Roy Jones Jr's Explosive Style & Dive-Bomb Punch Explained - Technique Breakdown

http://www.modernmartialartist.com/do... Roy Jones Jr. was one of the most gifted fighters to ever enter the ring. Cut from the same clothe as Sugar Ray Robinson, Muhammad Ali, and Sugar Ray Leonard, Jones utilized complex footwork and insane hand speed to outmaneuver and outperform his opponents.

Jones would suddenly switch between patient and subtle footwork to aggressive flurries and risky one punch knockouts.

Roy Jones Jr. used his rear hand the way most other fighters use their jab. It was his primary way to keep distance, wear down opponents, and set up combinations. At the same time, this “jab” contained knock out power.

In the same way Ali used his circling jab to get quickly score and then get out of range before his opponent could counter, Jones would throw his cross to enter and then leave by a completely different angle.

Jones most common technique was to throw his cross while switch stepping into an open, or even southpaw, stance. He would then escape by shuffling out to either side.