Roy Jones Jr. vs James Toney | NOVEMBER 18, 1994

[@handofgod2000]

James toney was undefeated with 44 wins. One of the slickest boxers ever and Jones toyed with him the whole fight. 90s Roy jones has to be top 5 boxers ever. He was special

[@louduva9849]

Calm down. Toney was a corpse in this fight. And Jones lost three times to Tarver. Overrated.

[@Priceluked]

@@louduva9849 Toney was a corpse because he was an undisciplined fatty who wanted to spar and nothing else, plus that's sparring while trying to shoulder roll off the ropes and nothing else lol. In all seriousness we have to admit that Toney as great as he was wouldn't have beaten a prime Roy at any weight, whether they did it from 160 all the way to heavyweight.

[@Joe_Crow]

Juice is a known steroid cheat

[@venicec3310]

@@louduva9849toneys fault he wasnt in shape it’s literally their job to maintain a healthy weight so the cut isnt so drastic

[@ComaToast1]

@@louduva9849Foh jones would knock your favourite fight tf out

[@C_Money817]

Roy From 1993-2003 Was Like Superman With Powers 😭‼️

[@Joe_Crow]

Jones was on the juice

[@GoGetYourShinebox]

@@Joe_Crow Yeah he got popped in 1999 I think. But tbf they pretty much all were using back then

[@Joe_Crow]

@@GoGetYourShinebox You mean everyone from the USA. Mike Tyson, James Toney, Fernando Vargas, Shane Mosley. The USA aren't just the biggest drug cheats in boxing but they're the biggest drug cheats in all sports.

[@ccd1651]

@@Joe_Crowevidence?

[@Joe_Crow]

@@ccd1651 Every boxing fan worth his spit knows these fighters are dirty. Stop being lazy and Google.

[@bhongonkumanda7630]

When two of your favorite fighters clash. Both are in my top 5

[@nimaakhtarkhavari8766]

This version of Roy Jones was unbeatable, he was a freak of nature...

[@Bankai_Musashi1]

Mf didn't lose till he was THIRTY FIVE, excluding that DQ

[@nimaakhtarkhavari8766]

@Bankai_Musashi1 He should've retired after Ruíz...

[@BigMac785]

He destroyed his division. He only lost after he bounced back and forth between heavy weight and light heavy. That weight loss/gain is tough.

[@Joe_Crow]

Jones is a steroid cheat

[@conflicto7575]

With steroids!

[@martinmunnelly5532]

If jones had stopped boxing at the right time he would of been known as probably the best ever

[@williescott2204]

After beating Jon Ruiz for his Heavyweight title Roy was 49-1 and loss was really a DQ. Thats when he should have retired.

[@dontrah1838]

He was on steroids buddy unnatural and sold his soul out for wins

[@stbjona131]

no because he was on juice most of his career same with mosley

[@m.a421]

@@williescott2204not "really a dq" it was a dq

[@jthizzle5714]

@@stbjona131not true

[@lukewestwest]

Jones was really playing chess while they were all playing checkers .. In his prime that is. Those lead left hooks & lead power shots are still baffling to watch, so damn fast, and still with so much power behind them. 🤷‍♂️🥊🤯

[@AmericanJohnGrass]

Toney was playing chess but Jones made him play speed chess

[@matthewanthony4606]

@@AmericanJohnGrassso true!

[@danadane2501]

I've never ever seen someone outclass Toney like this. Prime Roy Jones defied human limitations.

[@TheUniversalBoxingEst.]

@0:04 Sounds like the Referee said "Alright i Smoked a Bowl in the Fighters dressing room, im Cauting you again Obey my Commands @All timez" .....😂😅"

[@tonitrus6356]

😂😂😂

[@dominiclee1342]

Now I can’t unhear it

[@JohnEastmanExAttyAtLaw]

This Roy Jones would knock out any middleweight today within 7 rounds. This is James Tony. An all time great and probably one of the most skilled boxers to ever lace them up. He was outclassed in his prime. So was Bernard Hopkins. Roy was taking out Legends. These kids today are fighting bums.

[@Supermaaaaaaannnn]

People that think Canelo could beat Roy hahahahah

[@phoneacian]

Canelo ggg bivol beiterbev wouldn't have a chance against Roy Jones Jnr . He would embarrass them

[@WarriorsOfYasheral]

Roy would have toyed with Canelo. It wouldn't be competitive.

[@HaraDuran]

He would've showed off first few rounds,then literally murder him later on

[@dontrah1838]

Without steroids yea he can

[@d3sidude]

No body could beat this roy jones that mf is super natural in there

[@jehomhsiao3453]

Thank you, I have been waiting for this HD for a long time

[@toprank]

Hope you enjoyed it!

[@venicec3310]

Same brotha

[@samuelpichowsky3211]

On paper this is one of the all time what if fights Roy was so good during this time he made it just another day of the week for himself

[@chrisgonz9963]

Roy Jones Jr One of The Best Fighters of All Time in his prime The Best . Reflexes Speed second to none

[@matthewanthony4606]

There’s never been a boxer who was so far ahead of everyone athletically like Roy jones was. Even if you were a better boxer than him on paper he was still smoking you 😭

[@dontrah1838]

Crawford is better

[@antav9371]

Ali, Sugar Ray Robinson...

[@Mari-uq8dw]

thats a damn lie and u know it

[@yvans.]

That version of Roy Jones might be the greatest boxer pound for pound in boxing history

[@Bankai_Musashi1]

The fight everyone's been waiting for

[@charliedcho]

What an incredible fight. The 90’s era boxing was different. So many HOF fighters

[@tom11zz884]

Toney was a slug in this fight, or was it that Jones was just that fast.

[@bigmanthegamer7414]

Jones was just to fast

[@garrettohyeah7365]

I think it's pretty widely known that Tony would balloon up in-between fights and he had a hard weight cut for this fight, was his last fight at 168. Jones wins regardless though

[@venicec3310]

Both toney was depleted and roy was lightening quick

[@GGrant3]

Toney never had a chance to plant his feet. Roy always moving and keeping distance while slipping in his shots

[@LifeOfRy]

This version of Roy really had all the cheat codes unlocked, didn't he. Eternally GOATed.

[@dontrah1838]

Steroids so he was a fraud and was trash

[@TheRealest99]

Two Fucking legends going at it 🫡🫡🫡

[@bl4ckkn1g8t5]

Why didn't Hopkins fight Toney

[@yvans.]

Hopkins wasn’t a top MW when Toney was a champion at 160.

[@tom11zz884]

Would've been a great fight, amazing it never took place considering they were only a weight class apart. They were supposed to fight later on in their careers as Light Heavyweights, but that was called off as well.

[@TWood33]

Toney struggled greatly with weight gain between fights and it caused him to move up by the time Hopkins was viable at MW.

[@dinkyramirez9866]

Roy Jones Jr. 1993 - 2003 Was from a Another Planet.... 🥊👽🥊

[@lisamariejohnson2673]

No one was better than a Roy Jones in his prime. Wicked fast and impossible to catch

[@apeman6059]

Man this fight epic Roy Jones Jr and Toney are legends in boxing foreal

[@youtubegoogleb]

Roy jones Jr in this time was the greatest of all time for a moment he was elite above all else

[@johndawhale3197]

Not above McCLellan.

[@StevenNicholas-k4g]

I never tire of watching this.

[@kaheemallah7676]

Nice !! Classic !! Thank u ! 🫡

[@Vision.Target.Shoot1]

Jones admitted he didnt have an easy time during first few rounds I can see it why cant anyone else

[@JustRJNoReally]

Im a roy fan and I see it. Toney was super human in his own right. Roy still says toney was his toughest fight even at the later rounds he was able to at least be a step behind of roy . Which is scary because roy is so Damn Fast and toney ain't that far apart. Even caught roy sometimes.

[@Vision.Target.Shoot1]

@@JustRJNoReally Yeah Toney was playing catch up after the knock down. Who wins if Toney was in good shape?

[@JustRJNoReally]

​@@Vision.Target.Shoot1uhh Roy but.. It would've been closer the only thing Roy foot speed would always be a problem. Toney admitted Roy would've won regardless. But it's like Goku Vs Vegeta. Nobody else can beat Vegeta they both superhumans.

[@Vision.Target.Shoot1]

@@JustRJNoReally Oh really Toney admitted saying that? Would like to see clip of that. Roys left hook is so devastating

[@JustRJNoReally]

@@Vision.Target.Shoot1 Basically said the better man won fair and square. He still would've liked a rematch but he also gave Roy the most props.

[@glennsmith1353]

God some people talk crap on here !!! James toney was an unbelievably great fighter boxer , 44-0 , in any other fight you couldn’t match him or hit him , class and fast with great defence ! Then there is Roy Jones , who barely lost a round up to this fight , his defence was his reflex , he went from middleweight to heavyweight for the challenge , try losing that weight to get down and to lower weights and with age , your reflexes slow and your defence disappears, but up to John Ruiz , jones was the best fighter ever , a one in a million , most professional quality fighters still say “ nobody beats a prime Roy jones “

[@sedglislim1793]

At the peak of his powers Roy Jones jr is the best boxer i have ever seen

[@angelomarcotindugan2711]

This fight is one of my favorite love it ❤

[@dylan5367]

This is a prime example of how athleticism can beat skill in the right circumstances. The skill level was very comparable, but Roy was just too fast. He could lunge in and slip out without consequence.

[@nightryder16]

Roy Jones in his prime was freaky fast! Jus an amazing human being. Yoel romero from UFC is freakish like that.

[@EmmanuelCapitao]

Yoel and Roy are incredible specimens. Great athletes.

[@AliFrankTheTank]

the GOAT if you just tuning into Boxing

[@adonasbuhr2784]

I am going to come back and watch the 8th round a couple more times because that Roy truly puts on an exhibition in that round. Credit for Toney for not getting knocked out in that round and being able to finish the fight without getting knocked out.

[@nightryder16]

I ain't fighting no dude who leave a strip of hair on the back of his head like that 😅😅

[@williepayne1629]

Toney have that head an agility for boxing...his head was small an face can absorb punches....Toney will always be one of my favorites

[@ricardobjj24]

Jake Paul might fight Roy next who knows

[@Bankai_Musashi1]

🤣

[@decidingpaper6324]

At least Roy is still in shape 🤷‍♂️

[@fuzzfrancis435]

Maybe Big George Forman

[@jamesforrest8144]

Don't bring up that fool...

[@TheLastServantOfNito]

​@@decidingpaper6324hell no 😭😭

[@865style]

That ref was the worst one I've ever seen. 😂😂

[@kevinnugent6530]

Richard Steele was drankin' before this fight.

[@lambda494]

I'm James Toney's biggest fan, crazy to see him look slow compared to anyone--that's how great this era of RJJ was

[@YusukeKnight]

Great fight

[@staytrue5307]

Prime Roy Jones is the best pound for pound boxer that has ever lived.

[@chrisreidy439]

Until he gets hit flush on the chin...

[@undertakerfanz628]

Most people don't know 💩 about boxing 🥊

[@gargdye1924]

Some people like the Pot-shotting style Jones made famous and Mayweather later perfected, but I have always found it boring to watch and honestly a cowardly way of competing-especially the level Mayweather took it to. I'll take a Hagler, Hearns, Holyfield, Tyson any day of the week over a fleet-footed, pillow-fisted boxer who makes a living avoiding the real competition and cherry-picking belts. That said I feel like Whitiker and Toney- guys who used defense as offense were great as well. Jones paid for his choices late in his career when his natural speed vanished and Mayweather got out before his completely vanished. neither guy ranks as high as those previously mentioned in my book, and they never will.

[@venicec3310]

Talking like your opinion holds any weight lol

[@striketacticz0750]

Hatorade

[@Karrllson]

Surprised James Toney is only 26 here? He looks 30+.

[@Iand817]

RJJ was like the Michael Jordan of Boxing imo

[@jmoo72]

These 2 were in theyre prime! Tony was even bigger and was 44-0 roy jones was just a beast!

[@jpmor7327]

Roy jones arm length combined with the unorthodox angle of his hooks and his speed made him the best boxer of his era. I was always curious to see roy jones vs samuel peter i think toney had a higher upside then jones did because he fought much larger opponents but roy jones is by far the more skilled fighter.

[@DarrenKuhn-j5m]

Roy Jones smartest and most difficult boxer of all time. Mayweather had defensive all time. Jones has offensive all time. So so so smart, like a professor.

[@ChaseBond11]

18 years ago, I played basketball against a guy so quick and athletic it basically made me quit the game. Never saw someone move so quickly with a ball and the guy didn't miss. There was nothing I could do to stop him. That guy was named Derrick Rose. Roy Jones has that same killer speed. I'm STILL quick and I just know I couldn't do anything with the guy 😅 there's levels to this.

[@adronicoreveliano7151]

What a boxing art!

[@antoinemantoux6049]

I'm wondering who would win between light Heavyweight Roy Jones Jr and light heavy weight Bivol, I think Roy would win. Bivol couldn't beat Toney and Hopkins as easily as Roy did. Would be a hell of a fight...

[@JeremySpencer-qb7lm]

When boxing was boxing

[@ОлегЁж-ъ8ъ]

8:57 oh this is moment

[@TiatiaFamily]

Damn Roy Jones like a preying mantis with those long arms

[@louduva9849]

Tarver 3-0 Jones. Never forget that! An in-shape Toney would splatter Jones. Jones gave everyone else a rematch, but not James.

[@mysecondchannel-cw1ci]

style makes fight, the style of jones , lateral movement makes james style toe to toe not effective. jones will not engage in toe to toe fight.

[@TheLastServantOfNito]

Bro hates Roy with a passion, did he f### your wife?

[@IlonggoDad]

Jones did win this one but I really think that Roy was uncomfortable in this one. Toney was actually getting to him.

[@TonyDiotalevi]

eh?

[@Too_Raw187]

That hand speed at the end of round 7 was crazy 😮

[@Mantelar]

This fight was jaw dropping. JT without the hamburger weight was one of the best ever, and RJJ made him look confused and average. Nuts.

[@desertraider8628]

It's incredible how he shut down James toney like this .Prime Rjj was something else

[@atonebuilder]

beautiful boxing

[@tomneidher]

Man, watching boxing today is like watching flies fight. And practically everyone can become a boxer today. Boring and none of them can actually fight a real fight

[@jonbathurst953]

Jones just missed 22 punches in a row and the commentating is just going in about how good Jones is. Boxing is a hard sport to watch sometimes

[@croftstickcroftstick4333]

Masterclass

[@boxingtherapy87]

The first fight I ever remember watching. I was 8 years old wanted to stay up trying to be cool. My little self passed out unfortunately 😅

[@TruthSurge]

Roy Jones wasn't great. All he did was the Monkey Lunge punches and slug around bent over with bad form trying to pot shot and not pay for it.

[@WilfredJones-h1m]

Prime Roy rarely lost a single round, no other fighter can say that...

[@Markese24]

Jaron Boots Ennis

[@striketacticz0750]

And Floyd

[@WilfredJones-h1m]

@@striketacticz0750 naw Floyd was a slow starter he usually dropped 3 to 4 rounds

[@striketacticz0750]

​@@WilfredJones-h1mRoy started losing later in career but Floyd remained unbeaten

[@kawaiiafangirl]

No one's career took a bigger dive after Roy Jones lost to Antonio Tarver. Just about every great takes their losses in the end of their careers (Sugar Ray Robinson, Ali, Duran, etc.) but for some reason, people have short-term memory when it comes to how great Roy was in his prime. If he retired after he beat Ruiz, he'd probably be considered the greatest.

[@tafari127]

Short term memory is a factor but there's more to it than that. Every athlete's twilight is different. Roy wasn't just good, he was arguably the most talented fighter EVER. His pinnacle was high, and his decline was precipitous. The Glen Johnson KO loss was even worse than Tarver II - anyone can get caught but it was clear after Johnson Roy was pretty much done at the top level. So where you've got fighters who still win a meaningful fight here or there post-prime (Manny, Hopkins, Toney for that matter), Roy really didn't (please, no one mention the Ghost of Tito). But all you have to do is load up fights like this, Reggie Johnson, Virgil Hill, Ruiz... obviously one of the best to ever lace them up.

[@kawaiiafangirl]

@@tafari127 absolutely. w/ most boxers though, boxing aficionados only mention their highs but not their lows. Duran took took a couple of Ls before he even won against Davey Moore but those aren't brought up when you talk about his legacy (his dominance as a Lightweight, beating Leonard in Montreal, going the distance and losing a close one to Hagler, the upset against Barkley, etc.). As you said, Roy Jones' career was nearly night and day after that Tarver KO. It's also true that he didn't have that great bout past his prime like Hopkins has repeatedly had and the way Pacquiao did against Thurman, the way Toney did against Jirov and Holyfield, and the way Marquez did against Pacquiao in 2012 and against Alvarado. For my money though, Roy Jones at 160 - 175 lbs. and the one Heavyweight bout against Ruiz had such a large gap against the 2nd best boxer of the year in that period (Whitaker, de la Hoya, Hopkins).

[@mensahtalk2367]

Roy Jones was in phenomenal shape for this fight, he didn't take this fight lightly.

[@chimichangas5105]

James would get canceled today wearing those😂

[@ericktellez7632]

The middleweights back then would dominate anyone from 154 to 168 today, just made different entirely.

[@bakerjohnny91]

The two of them should check their pants sizes before the game.

[@lisawilkes2037]

before what game? lol

[@SeanWearen]

Now this is boxing but not running backing up and still fighting

[@armandop9082]

Jones circa 1994 was unbeatabe, he had beaten Hopkins easy and then beat Toney in shutout.

[@fabolousjada5070]

9:02 damn Roy really fought like a rooster wow 🤩 he unveiled his secret recently on how he observed rooster fights

[@elite_fitness]

This ref fought Tony just as much as Jones

[@jordanbettencourt9621]

2:54 HOLY SHIT

[@freeyourmind4349]

Toney is a beast too though

[@camburley9723]

Best super middleweight of all time

[@venicec3310]

Prime roy was truly unbeatable. And a prime toney was a phenomenal fighter in his own right so for roy to take him to school so easily really says something

[@865style]

Imagine if jones had ggg type of power. He would of been even more insane.

[@mavenmaven4513]

He was really powerful, just different. GGG id always grounded and sits down on every punch, RJJ floats around and leaps in fast, also generating much power. Because of his style he could never punch like GGG

[@jjstratford]

I can’t understand for the life of me how a commentator could say he didn’t know who won the first round 🤨 There will be plenty of opportunities to 🐂 💩 the viewing audience, but round 1 wasn’t one of them.

[@lifeisgood3589]

Funny how the entire first half of the fight the analyst talking down played everything Jones was doing acting like it was all ineffective against Toney and like it was all just part of Toney's plan lol. He even said Jones looked winded after the 2nd round. In 1994 Jones was one of the most physically fit athletes to ever lace up a pair of boxing gloves

[@jonbathurst953]

Crazy what commentating can do. Roy isn’t landing and he’s running. Toney is sluggish but hes getting done dirty here by the network / commentators

[@ghenyajordan5205]

What fight you watching 😭😭

[@justincase4792]

Roy just running around. Hate fights like this.

[@Luketube3]

“Alright I smoked a bowl”

[@alsimmons993]

Roy did nothing in this fight he moves with lots of fluidity he’s keeping Toney off balance none of Jones punches are landing hard and most aren’t flush Roy was a great athlete and poetic in motion but he isn’t inflicting the damage to Toney that history thinks he did just watching this again Toney lost without any damage and the knock down that really wasn’t, Toney went down on poor balance than a Jones power punch……. and time has revealed whom really was the better fighter between B-Hop,Jones and Toney…. It’s Toney hands down!

[@joelopez1770]

After watching this fight i feel that beterbiev would have stopped roy

[@ToneDeezee]

Mannnn the ref pissed me off when he thought that was the bell smh trippin!!!

[@Androidtcl-p4j]

Toney was masterful

[@genghiskhan1836]

Toney trainer waited too long to instruct him between rounds to make it nasty on inside. That was his only chance, and u can tell from early on that Toney was having minor success but failed to sustain it. Woulda been cool to see a quick rematch with Toney in much better shape counter punching on inside after absorbing with tight defence.

[@TonyDiotalevi]

he could not get inside

[@playlist6754]

Did that commentator have money on Toney??? Wow, what a disgrace

[@obynoomere1280]

Roys "R" Us. Roy Jones toyed with James Toney 😂😂😂

[@danrhea5664]

Tony just wasn’t into this fight. Comparing to other fights

[@TonyDiotalevi]

just was not into keeping his title?

[@hman7236]

Legends

[@HFLaconcu]

9:00

[@marianserban3063]

Toney was not ready for R.J.J.

[@TonyHoe97]

Was dat biggie wit James Toney or am I tripping lol?

[@FezzaCoin]

FezzaCoin would knock them both out