Jones' fan and not fans, I have one honest question...

[true_fan]

Bones is good and has great fight IQ, but the question to you is: Can he beat the top 5 in the HW, or the top 3 LHW without eye gouging tactics? There is no way he can hang 2 rounds with JDS, Overeem, CV without eye gouging. He can't hang with Gus or AJ or DC without eye gouging, but all those fighters know that the UFC will let him get away with at least 1 eye gouge which might be the factor between losing and winning when the match is very close. So, please be honest, can he still win without eye gouging?

 

[dragonsfly]

So one accidental Eye poke can decide an entire fight of 5-rds? atleast come with logic?

So every guy who accidentally poked another guy have won the fight?

 

[MEAN357]

Joe Frazier fought his entire career with one eye. What kinda pussy ass excuses is this?

 

[bobgeese]

It will really depend on how his boxing looks when he comes back.

That being said, Jones has something that all champions have, they find a way to win. If he manages to win the HW title, the GOAT discussion threads will become extinct.

 

[Koro_11]

I'd say he's probably the best guy at 205, but I'd still like to see him vs Rumble, and I think Gus is 50/50 against him too.

At HW he gets his shit pushed in... he knows it too, otherwise he wouldn't be cutting weight to avoid it.

 

[RerouteToRemain]

 

[Gabe]

I'd say his wrestling, chin, endless cardio, length, constantly improving striking, and jiu-jitsu has allowed him to be a top 3 LHW and would allow him to be a top 5 HW.

 

[felmmando]

Bones is good and has great fight IQ, but the question to you is: Can he beat the top 5 in the HW, or the top 3 LHW without eye gouging tactics? There is no way he can hang 2 rounds with JDS, Overeem, CV without eye gouging. He can't hang with Gus or AJ or DC without eye gouging, but all those fighters know that the UFC will let him get away with at least 1 eye gouge which might be the factor between losing and winning when the match is very close. So, please be honest, can he still win without eye gouging?

He did hang with Cormier for a couple of rounds without gouging his eyes. Coincidentally or not, things really picked up for Jones after he finally poked.

 

[MMun]

I'd favour him against JDS, he has a good chance against Cain, but Overeem is trouble with or without eye pokes. Besides, Alistair is no stranger to a little dirtiness now and then.

 

[Deleted member 501827]

So one accidental Eye poke can decide an entire fight of 5-rds? atleast come with logic?

So every guy who accidentally poked another guy have won the fight?

lol @ accidental

 

[DontWaitUp]

Can he beat the top 5 in the HW, or the top 3 LHW without eye gouging tactics? There is no way he can hang 2 rounds with JDS, Overeem, CV without eye gouging. He can't hang with Gus or AJ or DC without eye gouging, but all those fighters know that the UFC will let him get away with at least 1 eye gouge which might be the factor between losing and winning when the match is very close.

Not to be a prick, but eye gouging doesn't turn a good fighter into one of the best P4P. Does he employ that method, yes, but
I don't think it's the code that cracks Jones. (See what I did there at the end)

 

[ALAN PARTRIDGE]

I don't care about all that.

 

[Pacemaker Joe]

If you think Jones only wins because of the eye pokes you're an idiot. He's a dirty fighter, but he's also the best at LHW, eye pokes or not.

 

[AmazingGebi]

Bones is good and has great fight IQ, but the question to you is: Can he beat the top 5 in the HW, or the top 3 LHW without eye gouging tactics? There is no way he can hang 2 rounds with JDS, Overeem, CV without eye gouging. He can't hang with Gus or AJ or DC without eye gouging, but all those fighters know that the UFC will let him get away with at least 1 eye gouge which might be the factor between losing and winning when the match is very close. So, please be honest, can he still win without eye gouging?

Cool story bro.

 

[Cry0Therapy737]

Well he's beat DC who was top five at Heavyweighg and he's not even 30 yet where as most Heavyweights are 35 and older, injury prone like Cain, been through some tough fights like Junior or just not that great like Browne.

He would be top five at Heavyweight but let's see what he does to OSP, he's obviously got a lot bigger and stronger in his time away and it's going to be interesting to see how he performs.

 

[VulcanNervPinch]

So one accidental Eye poke can decide an entire fight of 5-rds? atleast come with logic?

So every guy who accidentally poked another guy have won the fight?

LOL

If you think
"Eye pokes can determine the outcome of a fight" and "Every eye poke determines the outcome of the fight" are equivalent, maybe you should take a pass on critiquing other people's logic.

 

[Imalive]

What ever helps you sleep better knowing Jones is the goat.

 

[VulcanNervPinch]

Anyway, if Bones fought all of my top 5 ranked HWs, would he win any?
He would probably get 0-1, maybe a really slim chance at 2.

If he fought best of 10s (with magical healing and no passage of time in between), would he pick up 5+ against any of them?
Nope on 4, maybe on the 5th.

 

[klimt]

Thought he was going to eye gouge himself. But yes, TS this thread is confusing.

 

[Bones245n4847]

He probably could.