Finally...after all these years...Bernard Hopkins vs Roy Jones jr II in July?

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Originally Posted by miles

Its a fight that should have happened 5 years ago. It will be interesting to see what Jones can bring to the table, but I think Hopkins superior technique and conditioning would lead to a UD win...

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Agreed.

Man, im sickened that this fight is happening. What purpose does this serve? Jones is shot to bits, its just petty for Hopkins to choose this fight.

honestly its who ur a fan of cuz its to close to call becausewe still dont know what a year of layoof will do to bernard at this age
there first fight was kind of competetive but then again jones hand was broken
jones showed he still got speed in his last 2 fights
and stylisticly jones always had the edge over bernard in there styles
but bernard doesnt fade at the end he just gets stronger so jones will be in danger alll 12 rounds and we all know he doesnt want to get cought
but does hopkins have the power?

so to me its jones but just cuz i like jones more.... thats what it comes down to cuz at the end of the day i know none of u have a clue

Im picking BHOP by decision, as i think his style has been much less eroded with age then RJJ's. Also just look at both of their last fights.

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Originally Posted by cockey cockney

Im picking BHOP by decision, as i think his style has been much less eroded with age then RJJ's. Also just look at both of their last fights.

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Yeh i know what you mean..
I mean tarver is way different then badi ajamu...
But its the more unorthadox that jones gets the better he does... I saw it in his last fight ..

He didnt pick up really till about the third or fourth round and then when he kinda started to get his rythym going he looked nice..Reminiscent of the old Roy jones...

But roy needs to stay elusive or bernard will give a tito and tarver job on roy..

RJJ by ud, its just gunna happen;)

I think with the Roy Jones chin being recently exposed., accompanied by inactivity .. I would go with Hopkins in this match , winner by 7th R KO . One could make a strong case for Roy winning a Dec. no doubt,. O0

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Alright heres the deal... I'm a fan of both, I like Nards Defensive mastery, I also like Roys Flashy style. It is a real tear me open and pour me out as a Boxing Fan.... I am guessing that this fight takes place at 175 lets look at this closely for a second..

Roy still possess more athletic quality than Hopkins at this stage, Roy is quicker, faster hands more power especially at 175.. I mean Nard hasnt been setting the world on fire with workrate, but I see a very methodical chess match and I think Roy will outwork Bernard..

Bernard is content on putting one punch at a time and Roy is still Flurrying I just see Roy putting that much more effort... Remember an Average Roy is still better than most above average fighters...

I'll weigh in further with B-Hops advantages as the fight approaches.

The first fight was a gem, Jones had the measure of B-hop, now its Hopkins time, payback's a motherfucker ain't it, Y'all musta forgot!

I see Hopkins going all out for this one and scoring a stoppage. Just my thoughts....jody

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Originally Posted by Fenster

Mass crowd boos ensue at two minutes into the first round

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LOL. Agreed. Hopkins by exceptionally boring UD. Hopkins fought a tactically masterful fight against Tarver, but nonetheless, these guys have combined to throw about seven punches total in their last six fights. I also think their first fight has absolutely no bearing on this--Roy's style succeeded in his prime because of his athleticism, and I think he would have beaten B-Hop 99 times out of 100 then. But for the same reason, he's slipped WAY more than Hopkins (who's gotten a lot less active and boring to watch, but hasn't really become any less effective at winning--with the exception of Taylor II). As enticing as the names are, it's only because of what this would have been in 2000 or so. I won't be paying $50 for this in 2007--happy to wait a week for the free replay.

Hopkins wins this battle of the geriatrics by ud. Roy starts running as soon as Bernard hits him flush, and doesn't stop until the scores are read or until he breaks a hip.... I just think, as many others have said, that B-hop has more left in the tank and IMO he has shown more ability against a higher level of competition in his last few fights, despite "losing" 2 of his last 3...

jones has too many bad habits and he won't beat hopkins at this point. roy can't do the samethings that he did in 93 but hopkins can.

I think Hopkins attacks from the start ! I know I would, I would want to force as many exchanges as possible.. get the Jones chin checked.. , if you don't get the desired result then settle down a bit.. O0