Ian Paisley is my hero - As in the NFL combine style athleticism that people on here are obsessed with. His brothers may be in the NFL but Jones does not possess this kind of athleticism himself
This is a 6'4" inch guy with a giant wingspan who cant slam dunk a basketball . Smaller fighters who are not viewed as athletic like Carwin and Cro Cop can.
People will always talk about fighters , Gracies for example, as not being athletic enough to succeed at that top as if being "athletic" is the be all and end all in fighting. Jones is living proof that immeasurables like Chin, how one picks up skills/fight intelligence, mental toughness under pressure etc are far more important than leaping ability or bench pressing.
Outside of combat sports Jones athleticism is completely unremarkable yet he is the best fighter in the world reaching levels that more accomplished athletes were not capable of.
He is living proof that the NFL combine style athleticism people constantly refer to is irrelevant when it comes to fighting. Lets never speak of it again.
So dunking a basketball is now the standard to measure athleticism?