Hopkins and Jones Lack Star Power; Sparse Crowd Attends Weigh In

[lyonheart]

If yall wanna get technical, Roy faced more champions, former or present than Bernard Hopkins did. Legacy, there you have it. Bernard always talking his lack of competition, well Bernardbonly faced 12 champions, Roy faced 19 in victory, and five in defeat. There it is. Im not trying to hear Roy fought bums, Bernard fought more bums.

[johnle43]

damn................this would have been the biggest fight ..........years ago..........now a measly 233....................this should serve as a lesson......to PBF and PAC

exactly, regardless of which fighter ur a fan of, they need to take note and make the dam fight happen this year!

and yes, sadly, being a fan of the sport i will be splitting the cost of this fight (our version of couture/coleman) with a few buddies of mine....go figure.

[VipersThunder]

HOPKINS AND JONES LACK STAR POWER; SPARSE CROWD ATTENDS WEIGH-IN
By Ben Thompson | April 02, 2010

If Bernard Hopkins, Roy Jones Jr. and Golden Boy Promotions were hoping to cash in on tomorrow night's pay-per-view event, they better think again. At today's weigh-in, which was open to the public, roughly 300 fans showed up to see the two future Hall of Famers make weight prior to their long-overdue rematch. "233! I counted them," is what one eyewitness in attendance informed us. Even the media seems less than eager to see the two elder fighters settle their 17-year rivalry, as reportedly only 20 members of the press attended the event. Eventually, a few more fans trickled in from the streets, but hardly the type of crowd befitting a fight between two legends of the sport.

Regardless, with both men making the 175-pound limit, the show will go on and at a suggested retail price of $49.95, both Hopkins and Jones are crossing their fingers, hoping and praying that somebody, anybody will purchase the event. For those fans who aren't willing to part with that kind of money for a fight that only holds any meaning for Hopkins, you can also visit a local movie theater, plunk down $20 and check out all the action. Of course, as usual, FightHype.com will also be offering live round-by-round coverage if you prefer to follow the action from your computer.

FIGHT HYPE

This article says a couple thousand people were there. And there a little more credible the fight hype. http://www.philly.com/dailynews/spor..._weigh-in.html

[FloydTBE]

Hopkins-Jones 2, Tune iN

[boxing2106]

even tho they lack star power. a good ammount of ppl seem to kno bout the fight tonight. ppl in my area. evven the cable guy brought it up.. he was black lol . nd i asked him who he think gonna win nd he sed hopkins. i told him roy might just have his number