The first Hopkins vs Jones Jr fight was nothing write home for either men. They were both tight. It was their first title fights. Fair enough. It was a win for Jones. I had it 8 to 4, and 1 round even. Jones being the winner. Still people act like Roy whipped the floor with Bhops. Do people realize that Hopkins at that time made roy miss more than ever had and Jones was hit more than ever had been. Even Jones said that Hopkins was the toughest cat he had ever tangled with at that time.

And after that fight Jones had never shown any wilingness to fight the man again. Unless he was paid a king’s ransom.

It’s all old news and I respect your opinion but Jones is not one of the best ever unless you talking about being self-managed.

Jones is not better than Ray Robinson, Ali, Billy Conn, Hagler, Duran, Sugar Ray L, Joe Louis, Evander Holyfield, Bob Foster, Whitaker, … man, I can continue.

He was on of the best of his generation. I will say that. He was one of the most physically gifted fighters ever! But the cat is a con and after reading “I still believe him to be one of the best to do it though.” Its clear that he has conned you, too.

“He didn’t do it to Toney when he moved up to supermiddle and none of the lightheavies he beat. Or the heavyweight he fought. And herndon you know what ur absolutly 100 percent right.”

Man, he didn’t have to. Look at who he fought! LOL

Peace all … Edwin Valero is the real!

I don’t hate Jones. I met him once in Chicago when he was promoting his rap CD. He seems to be a cool guy. Now lets keep thing in the light. I thought that Jones was blessed with a great amount of god given ability but facts is facts! RJ was more business man than fighter and truth be told I don’t completely blame him. I blame HBO because that created him. They enabled him to fight bus drivers, postmen, rent a cops and etc. I give his props. He beat Bhops at 160 for a portion of the middleweight crown. He went up to 168 and took on James Toney and than he did what?! Nothing! For whatever reason and please don’t start with people were avoiding him. Jones never matched skills with Frankie Liles, who was WBA Champion at the time, Nigel Benn, who was the WBC Champion ( who proved his mettle after defeating Jones friend Gerald McClellan )Steve Collins who defeated Benn and was calling out Jones for years just like Hopkins (but Jones told us all … you musta forgot … yeah, he fought David Telesco who only got the fight after calling out Jones but who doesn’t possess the skills to threaten him , Dariusz Michalczewski, WBO Light heavyweight Champion during Jones Lt. Weight reign ( yeah Jones didn’t want to go to Germany but ex-Jones victim Julio Cesar Gonzalez packed his bags and beat Dariusz in Germany. But now that Jones’ is punch drunk and a has been he WILL go to Australia and fight Danny Green! )

Look I am not saying that any of the above men would have beaten him BUT it would have been nice to see him match his skills againt the likes of those champions instead of drum roll please … Antoine Byrd ( no relation to Chris Byrd ), Vinny Pazienza ( who was at his best at 140lbs but Jones had to give him a shot! ) Tony Thornton ( whose real job was being a postman ), Eric Lucas, Bryant Brannon, Mike McCallum ( who was 40 years old at the time and his best days were when he fought Donald Curry and Milton McCrory in 1987! at 154 lbs! )Lou Del Valle, Otis Grant, Richard Frazier, David Telesco, Derrick Harmon, do I have to cotinue?

I know that fighters are entitled to a soft touch here and there. Hell, Hopkins fought that running frenchman, Morrade Hakkar.

And I give Jones credit when he dusted Virgil Hill with that excellent body shot! I was impressed that he unified the Lt. heavyweight titles except for the WBO title. He should have did that. But he refused to go to Germany he said on TV! I will not go to Germany!

Instead he pulled a big time con and fought f***ing John Ruiz! LOL! Dude James Toney out of shape ass beat him Ruiz! Jones choosed the path of the least dangerous and fought one of the worse belt holders in the division. there was another champion at that divison who was perfect for Jones. Not a big guy but highly skilled and still in his prime: Chris Byrd! Beating Byrd would have been a better than beating the Ruiz!

And people love to excuse Roy for getting KO’d by Tarver in their rematch! It was him losing so much weight. Ad there is truth to that But not complete truth. the reason he was KOd is because of his ego. He thought that Traver was a guy he had in his hip pocket and that he could toy with. No sir. Traver pulled a Clubber Lang and got a shot at that title and because Jones EGO was running mad he did himself a disservice.

Please … man, Jones is a con! This is the same guy who tested positive for steroids. copy and paste the link below

http://www.boxinginsider.com/headlines/flashback-when-roy-jones-tested-positive/

I am not hating.

And now we have Roy Jones 2.0 these days …

I do respect fighters and their skills but I am not going to give this cat more credit than he deserves. And to think his royboy army though he was better than Sugar Ray Robinson! Hahaha

Peace brother … everyone enjoy the fights this weekend on Showtime!

I am going to waste my money and watch it! Call me a fool! But I am looking forward to Hopkins finishing the remains of Jones’s soul and MOUTH!

Peace!

Regarding the fight with Hopkins, who I have a lot of respect for, I would not pay for this fight at any price; would not watch it if it were on ABC let alone HBO. I believe Roy has neurological issues. I fear for Roy. I wish the people around him were strong enough to tell him he has to stop or they can’t support him anymore.

Money and Jones’ health aside (and I know those are big asides), I honestly wouldn’t mind to see these two go again if they weren’t headlining another crappy PPV. For example, I think it might’ve been kind of cool to put them right under Mosley and Mayweather May 1. If they’re going to headline, they should’ve tried to absolutely stack the undercard with good fights. Instead, they were talking about Haye-Ruiz? Wow.

When Roy entered his mid to late thirties, his speed and reflexes natuarally began to slip and he was deposited on the canvas by guys who would never would have touched him back in the day.

B-Hop’s longevity is atributed to his healthy lifestyle, being inshape between fights, and most importantly, mastering boxing fundamentals. I really cannot see B-Hop losing this fight.

Suffering from onsomnea? I suggest watching thier first fight in 1993. GUARATEED to put you fast asleep!

Jarrad: I would edit out “coma” and “dead man” from your last paragraph and re-phrase it. Take care.

Jones pulling off the upset? I know you’re just writing about this as a “what-if” but it’s implausible. Jones was good because of his athleticism/reflexes/speed. Problem is he never learned proper boxing technique because the same athleticism/reflexes/speed let him get away with it.

We’ve all seen what’s happened to Roy in his decline. It’s not pretty – he doesn’t know how to box! Against the master boxer Hopkins who at this point is just as fast as Roy (or faster), has a much better chin, better stamina, and who is utterly fixated on having a win against Jones – - – there’s no chance for Roy.

I think once Bernard ascertains the fight is a walk-over, he’ll just carry Roy. No way “Hopkins losing the decision is just about as likely as him scoring the KO”!