Who Won The Roy Jones Vs Bernard Hopkins Rivialry?

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  1. Uppercut_Artist

    Uppercut_Artist Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    I saw Joe flailing away throwing wild 10 slap combination against BHOP on the ropes with BHOP blocking most all of therm and countering with short hooks and uppercuts against Joe's jaw.

    Joe has the most unorthodox style in all of boxing history. It took BHOP a long time it figure it out.

    Calzaghe's slaps weren't having as much impact as BHOP's counter shots, but Joe's stamina allows him to throw 20 slaps per minute and even though only 5% of them actually landed the judges must have been impressed with he volume.

    Frantic slapping versus effective counter punching is what the fight showed.
    Had the fight occurred 3-5 years earlier BHOP would have TKO'ed Calzaghe because Joe's slaps had nothing on them but BHOP's counters landed flush.

    This fight should have been the poster child of the rematch.
     
  2. C.J.

    C.J. Boxings Living Legend revered & respected by all Full Member

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    Absolute Bull Feces That take down by Dawson on Hopkins was taken direct from the WWE !! Should have been a DQ caused Nard a separated shoulder Plus he never lost to Taylor only on suspect judges cards Watch the fight 1 again & look at DiBella & Taylors faces waiting for the decision. They knew they lost. No two people were more surprised they got the dec
     
  3. elmaldito

    elmaldito Skillz Full Member

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    Bhop schooled joe.
    Joe and his dad were frustrated and fighting in the corner the whole night.
    I made a video on this that got wiped off the internet. The joe calzaghie deception.
     
  4. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    Did you really? I think I have seen parts of that.
     
  5. Super Hans

    Super Hans The Super One™ banned

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    Anyone who think Hopkins beat Joe is either a desperate Hopkins fan boy or a meth head
     
  6. Flexb

    Flexb Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Anyone who thinks Joe would stand a chance against prime Roy or Hopkins is a complete meth head.
     
  7. Uppercut_Artist

    Uppercut_Artist Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    K2 calls F.W., Shifu. He's was the master of illusion.:smoke
     
  8. smallsteps

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    RJJ beat Hopkins when they were in there primes. Enough said. Roy won the fight that mattered and will go down in history as the better of the two fighters head to head. Hopkins fought incredibly well when they met, and Roy was really cautious of Hopkins in that first fight. But Roy out did Bernard, I think it was about 116-112 on the cards.
     
  9. bailey

    bailey Loyal Member Full Member

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    Many mlore didntt see it to Hopkins :smoke who was outlanded mssively and holding on to survive
     
  10. HerolGee

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    that's pretty much it until bhop gassed out to the younger man, then joe managed to scraype back a win by life and death by sticking with his poor offense that had totally failed him earlier.

    good thing joe picked him when he was 42, not 32, else that plan wouldn't have worked.

    but wow what kind of guy waits till the best are turning 40something before dropping hhis fakery fear of flying and suddenly challenging them. A Cowardzaghe one. I cant think of anyone else in history who did that. No wonder joe turned to cokezaghe afterwards in his misery.
     
  11. Brixton Bomber

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    Agreed. :good

    Read Joe's autobiography. In it he states that Roy is "past it" and the fight "wouldn't make sense" - few years later and Joe makes it happen! :lol::lol:

    Also, his Dad had to really put it on Joe to get in the ring with Lacey (basically gave him an ultimatum). Lo and behold, Joe fights him.

    Read the book and you'll see that Joe Just never backed himself, he had no confidence.

    Fear of flying? Yeah right. Dude was a coward AND he's so overrated it's hilarious.
     
  12. Imperial1

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    :deal
     
  13. Uppercut_Artist

    Uppercut_Artist Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    The thread topic is BHOP Vs Roy Jones, and which have the best legacy of being the best of the era.

    IMHO, although Calzaghe beat both when they both were well pass prime, both Jones and Hopkins legacies far out distance Calzaghe's.
    In fact, Calzaghe isn't even in the running.
     
  14. bailey

    bailey Loyal Member Full Member

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    Forgetting of course that Calzaghe was also faded, past best also having come up in weight. Calzaghe was closer to the end of his career than they were theirs.
    What top fighter not coming from a lighter division did Hopkins beat that was as good as Eubank or undefeated Kessler? Calzaghe has both those wins and the Hopkins win.
    What Hopkins has is longevity but I dont think he has any wins as good as that

    Still on subject, I think Hopkins and Jones all ended rather envenly between them, but I dont think Hopkins was interested in rematching Jones when both were champs in their then respective divisions
     
  15. HerolGee

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    nevermind your crrap about the joe, who had actually just beaten his best ever opponent Kessler being SOMEHOW the worst version of joe (yeah rriiiiiiiiite)... how do you feel about joe being the only titlist in history to face 40something legends back to back once his fear of flying was cured.

    yeh don't boxrec cowardzaghe is the only one.

    Not the only one in his division - joes the only one IN BOXING HISTORY. your feelings?