Roy Jones-Bernard Hopkins II is Signed For 2010

[DigitalBeast]

Danny Green might just interrupt all of this.

Unless he can get Roy with something wicked, I don't think so, going by his fight on the Roy - Lacy undercard.

[DigitalBeast]

One of the interesting things I saw Roy say about this rematch is...

He made a committment to Danny Green to fight him, which is fine and it's good that he's not going back on his word when it's obvious that fight could be thrown out the window in favor of this one. BUT...

Roy said he was willing to fight anywhere from December 5th onward, and that's odd to me. This fight I assume will be somewhere around the end of January to the middle of February in 2010, which will give Roy VERY little time in between fights to both prepare and recover from having fought Danny Green. I dont' doubt Roy will win that fight, but it seems that with all the trash talk going on, this is a bad move.

Anybody else agree, that Roy may over-train in such a short period preparing for TWO fights within less than 3 months of each other?

Wouldn't it simply mean that he'd have less to work on for the Bernard fight? I think that would be reasonable.

[Boxing Scene]

this ****** fight better not be on ******ed pay per view. Hopkins dodging Chad Dawson to fight a shot Jones isn't anything anyone wants to see, and Hopkins still can't deal with Jones' speed.

Jones UD, and anyone watching it is an idiot.

[DigitalBeast]

**Shakes head**

It was Hopkins who advised Roy to retire in the locker room immediately after the Jones-Calzaghe bout. Now, with time running out in his search for the last (financially) great opponent, he has gone against what he said. I can't blame him; it makes sense (financially) and, at this stage, it's going to get very rough for Mr. Jones in the later rounds. Time has set in on Roy and Hopkins will finish the job.

Maybe it isn't quite as simple as you think? Also, Roy was looking great in his last fight.

[edgarg]

**Shakes head**

It was Hopkins who advised Roy to retire in the locker room immediately after the Jones-Calzaghe bout. Now, with time running out in his search for the last (financially) great opponent, he has gone against what he said. I can't blame him; it makes sense (financially) and, at this stage, it's going to get very rough for Mr. Jones in the later rounds. Time has set in on Roy and Hopkins will finish the job.

Hopkins is full of "boloney", and says whatever he feels neccessary to create the effect he wants. Very little of what he says is worth listening to. He makes promises he has no intention of keeping, and, in his own mind is a superman. A typical ignoramus, but with a sharp mind.

I'd rather watch John Ruiz than Hopkins, who must be the least enjoyable fighter in the business.

[IMDAZED]

Maybe it isn't quite as simple as you think? Also, Roy was looking great in his last fight.

He was. Were you surprised though? Did you expect a competitive match? I did not.

[DigitalBeast]

this ****** fight better not be on ******ed pay per view. Hopkins dodging Chad Dawson to fight a shot Jones isn't anything anyone wants to see, and Hopkins still can't deal with Jones' speed.

Jones UD, and anyone watching it is an idiot.

Someone before said HBO was messing up the fight with Dawson, so we get this. Hopkins has been away for very long as it is. Could still make the Dawson fight later. You're a fool if you think it will be easy either way, I say

[AnthrAxNSB]

Would be funny watching you try to call him that in a fight. Seriously, most, if not all fighters clinch at least a little. I don't think he did it all that much in the Kelly Pavlik fight. Anyways, it wasn't boring, that's for sure. So just quit your crying.

Hopkins clinched quite a bit in the Pavlik fight, particularly from the 5th round on. He would throw two punches, fall in, and grab Kelly's body. Then, he would through rabbit punches while clinched or hold the back of Kelly's neck and throw short uppercuts (dirty box). However, Hopkins threw more combinations than I have seen him throw in a while and completely outclassed Kelly. That may have been a mirage, though, as I am of the mind that Kelly is being truthful about his illness going into the fight. Illness, the additional ten pounds (well, four over his last fight), and the weight disparity on fight night (I believe Hopkins weighed 180 on fight night; Kelly just over 170), I think, all contributed to Kelly looking rather pathetic. I don't believe Hopkins is that much better of a mover than Kelly. When Kelly says he "couldn't get off" repeatedly after the fight, I think that had less to do with Hopkins and more to do with the aforementioned disadvantages. That said, Hopkins clearly is a shrewd fighter and has ways of keeping himself out of trouble (e.g. one or two punches, fall in, and clinch), and, in fact, he is one of my favorite fighters. So, in the fight with Pavlik, I was only slightly annoyed by his cheating. In the fight with Calzaghe, I loved it. But, if he tries that **** with Roy, I'm going to be screaming at my television.

Incidentally, I have Roy by comfortable UD.

[DigitalBeast]

He was. Were you surprised though? Did you expect a competitive match? I did not.

Maybe slightly surprised, to be honest. He was making a fool of Lacy. I doubted it would be much of a fight after watching Lacy's last fight. He looks done to me. Maybe just needs the time off. He isn't an old guy, after all. Maybe it is the shoulders?

[IMDAZED]

Maybe slightly surprised, to be honest. He was making a fool of Lacy. I doubted it would be much of a fight after watching Lacy's last fight. He looks done to me. Maybe just needs the time off. He isn't an old guy, after all. Maybe it is the shoulders?

Maybe it's everything. Lacy is an burnt burger. Just like Sheika. Even at 44 Hopkins is a lot fresher and will try some things those guy didn't. Like defense, for starters.