Jones-Hopkins

By Scott Gilfoid: In looking at the September 25th Super Six match-up between the ultra talented American duo of Andre Dirrell (19-1, 13 KO’s) vs. unbeaten World Boxing Association (WBA) super middleweight champion Andre Ward (22-0, 13 KO’s), it reminds me a lot of the 1993 bout between the prime Roy Jones Jr. vs. Bernard [...]

By Jim Dower: Yahoo Sports writer Kevin Iole thinks that Roy Jones Jr. may not have earned anything for his uninspiring 12 round decision loss against Bernard Hopkins last weekend at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Iole says “Given that the contract called for the first $3.5 million in profit [...]

By Chris Williams: Last Saturday night was one of the worst boxing fights I’ve ever seen in my entire life. 45-year-old Bernard Hopkins (51-5-1, 32 KO’s), looking many moons removed from his prime form, defeated 41-year-old Roy Jones Jr. (54-7, 40 KO’s) by a 12 round unanimous decision at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, [...]

By Eric Thomas: Bernard Hopkins (50-5-1, 32 KO) appears to be trying to pump up interest in his fight against 41-year-old Roy Jones Jr. (54-6, 40 KO) by making it seem as if Jones is still a dangerous fighter rather than someone who was destroyed in the 1st round in his last fight in December. [...]

By Jim Dower: Roy Jones Jr. (54-6, 40 KO’s) was in top form talking to the media, saying this about his April 3rd opponent Bernard Hopkins: “He is a bottom feeder, riding around waiting for somebody to die and think he will get a feed…He’s waiting around for someone to die and then he’ll bite [...]

By chris Williams: Boxing legend Roy Jones Jr. (54-6, 40 KO’s) says that he may retire if he can knock out Bernard Hopkins (50-5-1, 32 KO’s) when the two 40ish former champions got at it on April 3rd at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. In an article at Boxing Fanhouse, [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Roy Jones Jr. (54-6, 40 KO’s) speaking to Greg Leon of Boxing Talk didn’t have much good to say about light heavyweight Bernard Hopkins (50-5-1, 32 KO’s), saying when asked by Leon whether he thinks that Hopkins has improved “His head is a big bigger, but that’s about it.” Jones later gave [...]

By Jim Dower: Boxing great Roy Jones Jr. (54-6, 40 KO’s) seems to be in denial about his 1st round TKO loss to Danny Green on December 2nd. In that fight, Green, the IBO cruiserweight champion, rushed across the ring and opened up with a barrage of heavy shots while Jones covered up in his [...]

By Jim Dower: Boxing great Roy Jones Jr. (54-6, 40 KO’s) had some amusing comments to make about light heavyweight Bernard Hopkins. In an interview with Boxing Fanhouse, the 41-year-old Jones has this to say about Hopkins: “17 years is a long time to be scared. You [Hopkins] think I’m done, but you’re wrong. The [...]

By William Mackay: In the past six years, Roy Jones Jr. has slowed down as a fighter, losing enough of his hand and foot speed to the point where he’s been knocked out three times in the past six years. Jones was nearly unbeatable for the first 14 years of his career, racking up an [...]

By Chris Williams: I was shocked recently when I saw that the old timers fight between Roy Jones Jr. (54-6, 40 KO’s) vs. Bernard Hopkins (50-5-1, 32 KO’s) is going for a whopping $49.95. Good God, that is way too high for this fight. The bout, which will be taking place on April 3rd at [...]

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 [...]

By Chris Williams: In a fight that is 10 years too late, 41-year-old Roy Jones Jr. (54-6, 40 KO’s) will be facing 45-year-old Bernard Hopkins (50-5-1, 32 KO’s) on April 17th, at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was though that the pre-planned bout wasn’t going to go ahead after [...]

By Jim Dower: Roy Jones Jr. (54-5, 40 KO’s) could be facing Bernard Hopkins (49-5-1, 32 KO’s) in rematch in February according to an interview by the 40-year-old Jones at Fight hype. Jones and Hopkins have come to an agreement of a 50-50 purse split for a February 2010 bout. Previously, Hopkins said that he [...]

By Eric Thomas: In a hilarious interview by Ben Thompson at the Fighthype website, Roy Jones Jr. had a good time telling it like it is ripping apart both Bernard Hopkins and Oscar De La Hoya. Jones, 40, had this to say about Hopkins: “Hopkins don’t look impressive against nobody. Let’s face the music. Hopkins [...]