Bernard Hopkins will get his rematch

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Rasputin_Vol

Rasputin_Vol

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Should have happened after he beat Tito in September 2001, but instead, RJ Jr wanted to fight mailmen, firefighters and ex-navy boxers.

I hope Hopkins beats him within an inch of his life...
 
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Rasputin_Vol said:
Should have happened after he beat Tito in September 2001, but instead, RJ Jr wanted to fight mailmen, firefighters and ex-navy boxers.

I hope Hopkins beats him within an inch of his life...
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solid post, I agree 100%
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Fear the Vols 14 said:
Should be an interesting rematch after so many years since they last fought each other.
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The only reason Hopkins broke his promise to his mom of not fighting after he turns 40 is because he still wanted a piece of Roy. Hopkins deserved 50/50 with Roy, but Roy kept moving the goalposts and jumping in and out of weight divisions to fight bums (Ruiz).

X is 45 right now, but at 35, when Roy was at his prime, I believe that X still would have been better than Roy and would have gotten a chance to expose him long before Tarver and Johnson did.
 
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Rasputin_Vol said:
The only reason Hopkins broke his promise to his mom of not fighting after he turns 40 is because he still wanted a piece of Roy. Hopkins deserved 50/50 with Roy, but Roy kept moving the goalposts and jumping in and out of weight divisions to fight bums (Ruiz).

X is 45 right now, but at 35, when Roy was at his prime, I believe that X still would have been better than Roy and would have gotten a chance to expose him long before Tarver and Johnson did.
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Well its hard to pick a winner even in their primes, but like any other fight, one solid punch can change the momentum. The way RJJ drops his hands i would like to see Hopkins land a few right on his jaw.
 
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What's with all the dislike for Jones?...He's not my favorite, but I've never had a problem with him or the way he fights.
 
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VolBuck24 said:
What's with all the dislike for Jones?...He's not my favorite, but I've never had a problem with him or the way he fights.
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Its not so much dislike as it is just that he is cocky and shows off and he should have fought hopkins a long time ago.
 
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True, but I would think it's hard not to be cocky or a showoff when you are that good in the sport. I do agree that he should have fought him again way before this.
 
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VolBuck24 said:
What's with all the dislike for Jones?...
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He spent all of his time running from competition by fighting bartenders, off-duty cops and tomato cans. He went out of his way to use steroids and go up to heavyweight to fight a bum like Ruiz when the winner of the Tito-Hopkins fight was supposed to be the rematch he should have taken.
 
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Roy will frustrate Hopkins, but I think Hop lands the big one and knocks Roy out in about round 8.
If the fight actually happens that is.
 
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Rasputin_Vol said:
He spent all of his time running from competition by fighting bartenders, off-duty cops and tomato cans. He went out of his way to use steroids and go up to heavyweight to fight a bum like Ruiz when the winner of the Tito-Hopkins fight was supposed to be the rematch he should have taken.
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It's hard to say he ducked competition when he had already beaten Hopkins. Should a rematch have happened way before now? Yes, but I don't think Roy really dodged anyone.
 
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VolBuck24 said:
It's hard to say he ducked competition when he had already beaten Hopkins. Should a rematch have happened way before now? Yes, but I don't think Roy really dodged anyone.
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He won by decision. It wasn't like Roy pummeled Hopkins. Plus, as I said before, the winner of the Tito/Hopkins fight was next in line to fight Roy.
Roy had to be dragged kicking and screaming to give Antonio Tarver a rematch, yet when he got DQ'ed when he was fighting Montell Griffin, he was granted a rematch immediately.
 
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Hopkins got his revenge, now both of these guys can retire to stop.humiliating themselves.

However, Hopkins says he wants to fight David Haye for a share of the heavyweight title...jeez I hope not, that wouldnt be a good thing..
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