this is a subject that has been around a long time and keeps coming back coz it would have been a very interesting fight....................... but it aint gona happen

fact is bernard hopkins was always the bigger name, he was the unifyed champ. lets not forget the wbo belt wasn't until just 4-5 years ago seen as a propa world title, i remember when the wba and wbc would strip you of there belts if you held the wbo.......... so b-hop was a bigger name therefore sadly joe should have gone out there. marvin haglar came to london to beat alan minter an take the middle weight title back to america so joe should have gone out there to bring the title back to the uk

it would have been a great fight in 2002......... shame we'll never know