Eh, sort of a formality really, Jones was already filling in for him on HBO WCB when Manny was busy training Wlad or someone else.
TBH, I can usually listen to Kellerman and Bob Papa on HBO, but for the most part I keep RJJ, and Lampley muted. And no disrespect to Manny, but the last couple of years his skills as an "analyst", left something to be desired.