By Chris McHugh: I know most of you have no interest in the better-late-than-never clash between Roy Jones Jr and Bernard Hopkins, but I’m hoping a few of you might just change your minds once you have read my article.

Don’t get me wrong, I can see why a vast amount of people are refusing to watch the fight because it’s on pay per view, but I can’t help thinking it will be worth every penny.

We all know that prior to Jones’ first-round knockout to Danny Green he was openly calling out Hopkins, even offering to let the winner receive the greater cut of the purse. Finally, after much trash talking from both boxers the fight has been made and you can sense the respect they have for each other but also the pure hatred. Hopkins has never really been able to forget his 1993 defeat to Jones, and I believe he sees this fight as much more than a pay day – he sees revenge.

Both fighters will go into this fight knowing they can’t lose, not because of what effect it will have upon future earnings, but because they can’t stand the thought of the other fighter standing victorious. I just feel they will come into this battle as psyched up as ever before, and will do whatever it takes to shut their rival up for good. Yes, they may be past there prime, but I’m sure they will treat this bout as a fight to the death (a bit extreme I know), leading to an all-action slugfest.

You may say there’s no chance of Hopkins coming out and trading with Jones, and you may be right, but I’ve been waiting a long time for this fight and now it’s finally here I’m going to believe these future hall of famers can serve up one more classic.