Is Jones mentally weak?

[Marko Polo]

No, but being a dominant champion does

GSP is the best ever IMO. I don't like Jones and I always hope he loses. I just don't think it's accurate to call him mentally weak.

He was only dominant because he cheated though. In more ways than one. He popped for steroids like 6 times, and then was using eye pokes to maintain range which played into his wing span. Cheating was at the core of his success, as soon as they changed the rules to stop him extending his fingers he struggled - OSP, Santos, Reyes. That’s not my opinion, that’s observation. I do get where you’re coming from, but look at it like this, if Jon retires tomorrow, and then a year down the line we hear that he’s been mixed up in some bullshit, he’s wrecked his car again drugged up. Would that be a suprise? No. Because he’s mentally weak and anything can set him on a spiral.

I don’t think it makes a man mentally strong to beat up guys he knows he can. Taking on Aspinall would be a sign of mental strength. Lying is also a sign of mental weakness imo, which Jon does to himself and fans alike pretty much every day

You’re one of my favourite posters and I like that we can disagree and there be no animosity

 

[LostMyBlackBelt]

Obviously not IMO

Mentally ill maybe.

Morally weak maybe.

Not mentally weak.

He is a drug addict and a drunk, that is mentally weak. No it is not a "disease", the Doctor that said that also said being black is a disease.

 

[Ares Black]

He is a drug addict and a drunk, that is mentally weak.

No, that's an addict. It has very little to do with mental strength.

No it is not a "disease", the Doctor that said that also said being black is a disease.

Lots of doctors say that.

 

[icemun]

I saw this being discussed and I was curious. Now, Jones is a professional fighter and one of the GOATs so he's infinitely mentally tougher than me and most people but in the context of the sport, do you think he is?
Refusing to fight Sonnen short notice.
Partying one week before every fight as a safety net.
Refusing to fight Cormier at heavyweight cause it would give DC the advantage.
Current ducking of Aspinall.

Other greats like Silva, Fedor, MM and Aldo have risked their spot and legacy by fighting younger guys despite knowing they are past their prime and they did it consistently. Meanwhile Jones has refused this and his defense is: I'm done too much in my career. Everyone else is a nobody.

GSP pulled off a similar thing when he beat Bisping but he vacated the belt and didn't hold up the division. Jones meanwhile has held the division up for over a year now.

I dont really want to question your intelligence, maybe you are in elementary school but...

You think the most dominant and successful professional cage fighter of all time is "mentally weak"?

Not just a professional athlete, a human cage fighter.


Seriously. What the actual hell are you talking about?

 

[AfroBanana]

Sounds like you’re confusing mental fortitude, smart decision making, being disciplined in other areas and being petty. Clearly Jones is one of the strongest guys mentally when he steps foot in the cage. Imagine how scary he would be if he had that same mentality in every other aspect of his life.

 

[Dbreiden83080]

 

[Dbreiden83080]

He is a drug addict and a drunk, that is mentally weak. No it is not a "disease", the Doctor that said that also said being black is a disease.

He is NOT mentally weak when it comes to his profession which is all that matters.. The fact that he has vices means nothing in the cage..

 

[TR1]

Obviously. Otherwise he wouldn't cheat constantly, while acting like an insecure bitch in real life and the internet.

Fraud, through and through.

 

[Masturbin]

Fight willpower and mental toughness are not the same.


Rose is mentally weak but before the Carla fight, he never crumbled mentally.

 

[fedorthegoat777]

Jones is mentally strong, that is why he is a champion.

He is obviously selective about who he fights.

 

[Elvis.]

No , he’s evil , but not weak