Anybody remember this? this is a real argument between fighters

[Crazylegs77]

60/40 and i'll whoop yo ass lol....Jones was the draw, already beat Hopkins....kinda hard to duck someone you 8-4....Hopkins didnt deserve 50/50....look at Jones resume in 2001 and then look at Hopkins

Exactly 60/40 was a very fair offer.

[therealpugilist]

Exactly 60/40 was a very fair offer.

he couldve reached and got 70/30


Hopkinis always took calculated risks....Pavlik, Trinidad, Wright...all 3 of the best names on his ledger had to move up to face him....lets be real Wright and Pavlik had no business at 170

[Sweet Jones]

A fading Jones? In 2002? He had options and proved it when he won a HW title the next year. Let's see now:

Jones was the FAR bigger draw

Jones was considered pound for pound #1 in the world

Jones already held a win over him

The MW belt Hopkins defended for so long was left by Jones

Hopkins turned down 60-40, turned down $6m and said in Ring magazine that it wasn't enough to face "Superman."

Don't forget, Hopkins wanted Jones (the LHW champ) to come down to a catchweight of 168 too.

[IMDAZED]

Don't forget, Hopkins wanted Jones (the LHW champ) to come down to a catchweight of 168 too.

Yeah. That was HBO assisting in pushing for that smh.

[therealpugilist]

Don't forget, Hopkins wanted Jones (the LHW champ) to come down to a catchweight of 168 too.

" a reasonable...reasonable...catchweight."

Hopkins wasnt confident he could beat that version of jones...no one in their right mind would give a fighter they already beat 50/50....thats why hopkins priced himself out