The boxing legend is a huge fan of one particular fighter.
Roy Jones Jr has billed current WBO light middleweight champion Tim Tszyu as a special talent in boxing.
Tszyu returns to action on March 30 when he takes on veteran Keith Thurman in Las Vegas, and if the Australian can get the win, there are some big fights which could be made in the near future.
Speaking ahead of the contest, Jones Jr had plenty of praise for Tszyu whilst showing concern for Thurman when it comes to stepping up to 154lbs.
“I like Thurman. I think ‘One Time’ is a great fighter,” Jones told Boxing Scene.
“But I don’t know if ‘One Time’ is going to carry 154 pounds as well as he carried 147.
“If he can carry his punch up, he’s going to be a problem. But Tim Tszyu is a different animal. Tim Tszyu is something special. He reminds me a lot of his dad, [Kostya Tszyu]. His dad was always something special even before people knew who he was.”
Jones then went on to ponder whether Tszyu is a pound-for-pound talent.
“He’s showing a lot of promise,” Jones continued.
“He does a lot of beautiful things. He had an absolutely marvellous performance against Tony Harrison. I was surprised he beat him so easily. I was completely taken away by it.
“I don’t know about pound-for-pound, but I do see Tim Tszyu being a top-5 to -10 fighter in his weight division.”
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