that... after he drained weight to go back down his career wasn't the same
@@nineether3757you're high af
Antonio Tarver, gentleman
Drove him at the MGM when he was filming Rocky ,great guy and great tipper
Did u open his door too? Or call him sir in a London accent 😂 on here proud to b the help 😂
😄 no accent , drove Pacquiao many times, from his weigh in for the DeLahoya fight he didn't smile or blink ,unlike him.
Usually he and his entourage were laughing and joking not that day.
Next afternoon drove a guy from the airport who was there for the fight, asked me who I liked told hm drove Pacquiao and had never seen him so focused .
Took him back to the airport Sunday morning, he shook my hand and said thanks for the heads up ,he put 5k on Manny for a ko or tko under 10 ,got 9-1 payout 45k and his money back ... $500 tip😄🤣
My ex wife dated Tarver. Hes a coke head and abusive. Not my words but hers 😂
@@charles7922Don’t disrespect people who are earning a living or talking about past work experiences. What’s the matter with you? Anyone who’s working to put food on the table shouldn’t be mocked. 🤡
When Roy didn't say anything slick in response to Tarver calling him out, I knew Roy was in trouble.
Coldest lines ever❤
Tarver was a badass man with venom in his punshes
Tarver was a dooe cheat
@@robertsitton7310interesting
Tarver used peds
Tarver was a pain in the ass
@@jeremywashington7699 I remember being shocked when Roy Jones couldn't beat him in the 3rd fight. It was very interesting to see. Like watching talent melt away.
he really said “ it’s time to go to sleep “ 🥊
I remember when he fought Rocky Balboa in 2006. He ended up breaking his hand in that fight and kept going. It was awesome, he still won the fight, but Balboa gave him his hardest fight yet. Crazy too, it was a comeback for Rock he was 60yrs old then too! Imagine if he was in his prime smh
It was a movie bro smh 🤦♂️
@@jt2498 man look up the word sarcasm
@@MVP1st nah this actually true , was based on a true story , his wife's name is Adrian.
Lol
@@jt2498 jeez.....really kid....you can not be that dense and idiotic that you didn't realise that this comment was meant as a joke 🙄. It's people like you that make me hate people 🙄 😒. I bet you have the most PUNCHABLE face ever
This was Roy jones jr past his best
Roy is my favourite boxer of all time and when I seen him get dropped I struggled to grasp what happened
He DESTROYED his body chemistry when he moved up to Heavyweight to fight John Ruiz, then quickly lost weight to fight Target. He was NEVER the same after doing that.
End of his career man..time happens
@@stevenewarkjrloveyoubuddy3549 unfortunately, it wasn't. And the descent was hard to watch
@@robmckrobmck5567yeah it was hard. This dude went from not losing a round for a decade to becoming a punching bag. Hard to watch for sure.
@@nybirdman Wow.
Thats a man who can back his verbal, respect 🙌
Antonio had the Confidence 🤛🏽
Roy was a badass but out of prime dude. Dude is still fighting til this day... 😒 that's the crazy thing...
He was not out of Prime for this fight NO, DO NOT DO THAT! He just got beat
@@methos1592he was already out his prime before he moved to heavyweight, by the time he came back down you could see he was done. He wasn’t moving the same at all
@@methos1592 he lost his speed. He wanted to retire but Tarver baited him by calling him out in front of everyone. He lost like 30pounds of muscle in 3 months to fit the light heavyweight division.
Roy Jones jr. Is a good dude he takes care of Gerald McCallum that I knew very well from Kronk Gym in Detroit after he was paralyzed from getting robbed against Nigel Benn overseas also Roy Jones jr. Would fight guys that's been fighting for years and haven't made any money so he made sure a lot of people got a Payday
Sir. You must mean Gerald McClellan!
Got robbed against Benn? He got sparked out simple
Benn beat Gerald convincingly
I was so pumped about this until I saw Roy Jones jr go down!
This was the day my childhood superhero became human to me
I remember this fight, Roy was never the same after that medical knockout, big respect to Tarver, he got his redemption and got out of Roy Jones's shadow and then beat him even quicker in their rematch!!!😮
Your beautiful and glad your recovering YOU WILL GET BETTER For sure. And you make people happy i can tell so sweet and warm hearted.
*words spoken before disaster*
“Any excuses tonight, Roy!?”
Feel like Creed was inspired by this
"You're on your own now Donnie"-Damien
This guy was in Rocky. I think
@@EnrijHe played Mason Dixon in Rocky Balboa. It was a pretty great movie too.
I remember that fight and I damn near cried that night 🥊😭
Me too
@@stevedeeznutz8432 He wasn't the same after that knockout 🥊😭
Just realized tarver is the guy they use in rocky 6 lol
nah that was Mason Dixon, dude has crazy height and reach
When Tarver knockout Roy Jones it hurt my soul I still feel it til this day❤
They both got destroyed by Bernard Hopkins though, Roy Jones Jr. Will always be one of my personal favorites, and a living boxing legend
Ahh ain't nobody got destroyed by Bernard nothin!!! But roy never should've came back down to light from heavyweight.
B.Hop was one of my faves growing up!!!
Roy beat Bernard
And for real! The only fighter bernard ever destroyed Ever!!! was tito Trinidad.
You trippin a prime Roy Jones tour Bernard Hopkins ass up
You couldnt takethat moment away from Antonio! That was his night and his statement proved it.
Roy was never the same after that.
Roy was the best boxer of all time in his prime he was definitely underrated
You ever hear of a guy named Sugar Ray Robinson?
He ain’t just knock him out
He put him to bed
He was not even close to Jones. Roy was on the decline and Tarver was a1 hit wonder
I remember watching this fight. Never thought it was gonna be the beginning of the end for Roy but it was.
And now they have a podcast together 😂 magic maaan
They have a podcast together when Tarver been talking trash about Roy outside the ring.
On my soul when Antonio Tarver said that I knew Roy was in trouble Should’ve kept his dad on his team.
Roy was undefeated champion he just didn’t stop fighting when he should’ve
Tarver basically shook Roy's Spine with that Primal Concrete Sledge Left Hook .
Tarver was a beast!!!
Dude was mid at best. He got lucky with timing... old Roy that moved up and down from heavyweight which ruined him at his age
He did rocky and beat old Roy. Mid tier shit
Dirtbag
The Jones-Tarver rematch should’ve never happened, period!
Roy the g.o.a.t 🐐
No he’s not😂
Roy's had the speed and reflexes to get away with bad habits. He got caught because he didn't adapt as his body got older.
TARVER caught JONES with JONES'signature left hook.
This Roy was a shadow of prime Roy. It’s like watching Ali v Holmes
He was old then. Roy jones jr is a beast.
That one hurt as much as Tyson losing to Douglas
I watched this fight the week after my 15th birthday and it hurt me to see Roy on the canvas like that. Bro was my hero
This shit cold asf 🥶🥶
Roy predicted Crawford vs Spence! Someone need to hire him
Tarver is gangster👹 stuff 👑🥊😂
Every dog has his day
Damn took me back I watched this fight live
Tarver studied jones to the tea...he knew jones why because they new each other...
Never forget it
And was never the same fighter after that. Tarver broke his fighter’s spirit
That beep hurts
Very few people remember Antonio Tarver. Roy Jones Jr. will forever be in the history books as one of the best middle weights of all times. Props to Roy for moving up in weight and always looking for a challenge.
I played poker with taver back in early 2000's and one night he said roy wants no parts of me ... everyone at the table laughed at him ......he showed us
This whole comment section full of roy fans who cant fathom the fact he lost a fight just like most champs 😂
Jones was never the same after this
It wasn't Prime Roy Jones no more by then, and he had just come down in weight from fighting John Ruiz at Heavyweight to fight Tarver at 175 lbs. Not to say Tarver wasn't a good fighter, but he got to take advantage of that opportunity.
Roy in his prime nobody could touch him
Roy didn't Say anything But the Teff did 😂
Yeah I remember that fight. It was so surreal at the time to see roy knocked out. Then glen johnson did him in too.
yeah, that's when I knew he was done smh
Tarver was juiced tf up
😂😂
Tarver need to be a commentator
Tarver used Jones style and tactics against him
Love how joe knows boxing history..
Droppin wisdom to us blind and deaf people 😂.
That was cold
Roy wasn't the same after that ko.
Facts
Roy had already won a MD unanimous decision over tarver 2003. Vegas.
2 very excellent fighters
Watched that fight in real time. Was as shocked as everyone....
Within a year he beat, roy jones, tarver and clintin woods, all top LHW, I respect the road warrior
Tarver was great but if he fought Roy before he went to heavyweight he would have got destroyed. Tarver was technically a better boxer but PRIME ROY was god gifted generational talent
It’s that left hook son
This ! This was the bedt time is boxing for me personally. These were some of the best fights in history. You couldn't fo to the bathroom or get a drink. Fights were so unpredictable 😳
Listen pound for pound Roy is my guy! ❤
Sleep with sweet dreams 😂
First sign of Roy aging out
Yeah but they are the same EXACT AGE.... So it doesn't work as an excuse for this fight
Roy was a bad mo fo in his prime
I remember!💯⚘️☝️#Tarver🥊🔥
Magic man
Ahh man... that one hurt me...
Jones was already a shot fighter then
In fairness, Roy was pretty well past his best years. It’s unfortunate that age is real when it comes to fighting.
Leaves us all wondering.
Tarver was a beast
All about matchups . Tarver wasnt fearful of Roy at all and stalked him .
Roy lost a step by then. In Roys prime, Tarver would have been floundering on the canvas!
He didn’t lose a step he got off the juice
After Roy beat him for the first time Roy should have retired. His Legacy would be goat status
Roy jones in he’s prime would of schooled tarver
Roy in his prime was unbeatable. He really was in a league of his own. Like a man fighting all little boys. He had no weakness.
Hated seeing Roy lose like that
Tarver was underrated
Yeah but who talks about Antonio Tarver they talk about Roy
Antonio tarver said I hurt roy tonight and he knows it 😳
Tarver was a much bigger guy with youth on his side
Crawford got DAT same energy torver had
Kicked that ass 😮😮 for real
man he fought Roy after Roy's prime, after winning heavyweight and having to comeback down and defend his light heavyweight.
Still an L. Roy was his own promoter, he rushed himself into that 2nd fight, didnt respect his opponent and got caught.
Tarver started boxing at 20 and became a pro at 28😮💨
Roy was the man , father time catches us all
The worst day of my life