I watched him since Olympics ..which means I'm old as dirt..but he was one of the greatest....no debating that..

@siyonqoba4810

11 ай бұрын

That was the worst robbery i've ever seen in my life

@justjarvis106

11 ай бұрын

He can’t be touched

@noincomprehensible3849

11 ай бұрын

Imagine trying to make yourself sound older than you actually are to sound wise. Old ass colonist

@riseill

11 ай бұрын

@@justjarvis106 or moved, or stopped

@ExtroNovosib

11 ай бұрын

​@@riseill or rocked

In his prime there was no one better. Best ever in my eyes.

@heruking4391

11 ай бұрын

💯

@ezr4914

11 ай бұрын

I agree👍🏾

@yellowjoe.2000

11 ай бұрын

prime Mike Tyson is far better.

@daparadigm

11 ай бұрын

Real talk

@daparadigm

11 ай бұрын

​@Yellow Joe negative! PRIME Roy Jones Jr. is the most advanced boxer to this date. Just was never meant to be a heavyweight. He maxes his body out. That's why he said he would never advise anyone to do that again. This man transcended like 4-5 weight classes. The body ain't meant to be manipulated that way. It can only take so much. He was really legit 50-0 technically

I love that these gents were so quiet and polite. They knew they were getting gems and took notes.

@apzan22

11 ай бұрын

Oh yea ?

@goofballbiscuits3647

11 ай бұрын

@Apzz22 do you know who Roy Jones Jr is? They were in the presence of greatness and let him cook.

@ibbyr

11 ай бұрын

Lol no shit. Wtf else were they supposed to do? It's rjj...

@goofballbiscuits3647

11 ай бұрын

@@ibbyr any way they wanted but chose respect and attentiveness. Hell, they could have been a Paul brother about it.

@danielward1636

11 ай бұрын

He’s talking to the wrong kids here, he needs to tell the hungry kids about this stuff. Luckily it’s on KZread.

absolutely the greatest physical specimen to ever lace em up, in terms of speed reflexes and power, never seen any fighter over 160lbs that was as fast as roy, his performaces at 160-168 were godlike, respect to one of the absolute G.O.A.T.s RJJ

@jackiechun5817

11 ай бұрын

He even STILL LOOKS athletic asl...looks like he's about to do a sprint,leaping dunk, or leaping left hook at any moment 🤣

@themuddygee

11 ай бұрын

ALI 🥊

@andresvalverde5182

11 ай бұрын

He also went up so many weightclasses and did extremely well no matter the opponent:

@mikimiyazaki

11 ай бұрын

Thank you. 100% accurate summation. Roy was pure talent. Never fundamentally or technically sound but he was the most naturally gifted boxer whos ever lived

He just said the most important thing in boxing that coaches don't even tell you. The guy controlling the distance by moving back and around the opponent is the one dictating when exchanges happen or don't

@scraw3

11 ай бұрын

You guys are right. This is the movement I implement for defense when I spar. If you use your feet to control the distance then you ultimately end up controlling the outcome of the fight. This I also learned from my Jeet kune do footwork training in the 90's

@Wong-Jack-Man

11 ай бұрын

This is why tank destroyed Garcia.

@Nix_Pardus

11 ай бұрын

@@Wong-Jack-Man Tank walked Ryan into a punch just like Rolly. Two overeager fighters who didn’t fight smart. Ryan could stay on the outside, jab, and win a decision. Instead he wanted to walk into Tank’s trap. Sad.

@jamieteal2107

10 ай бұрын

@@scraw3👍🇦🇺

@kingbucketz182

10 ай бұрын

Facts! No coach every told me this and I’ve been boxing almost 20 years. Never heard a trainer mention that, but it’s key.

Damn, whoever can combine a Bruce Lee with an Muhammad Ali, is a mf *GOAT!💥🔥🐐*

@cocainemakesmesick8909

11 ай бұрын

How About Lee With Mike Tyson

@adm.60

11 ай бұрын

Bruce learned from watching Ali

@mysterC58

11 ай бұрын

Yeah, that's a dangerous combo for sure.

@judah-je1jm

11 ай бұрын

Sugar Ray Leonard was better than Roy be honest

@rustemajbenov891

11 ай бұрын

Bruce lee🔥🔥🔥

This is why I run from all my opponents; still undefeated 'til this day! 💪🏾!!!

@jae3185

11 ай бұрын

Bro 😂😂😂

@streetfashiontv9149

11 ай бұрын

Lol

@keidronmiller7273

11 ай бұрын

😂

@csjs74

11 ай бұрын

More Mo Farah than Anthony Joshua lol

@timwinchester262

11 ай бұрын

The funniest comment this year😅😅😅😅

This was an absolute gem!!!!! One of the BEST to ever do it, watching Roy in his prime was just a thing of beauty! Damn he was great!

Jack Johnson became the first black Heavyweight Champion by using his back leg as defense.

Wondering if they know how truly great this man was?

Have you ever noticed the most gifted and successful athletes of their respective sport never become great trainers/coaches/managers? Many times, you can't teach what comes naturally to a gifted athlete to the masses, which is why there's the GOATS, and then there's everyone else...

@wolfgangkrauser9735

11 ай бұрын

They are doers not teachers.

@apollo9452

11 ай бұрын

I agree

@buddylee5712

11 ай бұрын

That's what makes this video even more special - Roy Jones Jr. is one of the best ever and explains everything so well

@georgeejones6581

11 ай бұрын

True but when he wanted to get away fast Roy, Ali, and Sugar Ray, all move the front foot first to move backwards. Thats physics. but he is correct about small steps going backwards.

@decaDBZ

11 ай бұрын

@@georgeejones6581 nope you move the back foot first when moving back and the front foot first when moving forward. But in moving the back foot back you are of course pushing the floor with thr front foot. Backwards running is amazing training for such, especially using the hip flexors.

Amateur superwelter '88 Olympics finalist...from middle to heavyweight world champion as a pro. I remember him climbing the ring with 6/7 belts to defend. Legend.

One of my all time favorite fighters !!

Roy Was Amazing!!!🥊🤩💪🏾

Legend, plain and simple 👍👊🏿

One of my favorite people right there. When you can talk about others being great and share what you learned. Thats a legend 4u..😊

A real privilege to have superman RJJ in your gym giving you tips 💪🏽🥊

I remember 21 years ago begging my grandmum to let me eneter her bedroom at 5am (Polish time zone) on the weekend and let me watch and record Roy's fight on vhs so I can have some materials to studdy boxing. Internet through modems was fu***g expansive back then. All the best to everyone!🙂

I really miss watching Roy box. He was the most exciting fighter to watch in the ring.

What a legend. even Andre Ward says you need LEGS in boxing. If you don’t have legs you’re as good as dead in there.

@user-iv1vi6rr7b

11 ай бұрын

Легенда 😂

Never understood how RJJ could get away with his leaping left hook / right hand. He was an absolute freak of nature in his prime, never seen better

@dappadondadda100

11 ай бұрын

You did not see Mayweather Jnr ?!

@ocwebdesigndev54

11 ай бұрын

@@dappadondadda100 You're a casual. Roy Jones is the freakiest boxing athlete to ever exist

@dappadondadda100

11 ай бұрын

@OC Web Design & Dev ... nah, you are the casual... Sonny Liston and Ali were bigger "freaks" than RJJ.

@ocwebdesigndev54

11 ай бұрын

@@dappadondadda100 No they weren't lmaooo. Roy Jones' style is more cartoonish and further from textbook than Ali or Liston, get out of here.

@agr2642

11 ай бұрын

@@dappadondadda100 😂

Roy Jones Jr. The most talented boxer to ever exist. Did a lot of things your boxing coach told you never to do but he got away with it and sometimes even knocked out his opponents because of it. Guy was a freak of nature in his prime.

Roy's dropping gems on that young boy. Great defense is all about the footwork.

Thx for uploading this 💎

Man definitely knows his shit he’s been on of my favorite boxers of all times. 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽🙏🏽❤

Always a pleasure listening to Roy Jr....

Greetings from Paraguay. This vid show me how humble Roy is and how passionated with the box sport! He is developing new fans, he's a true embassador of the sport!

staring at him like he descended from another plane of existence. Change the clothes and time, i imagine thats how apprentice monks stared at their wu shu master

@aalkaline

11 ай бұрын

Deep thinker, 💯

Roy Jones, Jr gives his tips on defense. Tip 1: be the fastest man alive inside the ring

Lol funny enough, around year 3 of my 19 year boxing journey. I learned what Roy mentioned here by playing 2D fighting games. There’s typically a dash forward and backwards In games like street fighter and even tekken. I used to use that a lot to create openings after opponents attacks. I thought to myself “ I wonder if this would work in the ring” and the rest was history.

Jones is soo smart. Learning from anyone who he can. Top mind.

It’s so humbling to watch those young men soak up that knowledge. 👊🏾

That shit was DOPE n they was LISTENING u can tell

Roy dropping gems

This is solid instruction from one of the greatest to ever do it. There are a lot of other factors involved, but boxing is basically a chess match between the feet.

They are all in a trance as they get a boxing lesson from a boxing Legend

Even now, the way he moves @0:50 is otherworldly, like it's sped up footage... These lads are in the presence of a true great and it shows.

Roy Jones Jr was 1 of the greatest. He just loved Boxing more than himself & hence why He refused 2retire. His Ego got the Best of him. We all thought we were gonna Live Forever at 1pt in time or another and then along comes Antonio Tarver.

No one beat Roy jones jr but himself he accomplished so much not just in one weight class but multiple. Crowned king in multiple weights just shoulda of retired but his love for the sport kept him in it and no one including Roy is going to avoid Father Time. Truly a wonder to see this man fight

Absolute masterclass from a ring general!

I’m his prime one of the best ever! And absolute legend

Hope these kids recognize they’ve been blessed by a living legend. This is something to tell to the grandkids. They’ll say grandpa is senile and lying and order you to take a nap. But you got the videotape for posterity’s sake. Roy Jones, Jr, one of the greatest of all time. ✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾

Roy Jones is such a cool guy

If I'm getting into boxing & he's talking I'm damn sure gonna listen

FACTS FROM THE GREATEST!

Absolute knowledge bomb right there

Shit like this is proof that he wasn't just a freak athlete like everyone loves to claim. RJJ is one of the greatest sweet scientists of all time, he knows the mechanics and concepts of boxing better than almost anyone alive

NOTED. back foot defence over hand defence 👍🏼

@csjs74

11 ай бұрын

I'm never gonna be able do a hand stand for 12 rounds! Crazy philosophy lol

@YoungMaxo18

11 ай бұрын

@@csjs74 Handstand? Ain’t nobody said nothin bout a handstand my guy lol

@csjs74

11 ай бұрын

It was a combination of sarcasm and just daft comedy, some not so bright people trying the block punch's with their feet. Could become a thing especially if they misinterpreted a legend like Roy

@YoungMaxo18

11 ай бұрын

@@csjs74 you don’t block punches with your feet. you move your feet to get out of range

Roy one of the best to ever do it

Word.he's right. And if you can punch out of that you get some of Roy Jones's highlights. Real punchers will punch through your guard up top. Look at all of Mike Tyson's victims. . Your hands can be up there but some guys knock you out through your own hands. But if you can slip in counter even big punchers can't find you to hit. And every time they try they get touched up.

Roy in his prime was on Demon mode 👊🏾🔥

Roy's bang on👍🏼

Masterful

One of the best to ever lace up gloves

Them was good students 👏🏾 RJ Jr. 🐐 🥊💯

😁Even that little irky jerky feint like motion @ 0:46, you can tell Roy was quick like lightening back in the day. Still quick for his age.

Huh. You know...yeah... outstanding! 🤯 I never really looked at it that way. I'm new af to boxing though.

Much love to one of the True Greats

J'espère qu'il sont conscients des conseils précieux qu'il reçoive de la part de Mr Roy Jones junior.. la légende

Roy always spot on

Sugar Ray Leonard and Mayweather mastered that step back defense. Shakur Stevenson is now mastering this defense as well. Gives you time to gauge and measure your opponent's movement and offense👍🏾

He genuinely loves what he does.

Love u ROY THAAAANK U BRO I SAID THE SAAAME SH!@#$T CHAMP WAAAOW THANK U FOOTWORKZ

🔥

🔥 🔥 🔥

Es muy inteligente Roy

he and Holyfield are the most technical heavyweights that I ever seen in my life !

Facts!!

The same rules apply to basketball players with great ball handling ability. It’s not the hand or foot speed that make them hard to guard it’s their mastery of footwork. In essence, Champ is speaking on the mastery of the basics and fundamentals of boxing defense, but it applies to any sport.

Them boys don’t even begin to understand the knowledge this man has

Boxing is all about footwork, ironically.

He still quick 😅

Only experience will get you better

GREAT JEWELS DROP!! wish I could see the whole view look like only buddy in the black bubble jac was soaking it in!!

They all look shocked just seeing him in real life tbh.

Funny enough boxing and basketball defence watching your opponents waist line you see everything.

Imagine him being your uncle, he would teach you how to get down!

I read the title as trips on defense and spent the whole video waiting for him to take a step back and fall

The greatest offensive fighter ever! With that being said, I'd never take defensive tips from him 😂😂😂

@dappadondadda100

11 ай бұрын

You reckon he's the greatest offensive fighter? I would have said SRR or Sam Langford.

@PlayaflyJoe27

11 ай бұрын

@@dappadondadda100 no one on earth could generate a 12-13 punch combination like Roy in his prime!

Great tip but only the very best can use their feet that quickly

He's telling us how to keep from getting knocked out, at the same time telling us how he got knocked out.

I love you Roy but I don't know that defense was your strong suit. But that punishment was something else.

Ty Cpt Hook

I was thinking Bruce Lee as Roy was teaching then he mentioned Bruce Lee 🐉 dammm. Real Fighters can see other Real Fighters

@mysterC58

11 ай бұрын

exactly

"Y'all musta Forgot"!

Professor Jones 🙂...

He’s partially right. A young man loses his legs in his 30’s and if he doesn’t have great head movement he’ll struggle in his later years. This is why Jones spent most of his fights on the canvas in his later years and guys like Mayweather, Tony, and Hopkins fought well in their later years due to having great head movement.

@kingbucketz182

11 ай бұрын

You fight for as long as those guys fought, you start understanding safe zones and punch probably based on position. In other words… you’re able to easily predict what punches will come out based on what position you’re sitting in. Veterans live off stuff like that and they can, because someone like a prime Roy was a complete anomaly. Bernard Hopkins went the rest of his whole career without ever facing anything close to the speed and athletic ability of Roy. Yeah great hand speed will dominate head movement all day, but there aren’t many guys with that level of hand speed.

True for the small movements, but when Roy, Ali, Sugar Ray. And every other great mover, use the front foot first to move backwards. It's something that they naturally do when they have to move very fast and also helps you move further from your opponent. Go and watch there footwork. For all you skeptics.

@periechontology

11 ай бұрын

Yes we know that (basic Boxing) but your back leg is your rudder in a fight

@kingbucketz182

10 ай бұрын

Push off the front foot, but the back foot always moves first. Otherwise you’ll just be walking backwards.

Bad boy

Великий боксер!

Idk, they're ALL defense to me. Moving the feet, slipping, bobbing & weaving, feints, changing angles. Also isn't it easier to turn defense into offense (counter-punch) by slipping & bobbing vs back pedalling? Back pedalling gets u out of range, but then u also can't reach your opponent. 🤷🏾‍♂️

Been watching boxing for years and he's the best iv ever seen

É a lenda falou ta falado

Да!... как же он порхал в своë время. эх, были времена! 💪😎

He is saying to fight off of the back foot, a term that was common even to a TV audience in decades past. Of course, that means that you are really pushing off the front foot to go backwards.

Professor Jones

This is like Michael Jordan trying to teach people how to jump. His talent was just out of this world 🌎

As Basic it is it is "The Footwork" and Stance ...that Bruce Lee and Ali Remembering was by the Way Realy Remarkable ...Both are the Key Holders of a Superior Style ... G.O.A.T

Funny how pro fighters keep giving props to Bruce Lee while KZread armchair experts are always dissing him and calling him an actor. Nobody is even asking Roy about Lee, he just randomly brings him up while teaching young upcoming boxers about defense.

I hope they picked up what the Legend was putting down!!!!!!!!!!!