By William Mackay: Bernard Hopkins refuses to be turned off towards a rematch with Roy Jones Jr., despite Jones being destroyed in a 1st round TKO on Wednesday night by Danny Green in Sydney, Australia. Hopkins defeated an over-matched middleweight contender Enrique Ornelas tonight in a 12 round unanimous decision in Philadelphia.
Bernard Hopkins
Bernard Hopkins
Hopkins wins big at “The Brawl on Broad Street”
By Sam Gregory: Tonight from the Liacouras Center at Temple University in Bernard Hopkins’ hometown of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Hopkins won a unanimous decision over Enrique Ornelas in a 12 round non-title bout in the light heavyweight division.
In the opening rounds of the fight Ornelas came out hard and fast against the former undisputed middleweight champion; Hopkins paced himself and landed punches with pinpoint accuracy. Hopkins was so slow and methodical with his punches in the first two rounds I couldn’t help but think Hopkins was holding back to give his hometown fans their money’s worth.
Hopkins defeats Ornelas. Garcia stops Colin – Boxing Results
By Eric Thomas: As expected, 44-year-old Bernard Hopkins defeated middleweight Enrique Ornelas by a 12 round unanimous decision on Wednesday night in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The final judges’ scores were 118-110, 120-109 and 119-109. Hopkins used his superior boxing skills to easily handle the smaller Ornelas all night, jabbing him and landing sharp right hands at will.
Dawson: “He’s [Hopkins] on the run like the one-armed man in ‘The Fugitive’
By David Lahr: World Boxing Council light heavyweight interim champion Chad Dawson (29-0, 17 KO’s) had some choice words to say about Bernard Hopkins in today’s press release, saying “He’s [Hopkins] on the run like the one-armed man in ‘The Fugitive’. Eventually the law catches up to him. Well, I’m the sheriff of the light heavyweight division and I’m putting a stop to Hopkins’ con.” Ouch!
Green crushes Jones: Where does this leave Hopkins?
By William Mackay: Bernard Hopkins (49-5-1, 32 KO’s) must be really sad and disappointed right about now after discovering the news that Roy Jones Jr., who was supposed to be his next opponent after tonight’s bout with middleweight Enrique Ornelas, was stopped in the 1st round by International Boxing Organization cruiserweight champion Danny Green on Wednesday evening in Sydney, Australia. It was a very poor fight for Jones, who looked nothing like his old self. He did look old, but not in a good way. Green jumped all over the 40-year-old Jones, knocking him down with a right hand and landing a blizzard of shots to the head of Jones until referee Howard John Foster stepped in and stopped the carnage at 2:02 of the 1st.
Hopkins faces Ornelas on Wednesday: Does anyone care?
By David Lahr: 44-year-old light heavyweight Bernard Hopkins (49-5-1, 32 KO’s) will be fighting Enrique Ornelas (29-5, 19 KO’s), a middleweight contender, on Wednesday night in what is in effect a tune-up bout at the Liacouras Center, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Although Hopkins says “This is not a tune-up,” it’s hard to see it any other way than that. I mean any time a fighter selects a non champion opponent, not one but two divisions lower than him in weight, it has to be seen as a tune-up or stay busy fight. What else can it be called?
Jones-Green, Hopkins-Ornelas: Will the Hopkins-Jones rematch be ruined in Australia?
By Peter Wells: Roy Jones Jr-Bernard Hopkins is already been set up for March 13th, and both fighters get ready for warm up fight on Wednesday. Bernard fights in his hometown of Philadelphia, while Jones goes down under to Australia for Danny Green’s IBO Cruiserweight title. Jones is going up in weight, but has done it before and that won’t affect him. Green is the toughest out of the two opponents and defiantly the most likely to cause an upset. Danny Green has been beaten 3 times although hasn’t lost since 2006 where he was out pointed by Anthony Mundine.
Hopkins: “I will become heavyweight champion in 2010”
By William Mackay: 44-year-old Bernard Hopkins (49-5-1, 32 KO’s) has lofty goals for 2010, saying in article at the New York Post, “I will become heavyweight champion in 2010.” However, with Hopkins’ advanced age, and his limited size, it seems unlikely that Hopkins will ever accomplish this goal. Hopkins has been out of action for the past 13 months since defeating Kelly Pavlik by a lopsided 12 round decision in October 2008. Hopkins will return to the ring on December 2nd to face middleweight contender Enrique Ornelas (29-5, 19 KO’s) at the Liacouras Center, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Could the Bernard Hopkins-Roy Jones Jr fight be more significant than first thought?
By Liam Fitzgerald: Providing that they come through their respective fights next Wednesday unscathed, we will be witnessing a rematch between Bernard Hopkins and Roy Jones Jr early in 2010. Their first bout took place amazingly 16 years ago but both men are completely different fighters now and have been through a lot since then. Jones Jr comfortably won that first encounter by a unanimous decision as his lightning quick combinations proved far too classy for Hopkins to deal with. However, as I said, that was a very long time ago and both men are approaching the end of their careers now.
Lots of Good Boxing Still Left to Go in ‘09: Bute-Andrade, Hopkins-Ornelas, More
By Zachary M. Johnson: Showtime’s Super Six boxing tournament and the meteoric rise of Manny Pacquiao have made for a pretty terrific year in boxing already. The 2009 closeout fight for the Super Six tournament will take place tonight between Mikkel Kessler and Andre Ward, and predictions abound in the blogosphere. Even better for boxing fans, the string of genuinely interesting matches does not end there. A handful of potentially great fights are still set to happen before we roll into the New Year.