Jones enjoying time in spotlight…
By Robert Przybylo
BPrzybylo@opubco.com
Had a chance to catch up with Carson Jones on Monday afternoon to talk about everything.
He’s soaking up everything he can right now. I don’t blame him. After all the early-career troubles he went through, he’s allow to have a little fun right now.
As I’ve said before, his early troubles really had nothing to do with him or his ability. Well, unless you consider not being world-class at 19 a crime, then it did have something to do with his ability. He simply should not have been in the ring with some of those guys as young as he was.
Now, well, that might be a different story.
I asked him if he felt the light bulb went on this year for him, his answer didn’t really surprise me:
No, I mean I’ve known all long that I’ve had the talent and ability. I think other people have viewed me as just a local fighter. I just needed a good team that really supports me. That’s what I have now.”
Manager Bobby Dobbs has done a good job of marketing Jones and getting him in fights he can win even against top-flight competition.
Jones showed his full arsenal in knocking out Michi Munoz in 10 rounds last Thursday to win the WBC Continental Americas junior middleweight championship and guarantee a top-10 world ranking by the WBC.
He didn’t put extra pressure on himself, but he did say he trained harder than he’s ever done before in his six-week camp.
Jones admitted Munoz was tougher than he thought he would be. Jones said on film that Munoz looked a little slow, but he was game last week.
Because of that, Jones said he took the first three rounds to figure everything out and then exploited the body.
I saw he was a little chubby there, so we put a lot of emphasis on working the body. I could start to hear him moan after some of the shots late in the fight.”
With Munoz all but out on his feet, it was stopped in the 10th round.
I’ve heard all kinds of stories about what fighters do with their first championship. I asked if Jones has slept with the belt yet.
He hasn’t, but he did wear it going into a McDonald’s. Add it to the list of things champs do with their belt.
For more on Jones, check out Wednesday’s Oklahoman.
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