Quote Originally Posted by OumaFan
Seriously the quoting system is disconcerting

Although I kind of see ICB's point.

Its not like Jones was tecnically bad by any means but was he as good technically as guys like Floyd, Hopkins, Toney, Whitaker, not IMO. Offensively he was very good technically, all his punches were short, compact, straight, beautiful punches. But defensively I don't put him on the same level as Hopkins, PBF, Toney, etc. All those guys were good defensively inside, outside, everywhere. Jones' defense was reflexes and if a guy got inside keeping his hands up. I can't remember which issue of the Ring it was but Glen Johnson made a good comparison with Roy and Hopkins and how much better Hopkins was technically on defense and how that helped him stay at a high level even when he got much older.

I think PBF, if he decides to keep on fighting late into his career, could maintain a higher level of fighting, like Hopkins, even if he loses some of his athleticism just cause of how skilled he is.

I see what you are saying...& in a sense I see what Ice is saying...but it's not just a closed book on Jones technical abitlites by saying it's his athletic abilities that carry him. Again...early in his career when honing his abilities...Jones was more conscious of his abilities.

Now...I never said that Jones was no a level with those names...as I said...Jones uses his defense in a totally different manner.