"I'm waiting on the call from Bob Arum" - Mike Jones feels ready for Pacquiao -- Examiner

By Chris Robinson, Examiner.com

Philadelphia native and welterweight contender Mike Jones kept the ball rolling last night with a 2nd round TKO over Kansas' Raul Munoz in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The win followed a previously solid victory by the 28-year old Jones, who this past February clearly won his rematch with Jesus Soto Karass via decision inside of the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas underneath Nonito Donaire's thrilling TKO over Fernando Montiel.

Possessing great size, length, and power to boot, Jones is an intriguing character and seems to have the body to fill out well at 154 pounds in the near future. There seem to be an endless list of fights for him to consider but at the moment he seems to have his eye on one of the sport's biggest names; Manny Pacquiao.

Jones is currently rated #1 in the WBO rankings, the belt that Pacquiao has held since his November 2009 thrashing of Miguel Cotto at the MGM Grand. At the moment Pacquiao is in line for a November 12th encounter with rival Juan Manuel Marquez inside of the same facility, seeing of course that Marquez can get by Likar Ramos next month, but Jones is wasting no time in throwing his name into the fray for possible contention against one of the sport's biggest cash cows.

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"I am waiting for the phone call from Bob Arum. If anything happens to Marquez on July 16th, I will take the fight with Pacquiao. He is such a great warrior. Let's see how he deals with my right hand. I am much more confident now and am ready for big fights," Jones said after his victory in a BoxingScene.com piece.

Jones' words shouldn't be dismissed but he honestly hasn't done enough for such a coveted shot, at least in my opinion. Jones would be better served by looking for fights against the likes of Pawel Wolak, Kermit Cintron, Joshua Clottey, and even the winner of the upcoming rematch between Miguel Cotto and Antonio Margarito before eyeing Pacquiao.

Jones doesn't need to rush things right now. He's in a great position and if he keeps winning then surely a big fight will come his way.

Source: examiner.com