It only took sixteen years to make. Both Golden Boy Promotions and Square Ring have confirmed that Roy Jones Jr. and Bernard Hopkins have signed an agreement to fight each other in early 2010. Jones won a decision over Hopkins back in 1993 to capture the vacant IBF middleweight title. [details]
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Just got a text from ESPN BHop and RJJ to fight in 2010
I guess its confirmed of ESPN sent it out
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official given jones wins his upcoming bout.
"The deal is contingent on Jones' first winning a planned Dec. 2 fight in Australia against Australian cruiserweight Danny Green."
interesting fight. looking forward to it.
here's a link to the article/source:
http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/box...ory?id=4504737
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Jones and Hopkins sign agreement to fight in 2010
Sixteen years after they first met, Roy Jones and Bernard Hopkins will finally fight again.
The light heavyweight stars signed an agreement Friday night to meet in a rematch sometime in the first quarter of 2010, according to Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer and Square Ring CEO John Wirt.
The deal is contingent on Jones' first winning a planned Dec. 2 fight in Australia against Australian cruiserweight Danny Green.
Under the terms of the agreement, it is a 50-50 split of the revenue. However, if there is a knockout, the winner of the fight will get 60 percent and the loser 40 percent.
When Hopkins and Jones first met in 1993, Jones won a unanimous decision to claim a vacant middleweight title.
Dan Rafael is the boxing writer for ESPN.com
http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/box...ory?id=4504737
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This would be ****in outrageous if it happened.My grandfather always said these 2 will fight a rematch 10 or more years after the first fight but Inever believed him. I said these guys got to big egos.Turns out he was right,too bad he didn't live to see it.
God I hope Danny Green doesn't surprise us.
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