Comments on: Could the Bernard Hopkins-Roy Jones Jr fight be more significant than first thought?

By: Andre' L. Phillips OK.

Andre' L. Phillips OK. — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:29:11 +0000

Both fighters are good but since Roy has tasted the canvas he has not been the same.B will win Roy has no defense and its basically a grudge fight!

By: zaxflaya

zaxflaya — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:46:17 +0000

I used to be a big fan of Roy Jones. I didn’t even realize he was still fighting. After losing to Tarver it seemed like he couldn’t win a fight to save his life.

By: Daniel Ciminera

Daniel Ciminera — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 06:47:34 +0000

if they do fight, it will be to serve one purpose only, who has aged better, we all know that’s Hopkins.

there is no point in the fight, neither are relevant fighters in any division anymore. the longer they fight on, especially jones, the more damage they are doing to the world’s memory of them.

if they both win, good on them, but i believe they should both retire, as it may be their last chance to do so on a high.

By: momo

momo — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:20:17 +0000

This fight means nothing. Have you ever seen a fight between two guys 40+, that actually meant anything in the history of boxing, if so please point me to it?

Jones is way past his prime, the only way he wins this fight is if Hopkins shows his age over night.

Secondly. both fighters are fighting next week, so if one loses (more likely jones), this fight will not even happen.

Two fighters need to be fighting in their prime for it to be meaningful, lets focus on making Pac-PBF happen.

By: Adam

Adam — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:02:57 +0000

Good Aricle but Jones losses to Tarver twice and Glen Johnson were after winning the Heavyweight title and losing all that MUSCLE took a lot out of him. Unlike Hatton he lost muscle so that’s why i think Roy Jones is great. Arguabky top 10 p4p of all time

By: scoopz

scoopz — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:18:45 +0000

hopkins all the way jones ent got nuffin no more hes had one fight to many

By: Andrew Evans

Andrew Evans — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:47:59 +0000

SIMPLE ANSWER NO.

By: ste

ste — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:16:08 +0000

hopkins all the way this time round

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:40:02 +0000

this fight is nonsense, fell asleep watching 1st fight, and will with this 1.

By: Liam Fitzgerald

Liam Fitzgerald — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:16:02 +0000

Some very interesting points guys. ZKO i agree with you that the stamina of roy jones could be his downfall. However, kool could be right that jones would win if hopkins was too negative eg. vs calzaghe. However, I don’t think this would happen, hopkins is very motivated for this and I see him looking for the ko earlier than he has done in previous fights. And Hopkins-Haye, what a fight that would be. Not sure who i’d want to win that 1 but it would sure be exciting.

By: Shiz

Shiz — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06:49:23 +0000

People forget that roy had to lose 30 pounds of muscle to fight traver and that was his down fall not traver but the pounds.

By: kool

kool — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:59:20 +0000

RJ wins by UD again if it happens, its easy speed kills, all hopkins is gonna do it 1-2 punch and grab and hold on and try dirty boxing. RJ and BHop are my 2 favorite boxers but i see RJ winning again.

By: Ancient_Silence

Ancient_Silence — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:40:44 +0000

wow wouldn’t it be great Vince if B-hop would get in the ring with Haye. I would love to see Haye humiliated.

By: ZKO

ZKO — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:41:13 +0000

Very good article. I think Hopkins learned something in the Calzaghe fight that allowed him to dominate Pavlik… which is defense is good, but you do not score points without some consistant level of offense. I agree Jones still has flashes of his speed, but his stamina is not there and because of that, Hopkins will likely use what he learned and win.

By: Rob

Rob — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:19:59 +0000

Reguardless of the outcome Roy Jones will always be more revered than Hopkins. The reason (like you say) is fighting style. Roy Jones is an entertainer. Boxing experts (people who actually know what they are talking about) may consider Hopkins to be better but not the general fan.