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And he still sucked at it. LOL
Gus had his hands down low. Jones knew he would not get the takedown.
Gus had his hands down low. Jones knew he would not get the takedown.
Agreed. Gus was running around the first 2 rounds trying to sneak in and out. Jon was chopping up his legs until midway through 3 when gus finally started to stay in the pocket more. I think if gus would keep the pressure up close, he could have wilted jones.
Best striker at LHW
How can you hate on this? Seriously...
"The problem was I haven't concentrated too much on my boxing for my entire career..."
Fixed. :icon_lol:
Long before this fight I've been saying that Jones' boxing & striking defense is borderline horrible. He lands his jab, but mainly due to his length, not technical efficiency. He makes people miss, but again, due to his length, not technical efficiency. He needs to learn how to block, parry, slip punches, etc. With his wrestling, TKD, reach & understanding on how to use his length, he'd be a very tough guy to beat if he "concentrated too much" on those aspects of boxing. He doesn't need to become Ray Robinson, but if Jones could develop a Larry Holmes type jab, he'd be a nightmare even if he developed nothing more in the boxing area. The way he carries his hands & the techniques that he uses to defend strikes will make him vulnerable to good strikers & counter-strikers who have decent reach, timing &/or an uncanny ability to get inside to land & circle out safely...
The front kicks to the kneecap ( wich were 90% of his strikes ) should be made illegal imo. his analogy of well a heel hook will tear your ACL as well, is wrong. You have the option to tap before receving a career ending injury. With the kicks you do not. hes sucha piece of...
he more than likely meant standup in general. You have to consider that proper context is going to be difficult after fighting for 25minutes solid and getting punched in the head a lot.
He doesn't even have the most basic fundamental of boxing in offense or defense.
He is the Bob Sapp of the UFC LHW, winning more on freak body size than talent or skill as a fighter.
This. The man was absolutely lost out there with the hands. He kept running into the same shots over and over.