Anybody seen footage of their two fights? All seven minutes aggregate of them? Obviously this was a much smaller and much greener version of Jones than the man now considered a top Cruiserweight, but what exactly happened? It seems Jones had been brought along comfortably and, having secured some experiential rounds, had already begun to step up his competition a bit - so how did a guy sporting a 27-8-1 record put him down for the count in the 2nd round? Was it just a fluke where he made a mistake and got caught with something? Obviously as much was indicated when he came back to return the favor in 62 seconds, but I was hoping for the perspective of someone who witnessed what sounds like a very exciting three round rivalry.
I remember this fight. Noel (nephew of former WBA Lightweiht Champ, Claude Noel) took the fight on a day's notice and fought for free. There was a feeling out process in the first round and then in the second, Noel hit him with a straight right and Jones fell like a tree. Never saw the fight but if my memory is correct I believe the press said he was completely out. He was the #1 contender, and Noel was supposed to be tune up before his world title shot. In the rematch, He KO'd Noel in 1. Noel was a good, tough fighter but at about 35 he was proably over the hill. VB1