Quote Originally Posted by JT Rock
Quote Originally Posted by wacko3205

I honestly feel that Jones should also...especially considering the list of opponents that he's calling on.
I wholeheartedly disagree... Jones showed he has plenty left and all the physical tools to compete at a high level, he is still a fast, sharp accurate puncher with class leading handspeed and has recently flashed a more practical defense that is predicated on technical fundamentals and minimal reflexes that he relied on all those years. Jones confidence has been steadily on the rise and you can see him evolving an adapting as a fighter and filling in the gaps where his athletisism has digressed, which illustrates he was never shot physically but had to recover mentally. He would give either Calzaghe or Hopkins there toughest fights in a while, with more than a chance to prevail.

Quote Originally Posted by wacko3205

Jones is going to really end up gettin hurt...especially if either he & Joe face off...
With all due respect when has Calzaghe or Hopkins ever been known to be murderous punchers able to dispatch an opponent with a single punch and seriously hurt an opponent? Calzaghe is like 37 and Hopkins is 43. Jones has a great shot against Hopkins who has an eneamic workrate with about 5 punches per round and 20 iniated clinches If you aint seeing Jones evolve then you are choosing not to look, he is far better to root for than that garbage fighter Hopkins who snores and cheated his way the last 2 fights.
Hopkins in his younger days could spark out opponents with 1 punch, he has one of the quickest KO's in Middleweight history. Hopkins was like the Mike Tyson of the Middleweights at one point in his career, as for Calzaghe he used to be puncher as well when he fought Eubank he almost had 100 percent KO record, now Calzaghe can't crack an egg and as for Hopkins he can still hurt an opponent if he hit them flush but he is nowhere near what he used to be. I agree with you though JT, Jones Jr can still compete with Calzaghe and it wouldn't surprise me if he beat Calzaghe, Calzaghe has struggled with right hands throughout his career its one of his biggest weakness like against Reid he got hit so many times with the right hand flush, and its the best punch to use against southpaw. Jones has an excellent straight right hand which could cause Calzaghe a lot of problems, plus Calzaghe has never met anyone who is even close to Jones in speed department. It would be an interesting match up and nowhere near as one sided as people think.