Jones V Green RBR u want?

[jamiebhoy]

Good win for Green, but you guys have to remember there is a big difference in beating an old RJJ and beating an old Hopkins. RJJ is about 6 years out of his prime. Bhop just keeps getting better.

That's the thing about Hopkins. People always go on about him getting better and that he keeps beating top fighters. Personally, I just see an old man with an ugly style who outside of beating Tarver (who hasn't beaten anyone since) hasn't really beaten anyone in his own weight class for nigh on half a decade. Winky and Pavlik were never anything more than MW's and they were fighting at LHW. And Calzaghe outworked Hopkins fair and square (though not quite so fair on Hopkins part).

Hopkins is the same old Hopkins, it's just that he holds more to catch a breather. It is pretty impressive that he can do that, but I find the adulation of Hopkins a bit much TBH. Especially when in his prime his record stands on staying in his own division as long as possible, only beating smaller men who were moving up. But it's okay for everyone to hate on Calzaghe for staying at SMW though. Calzaghe eventually moved up and won a few fights and had the sense to retire rather than continue and only fight men who would run up two weight classes outside of their comfort zones to fight him. But of course, Hopkins is only ever getting better.

I tend to agree , BHop is held in such adulation and personally I find his style boring these days. The same people who are poo pooing Green on here today are the ones who were giving him no chance, now they give him no chance against other suggested names. All I would say is watch what you wish for, if Green gets matched against your favourite don't go crying if they get sparked out, no excuses about RJJ and age etc etc , he got tagged and lost simple.

I agree that Green can be made to look very bad and runs out of ideas, despite one example being "only" Mundine.

Choc is a lazy SOB who won't step up but don't play down his talents, he can be a capable fighter. As for Greens next move, hope it's a big pay day for him and another win that will silence the critics, or if he fought BHop would the BHop fans flip flop and start banging on about how he beat an older man and not the legend of old blah blah.