What effect will the Aspinall duck have on JBJ's legacy?

[Young Calf Kick]

brace yourselves, here comes @markg171 with another classic Jones dicksucking posting spree

 

[JudoThrowFiasco]

It wouldn't be as impacted if he just relinquished the title and was honest about wanting to cherry pick opponents. He's done enough where he could be a part timer and gimmick fight focused. The fact that he's obviously delaying a fight with the undisputed number 1 contender as well as only fighting once a year (if that) is a bad look.

 

[ocfightfan]

There is a lot to criticize with Jones but any objective observer can see that he has had a legendary career even if he never fights Aspinal.

 

[Orochimaru 大蛇丸]

I think a lot of people saying it won’t matter are only thinking about what hardcore fans would think

To the general public, it will absolutely impact his legacy, they will still say he’s great and maybe even say he’s the GOAT, but it will always be mentioned when talking about him… especially to people who are younger and/or just became fans the past few years, this will be their main impression of him

 

[Kungpowking]

Will it HURT his legacy?...no, not really. Regardless of this 'duck', Bones moved up to HW, and won the belt. Unifying it by beating Tom is just another layer of icing on the cake potentially. The history books will remember the fights and belts won, not the fights that could have happened. Sorry that is just how things work.

 

[r-harper-1]

GSP ducked Whittaker and is still held in high regard

 

[markg171]

"What have you done for me lately"

His entire run at HW is a joke. That's how he'll be remembered. No hespect.

He’s literally fought more recently than Tom

 

[markg171]

brace yourselves, here comes @markg171 with another classic Jones dicksucking posting spree

How many title fights did Yoel lose again?

It’s hard to keep track.

 

[MrShady]

He’s literally fought more recently than Tom

Nobody counts the Stipe fight.

If you do you enjoy senior citizens getting abused.

 

[markg171]

Nobody counts the Stipe fight.

If you do you enjoy senior citizens getting abused.

1 fight Blaydes was so much better eh

 

[MrShady]

1 fight Blaydes was so much better eh

Only 1 guy is holding the belt hostage and wants to fight anyone not named Aspinall.

The other guy is the INTERIM champ, been waiting to UNIFY the belt.

You're coming off pathetic trying to defend Duck Jones lol

 

[FriskyRandy]

Jones legacy will be no different than any other great athlete whose career was defined by controversy and cheating, Look em all up and see how time has treated their legacies, all the baseball steroid freaks, Pete Rose's gambling, Lance Armstrong, Michael Vick, even Karl Malone's entire career stands on even ground with the fact that he was an extraordinary deadbeat dad. Damn near anybody who fucked up in any capacity, it never goes away. Long after their careers are over you always see the reformed contrition from these people, asking for forgiveness as old men, many years after anyone else gives a shit about them it still haunts them everywhere. It's sad. The sports world has a code of honor and integrity and whoever breaks those gets the asterisk. That's how it's always worked and always will.

At this point, Jons high profile ducking is historic in the sport. He has literally redefined the genre and made himself the poster boy of running, especially for this part of his career which is turning out ot be a very substantial saga as it has unfolded. Just like the HOF, this segment of Jons career has earned it's own wing of his legacy.

As it stands the only thing he can do to minimize all of this is to fight and beat Aspinall. Getting his ass kicked will just cement his duck era and make it a legendary story that stands on its own. He should've handled this whole thing like a man, let alone an all time great champion. No idea wtf he was thinking.

Karl Malone being a dead beat dead matters to no one. He's disliked because he's a phile.

 

[FriskyRandy]

It is a fake scenario you can’t duck someone you weren’t schedule to fight yet

This post hurt my brain.

 

[FriskyRandy]

GSP ducked Whittaker and is still held in high regard

This is why you shouldn't do drugs kids.

 

[fedoriswar37]

0. None. Not a very interesting fight. Jones by sub rd 1.

 

[Luthien]

Rashad was a 2020s Sherdogger living in the 2010s

 

[LoveMyMMA]

He will be a joke forever if we go through all of this nonsense and he never ends up fighting Tom.

He already is a joke with the questionable record and steroid usage.

 

[LoveMyMMA]

Well that's a dumb close fight but all these guys are gonna have close fights if you are champ forever. I hate Jon and always root against him but fucking dude finds a way

That wasn’t a close fight. Reyes won, clear as daylight.

 

[Psychojoe86]

Jones light heavy legacy is in tact

His heavyweight run is a total sham

 

[markg171]

Only 1 guy is holding the belt hostage and wants to fight anyone not named Aspinall.

The other guy is the INTERIM champ, been waiting to UNIFY the belt.

You're coming off pathetic trying to defend Duck Jones lol

Jon will fight multiple people including Tom and Tom won’t fight anybody but Tom. Jon has fought more recently than Jon.

Let’s strip Jon.