Quote Originally Posted by Lyle View Post
Well there's a reason RJJ and Hopkins didn't want to fight him....they'd have to go to England which is 100% the reason HBO and the US didn't care about him.


Sorry if you don't like it but RJJ and Hopkins brought the $$$$$ to the table, Joe was talented but he didn't bring what those guys brought to the table.

All those guys had options of fighting proper big name talent and they didn't do it....it could have been a golden age of boxing, it's very sad
Actually they had an agreement to fight Hopkins. It was practically all done and dusted and then Hopkins suddenly demanded double of what he had initially agreed to. So that's why the fight didn't happen sooner.