Looks better if he fights Benn in 1995, instead of the Punching Postman man. But even Benn admitted that was going to hard fight to make....
But in 2003 just before (or after) the Ruiz fight Paz wouldn't have been ranked in the top ten.
Loudon, More on the November 22 date, Hopkins expected but then turned down the chance at a rematch....
I mean top 10 ranked fighters in each division, that time being early 2003. Hopkins was #1 at middleweight, at 175 you would have had Gonzalez,...
I understand that. Jones wanted a level of control and that hurt his paydays as well as the marketing of fights/opponents. I don't remember, or...
Correction. I said Hopkins turned down a fight in 1998 where Jones ended up fighting Grant. It was Rocchigiani that did. Or that he wanted more...
I meant at that time, before and after the Ruiz fight. Not all time.
Who had more?
Before the Ruiz fight, no one in boxing had fought and beat more top 10 ranked fighters then Jones. After Ruiz was added to that list, it included...
If Jones stays at 168, he makes it look even easier then he did at 175. Who would have given him any credit then.
Ruiz was a top five heavyweight. Ruiz had a title, yet Jones made that fight look no different really then title wins at lower divisions. If it...
Loudon, it's the how easy it looked part that's crazy about it. It isn't supposed to look that easy, is it? I remember reading an article...
He just skipped over the start career at 154, win titles at 160, 168, unify at 175, beat top 5 heavyweight and win a title and then return to 175...
Also if Jones was #2 P4P it was because some media darling was being rated #1 at the time.
Not sure there was a true super fight to make at 175 (or 168 really). Not on the level that the Toney fight was. Sports Illustrated did a great...
