Gamer
02-24-2011, 09:18 PM
c/p
By Lem Satterfield
Last Saturday at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, unbeaten welterweight Mike Jones (24-0, 18 knockouts) successfully out-maneuvered Jesus Soto Karass (25-6-3, 16 KOs), boxing him bloody over the course of a crowd-pleasing, brutal, twelve round rematch that was promoted by Top Rank Promitions, the nearly 6-foot tall pugilist did not escape the evening unscathed.
Judges Duane Ford, Robert Hoyle and Ricardo Ocasio had it 115-113, 116-112, and, 1117-111, respectively, for Jones. FanHouse also had it 117-111 for Jones, who out-landed Soto-Karass, 408-to-226, overall, 226-93, in jabs, and, 182-to-133 in power punches.
Jones is now setting his sights on the big fights. If he was able to pick his next opponent, WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto would be at the top of the list, and he's interested in a future clash with WBA 154-pound champion Miguel Cotto.
"There's a lot of talk about me fighting Andre Berto, so I guess that it would be him. And for some reason, I see Miguel Cotto in my future, so I might like to fight him somewhere down the line. I'm not sure who the next opponent would be, but I could see my next opponents being either Andre Berto or Miguel Cotto. As long as my body allows me to do it, I'll stay at welterweight," Jones said.
"But if I see my body is starting to struggle with the weight, then I'll move up. My overall assessment is that I did a good job tonight. I had a hard night's work. There were a lot of questions about me. People were saying I may not be what I was made out to be. But I think that tonight proved that I am what I was made out to be. I'm going to be one of the great champions in the sport and in the world ob boxing."
By Lem Satterfield
Last Saturday at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, unbeaten welterweight Mike Jones (24-0, 18 knockouts) successfully out-maneuvered Jesus Soto Karass (25-6-3, 16 KOs), boxing him bloody over the course of a crowd-pleasing, brutal, twelve round rematch that was promoted by Top Rank Promitions, the nearly 6-foot tall pugilist did not escape the evening unscathed.
Judges Duane Ford, Robert Hoyle and Ricardo Ocasio had it 115-113, 116-112, and, 1117-111, respectively, for Jones. FanHouse also had it 117-111 for Jones, who out-landed Soto-Karass, 408-to-226, overall, 226-93, in jabs, and, 182-to-133 in power punches.
Jones is now setting his sights on the big fights. If he was able to pick his next opponent, WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto would be at the top of the list, and he's interested in a future clash with WBA 154-pound champion Miguel Cotto.
"There's a lot of talk about me fighting Andre Berto, so I guess that it would be him. And for some reason, I see Miguel Cotto in my future, so I might like to fight him somewhere down the line. I'm not sure who the next opponent would be, but I could see my next opponents being either Andre Berto or Miguel Cotto. As long as my body allows me to do it, I'll stay at welterweight," Jones said.
"But if I see my body is starting to struggle with the weight, then I'll move up. My overall assessment is that I did a good job tonight. I had a hard night's work. There were a lot of questions about me. People were saying I may not be what I was made out to be. But I think that tonight proved that I am what I was made out to be. I'm going to be one of the great champions in the sport and in the world ob boxing."