Quote Originally Posted by WWatt
Benn/Watson was on NBC in the States and Jones Jr turned pro on that TV station
No, sorry, his second pro bout was on NBC, not his debut. NBC wanted to sign him up but Jones Jr's daddy wouldn't let him because he saw exactly what happened to Nigel Benn who had too much too soon (Benn was driving around London in a Porsche in his first year as a pro, when a year earlier he was catches buses everywhere - when he could afford the fares).