[djday45]

Ok looking at the rating and rereading my material on Jackson and studying his record again the games rating is pretty damned accurate apart from his power which is way off.

So their follows only my feelings on what needs changing nothing else.

FIGHT INSIDE - 3. Upping this to three as this was his primary tactic and style he was a real swarmer of a fighter.

GO FOR KNOCKOUT - 2. This was ay out as he packed quite a wallop and was often looking to end a fight whenever he could.

CONDITIONING - 2. Worsening this by one as although he was a good trainer he did not have a lengthy career and I feel the rating of 1 should be reserved for guys we know were truly special here.

CHIN VS KNOCKDOWN -3. Increasing this by one as he was knocked down quite a few times. his chin was average at best.

CHIN VS KNOCKDOWN - 2. The rating of four is wrong. He was only actually Ko'd once at the end of his career his three other stoppages came as TKO's.

RECOVERY - 4. This is where he was not too good. The Valdez fight saw him down three times in a round and also the Patterson fights and Machen saw him in trouble with recovery.

FIGHT ON ROPES -2. Not a specialist here so being prudent and upping it to the average.

HITTING POWER - 6. This is where his rating falls apart. !? he was a swarming brawler who packed a very good wallop and from his victories stopped half of those opponents. He was not a powder puff puncher and a score of 6 here accurately represents a man who for example stopped Rex Layne twice.

PUNCHES - I would increase his 3 point hooks and uppercuts slightly to represent his power on the inside more but thats about it.

OVERALL RATING - 6. A slight increase of one will see him give Patterson some problems as he is a slugger with respectable power but his own frailties should always see Floyd come out on top allbeit after some scary moments sometimes. Testing the fighters Patterson wins over 80% of the time which is I think a great outcome. When Tommy does win he stops Floyd.