In his prime, I never thought Jones to be a ducker. The most oft-repeated name was Michalczewski, but he didn't seem that exciting and I recall him being unwilling to travel to the US. Personally, I never clamored for a repeat of the Hopkins and Tooney snoozefests.

If you add Hill, the Bodysnatcher, and Ruiz (considering he's a heavyweight) you have some high-level comp there but obviously not near the level such greats like Ali and Leonard had. Jones could've used some more names on his rez.

In retrospect, there seems to be an awful lot of fights in the Middleweight division that never occurred. Was the timing just a tad off, where they ducking Jones, or did Jones duck them? Here's the list:

1. Nigel Benn
2. Chris Eubanks
3. Julian Jackson
4. Gerald Mcclennan

What's the verdict?