Bernard Hopkins getting beat up

[TheGreatA]

Roy was more closer to his prime than Hopkins was.

Hopkins looks very, very crude in his early professional bouts compared to the Hopkins of 1997-2001 or even now. He had amateur experience and had fought for a while in the professionals but Roy was his first opponent that was truly any good.

Jones may not have been as polished or at his very best but he could have probably been a world champ by the time he fought in the Olympics.

It's very telling that Hopkins was ranked up there along with the likes of Vinny Pazienza at that time. Of course he went onto become much greater than that.

[The_Demon]

There, fixed it for ya.

their were both green when they fought
jones was just too good,hopkins doesnt like speed

[bojangles1987]

Why does everyone act like Bernard lost because he was green? It was Roy's first title fight he was just as green.

[TheGreatA]

Why does everyone act like Bernard lost because he was green? It was Roy's first title fight he was just as green.

Look at Roy Jones' fights at that time and compare them to Hopkins's.

[djtmal]

Why does everyone act like Bernard lost because he was green? It was Roy's first title fight he was just as green.

nardo's fans know they were both fairly equal...they just need a good excuse to distract from the reality that their boy lost...

mention that he won about 20 fights before jones and hadn't lost in what ten years after jones and that shuts em up every time...