Very strong two- fisted puncher witrh average handspeed ,who needed time to get into gear in a lot of fights.I saw him against Laing twice when he scored kos after being comprehensively outboxed in both fights. Demolishing various imports, and against Curry,when he got rather took to school. Fine fighter, with a real wallop, he gave McCrory all he wanted.
I've only ever seen KO highlghts and the two McCrory battles (both excellent fights, by the way), and McVey seems spot on when he mentions the slow starting. McCrory boxed very well and showed great movement and all, but god, Jones hardly threw a punch threw the first four or so rounds of either fight.
The best Welterweight pure punching toiler since Cuevas.Except maybe JLL when he remembered to throw punches and late 147 reign Tito if you count him, but i don't. Which might say as much about the kind of bangers the Welterweight division as produced since pipino as it does Jones, but still.Brutal fighter, though mcvey's criticisms are well founded.
Ring magazine had him as the best welter of the 80's that didn't win a title. On a side note Jones v Khan would be interesting to say the least.
In a same day weigh in welterweight contest with either Khan or Ricky Hatton I'd take Jones to win. He'd waste Khan with the left hook, no doubt in my mind whatsoever. I'd literally bet my life on it, estimate my worth at a fiver and takes odds of 2 to 1. Just to prove my mettle
good fighter. A little less quality than a guy like Randy Shields of the late 70s and early 80s, but still a decent fighter.
