It is bad enough that Hopkins decided to fight RJJ after all that has happened. But to choose April 17th as the date? WTF?
Now we potentially have three fights to watch all at the same time:
PPV: Bernard Hopkins vs Roy Jones JR
Showtime: Andre Ward vs Sakio Bika/Allen Green
HBO: Lucian Bute vs UNKNOWN (looking like Miranda)
Does Hopkins really think people are going to buy this fight, especially with the competition on the same night??!?!
I'm sticking with the Super 6 over almost any fight. I think this tourny is the best thing boxing has going right now and HBO needs to take some tips from Showtime.
Hop and Roy are Dinosaur's, IMO they are barely relevant anymore if there not willing to fight the young guns.
Bika vs. Green will be excellent. Also great will be Bute vs. Miranda. The only real choice of that list, however, though Hopkins is the P4P best fighter, is Ward vs. Bika/Green. The division is being cleared out for a mega clash between Bute and Arthur Abraham (perhaps Ward can pull off an upset, but I doubt it).
I will put all my money behind Ward when/if that fight ever happens.
Bika vs. Green will be excellent. Also great will be Bute vs. Miranda. The only real choice of that list, however, though Hopkins is the P4P best fighter, is Ward vs. Bika/Green. The division is being cleared out for a mega clash between Bute and Arthur Abraham (perhaps Ward can pull off an upset, but I doubt it).
andre ward fight is the most relevent followed by bute and then that fraud of a fight hopkins jones that could have been huge if it was done years ago but now its pretty much a joke. hopkins will recieve no credit for beating that shell of the once great rjj who is now seriously tarnishing his legacy with another ill advised fight
Easy choice (the Ward fight). As much as I'm looking forward to seeing Hopkins finally whoop Jones' ass it'll have to wait until the next morning when I download it, because I'm not gonna place it above a proper, competetive match-up.