even in there early days roy was a decerated amature with a olimpic pedegree and hopkins never fought an amature fight.
"I fear no man that breathes the same air as i do"-Bernard Hopkins ....Hopkins scared of Roy Jones!?!?? really??? He quickly jump into the ring with no complaints against an undefeated dangerous Knockout artist who was 18 years younger then him which at the time had people running from him...and u think hes scared of his fellow 40 year old shot Roy Jones Jr??? Hopkins is fearless!!!
That dangerous ko artist was one dimensional who was over hyped thats not saying much ..Hopkins has no fear but he has no intentions of risking a loss against Jones unless its under his terms thats for sho ..
That's the truth right there. If Hopkins wasn't scared he'd have instantly agreed to the 60% to the winner option that Jones gave him. If he wasn't scared he'd have also agreed to the 60-40 split that Jones offered him YEARS ago, but he talked bollocks and tried to claim that beating Trinidad earnt him 50-50 against a man that had already owned the **** out of him I suspect Hopkins is trying to get revenge on Roy now by offering him 60-40 but he's just making himself look a ***** in the process. Roy agreed instantly to 60% to the winner and Hopkins ran for the hills, why is that?
Hey I don't blame Hopkins ,karma is a ***** but Jones was the one that offered 60 to the winner 40 to the loser ..If thats not the best example of mind games I dont know what is ..It makes Hopkins look like the one who doesn't want it .. This is why these 2 will bicker for centuries ..
Everyone here even Jones himself knows Hop ain't scared. But it's the biggest light heavyweight fight (money wise) to be made regardless of losses or age. And of course with the way their two respective careers have managed to travel. Not to mention the failed negotiations after Hop spanked Tito you know Hop is gonna want to be in charge for demands and money wise as he should at this point.
I know Hopkins and Jones aren't scared of each other. They genuinely respect each other and they know what each boxer is capable of. The money has always been the issue it was never that they were scared of each other. They are arguably the best of our generation and they both want the best money possible.
None of these guys are scared of anyone. The question is insulting. Only an idiot would ask something like this.
dont know how to swim didnt know jail house boxing matches counted as amerature fights and if b hop did have a pre jail amerature record can someone please post it besides my original point was to show that b hop and roy have had very different biginings
Are you there Bernard? Hopkins is not a gambler is a matter of money which he manages real well his cycle is closing fast both are in the sunset of their career one option fighting each other or facing a young lion.