Comments Thread For: Otha Jones III Tested, Settles For Six-Round Draw With Kevin Montiel Mendoza

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Otha Jones III was tested Friday night against a determined, rugged opponent he only learned he'd fight Thursday at their weigh-in in Mexico City. The 20-year-old junior lightweight prospect was pushed more than in any of his first five professional fights and settled for a six-round split draw with Kevin Montiel Mendoza on the Juan Francisco Estrada-Carlos Cuadras undercard at TV Azteca Studios. Jones fought off his back foot almost exclusively and mostly defended himself well, but only one judge scored the fight for the highly touted Toledo, Ohio, native.
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[richardt]

He wasn't tested, he was defeated. That was not a damn draw. Mendoza clearly won that fight. Jones was slow and missed too many punches. The difference in body punches was huge but those apparently aren't scored anymore in boxing.