Jones would have been the Neil Magny of LHW without PEDS

[Ananth]

Similar height(6'3) reach(80"in) advantage for his division without the insane chin, cardio and strength. Neil Magny was for a while talked about how he could dominate the division with his length and reach, while he had some success and big wins was never elite.

Lots of people have been going on about how Jones would have fared without the PED's, I think this is how good he would have been personally. 7-8th in the division, perennial top ten, but never threaten the top 3. The guy basically had no KO power.

Discuss.

 

[Gamer007]

Whatever helps you sleep at night.

 

[Toner]

USADA Jon Jones is the Niel Magny of the LHW division.

 

[DLX]

Neil Magny was for a while talked about how he could dominate the division with his length and reach

 

[DanMMAleague]

He would likely be fighting at 185 like Kendall Grove with USADA from the start.

 

[runnpray]

Similar height(6'3) reach(80"in) advantage for his division without the insane chin, cardio and strength. Neil Magny was for a while talked about how he could dominate the division with his length and reach, while he had some success and big wins was never elite.

Lots of people have been going on about how Jones would have fared without the PED's, I think this is how good he would have been personally. 7-8th in the division, perennial top ten, but never threaten the top 3. The guy basically had no KO power.

Discuss.

Agree.

 

[heatbag]

The margin between good and great can be very narrow in the fight game. To take PED as a good athlete shows an attempt to seperate yourself from the pack and be great. That is how he got the big payday even if it now costs him future pay.

 

[Ananth]

Guy has some big wins... Lombard, Hendricks, Gastellum, Means, etc. He's lost a few but have never been totally blown away. I think that's how good Jones would have been.

 

[VanMMA]

 

[Typrune Goatley]

 

[Typrune Goatley]

But that was while he was on PEDs.

The OP clearly states "WITHOUT PEDs"

 

[Les Vejtibals]

If he was buying off brand Cialis as champ what would he have been using as a middle of the packer?!

Maybe taking a sits soak in Mountain Dew or something?

 

[hasar]

Agreed.

 

[Guld]

I have a feeling that once USADA dishes out their suspension, then "USADA Jones" will be more like TJ Grant or Goran Reljic.

 

[WalkenWouldOwn]

 

[souvlaki]

I bet a few of the other top guys he beat were on juice, so it's hard to agree with that. Judging from his brothers being in the NFL or whatever that shit is that Americans like, he must have some pretty stellar genetics for sports (That don't involve dunking a basketball).

 

[WalkenWouldOwn]

He's lost a few but have never been totally blown away.

RDA just walked through him too

 

[Reslaur**]

What would the rest of the division been w/o PED's?

 

[Ananth]

RDA just walked through him too

That looks eerily similar to what I imagine USADA Jones vs DC.

 

[thobra]

In Jones-DC 1, DC had the testosterone of a 9 year old girl, And Jones had the T of his baby sister.

It is just incredible that they could stand up, and carry those big bodies into the cage.

Without peds, they would still be fighting amateur.