Jon "Bones" Jones vs. "Suga" Rashad Evans - FINAL PREDICTIONS...

stop answering to his post and he'll lose interest fast

 

steve_dave acknowledges what he is doing and why and his observations are consistent with both and generally not even unfair. No wonder that is annoying to some.

 

ban people who answer to his post, should solve the problem pretty fast

 

Jones would be far better than average. I think he would be a top 3 guy and maybe even the best. His talent is off the charts and I think he's probably a lot bigger than 230 naturally based on that 220 lb picture posted earlier this week.

However, I suppose his chin could let him down or maybe he doesn't carry up the strength, but I think average is just not happening.

 

Steve-Dave mma posts don't bother me at all. Sure, its mostly trolling but it's not over the top like Hanzy sometimes go. Just ignore him if he bothers you that much. I personnaly think that the beef between Mike and TRplec ( and to a lesser degree, Anthony ) is far more annoying, both are usually good posters but they have been ruining thread with meaningless trash talk recently.

 

i have read exactly zero posts in this thread so what i think may have been stated previously. but i think jones carried evans because they are still friends. looked like he could have taken him out. jones is a killer and is highly unlikely to lose at that weight barring a huge haymaker out of nowhere.

 

something that is far too often overlooked is that Jones has really slow hands. He manage to hide it because of it's reach, but at HW, he won't have this advantage. Plus, he relies a lot on his strenght and size advantage wich I don't think he'll have at hw.

Unless he does an overeem transformstion, think he'll be thrash at hw.

 

Interesting... I'll take that into consideration and stop.

 

Me leaving ? I don't follow you here ?

 

But wouldn't that actually improve with the move to HW where the bigger guys are slower?

 

he means that even if it doesn't bother you, it has no impact on his decision of leaving since it bothers him

 

Evans has a hailmary right hand. Jon Jones has an untested chin. Tonight wasn't going to be the night for Jon Jones to test his chin. Better safe than sorry. :Thumbs:

 

Very GOOD, if Not Great Performance for Bones Jones...

A YOUNG Guy, in an EMOTIONAL Fight, vs. an Opponent that KNOWS his Strengths & Weaknesses Better than ANYBODY Else he's Ever Fought...Given This, REED Can't See how Anybody COULDN'T B Impressed w/Jones' Performance...

To State the Obvious, The Elbows were a Thing of BEAUTY...Dude's Elbows were as Effective as a Larry Holmes or Sonny Liston Ramrod JAB...& It's NOT as if Jones was Throwing the Elbows from a POWER or Wind-Up Position Either; he Elbowed w/his FRONT Hand...& that was Basically All it Took to BREAK Rashad's Spirit...@ the End of Round 2, Rashad LITERALLY Shrugged his Shoulders & had a Defeated Look on his Face, as he Walked Back to his Corner...He Mounted a COURTESY Effort @ the Beginning of Round 3, but it was All for Naught...

Just When Future Opponents (who're Scouting Jones' Every Move in Every Fight) Figured Jones was All about SPINNING BACK Elbows or GNP Elbows, Dude Whips Out a JABesque Elbowointlaugh:...

What a TREAT to Watch...

No, this Wasn't a Fight that has a High Degree of Rewatchability, but Given the Circumstances, it was an IMPRESSIVE Performance, Nonetheless...& the SCATTERED Boo's had NATHAN To Do w/Jones; it was Due to Rashad Being in SURVIVAL Mode for the Championship Rounds...

Bones Jones is just 24, Doesn't Appear to Have Any Detrimental Habits, is Disciplined, Works Hard, LISTENS (He Actually ASKED his Coaches for Suggestions Before 1 of the Later Rounds) & Absolutely Loooooooooves what he's Doing...

That's a SCARY Combination...



REED:cheer:

 

Jones is illegal. He should be forced to fight with his legs only.

 

there arent any nights out of 365 in any year that are a night for any fighter to "test his chin", you simple fuck

 

If Some of these Post-Fight Comments R Any Indication, Jon Jones is Well on his Way to Becoming the New York Yankees/Dallas Cowboys of Combat Sports...Meaning, he's Sooooo GOOD, he's HATED for it:shit:...

In just 4 Fights, Jones has All but CLEANED OUT MMA's Most Interesting & Competitive Division...So How Bout we Harken Back on the Days when Guys Could BARELY even Defend the 205 Belt a SINGLE Time, Before we HATE on Bones Jones for DOMINATING his Class???...

Boring???...Uuuuh, Rashad Evans is the Guy that was CONTENT w/Going the Distance, but even Given That, Jones Rarely if Ever LET Rashad Survive...Even in Clinches, when Rashad Thought he was Safe, Jones would Bang him Up w/Shoulder Lunges & Knees...There's NEVER any "Silent Contracts" as Teddy Atlas Used to Reference, where Jones will LET a Guy Make it, as Looooooong as he Doesn't Try Anything Foolish...

Besides that, Even if Jones ISN'T Spectacular Every Time Out, Name 1 Fighter (MMAist OR Boxer) who was Breathtaking 100% of the Time???...Didn't Think So...

Cocky???...No, Jones is CONFIDENT,as he SHOULD B...REED Defies ANYBODY that's Profficient @ Whipping Another Man's Ass to NOT B Confident about it...Yet Despite his Talents & this Path of DOMINANCE he's Trudging, Jones ISN'T In your Face or Terribly Demonstrative in his Actions...He Goes about his Business & Gets the Job Done...If there's Pre-Fight Shit Talk, Jones will Speak his Mind, Stand his Ground & Keep it Moving...

It's Actually SAD that when More People Should B EMBRACING this Cat, Increasing #'s Seem to B Gravitating in the Opposite Direction...



REED:dunno:

 

i like jones and thought the fight was decent, but i think he could have took evans out if he stepped it up. not even necessarily taking more chances in the process.

just think he took it easy on an old friend. evans was content to survive, i agree. it was what it was.

 

Jones is the Larry Holmes of MMA.

Great fighter but underappreciated by the fans in his prime.

 

Every event? I haven't blasted cage fighting after an event in a while now. Well over a year I'd say.

 

:: Don't get so defensive, Niel. You know what I was saying. I was saying this wasn't a night where Jones was gonna get cocky and play around with Evans' right hand.

 

That's because there are a lot of idiots out there.

 

Rashad didn't stop trying to win. He was gassed right the fuck out.

 

All I know is that there is nothing left for Jones at LHW. Id like to see him fight Silva before that fight expires or see what he can do at HW. I think Dana would miss out on a HUGE opportunity if he doesnt make Jones/Silva happen soon. That would be a blockbuster event that even SteveDave wouldnt miss!

 

Silva is too small. Not fair to him.

 

That was a great night of fights.

Yagen-Hominick was an absolute war.
Mayday McDonald rendered Torres unconscious and he needed to be half-carried out of the ring.
Rothwell was really hurt by that elbow and then nailed Schaub with a left hook bad enough that Schaub was air-grappling with "The Invisible Prostitute".
Rory McDonald got tested early and then just CRUSHED Che Mills.

And the main event: Jones passed his biggest test with flying colours. I was genuinely worried for Jones beforehand, but he methodically picked apart his biggest threat. Damn good fight. The crowd was on Rashad's side for sure, but Jones silenced them and did a great job doing it. Rashad started growing a Flintstone lump from those left elbows.

 

Yes but those same idiots are the reason the UFC is allowed to exist. There's only a very small group of 'knowledgeable' fans out there who understand and appreciate the sport. Maybe 1% at most. The other 99% want to see action and entertainment and I think they understood that Rashad Evans had no real intention of making this a war. Fans are smart enough to know when a fighter has mailed it in. They expected more. I guess they were entitled to more since they paid a lot of money to see it.