Comments on: Roy Jones Jr. responds to Silva situation http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/04/08/roy-jones-jr-responds-to-silva-situation/ Your Destination for Insider MMA News and Opinion Sat, 26 May 2012 01:29:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: j-fid http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/04/08/roy-jones-jr-responds-to-silva-situation/comment-page-1/#comment-31400 j-fid Sat, 07 Jun 2008 05:48:27 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/04/08/roy-jones-jr-responds-to-silva-situation/#comment-31400 I admit i have a huge bias for boxing, but do have much respect for mma. That being said, not to be redundent, but there is a signifacant technical difference, mainly throwing and being ready to receive and the other end. Big advantage for jones, who has always been a great defensive fighter. And im sorry the hand speed isn't even a debate, are you kidding me? Listen, likei said, I have much respect for silva. If your i mma fan please show a little respect and just watch a cple of jones' fights, including recent ones. He still has some of the fastest hands on the planet, along with floyd jr. You combine that with maybe, smaller gloves, technical difference, and excuse me, but your fighting roy jones jr, no ground game to worry about.......GOOD NIGHT! I admit i have a huge bias for boxing, but do have much respect for mma. That being said, not to be redundent, but there is a signifacant technical difference, mainly throwing and being ready to receive and the other end. Big advantage for jones, who has always been a great defensive fighter. And im sorry the hand speed isn’t even a debate, are you kidding me? Listen, likei said, I have much respect for silva. If your i mma fan please show a little respect and just watch a cple of jones’ fights, including recent ones. He still has some of the fastest hands on the planet, along with floyd jr. You combine that with maybe, smaller gloves, technical difference, and excuse me, but your fighting roy jones jr, no ground game to worry about…….GOOD NIGHT!

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]]> By: jason hughes http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/04/08/roy-jones-jr-responds-to-silva-situation/comment-page-1/#comment-22851 jason hughes Sat, 12 Apr 2008 19:29:07 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/04/08/roy-jones-jr-responds-to-silva-situation/#comment-22851 what pisses me off is the tards that keep bringing up what if jones fought in the cage. read it, soak it in, silva wants to box jones in his sport, have ya ever heard of other sports like boxing, one of the mixed martial arts that make mma so popular. jones showed a lot of class and i think it will be returned back the same. or i hope it is, please dana and anderson dont fuck this one up. if it did happen, my prediction, ref stoppage fourth round. what pisses me off is the tards that keep bringing up what if jones fought in the cage. read it, soak it in, silva wants to box jones in his sport, have ya ever heard of other sports like boxing, one of the mixed martial arts that make mma so popular. jones showed a lot of class and i think it will be returned back the same. or i hope it is, please dana and anderson dont fuck this one up. if it did happen, my prediction, ref stoppage fourth round.

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]]> By: sarco http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/04/08/roy-jones-jr-responds-to-silva-situation/comment-page-1/#comment-22463 sarco Wed, 09 Apr 2008 04:25:14 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/04/08/roy-jones-jr-responds-to-silva-situation/#comment-22463 Wow, Jones is a real class act. Wow, Jones is a real class act.

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]]> By: Jye http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/04/08/roy-jones-jr-responds-to-silva-situation/comment-page-1/#comment-22458 Jye Wed, 09 Apr 2008 03:10:19 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/04/08/roy-jones-jr-responds-to-silva-situation/#comment-22458 Sorry I meant Fitch not Kos, my bad Sorry I meant Fitch not Kos, my bad

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]]> By: Jye http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/04/08/roy-jones-jr-responds-to-silva-situation/comment-page-1/#comment-22457 Jye Wed, 09 Apr 2008 03:09:34 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/04/08/roy-jones-jr-responds-to-silva-situation/#comment-22457 #8 I thought about that one as well, I think it's the only logical way for this thing to happen as Dana can't have any objection to it. I don't know why so many people have an objection to this fight....... Why not see where Silva's hands are compared with that of a true champion boxer, I really don't think he'd do that bad. For me this fight is way more interesting than Silva v Okami. The only other fights that I think make sense for him is vs GSP ( However he's tied up with Serra and then Kos) or vs Hughes ( That's just a personal choice, I know most people don't agree but I think it's a better fight then okami) #8 I thought about that one as well, I think it’s the only logical way for this thing to happen as Dana can’t have any objection to it. I don’t know why so many people have an objection to this fight……. Why not see where Silva’s hands are compared with that of a true champion boxer, I really don’t think he’d do that bad.

For me this fight is way more interesting than Silva v Okami. The only other fights that I think make sense for him is vs GSP ( However he’s tied up with Serra and then Kos) or vs Hughes ( That’s just a personal choice, I know most people don’t agree but I think it’s a better fight then okami)

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]]> By: woooburn http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/04/08/roy-jones-jr-responds-to-silva-situation/comment-page-1/#comment-22438 woooburn Tue, 08 Apr 2008 22:52:51 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/04/08/roy-jones-jr-responds-to-silva-situation/#comment-22438 thanks. i wasnt aware that that was the cause for the bj legal wranglings. i figured he bailed on his contract or something. either way, doesnt seem like that whole situation worked out in the ufc's favor. plus, i wasnt saying silva would abandon mma and the ufc entirely, but would like i said "take a leave" once his fight contract runs out, and come back at a later time. but whatever, it's all semantics at this point. just throwing my opinion out there. thanks. i wasnt aware that that was the cause for the bj legal wranglings. i figured he bailed on his contract or something. either way, doesnt seem like that whole situation worked out in the ufc’s favor. plus, i wasnt saying silva would abandon mma and the ufc entirely, but would like i said “take a leave” once his fight contract runs out, and come back at a later time. but whatever, it’s all semantics at this point. just throwing my opinion out there.

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]]> By: Beef http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/04/08/roy-jones-jr-responds-to-silva-situation/comment-page-1/#comment-22434 Beef Tue, 08 Apr 2008 22:13:18 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/04/08/roy-jones-jr-responds-to-silva-situation/#comment-22434 #8 The weight of the gloves would make a huge, impact on the force behind the punches. #6 Look up the UFC's Champion Clause... #8 The weight of the gloves would make a huge, impact on the force behind the punches.

#6 Look up the UFC’s Champion Clause…

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]]> By: Dkit http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/04/08/roy-jones-jr-responds-to-silva-situation/comment-page-1/#comment-22418 Dkit Tue, 08 Apr 2008 20:59:36 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/04/08/roy-jones-jr-responds-to-silva-situation/#comment-22418 how about Roy Jones vs. Silva in the octagon with a gentlemans agreement to only box each other? Aside from smaller gloves they would still get to see who has the best hands which is what Silva wants anyway. It won't happen but just felt like throwing it out there how about Roy Jones vs. Silva in the octagon with a gentlemans agreement to only box each other? Aside from smaller gloves they would still get to see who has the best hands which is what Silva wants anyway. It won’t happen but just felt like throwing it out there

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]]> By: TD http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/04/08/roy-jones-jr-responds-to-silva-situation/comment-page-1/#comment-22399 TD Tue, 08 Apr 2008 20:10:13 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/04/08/roy-jones-jr-responds-to-silva-situation/#comment-22399 "We can now all put this to bed thankful that it didn’t go where we were hoping it would not." Were we hoping that? I guess that's just 5oz because I know that I, and most of my friends, were hoping it would “We can now all put this to bed thankful that it didn’t go where we were hoping it would not.”

Were we hoping that? I guess that’s just 5oz because I know that I, and most of my friends, were hoping it would

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]]> By: woooburn http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/04/08/roy-jones-jr-responds-to-silva-situation/comment-page-1/#comment-22386 woooburn Tue, 08 Apr 2008 18:31:13 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/04/08/roy-jones-jr-responds-to-silva-situation/#comment-22386 any idea how many fights are left on silva's contract with the ufc? if he continues to dominate, and the ufc doesnt put up other high profile champs/contenders to face him (rampage, gsp, etc), i wouldn't be surprised at all, if he takes a leave from mma, and makes the fight with jones happen. even if he gets his a$$ handed to him, he'd still make a ton of cash. not saying i think it's a good idea, at all. but i wouldn't discredit the guy for trying something different. he just wants to have interesting fights... not be some poster child for mma, and have to worry about tarnishing it's image or whatever other stigma people have attached to this. any idea how many fights are left on silva’s contract with the ufc? if he continues to dominate, and the ufc doesnt put up other high profile champs/contenders to face him (rampage, gsp, etc), i wouldn’t be surprised at all, if he takes a leave from mma, and makes the fight with jones happen. even if he gets his a$$ handed to him, he’d still make a ton of cash.

not saying i think it’s a good idea, at all. but i wouldn’t discredit the guy for trying something different. he just wants to have interesting fights… not be some poster child for mma, and have to worry about tarnishing it’s image or whatever other stigma people have attached to this.

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]]> By: Jim http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/04/08/roy-jones-jr-responds-to-silva-situation/comment-page-1/#comment-22379 Jim Tue, 08 Apr 2008 18:12:46 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/04/08/roy-jones-jr-responds-to-silva-situation/#comment-22379 Very classy by Jones. He impresses me more and more each time I read about him. I have to say, though, I'm glad this fight didn't happen. I don't think that Silva would get KOed in the first round or anything, but rather I believe he'd lose by DQ. I can easily picture him getting hit hard by Jones in a later round, the two clinching, and then -- purely by instinct -- Silva slams Jones with a nasty elbow that drops Jones and cuts him wide open. Silva would be apologetic, Jones would probably understand about a fighter's instinct and all, but it would still generate a ton of "rule-less UFC and MMA fighters" stories about MMA, centering more on how the early years and vale tudo goes than anything we're truly fans of now. Bad press indeed. Very classy by Jones. He impresses me more and more each time I read about him.

I have to say, though, I’m glad this fight didn’t happen. I don’t think that Silva would get KOed in the first round or anything, but rather I believe he’d lose by DQ. I can easily picture him getting hit hard by Jones in a later round, the two clinching, and then — purely by instinct — Silva slams Jones with a nasty elbow that drops Jones and cuts him wide open. Silva would be apologetic, Jones would probably understand about a fighter’s instinct and all, but it would still generate a ton of “rule-less UFC and MMA fighters” stories about MMA, centering more on how the early years and vale tudo goes than anything we’re truly fans of now. Bad press indeed.

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]]> By: Evan http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/04/08/roy-jones-jr-responds-to-silva-situation/comment-page-1/#comment-22366 Evan Tue, 08 Apr 2008 17:53:36 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/04/08/roy-jones-jr-responds-to-silva-situation/#comment-22366 I would like to see RJJ at the next UFC PPV as a little positive PR move. Simply have him sit in the front row waving sitting next to Anderson..mention the possible matchup was talked about and squashed. I think this would show how the UFC isn't threatened by Boxing and so forth…people can be a fan of both. I would like to see RJJ at the next UFC PPV as a little positive PR move. Simply have him sit in the front row waving sitting next to Anderson..mention the possible matchup was talked about and squashed.

I think this would show how the UFC isn’t threatened by Boxing and so forth…people can be a fan of both.

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]]> By: cwc http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/04/08/roy-jones-jr-responds-to-silva-situation/comment-page-1/#comment-22364 cwc Tue, 08 Apr 2008 17:50:31 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/04/08/roy-jones-jr-responds-to-silva-situation/#comment-22364 MMA rules now. If Roy wants to step in the cage, so be it. He will be paid. MMA rules now. If Roy wants to step in the cage, so be it. He will be paid.

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]]> By: BJJDenver http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/04/08/roy-jones-jr-responds-to-silva-situation/comment-page-1/#comment-22357 BJJDenver Tue, 08 Apr 2008 17:30:11 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/04/08/roy-jones-jr-responds-to-silva-situation/#comment-22357 Good move by Dana and well spoken statement from Jones. Note to Silva: Be careful what you ask for, RJJ would have destroyed you in a boxing match. Good move by Dana and well spoken statement from Jones.

Note to Silva: Be careful what you ask for, RJJ would have destroyed you in a boxing match.

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]]> By: Evan http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/04/08/roy-jones-jr-responds-to-silva-situation/comment-page-1/#comment-22353 Evan Tue, 08 Apr 2008 17:25:13 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/04/08/roy-jones-jr-responds-to-silva-situation/#comment-22353 I'm glad this didn't happen. I just want to see MMA involved with MMA. I’m glad this didn’t happen. I just want to see MMA involved with MMA.

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