Jones vs. Soto-Karass: Mike being groomed to be possible opponent for Berto
January 31st, 2011
By Dan Ambrose: Unbeaten welterweight contender Mike Jones (23-0, 18 KO’s) was supposed to be someone that could eventually compete with the top welterweights in the division and soon become one of the welterweight champions. However, the 27-year-old Jones was badly exposed in a fight with fringe welterweight contender Jesus Soto-Karass last November, winning by a controversial 10 round majority decision but looking absolutely horrible after gassing out early in the fight.
Jones’ promoter Bob Arum is hoping that Jones can convincingly beat Soto-Karass this time and then prove himself in the process that he is a potential candidate to face and beat WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto. I think Arum might be kidding himself if he thinks Jones will ever beat someone like Berto.
Although Berto is badly flawed, Jones is even worse. He’s slow, lacks flexibility and doesn’t have much stamina or boxing skills. He’s good contender but hard to see Jones as a champion caliber fighter. Jones is incredibly lucky to have received the gift decision over Soto-Karass.
The close win really tells you all you need to know about Jones. He has a lot of limitations, and barely beating Soto-Karass might be about all Jones can do. I can’t see him getting much better, and I can’t see him ever beating someone like Berto unless it’s one of those gift decisions, like the one that Jones got over Soto-Karass.
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I did not see so much contraversy in the decision.Jones was almost put out early and jones merely punched himself out with a two point round,and came back later to outbox the rival in the final few.the tired lapse let the opponent back into the fight ,but he regained comand later.jones will have learned from this.
I think jones is a bit better than Berto.I believe berto is a capable fighter .but jones may out box him.
I agree with all here, no more avoiding Brook Mikey
Kell Brook would wipe the floor with this guy and i think Brook would beat Berto as well. Berto is just another hyped up, over rated and over protected fighter! Don’t get me wrong he’s a decent boxer but he’s not that great!
The talk in the UK is that Jones will be fighting Kell Brook in the summer either for a vacated title or an eliminator. I’m a big Brook fan and reckon a fight against the likes of Jones would catapult him right into the mix in the Welterweight division. He’s elusive has great footwork, accuracy and can bang. He has been held up so far with injuries and he’s very much an avoided fighter at the moment.
Feed him to Kell Brook and then we can stop talking about him.