Quote Originally Posted by ross View Post
Be more friction that alot of Jones fans would get if they tried the same.

We will never know how great he was in his prime because he avoided decent fighters, so much so that even Larry Merchant took the piss out of him after the Frazier fight and they allowed Steve Collins in the ring to to piss Jones off some more. He was a bit of a laughing stock back then that even the people promoting the fights were fed up of them.
Once again you're talking bollocks ross.

I know the interview, and Merchant presents a list of the four people who are a threat at light heavy who he should be fighting instead of Frazier.
The list was Hopkins (who elected to stay at middle), Johnson, Telesco and Dariusz M (scared of flying).

Collins appears to issue a challenge, which is embarrassing for a guy who retired two years earlier and never fought at light heavy. Jones would have been slated if he took that option.

Jones responded and fought Johnson then Telesco in his next two fights, exactly who Merchant and the HBO autocrats said were the best challenges out there.

Frazier was a mandatory, which is a problem when you have that many belts, although I'm sure you'd have accused him of ducking Frazier if he'd refused the mandatory.