Jones vs. Hopkins, Klitschko vs. Valuev: Does anyone care to see these fights?
February 4th, 2010
By Chris Williams: I for one could care less about the April 3rd fight between Bernard Hopkins (50-5-1, 32 KO’s) and Roy Jones Jr. (50-6, 40 KO’s). I hear the fight is going to be on HBO pay-per-view, and I can only imagine the kind of numbers it will bring in as far as PPV buys goes. I don’t see how the fight will be successful financially unless HBO puts together one of their HBO 24/7 series to try and hype the fight to the casual boxing fan. Judging by the almost entire lack of interest I’ve been seeing on the internet about this fight, I don’t imagine it will do well at all with hardcore boxing fans.
I can see a lot of angry fans if they have to pay big money to see this fight and then Hopkins walks out and knocks the 41-year-old Jones out in the 1st round. Fans are paying money to see these two old warriors fight and the letdown will be huge if Jones folds early again. Hopkins to have to be careful he doesn’t take Jones out too quickly.
I think fans will be okay with Hopkins scoring a late knockout in the 12th, but if he toys with Jones and destroys him early, I can see a lot of pissed off people. Hopkins is still fighting at a high level, maybe good enough to compete with the best light heavyweight in the division Chad Dawson.
It’s unfortunate that Hopkins isn’t using his talents to test himself against younger fighters instead of wasting time with Jones and guys like Enrique Ornelas. Jones recently said about his fight with Hopkins, “We’re giving boxing fans what they want to see.” Maybe Jones is right, but I just don’t know who those fans are, because from what I’m seeing, few really care to see Hopkins-Jones, and it will be really interesting to see how many will want to pay to see them fight on pay per view.
Another fight that I’m not too interested in seeing is Vitali Klitschko vs. Nikolay Valuev. There’s talk in the German news that Klitschko, 38, the World Boxing Council heavyweight champion, is looking to fight Valuev in his next fight. I really don’t see the point in this fight. Valuev, 36, recently lost his WBA heavyweight title to David Haye last November, and looked horrible in losing.
Valuev didn’t just look bad in that fight, he appeared over the hill in a questionable win over 46-year-old Evander Holyfield in 2008. I don’t how many boxing fans would be interested in seeing Vitali beat up on the seven foot Valuev, but I can’t imagine too many. I think the fight will do well in Europe, because they like Valuev and Klitschko and will probably eat this fight up.
But I can’t see anyone in the U.S. wanting to see this fight. Klitschko will destroy Valuev without any problems. But with all the other young contenders in the division, why would Vitali waste time fighting Valuev? It’s not even sporting as far as I’m concerned.
Tags: Jones-Hopkins, Klitschko-Valuev ,Bernard Hopkins, Nikolai Valuev, Roy Jones Jr., Vitali Klitschko43 Responses to “Jones vs. Hopkins, Klitschko vs. Valuev: Does anyone care to see these fights?”
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@ Jackson
Is that Haye thats meant to be fighting Hopkins? I heard that Hopkins was on about a move up to heavy, is he on about fighting Haye then?
correction haye getting in the ring with vitali is a recipee for disaster…and lewis has sparred with haye
vitali not as powerful as haye…now thats funny….ive seen vitali and haye together and haye is very intimidated…they know the score…or as lewis has said in ring magazine, haye getting in the ring with haye is a recipee for disaster…..haye has only one ko in his 2 legitimate fights at heavyweight….barret was knocked out in 1 by a clubfighter prior to fighting haye…and haye couldnt keep him down…where do you guys get this superman stuff…he plans to fight hopkins next, then valuev again…doesnt that tell you anything?
Vitali Klitschko and Nikolai Valuev def worth a watch but it prob wont happen because this is the reason Klitschko’s dont like doing deals with Don King he askers for 2 bigger purse
Im interested in seeing the Klitschko v Valuev fight just to see if Klitschko can stop him, may give us some insight as to how Haye would do against Klitschko although styles make fights but still be interesting to see!
@ MrFLINT
You’re the one that needs to engage his brain before talking you tramp. Get off MPW’s case. That was a fair statement he made as Jones is completely shot and just doesn’t realise it yet! Salita isn’t in his forties is he you mug so shut it and stop attacking people for making valid points you w**ker. Would you want him fighting if he was your dad, the man has small kids and an absolute fortune so doesn’t need to fight anymore, you’re a wrong’un!
I don’t care alot about these fights because jones is just coming off a 1st round tko against green and imho jones should call it a day, Hopkins needs to fight someone worth while cos whats he done since defeating pavlik I would like to see him face a elite fighter , well what can I say about the klitscho v values fight why has valuez got this fight he is a disgrace he is only where he is because he’s a freak of nature he has no skill, movement,speed, and his power is below average for his height and weight u see klitschko winning by stoppage in round 9-12 with valuez taking too much punches and not giving much at all waste of time this fight kltschko should maybe retire to let young blood thru because they are just so dominating what else can they achieve?
I have no problem with a jones vs hopkins fight.Im just not willing to pay a bunch of money to see it
ill watch if valuev waxes or something.
Jones seems to be taking a lot of stick and is being written off straight away, most people pointing out he got ko’d in his last fight in round 1. There’s no doubt he’s not at his best but lots of fighters get caught cold or under-estimate apponents and get ko’d, that doesn’t mean they should retire. Before people write him off completely they should watch what he did to Jeff Lacy in the fight before. He’s a legend so deserves a big fight and to find out exactly how much left he has to offer. If he wins which i think is possible he’ll prove a lot of people wrong but if he does lose then yes he should retire.
I think the reason Vitali wants to fight Valuev is the fact Haye was so poor against him and won. Vitali gets called boring and Haye gets called exciting (mostly self proclaimed) so Vitali will stand with Valuev, look better than Haye did and be the first to stop the giant, i think both fights are worth a look if your a fan of boxing, good point rjv.
Yeah, they should legalize the body slam in boxing. Like if a guy is just holding on, the other guy should be able to slam him so he stops. Oh wait, that’s MMA. My bad.
i like to see wlad vs valuev. wlad is more offensive minded and would chop that big tree down. i would like to see the ring cave in wwe style.
No i will not care to watch ethier of these fights the heavyweight division when completly down hill after lennox retired and it was very exiting then.
I’ll be watching Klitchko v Valuev thats for sure, even if its just to see how tall the ref is and if he can pull these guys apart. Seriously though it will be a spectacle to see two huge guys trying to hit one another.
As for Hopkins v Jones this is a wine and cheese fight for me. Hopkins is obviously like a fine wine, refined skills and interesting to watch. Jones is old cheese, he stinks. Calzaghe was a great defining tool for these two boxers – he had to work hard to beat Hopkins but simply destroyed Jones. Hopkins then went on the beat Pavlik and Jones got KO’d in round 1 against who? I mean, does Jones even have a punchers chance these days?
I’ll catch Hopkins and Jones. I love both fighters, and although this fight is ten years overdue and Jones just got knocked out, I still wanna see what these two experienced old-timers can do against guys their own age. They can still fight so it should be a fun to watch. Hopefully.
These two fights are useless and makes no sense. They need to put both of these fights on regular free TV not PPV.
I’d like to see Valuev v Vitali, just to see how Vitali handles the big guy. For once he would be the smaller man, not be able to use his size to bully or keep his opponent at range, it would be nice to see how he deals with this situation. As for B’hop V Jones, I’d rather see B’hop v Dawson.
sorry but i want to see both of these fights. two old boxers. two huge boxers. neither is a mismatch…& mismatches are the only fights i don’t want to see.
All of you whining little Pussies need to STFU. There are worse fights then this that get made everyday but nobodies crying over that. You will all end up watching both of these fight so just please shut it already.
Klitschko and Valuev is going to be a jab fest. I aint paying to see that. Gilfoid will be drooling over them hugging though.
Valuev could cause a boilover in this one. A very dangerous fight for Vitali. Valuev has a chin made of titanium and Vitali is not as powerful as Haye. Interesting contest.
if you are a hardcore boxing fan you should want to watch any fight no matter who it is, people used to pay massive money to see a tyson fight even tho it would on last a few seconds. you shouldn’t be slagging them for fighting, ask your self would you go up against any of these men no matter their age?
Well if u would like to see Vital beat up on a standing Dummy all night in the ring. Man Hell No, Let’s see Oliver McCall vs. Vital Klis than a Valuev vs. Vital matchup. Valuev loss to Holyfield handsdown and he knew he loss but a fight between Valuev vs. McCall and the winner fights Vital. Make this happen.
The fight between Jones-Hopkins are all hype and no real goal. Nothing to do with title fight, it’s just a grudge match. Publicity and marketing are so lame, this fight will only be watch by true Jones-Hopkins fans. They should be move as undercard for Mosley-Maywether or Manny-Clottey. Klitschko-Valuev fight is like watching slow motion, publicity and marketing is nothing more than spectacular. HBO 24/7 series got to be there to attract people to watch.
Id actually really like to see Valuev vs Klitchko be nice to see how klitchko fairs against a giant.
I would of loved to see Hopkins vs Jones about 5 or 6 years ago, but now I can only see Hopkins destroyin Jones. which I really dont want to see as Jones was once a great fighter and should of retired after the Glen Johnson fight.
Hi Mr Chicken
You are right. The Hsye vs Valuev fight was a real bore. Before the fight, Haye was bragging about how he was going to KO Valuev and punish him etc. Haye had the nerve to call Wladimir a boring fighter. Wladimir has never been in a fight where he threw 10 punches per round, except maybe the Sanders fight.
I actually would like to see Jones/Hopkins fight out of sheer curiosity, it might be more like a glorified sparring session early on…Ok, Hopkins is 99% going to win, but it’s still intresting to see 2 future hall of famers in the ring… Maybe people should be less pessimistic about this one.
Whereas, I totally agree with you over the Klitschko/Valuev, slightly boring fight with Vitali beating him up for 12 rounds, although it would be good too see Valuev getting knocked out for the first time.
MPW,
You idiot.Are you going to take away Salitas’ license cause he got knocked out in the 1st?Here’s an idea – engage your brain before submitting a comment!
Jones will still look good as long as he can fight at his own pace and dictate the rhythm.don’t know if B’Hop will be too savvy for him this time..
After the one round blow-out in December, how RJJ is even still allowed a boxing licence is shocking. Fight shouldn’t happen.
Hopkins – Jones… nah… maybe 3 years ago I would still watch it, but now the outcome is to obvious. B-Hop only wants this fight to have his revenge, and Jones because he’s just in some kind of serious midlife crisis.
If Valuev signs, I will certainly watch the fight. Just to see how long it takes for Vitali to stop him. but I don’t see the fight happening because Don King wants a rediculous $4 million (!?!?) purse for Nico, and I even think $2M is a stretch.
I like Vitali thers something about his style that makes me want to watch him i think he will be alot more aggressive against Valuev. And for some reason i wnt to see Hopkins vs Jones but am not gonna pay to watch it however jones is faster than hopkins ive got a feeling jones will win, and i do wan’t him to win because hopkins is so annoying.
I want to see the Vitali fight, its gotta be interesting though no doubt it wont be exciting.
Jones v Hopkins i have to sort of agree with Williams on this. Both massive names but Jones is completely shot, gettin knocked out in the 1st round against Green while not that long ago Hopkins was wiping the floor with a prime condition Kelly Pavlik.
A great pesonal grudge fight no doubt, that gives it some credibility to me but not on PPV. 5, 6 years ago yeah but not now.
Klitschko vs Valuev should be entertaining enough. Slugfest, yeah.
thomas adamak vs danny green would be a great and entertaining fight. hopkins and jones were over rated because there is a lot of boxers who refuse to fight in america.just like joe calzace showed the americans untill the end of his career and now danny green has done the same thing.americans have been cheated because they dont know any boxers who dont fight in america who are good. at least jones showed a bit of heart and went to australia. adamek has always wanted to fight jones and hopkins but they always said no, and this is even back 10 years ago, when you all think jones and hopkins were in there prime.AMERICAN FANS HAVE TO START WATCHING OTHER COUNTRIES. AMERICANS ARE ONLY GOOD AT PROMOTING FIGHTS BUT THE REST OF THE WORLD IS CATCHING UP.
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i always want to see roy jones fight. he’s like tyson even if everyone one knows hes past his prime they still want to see that greatness one more time. I dont think ill pay to watch the fight but if i was living back in my hometown i would def. get some friends togeather and split the cost. As fas as the klitschko fight def. not. This fight will be extremely low punch output and target practice for klitschko and thats a huge target.
VITALI VALUEV YAY I absolutely want to see it.
I want to see klitschko vs valuev
I’ll watch Valuev purely for the “circus freak” entertainment.
If Vauev decides to fight Vitaly K, I will watch it. It will be more entertaining than the Vauev vs Haye. The most booooooring thing I ever saw. How is it possible to be able to throw 10 jabs, a round for 12 rounds run, hide, dance. And win a belt that is not even recognized.
I completely understand this writers point of view, and most boxing fans point of view about the Jones v Hopkins fight. I couldnt agree more that there seems to be little interest over the fight anywhere on the net.
Saying that, i cant help be interested in this fight.Even though i am well aware it will not be a good spectacle by any stretch of the imagination, i still cant help but be interested by the fact the Jones and Hopkins will be in the ring together, who in my opinion are two of the greatest in recent times. I just hope Jones can pull something out of the bag and at least last a round or two!
I agree with the writer and I uxually watch Vitaly. Valuev really aged.