Colin Jones Part Two, World Title Shots and Retirement

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By Terence Dooley - Colin Jones was at his peak in 1982, the European title was now in his sights; a fight against the classy Hans-Henrick Palm was arranged, Jones’ team had secured home advantage. Unfortunately Jones fell ill on the eve of the fight, his pallid appearance on the day of the contest forced manager Eddie Thomas to bring in a doctor, there was to some bad news, Jones was suffering from Appendicitis. Jones would have given anything, even his health, to fight that fight; there was more than just a title at stake: [details]

[Silencers]

Haven't seen too much of Jones, good reads.

I don't know who told him Curry was a mover though, Curry didn't really move around a lot, he made his opponents miss and made them pay with economic efficiency.

[Neckodeemus]

Haven't seen too much of Jones, good reads.

I don't know who told him Curry was a mover though, Curry didn't really move around a lot, he made his opponents miss and made them pay with economic efficiency.

Hello,

Thanks for reading my article. Jones said he was told that Curry could move but found that he wasn't as big a mover, and was willing to trade, which was Ok by Jones. Should have fleshed that out a bit more, but it was a bit long by that point!

Hope you enjoyed it, there are some Jones fights on Youtube, highly recommended!

Terence

[BattlingNelson]

Hello,

Thanks for reading my article. Jones said he was told that Curry could move but found that he wasn't as big a mover, and was willing to trade, which was Ok by Jones. Should have fleshed that out a bit more, but it was a bit long by that point!

Hope you enjoyed it, there are some Jones fights on Youtube, highly recommended!

Terence

Good read as the first part so thanks for your effort.

I would love to see Jones' fight with Palm again as I havent seen it since back in the day. As I commented on the previous article, that fight was possibly Jones' peak and the KO was one of the most vicious ever in a danish prize ring.

[BattlingNelson]

I guess I just found the Palm fight

I'll check it again and you guys should too:

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EDIT: I just watched it. Not quite as brutal as I remember but that first left hook was a great shot and Palm took a lot of punishment afterwards.

[Neckodeemus]

Thanks for finding it, Nelson, saw your remarks on the first article just now, cheers! Jones was a true knockout artist, we could do with a few more of them in the sport. Hope you enjoyed looking back over his career, and that it brought back a few memories.

[SHB]

Colin Jones was my first boxing hero. Good to see some of the old videos - man could he punch!

I had the pleasure of visiting his gym many moons ago - it was an old shed no bigger than your average living room and falling apart at the seams ... yet it was crammed to the rafters with youngsters many of whom fought at international level in the amateurs and some made the pro ranks ... none with huge success yet though. I hear they managed to get some funding (probably tied in with his work with the amateur squad) so have slightly better facilities now but I bet nothing else has changed!

Enzo Mac could do a lot worse than get his arse down there .. it's literally 5 miles away

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I'm glad my name isn't Colin.... although he has the Jones part goin for em.

[Silencers]

Hello,

Thanks for reading my article. Jones said he was told that Curry could move but found that he wasn't as big a mover, and was willing to trade, which was Ok by Jones. Should have fleshed that out a bit more, but it was a bit long by that point!

Hope you enjoyed it, there are some Jones fights on Youtube, highly recommended!

Terence

Ah, I see.

I definitely enjoyed reading both articles, it's always good to read a boxer's thoughts on his career a few years after they retire.

I'll try to check them out, thanks.