Where for Jones next?

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  1. Fnatic

    Fnatic Well-Known Member Full Member

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    He should firstly consider retiring on this great performance and leave on a high.

    But... The division is open in my opinion.

    We got Huck, his crudeness will make him tailor made for Guillermo, I believe he would Huck late in a close and competitive fight.

    Wlodarczyk is fighting Rakhim Chakhkiev next month so fair play to that.

    Hernandez - I don't know how to call this one, Hernandez can't take the punishment Lebedev did but there is no way he will be getting hit as much.
    That makes me think Hernandez uses his speed and jab to get the UD, but I still think Jones will have far more than just a punchers chance. 50/50 fight for me.

    There is a chance Chambers will fight him, Chambers improved recently and looks slick and quick at heavy, with the shed weight he will be even quicker.
    It also should be taken into consideration that Jones will be 42 by his next fight and Chambers is 31 with youth on his side that will show if they fought, Chambers had a good chin against hw's so not only is he hard to hit but can take one as well. Chambers wide UD.

    Obviously he could just take on a couple of contenders and just retire after a couple of defenses, but I can't see him doing that.

    Thoughts? :think
     
  2. xRedx

    xRedx Boxing Addict Full Member

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  3. Aint no stoppin

    Aint no stoppin Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Hernandez or huck ! but i doubt sauerland lets them fight jones!
    They know now even at 41 hes still a beast
     
  4. Fnatic

    Fnatic Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I think it would make sense to go out on the W. He will be 42 by his next fight and as good as his punch resistance still is no one should be taking them sort of shots after a layoff like that or it could lead to life changing injuries.
     
  5. Fnatic

    Fnatic Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Haha, very true.
     
  6. Fnatic

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  7. destruction

    destruction Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    He cannot even take a punch from an Aussie bum, it really really is embarrassing for such a great fighter. Please retire Roy
     
  8. Fnatic

    Fnatic Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Not RJJ, Guillermo... He beat Lebedev yesterday.
     
  9. Cletis VanDamme

    Cletis VanDamme Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He'll probably be back around mid 2015 depending on his "metabolism" or banned after he gets found out.
     
  10. iceman71

    iceman71 WBC SILVER Champion Full Member

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    jones fights every leap year
     
  11. iceman71

    iceman71 WBC SILVER Champion Full Member

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    if his ass wasnt so lazy, he could have gone done next to holyield as one of the best ever at cruiser... :D
     
  12. emanuel_augustus

    emanuel_augustus Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Lazy? You guys either weren't around in the 00s or forgot the guys he fought:

    Steve Cunningham (would become Cruiser champ)
    Johnny Nelson (looong time WBO champ, Jones was robbed)
    Wayne Braithwaite (Cruiser champ)
    Kelvin Davis (IBF Cruiser champ)
    Firat Arslan (WBA Cruiser champ)
    Valery Brudov (WBA Cruiser champ)
    Denis Lebedev (WBO and WBA Cruiser champ)

    He may not have been super active, but "lazy" fighters don't fight and beat world champions like these. Jones won all of those fights clearly. Ignore the two decision robberies.
     
  13. guru059

    guru059 TV Packager Full Member

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    he'll fight Lebedev again. He probably won't get a big payday anywhere else.