I also thought he closed the distance very well against slippery chess player Essett.
True. Also Nigel Benn in their 2nd fight - his inside work was very impressive. And Rocchigiani, where he had such a high output Rocky couldn't...
Mike Watson, Ronnie Essett, Tony Thornton, Lindell Holmes, Nigel Benn, Rocky, Henry, Collins and Calzaghe were much better than Allan Green. 'Fact'.
Schommer would've outboxed the Toney who fought Jones, no question.
He stayed well clear of Chris Eubank
Eubank's sneak right was the perfect shot to counter Jones's leap hook
Jones was fun to watch with his speed, power and athletic reflexes. I liked his leaping left hook from the right lead stance - nobody detected it!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIxxpYT4iOY
Jones badly struggled with Malinga's defense before his dramatic feinting and amateurish leap shot bailed him out (speed and power, no skill)...he...
Jones clearly struggled with Malinga! He had to resort to feints to break his defense. Eubank hit him almost at will.
He didn't look like he was struggling with Malinga from where I was sitting! Barely broke a sweat and didn't take one jab.
Schommer was super skilled, shown by his victories over Virgil Hill, Tim Littles and Bomani Parker in the mid-80s. Thornton showed his class...
Ward would have to be the aggressor or fight southpaw, but being the aggressor he would have to take those sneaky rights of Eubank... If Ward...
:lol: he didn't come close to struggling against Malinga or Close, (not sure who Costa is?)....cruise control. Schommer was tricky, and granite...
"The only fighter who can give me a challenge is Chris Eubank." - Roy Jones
