Prime for Prime: Jhonny Gonzalez vs Junior Jones at 118 - Who wins?

Battle of the dangerous but fragile. Both guys can crack, yet the pair also have issues regarding punch resistance (Gonzalez stopped by Vazquez and Penalosa, Jones by John Johnson and Pinckney). Both have the power to knock each other out, and both are breakable enough to wilt under the others onslaught. So who prevails in this closely matched battle?

Power probably favours Gonzalez, but then he is arguably the weaker fighter (resistance wise). Jones is faster, but Gonzalez the more solid boxer, and I dare say he has a better defense than Junior aswell. Does this fight go the distance? I personally doubt it, but it's not out of the question.

Who do you have in this one?

 

Looks like I'm going to have to get this party started then :yep

I think Junior 'Poison' Jones wins by KO. Why? Because he was an excellent body puncher. Even from his early fights, Jones established himself as a guy who could really bang body shots in their, he hooked them round really well with those long arms of his, often to devastating effect. IMO he was close to stopping John Johnson in their first bout with body shots in the last round. Really one of the better body punching prospects of his time, if you ask me. Jhonny Gonzalez, as good as he is, has issues with punch resistance, particularly to the body. Penalosa stopped him with one hard body shot in round 7, and I believe that Junior Jones not only throws more shots to the body than Penalosa, but also throws them a lot harder. Gonzalez would box Junior in the early going, the American would probably have some success early with his speed and jab, but Gonzalez would catch him enough to get the better of him in the close rounds. Then in the mid rounds, Jones would start banging to the body (usually his corner instructed him to do so) and he would catch Gonzalez their and finish him off accordingly. He was a damn good inside puncher, was Jones.

That's just how I see it though. There's still every chance that with Jones durability issues and Gonzalez's power that it could go the other way.

 

**** it, I'm adding a poll.

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Jones will spark him.

 

And just when it seemed like this thread was doomed to the same fate as your Pedroza/Marcel thread :yep:-(

 

Still, I can't muster much

Mad, when I was a Classic regular we were always talking about those two. Both legends, both from Panama, both with highly technical and rounded styles.....and nothing :roll:

 

Know wank all about either, but would have liked to read some responses because it's an interesting match up nonetheless.

Maybe Greg Paterson could add an insight? :think

 

He did on the other thread about it that absolutely bombed

 

:-(

 

I've spoke to Greg about both men before, so I kinda' had a gauge of what he'd say already.

I agree with him that Marcel would win but I wouldn't really argue either way. Just felt it'd make for some interesting stylistic breakdowns. Obviously I was wrong

 

Who were you before this?

 

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Was Jones prime @ 118? :think I think of him as being more of a super bantamweight, although that could just be due to his half a dozen highest-profile appearances being there.

Anyway, if it at bantamweight the Raton who beat 2 Sharp and Kochulito probably wins by KO. He had the same physical dimensions and build and a similar style to Bam Bam Johnson, but was more skilled and hit harder. I don't think Junior can take his best left hooks, although there is a chance of Jhonny himself getting dropped (or even stopped).

 

I do think his best wins came at Super Bantam (Canizalez, Barrera x2) but for me, he looked physically to be at his best @118. Tall, rangy, quick, powerful, varied offensive arsenal. Not to say he couldn't do that at Super Bantam, or that he didn't, but I thought all his physical advantages flourished more at Bantam than they did at 122. But I have watched about 10 or so of his bantamweight fights recently and not even near that many at SBW, so maybe my view is slightly clouded....:think