Roy Jones: "I'll Want De La Hoya at 156 in May"
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Not to cause much of a debate here, but Roy didn't whoop Hopkins. The fight was actually very boring and neither fighter landed any significant punches. Jones being the more active of the two so he wins on points. I think it was 116-112 across the board (in other words, 2 round difference).
To put the fight more in context a little, it was the first real fight for both fighters at that point in their young careers (Jones 22-0, Hopkins 22-1). Both fighters appeared very nervous and unwilling to take many chances in the ring, which resulted in a very defensive match with low punch totals.
I do think Jones was the better fighter at that point in time. Jones was close to being in his prime, if not in his prime, whereas Hopkins still had a long ways to go before he reached his peak. Both fighters I think learned a lot from that fight.
Also, Jones had a long amateur career (121-13) and fought in the Olympics, whereas Hopkins during that time of his life was serving 5 years in prison. Hopkins basically learned most of his skills as a pro, whereas Jones had the luxury of learning the ropes as an amateur, so Hopkins blossomed much later in his career.
To put the fight more in context a little, it was the first real fight for both fighters at that point in their young careers (Jones 22-0, Hopkins 22-1). Both fighters appeared very nervous and unwilling to take many chances in the ring, which resulted in a very defensive match with low punch totals.
I do think Jones was the better fighter at that point in time. Jones was close to being in his prime, if not in his prime, whereas Hopkins still had a long ways to go before he reached his peak. Both fighters I think learned a lot from that fight.
Also, Jones had a long amateur career (121-13) and fought in the Olympics, whereas Hopkins during that time of his life was serving 5 years in prison. Hopkins basically learned most of his skills as a pro, whereas Jones had the luxury of learning the ropes as an amateur, so Hopkins blossomed much later in his career.
I didn't get to see the Trinidad/Jones fight yet and judging from Hopkins last fight against Winky it's safe to say that Jones would beat Hopkins (again) at this stage in their careers. Roy Jones called out Hopkins years ago but Hopkins wanted a 50/50 split after Jones then already whooped him once.
Roy Jones has said a lot of things. He also said if Hopkins beat Trinidad (back in 2001) he would fight hopkins 50/50 split (then raised it after Hopkins KO'd tito).
I don't care to argue over why negotiations fell apart (it had to do with both mens ego's), I wanted to comment on the incorrect usage of the word whooping.
I don't care to argue over why negotiations fell apart (it had to do with both mens ego's), I wanted to comment on the incorrect usage of the word whooping.
wow, this is crazy, much more buys than I expected:
500,000+ buys for Jones-Trinidad
There were some scribes who said legendary promoter Don King had lost his touch prior to last Saturday's PPV clash between aging warriors Roy Jones Jr. and Felix Trinidad at Madison Square Garden in New York City. In fact, King was ranked only #8 in a recent list of boxing's biggest powerbrokers, however, DKP confirmed on Thursday that Jones-Trinidad attracted more than 500,000 buys, making it one of the biggest boxing pay-per-view successes in recent years.
500,000+ buys for Jones-Trinidad
There were some scribes who said legendary promoter Don King had lost his touch prior to last Saturday's PPV clash between aging warriors Roy Jones Jr. and Felix Trinidad at Madison Square Garden in New York City. In fact, King was ranked only #8 in a recent list of boxing's biggest powerbrokers, however, DKP confirmed on Thursday that Jones-Trinidad attracted more than 500,000 buys, making it one of the biggest boxing pay-per-view successes in recent years.