By Héctor Villarreal
Former WBA cruiserweight champion Guillermo “El Felino” Jones celebrated his 49th birthday at the Pedro Alcazar gym in his native Panama, where he has been preparing since two months ago when the authorities allowed the reopening of sports facilities.
“At age 49 I still feel strong and able to give a boxing lesson to any heavyweight in the world. I’m not tied anymore to Don King Productions since last year, so I’m open to hear any fight proposal,” said Jones, after a group of fighters and trainers congratulated him by singing Happy Birthday.
Such an amazing guy. I remember him fighting for the Jr. Middleweight title in a close decision, and then a few years later he’s a Cruiserweight champ knocking out 190-pounders.
Steroids will do that to a man.
Fight Fres Oquendo
Total respect for this man who still continues to fight and accept fights against anyone out there. I’m 49 myself so this man here is somewhat of an inspiration and motivation to me.
Yes, I am turning 50 this year. Life moves so fast and in the blink of an eye, we wonder how we got where we are now. The only piece of advice I have and stress to everyone is always seeking good and formal education. Keep your mind healthy and always strive to learn. I can’t say it enough. Learning does not have to be in a textbook, but also a skilled trade as well.
What up, dude! Are you finally going to have your first fight at 49 Arturo? : )
Cool we are a bunch of old school boxing fans here LOL ! I tought i was the older here but at 44 i’m almost a youngster in this comment section ! Have all a great w-e ! Give me some prognosis about Canelo-Saunders, what’s your thougts about this fight ?! Mine is Canelo by easy UD or late TKO, this fight should’ve happend 5 years ago !
Arturo, Scooby Doo: You are youngsters, I’m turning 61 this year. Been following boxing from an early age. Boxing used to be big in South Africa with even our heavyweights Gerrie Coetzee, Kallie Knoetze being world contenders when I was still young.
Henry, great to hear from you. Thank you for sharing your thoughts. Sixty-one is young in my book my friend. You have so much life ahead of you. Have a wonderful day.
I’ll be more mindful to respect my elders on this thread :). 41 this year for me.
LOL, I hear ya brother….LOL
Just do it brother age is just a number
I’m 49 and can barely drag myself out of bed some days. Maybe he could fight First Arslan, Fres Oquendo, guys like that.
Guillermo Jones vs Beibut Shumenov. Loser has to fight in a month, winner gets their standard 35 months off before their next fight.
Free at last, free at last.. He looks revitalized.
Wow, he’s 6 yrs older than me and still doin it.
I didn`t even know he was still alive, this was another potentially great fighter at cruiser, whose career was badly managed and destroyed by Don King.
Good luck Jones you can do what you feel.
I was dwarfed at age 50 and received information health wise that forced my retirement.
Good luck brother!
Good for Jones! But…. at 49??
Would u agree the.lightheavy wieght championship between Mathew Franklin and Marvin Johnson was the best fight ever.
There’s a reason why boxing is a young man’s game. When you’re older, your reflexes are dulled and it takes longer to recover from injuries. Plus, the older you get, the more susceptible you are to brain damage. Even if Jones wins, he’s risking his long-term health. Don’t do it!