Bones title defences

Jones/Rua is, at least, a 9. Shogun's the greatest fighter Jones has beaten thus far, and Jones utilized all facets of MMA in that fight.

 

You consider the Vitor defence to be of the same quality as the Rashad defence? No way.

 

I kinda want to rank him as the best LHW in history. A bit on the fence about it. He doesn't just beat great fighters; he dominates them. This is a big reason why I'd have him ahead of Rua if a gun was put to my head. My opinion may or may not change if Cormier obliterates Jones, which is very, very possible.

 

If I had to give ratings: Jon Jones vs

- Mauricio Rua (9-10). We haven't see a better LHW since (other than Jones, himself.)
- Lyoto Machida 8.5-9). Machida gave Jones some trouble early on. Jones almost puts him away with that choke early because he didn't want to get eventually caught by Machida. Still proves Jones can end a guy as great as Machida's night -- whenever he ****ing wants.
-Rashad Evans (8-8.5). Evans, I believe, has an undervalued legacy and although Jones' win over him wasn't very spectacular -- once he beat Evans -- you just think to yourself "whose left at 205 to challenge this guy?"
- Belfort, Jackson (6-7.5?). But can't give him a 60 - cause wouldnt that mean he failed? Who honestly ****ing cares. Doing this on the iPhone sucks.

What do y'all think, brethren?

 

Since I believe Rua is Jones' greatest defense -- I'm using that as the benchmark. YUH FEEL ME???

 

He won the belt off of Rua, so it wasn't a defence.

 

Beat me to it.

Unless he won the title against Ryan Bader.

 

isnt the nature of mma that you can point out negatives on just about anyone....almost no on is undefeated who has actually fought good guys...most guys are specialists in some area who have weaknesses in others..you could nitpick everyone in mma

 

Floyd, that's obviously true.

 

If we are judging Jones' title defence's , I think the nature in which he defeated all those opponents should also be taken into consideration - ie, he ****ing demolished them all. With the exception of Bonnar , who , last fight excluded, is usually one of the most durable fighters in the UFC, and Rashad, who could be considered a bit of a decision specialist, he has absolutely dominated them all and finished them convincingly. Nobody has totally dominated Rua , the way Jones did, no other fighter has submitted Machida in such a brutal fashion, etc etc .....:deal

There is no doubting Jones' superiority over his challengers at LHW, he makes the title contenders look like gate keepers, but there is also no disputing the fact that his natural physical attributes give him HUGE advantages over his opponents - the reach advantage he has over the other fighters at LHW is just ridiculous, almost to a point where it seems unfair on the other fighters. Which is why I , and a large number of fans are so keen for him to move up to heavy weight, so we can find out if he can be as successful in a division in which he cannot rely on his stretch armstrong reach, to help him win fights, as his opponents will be of a more equal stature.

Basically, I would like to see him fight someone his own size :bbb

 

You should get very drunk more often as this was a quality thread. Loved the bit about this guy

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Machida and Evans are the only legit fighters, the others are hasbeens.