At 34, Roy Jones Jr. was at the boxing world’s pinnacle. He had moved up to the heavyweight division and tamed the menace of John Ruiz to win the WBA title. But something strange happened after that. He again decided to shift, this time back to the light heavyweight. Why did he do it? We are not sure. But the boxing fans saw him fall from the grace. How exactly did that happen?

Jones Jr. moved back to light heavyweight in 2003 against Antonio Tarver, and the fans could visibly witness his reflexes having died off as the weight cut took a toll on him. What’s more? The grueling process of adding mass to his frame and then again losing it made him vulnerable. The result? His second run at light heavyweight resulted in 7 losses in the first 13 fights. He was 48-1 at the start of this campaign.

ShowBizz The Adult addressed the same slump when he took to his social media handle. He pointed out how the move down resulted in the loss of speed, reflexes, and endurance. He said, “When you cut muscle, you’re not just cutting new muscle; you’re cutting old muscle too. Muscle that’s been developed. He cut his speed, down his activity, down his muscle endurance, down when he came back down to like, heavyweight.”

In addition, the boxing commentator broke down the science behind it. He explained how cutting old muscle was a disaster in waiting. He continued, “He had to cut muscle. My dude, that’s not just your body. Don’t just cut new muscle. It’s old muscle that’s been worked over time. So that’s why his speed and sh-t wasn’t there. His endurance wasn’t there. Bro, when he came back down, he wrecked himself.”

Jon Jr., now 55, is still considered to be one of the greatest boxers of all time because he dominated the weight classes and moved up after doing so. It’s no wonder he was the first boxer in 106 years to go from a former middleweight champion to a heavyweight champion. But a move back down to light heavyweight cost him dearly. However, ‘Superman’ still has the allure of boxing, and he wants to test boxers’ chins. It seems like Jake Paul could be the one.

Roy Jones Jr.: running it one more time

The Pensacola native recently expressed his desire to meet Paul, 27, inside the boxing ring, especially after the Mike Tyson fight. The former world champion lauded ‘The Problem Child’s punching power. But he wasn’t sure about his chin. He said, “I don’t think Mike checked his chin at all. So, I wouldn’t mind having a shot to see if I could get to his chin, to test his chin.”

But will it happen? We are not sure. Mike Tyson surely has advice for him, as he declared, “He’s fast enough, though. Yeah, Roy, if Roy’s training, Roy could still do a lot of stuff. He has to be training, though. You have to be training.” It remains to be seen whether we’ll see him in the ring soon.

What do you make of these comments about Roy Jones Jr.? Do you think he made a bad call by doing down in the weight class? Let us know in the comments below.