WASHINGTON, D.C.: The legendary American boxer Roy Jones thinks Manny Pacquiao fully deserves his top ranking as the pound-for-pound best in the world over undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr., and the only way for Mayweather to reclaim his No. 1 ranking is to beat Pacquiao. “ . . . Right now Pacquiao has [the pound-for-pound title] and Floyd’s going to have to take
it from Pacquiao,” said Jones, who held the best boxer in the world title in the mid-90s to the early 2000s.
Jones told Geoffrey Ciani of Boxing on the Ropes Radio that he was impressed by the way Pacquiao dominated former three-time welterweight champion Antonio Margarito on November 13, despite giving up 18 pounds to win the vacant World Boxing Council junior middleweight title.
“Pacquiao is pound for pound the best fighter in the world, and he put on a magnificent performance—magnificent,” said Jones the only boxer in history to start his career as a junior middleweight (154 pounds), and go on to win a heavyweight title.
“I mean I gave up 27 pounds and beat [former heavyweight champ] John Ruiz, but I’m a bigger guy, too. For him to give up the kind of weight like he did to this kid Margarito and beat him like he did, it was absolutely magnificent.”
Jones, 41, has captured numerous championships in the middleweight, super middleweight, light heavyweight and heavyweight divisions.
As undisputed light heavyweight champion, Jones also has the record of holding seven championship belts—all the major and fringe alphabet titles—at the same time.
Jones left an indelible mark in boxing history on March 15, 2003 he captured the World Boxing Association heavyweight title from Ruiz, becoming the first former middleweight champion to win a heavyweight title in 106 years.
In his prime, Jones was acknowledged as one of the most physically gifted athletes in the history of the sport.
Like Pacquiao, he also loves to play basketball at part of staying fit in between bouts and even during training.
Jones also has a passion for music and he had cut some records, just like the Filipino icon, who enjoys the added distinction of being elected congressman in the May 2010 elections.
WASHINGTON, D.C.: The legendary American boxer Roy Jones thinks Manny Pacquiao fully deserves his top ranking as the pound-for-pound best in the world over undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr., and the only way for Mayweather to reclaim his No. 1 ranking is to beat Pacquiao. “ . . . Right now Pacquiao has [the pound-for-pound title] and Floyd’s going to have to take
it from Pacquiao,” said Jones, who held the best boxer in the world title in the mid-90s to the early 2000s.
Jones told Geoffrey Ciani of Boxing on the Ropes Radio that he was impressed by the way Pacquiao dominated former three-time welterweight champion Antonio Margarito on November 13, despite giving up 18 pounds to win the vacant World Boxing Council junior middleweight title.
“Pacquiao is pound for pound the best fighter in the world, and he put on a magnificent performance—magnificent,” said Jones the only boxer in history to start his career as a junior middleweight (154 pounds), and go on to win a heavyweight title.
“I mean I gave up 27 pounds and beat [former heavyweight champ] John Ruiz, but I’m a bigger guy, too. For him to give up the kind of weight like he did to this kid Margarito and beat him like he did, it was absolutely magnificent.”
Jones, 41, has captured numerous championships in the middleweight, super middleweight, light heavyweight and heavyweight divisions.
As undisputed light heavyweight champion, Jones also has the record of holding seven championship belts—all the major and fringe alphabet titles—at the same time.
Jones left an indelible mark in boxing history on March 15, 2003 he captured the World Boxing Association heavyweight title from Ruiz, becoming the first former middleweight champion to win a heavyweight title in 106 years.
In his prime, Jones was acknowledged as one of the most physically gifted athletes in the history of the sport.
Like Pacquiao, he also loves to play basketball at part of staying fit in between bouts and even during training.
Jones also has a passion for music and he had cut some records, just like the Filipino icon, who enjoys the added distinction of being elected congressman in the May 2010 elections.
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