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I think he's getting there, his did use his reach pretty well against Miocic.
I may have to watch that fight, I am always rooting for the skyscraper.
I think he's getting there, his did use his reach pretty well against Miocic.
I may have to watch that fight, I am always rooting for the skyscraper.
I may have to watch that fight, I am always rooting for the skyscraper.
When I last heard Jones talk about his weight (in October) he said that he was 225, so he's a little bigger than what you claim. He also said he might be moving to HW at the end of 2013, which says something about how he feels his body developing, even though I don't think it will happen that quickly.Jones is not even that big, he is 220 pounds.
Sonnen was fighting at MW and he is 230 lbs.
he is just that good, he can use his physical advantages very well.
reach without speed and good movements is nothing.
like someone said, there are plenty of short HWs that use their speed advantage to cover the distance and land bombs against the taller, rangier fighters.
Cain Velasquez has exactly the opposite body type than Jones, but it's not a problem for him.
When I last heard Jones talk about his weight (in October) he said that he was 225, so he's a little bigger than what you claim. He also said he might be moving to HW at the end of 2013, which says something about how he feels his body developing, even though I don't think it will happen that quickly.
Then again his weight isn't really the size issue everyone is talking about with him. It's that he has the clearly longest reach in MMA if you don't count SHW (where there's not really any proper fighters), and the only guys that are remotely close are in another division than him.
jones wins because he is a really good fighter who also utilizes his size and reach to his advantage. if you think jones beat machida, shogun, rampage, rashard, vitor just because he is big and has long arms you are an idiot seriously.
This thread. It sucks
i remember that Vinny Maghalaes wrote on Sherdog that Jones was 220 and Chael 230+ lbs.When I last heard Jones talk about his weight (in October) he said that he was 225, so he's a little bigger than what you claim. He also said he might be moving to HW at the end of 2013, which says something about how he feels his body developing, even though I don't think it will happen that quickly.
Then again his weight isn't really the size issue everyone is talking about with him. It's that he has the clearly longest reach in MMA if you don't count SHW (where there's not really any proper fighters), and the only guys that are remotely close are in another division than him.