Classic Forum's take on Jones vs Hopkins II

if Jones would have beaten Green in his last fight it would have meant very little, with him losing it pretty much means nothing at all. I don't mind it happening though, Hopkins deserves some publicity and a good pay-day.

I think i'll still watch it, more looking forward to Haye/Ruiz though.

 

Can't believe i put II instead of III LOL

 

JT1 my man...it was a long time ago! haha.

 

I believe it's a useless fight between a totally shot fighter(Jones) and a past it one.

 

True, and many drinks

 

It could be an interesting spectacle about what happens when two great boxers of proximate age meet past prime and one is a technician and the other an athlete. My thesis is an old one: All else being roughly equal, the technician should take apart the athlete once those powers of youth have dissipated. Boxing is a skills sport more than an athletic sport, which is why their peak age is usually later than other athletes.

There are qualifiers to the experiment tonight. Jones' chin is highly suspect. I think it is as hard as a bubble bath. His punch, however, is as hard as Chinese math. Hopkins, by contrast, isn't punching anywhere near as hard like he used to. But he places shots better... like to the liver.

It could stink the joint out. It depends on Bernard. If Bernard wants to emphatically avenge that Jones loss, he will go after Jones -but he'll do it later when Jones' thunder is less because he is naturally careful. He may stop him late -possibly with a body shot, or he will take a decision if Jones gets on wheels to avoid a fourth humiliation.

 

I have a feeling that Roy will pull a close upset dec'. Hopkins has always had trouble with speed, with Jones still has. Jones chin is gone but Hopkins does not have the one shot power or the high output to ko Jones.

Will not be watching though as they should have fought years ago, the boat has sailed.

 

Flush...

 

The least significant revenge win since Duran's UD over Pat Lawlor.

 

I lost a ton of respect for Hopkins with his pathetic acting.

THE ****ING REFEREE TOOK A POINT AWAY ON THE FIRST FOUL JUST BECAUSE HE TOOK A KNEE!! This could start a trend in boxing where they start whining like little ****s whenever a minor foul is committed. I thought Dirrel vs AA was suspect, but this was such a blatant acting job. I forgave him one time against Calzaghe, but now he did the same ****, three times, against a guy he was easily beating!

Don't get me wrong, i'm all for penalizing rabbit punching. But do it fair and constantly. Don't reward acting and start the ****ing count when he takes a knee.


What annoys me most is the hypocrisy. He cries about fouls yet throws more headbutts, low blows and does more clinching than any fighter. Yet when someone else commits the smallest foul, the ring is filled with his tears :| Old school and tough my ass. He's a crafty, lame, cheating hypocrite.


Sorry JT. But anyone who follows football (soccer) will know that it has been RUINED by this kind of play acting, in the time stretch of a decade or less. Hopkins might have started a trend. :-(

 

What the **** were u thinking??? :nut

Have you been in a coma for the last SEVEN YEARS????