Jones yawned in opponents' faces - literally - he talked endlessly about stepping up to challenge Evander Holyfield at heavyweight, he played basketball on the eve of fights, he cut hip-hop records.
For Louisville, which will play Wichita State Saturday in the NCAA tournament's Final Four, winning basketball games and earning the tournament's No. 1 overall seed has come a lot easier than meeting another challenge: sticking to a balanced diet.