I'm not claiming the kid is gunna be a huge success. He does have the tools to win a belt though. He is 27 I think. When is he gunna get a decent fight. He fought a bunch of journeymen already. I mean even Selchuk Aydin gets fights on showtime. I would like to see him get a co feature on a BAD or something or even another ESPN fight or something. Kid has barely any exposure, even in philly.
Smith did impress in his win against Crawford but let's not turn this into a thread about him haha.
This thread is about the man Mike Jones and philly in general.
Yeah i was a little disappointed he didnt stop him, he did do just enough to win most of the rounds. But that is very rare from him usually he is a great finisher, hopefully that fight gets made against smith it would be a great undercard fight.
If you have all these advantages over an opponent and you don't come even close to stopping him, that's a warning sign to me.
Maybe he's better than what he showed in that fight, but he's gonna have to show me something before I pick him over someone like Smith.
I didn't even know that fight was being talked about. That would be sick if it was on the Foreman Cotto undercard cause Im going to that so it would give me some extra enthusiasm to cheer for a philly fighter up there.
But after he wins that I would like to see him start getting good fights. Hopefully Arum will sign him even though I am starting to despise top rank.
Smith is no push over, he's proven more to me than Jones and he's shown versatility in the process. Shutting out Gutierrez and Gonzalez by outboxing them and then walking down his opponent in his last fight.
Fat fukc Rafael said it in one of his notebooks or something.
I didn't even know that fight was being talked about. That would be sick if it was on the Foreman Cotto undercard cause Im going to that so it would give me some extra enthusiasm to cheer for a philly fighter up there.
But after he wins that I would like to see him start getting good fights. Hopefully Arum will sign him even though I am starting to despise top rank.
I know what I saw man, he could not have been more unimpressive. Brusseles never looked in trouble, the rounds weren't even won that clearly. I was bored and not paying too much attention to the fight, but that was the impression I was getting everytime I watched it.
Yeah i was a little disappointed he didnt stop him, he did do just enough to win most of the rounds. But that is very rare from him usually he is a great finisher, hopefully that fight gets made against smith it would be a great undercard fight.
We will do the ultimate battle in betting e points if that fight comes off then? you down?
Yep, Jones got good physical tools and natural talent, but he's food for Antwone.
Not in control? He won that fight easy with a wide decision.
I know what I saw man, he could not have been more unimpressive. Brusseles never looked in trouble, the rounds weren't even won that clearly. I was bored and not paying too much attention to the fight, but that was the impression I was getting everytime I watched it.
He went 12 with a smaller, older Henry Bursseles. Not only that, but Jones never looked in full control of the fight.
If Antwone Smith gets a hold of him on the Cotto-Foreman undercard, he's gonna show Jones is not the real deal.
Not in control? He won that fight easy with a wide decision.
But there is a load of talent and high rated fighters for Mike Jones to fight to get his name out there. I mean what about Delvin Rodriuez or somoene. I mean even Aydin is ranked 8th according to boxrec. And that dude is about to get his first loss to Collazo
He went 12 with a smaller, older Henry Bursseles. Not only that, but Jones never looked in full control of the fight.
If Antwone Smith gets a hold of him on the Cotto-Foreman undercard, he's gonna show Jones is not the real deal.
Yea lived over there when I was younger then moved over to Jersey. Most of my boys live over there. My one friend just got a new place on East passyunk where they will be putting up the Joey Giardello statue. That area is nice as hell alot of nice girls walk around those areas at night haha.
hopefully next year ill be going to temple and me and my friends will be getting an apartment a little off campus
Lundy has been lookin really good but im not sure if he can hang with the big guys just yet.
very nice philly is awesome city to live in and yeah south philly is expensive as shit, you can pick up some apartments in there for a decent price though
Yea lived over there when I was younger then moved over to Jersey. Most of my boys live over there. My one friend just got a new place on East passyunk where they will be putting up the Joey Giardello statue. That area is nice as hell alot of nice girls walk around those areas at night haha.
he'll be 27 in a week, but he was late bloomer and is young in boxing years.
hes ready for the big guys already he just needs to be thrown in with them.
he's 27? damn... he better start stepping up the level of competition real soon
he'll be 27 in a week, but he was late bloomer and is young in boxing years.
Yea that's that I've been saying for awhile. But it seems he is getting looked over.
On another note I wanna see some more of Hank Lundy too.
Lundy has been lookin really good but im not sure if he can hang with the big guys just yet.
off topic, but speaking of philly I may be buying a house either in Port Richmond or Bridesburg soon, was lookin in south philly but shit is too expensive.
very nice philly is awesome city to live in and yeah south philly is expensive as shit, you can pick up some apartments in there for a decent price though
Yea Dargan last fought at the end of Feb. Hopefully he gets on again soon.
I've seen Teon Kennedy, he is a decent fighter still a lot of work after he went to a draw with Lante Addy who was 7-4.
I just hope he doesn't let the death of Francisco Rodriquez **** him up to bad. That was a horrible situation obviously for the Rodriquez family but it not something a young fighter wants on his hands either.
Kennedy is fighting in May at Ballys in AC ill try and catch that,
Yea that's that I've been saying for awhile. But it seems he is getting looked over.
On another note I wanna see some more of Hank Lundy too.
karl dargan and teon kennedy are a couple other philly fighters i wanna see more of.
if nobody knows, dargan's naazim's nephew that was giving shane mosley the business earlier in camp.
I think he will be the future of the HW division...
I rember a couple years ago all the hype that Berto was getting. But, ever since I was watching Mike Jones on Telefutura sole boxeo I knew he was going to be better than Berto.
You mean WW haha but I know that was just a typo.
But yea I am just hoping he grows right but a little more quickly. I hope some big promotional company picks him up soon though.