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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.

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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.
You're totally missing the point. Tito was,whichever way you want to look at it,a small guy,fighting at a weight class he has never fought at and coming from a 2 year retirement. Regardless of how good Jones looked against him,fighting JC is a WHOLE different proposition. I don't see anything which would indicate that he would do well against JC based on that performance.

Joe may not be a murderous puncher but I think his record shows he doesn't need to be. RJJ in his fights with Badmu,Henshaw and Tito,was fighting guys who let him dictate the pace,fight 1 minute of every round and rest when he wanted. If you think he can do that v Joe,you're crazy. My point is,stop using this fight as some kind of sign that RJJ is now going to challenge all the other top guys. That's like saying Mayorga beat Vargas so now he can come back and beat everyone else at 147/54.

It has no basis. At the very least, Jones should fight a top top contender at 168-175 and if he looks good,then we can talk about it. Let him get hit flush by 168-175 natural power and see his reactions,then we''ll be able to gauge if he is ready.

And I agree that Jones is much more worthy of being cheered than B Hop,I despise Bernards' style but it doesn't mean I automatically think Jones can beat him,just because B Hop is boring. Just my opinion bro,although I do admire your noble defence of 1 of your faves. Heck,everyone loves RJ.