Jones moving up to CW, then back down to 175 - bad idea?

[PittyPat]

So we know Jones is facing Green at CW, and then presumably will drop weight again to face Hopkins at 175. I would assume he'd come in at somewhere around 185 against Green, and then quickly drop 10lbs within a few months. Then again, looking at Green's weights over time, he seems to be a blown-up SMW/LHW with only a couple of fights around 180-ish.

But anyway, I know it's not quite the same jump for Jones as 175 to HW and back down, but isn't this pretty much what fucked him up the last time he tried moving drastically through weight classes? Somehow I've got a bad feeling about this...

[SplitSecond]

i thought hopkins was moving up to fight jones at cruiser?

seriously, roy jones since starting off has been going up and down with his weight, and at 40 losing 10lb's is like him putting his own ass on a platter and formally handing it to hopkins

[Adamantium]

So we know Jones is facing Green at CW, and then presumably will drop weight again to face Hopkins at 175. I would assume he'd come in at somewhere around 185 against Green, and then quickly drop 10lbs within a few months. Then again, looking at Green's weights over time, he seems to be a blown-up SMW/LHW with only a couple of fights around 180-ish.

But anyway, I know it's not quite the same jump for Jones as 175 to HW and back down, but isn't this pretty much what fucked him up the last time he tried moving drastically through weight classes? Somehow I've got a bad feeling about this...

His fighting Hopkins at cruiserweight, assuming he gets passed Green.

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So we know Jones is facing Green at CW, and then presumably will drop weight again to face Hopkins at 175. I would assume he'd come in at somewhere around 185 against Green, and then quickly drop 10lbs within a few months. Then again, looking at Green's weights over time, he seems to be a blown-up SMW/LHW with only a couple of fights around 180-ish.

But anyway, I know it's not quite the same jump for Jones as 175 to HW and back down, but isn't this pretty much what fucked him up the last time he tried moving drastically through weight classes? Somehow I've got a bad feeling about this...

Well I think for the Green fight he is just going to fight at what he walks around at and not cut weight so nah I don't think it will be a big deal.....he bulked up to fight Ruiz and had to lose like 25lbs to make 175.....this will just be the same as him cutting for any LHW fight after this in my view.

[SplitSecond]

Well I think for the Green fight he is just going to fight at what he walks around at and not cut weight so nah I don't think it will be a big deal.....he bulked up to fight Ruiz and had to lose like 25lbs to make 175.....this will just be the same as him cutting for any LHW fight after this in my view.

from what i heard jones is at fighting weight all year round

[PittyPat]

i thought hopkins was moving up to fight jones at cruiser?

His fighting Hopkins at cruiserweight, assuming he gets passed Green.

Damn. I had no idea. I genuinely thought this was a 175 fight.

Then again, I was under the impression that the Lacy fight would be at 168, but that ended up not being so.

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from what i heard jones is at fighting weight all year round

He was always a small LHW anyway....just look at how Dawson came in at 191.....I always remembered Jones coming in at 182 or around there on fight night for his LHW fights.

[Adamantium]

Damn. I had no idea. I genuinely thought this was a 175 fight.

Then again, I was under the impression that the Lacy fight would be at 168, but that ended up not being so.

Katsidis is on facebook by the way.

[SplitSecond]

He was always a small LHW anyway....just look at how Dawson came in at 191.....I always remembered Jones coming in at 182 or around there on fight night for his LHW fights.

about that, im wonderin how in the hell dawson gained 16 pounds so quick

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about that, im wonderin how in the hell dawson gained 16 pounds so quick

The bigger you are the more water your body contains so the more weight you are able to lose and then re-gain in a short span of time......thats what I figure.