Yes, Jones certainly has an aura... Gotta admit that... I do believe he'll receive his first legitimate loss to Bader buuuut... he's certainly going places regardless.
I'm the same way, Bader will panic when he cant take it to the mat IMO.
I think Jones has all the potential to be a future champion but to say "MMA version of Ali" before he has even won a title is ludicrous....dude hasn't even beat a top 10 opponent yet.
Ive learned my lesson about jumping on a fighters hype train when it comes to this sport. There are two many examples of guys that were supposed to be the next great one and then fell victim to there own hype. ex. Vera, David Terrell, Dunham, Machida, just to name a few.
He has some hype but lets not get overboard here. Until he gets to the top 5 which should be in his next fight after Bader, until he wins a championship, then you can start making statements like this.
I am a huge JBJ fan but this is totally unwarranted.
This.
I think JBJ is an awesome prospect who does have really good chances at becoming the UFC's LHW champion one day. But comparing him to Ali already? Give me a break.
From the first time i seen him fight against Stephan Bonnar, I said to myself, that kid is a future champion.
Jones is one of a kind I believe, a truly special fighter.
You can throw Vera's name out there or Machidas, but they didnt dominate their opponents quite the way Jones has been doing. Jones just absolutely wrecks any one that stands in front of him.
And when you consider that hes only been doing this for such a limited time and the fact that hes so young, its just ridiculous. Jones is going to be champ soon and he'll hold it for some time.
Well Ali wasn't the greatest fighter of all-time in boxing, everyone knows that, including Ali himself, who said Ray Robinson was the greatest fighter of all time. Ali may be top 10. The reason he has such a legacy, was the era in which he fought, the Muslim stand, in a time Malcolm X was assasinated, changing his name from that given to him by his 'slave masters', in a time when Luther King was big, in addition to winning the gold medal at the Olympic and throwing it away, the stand against the Vietnam war and fighting in a golden age in the heavyweights at the time (Frazier, Foreman etc). It's the entire story, not that he was simply the best fighter. You can't create that, it just has to happen, external factors in life and your reaction to them.
Well Ali wasn't the greatest fighter of all-time in boxing, everyone knows that, including Ali himself, who said Ray Robinson was the greatest fighter of all time.
Everyone seems to automatically assume when someone says someone is the "next Ali" they mean that person will go on to be the GOAT. Whether Buffer meant it literally or not I don't know but Ali wasn't even top 3 all-time.
well to be fair he did say in the future he sees him as being the ali of mma
and the way he said it made it seem like he meant he would be the ali of mma because of his looks, his smile, his aura, he has charisma, i think he meant he would be the ali of mma in terms of charisma and getting ppl to notice him
If Jones was older, i would've thought that Buffer is crazy but god damn, JBJ is 23-24 years old. People who doubt him are clearly blind and don't know what their saying.
Is Jones good? Yes.
Does he have potential? Yes
Has he beaten anyone big? No.
I'm sorry but, victories over Vera and Matsyuchenko really aren't enough for me to call him 'The Next Muhammed Ali'. It's just Buffer hyping up a show. The kid has a bright future but, we can't be sure on how bright it may be. Things could turn out wrong, he hasn't done enough, in my opinion, to deserve such praise. It's basically saying that Bones will be the greatest fighter to ever live, that is a bit over zealous.
The Bader fight will tell us what to expect from Bones in the future. He's the first real test and I think that Bones will pass but not as easy as people think.
...Only time will tell. In other words, JBJ is gonna be the future P4P King? It's way too early to tell. Machida dominated, outclassed and went undefeated to grab the belt until he ran into Shogun. Jones most likely will beat Bader, but you never know. Bader has knockout power in both hands and Jon's chin has yet to really be tested. It seems pretty certain if Bones smashes through Ryan, he'll get a possible contender shot. He ragged on Thiago Silva about the Vera fight so that could very well be his next opponent. Without a doubt- if Thiago is next, he will be the biggest, most dangerous test to date for Bones...
Ali was overatted but because he was coloured and had a loud mouth he is the most well known boxer not to mention racist , JJ is the opposite apart from being coloured :thumb02:
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