“That’s the Same Thing Roy Jones Jr Faced” – Joe Rogan Solves Why Terence Crawford Faces Disappointing Stereotypes Every Time He Goes Into the Ring

Anybody who saw Roy Jones Jr. in his prime in the nineties will tell you there has never been and probably never will be anyone like him. He was untouchable. His incredible speed, athleticism, explosiveness, and fight IQ had to be seen to be believed. Many consider a prime Jones to be one of the best pound-for-pound boxers in the history of the sport.

During his reign, he held titles in the middleweight, super middleweight, light heavyweight, and heavyweight divisions. However, one of the criticisms that Jones faced in his career is that many experts felt that he has fought few good boxers. And in a chat with Terence Crawford after his win against Errol Spence Jr., Joe Rogan revealed why this perception was wrong and compared Crawford to Jones Jr.

Joe Rogan reveals why criticism of prime Roy Jones Jr. was unwarranted

Rogan began by addressing the criticism that Jones had not faced anyone of note in his career. He felt that Jones was so good that he made the other fighters, who were already champions, look like they weren’t skilled enough.

“You were on fire. It’s sort of the same thing that Roy Jones Jr. faced. Like everybody’s like Roy hasn’t beaten anybody. Like yes, he has. It’s just he’s so much better than everybody else that he was making everybody else look like they weren’t any good. But those were world championship caliber fighters and Roy was just lighting them up,” Rogan told ‘Bud’.

He felt Crawford was in a similar situation to Jones and was not given his proper due because of the utter domination that he displays in the ring against other fighters.

That was your undeniable moment: Rogan to Crawford on Spence win

Rogan felt that the two-division undisputed fighter had reached the pinnacle after beating Spence easily in their much-awaited bout. This came as a surprise as many experts felt that Spence being the bigger man would pose a challenge to Crawford. However, ‘Bud’ stopped his rival with ease in the ninth round, scoring three knockdowns in the process.

“Sometimes when a fighter eclipses everyone else and reaches the pinnacle. That’s the criticism they face until there’s an undeniable moment and that was your undeniable moment,” he said.

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The 35-year-old’s victory over Spence made even his critics recognize him as the current pound-for-pound king. And Rogan is one of them. This win, according to Rogan was Crawford’s undeniable moment, after which no one can challenge his greatness as a pugilist. Do you think Roy Jones Jr. in his prime was the greatest boxer of all time? Let us know in the comments section below.

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