Classic Forum's take on Jones vs Hopkins II

Actually Jones fought a very smart fight. He kept the fight in the center of the ring for the most part, he avoided a lot of punishment and survived with dignity. Jones had nothing to offer. His legs are completely gone, his speed is gone, his timing is gone, and he didnt keep his hands up. Hopkins for one reason or another was scared of Jones and was looking to get out of the fight with all that behavior. He was the one that initiated every foul that Jones supposedly committed.
The bottom line is Jones had nothing, he knew it, and was looking for a good payday without getting embarrassed and he accomplished that along with a bonus of making Hopkins look like a total *****! As Ive said, Hopkins won the fight, but Jones won the event.

 

All I really noticed was that Roy Jones was somehow even more shot to smithereens than he was in 2004 when it was first obvious to anyone that he was shot to ****.

 

Bitter?! Why am I bitter??! Because I call a shot fighter a shot fighter?? Because I call a farcical mismatch main event what it is as well? How that translates into bitterness I have no idea. I have always been an RJJ fan and I'm exhausted and depressed from watching him this past 6 years. The only reason he continues is because people like yourself are fooled into thinking he has something left by his meaningless wins over blatantly handpicked patsys like Tito and Lacy. If everyone behaved like I have been for the past few years and refused to acknowledge any legitimacy or purpose to Roy's efforts, he would have shuffled off into retirement amidst a collective lack of interest some time ago - salvaging health, dignity and reputation in the process.

Anyway, the undercard does not justify the lamentable main event. Mora and Green would have fought on another undercard if this shameful sham had not been made.

 

By that logic Ali wasnt shot when Berbick beat him, whats you're definition of shot?

 

WTF was I thinking?

Well when you are right 10% of the time you are wrong 90% of the time.

 

Not really man. Jones is really 100% shot and completely gone now. If he would have had what he had left in the Lacy and Trinidad fight, I actually think he would have beaten Hopkins, because Bernard looked that bad himself. Jones is in very poor condition now and needs to stop before he really gets hurt. If that kid on the undercard who beat Daniel Judah would have been in with either Hopkins or Jones he would have seriously hurt both of them.
It seems by reading Hopkins interviews this morning hes going to continue on, so he will most definitely get dealt with badly if he tries to fight a young strong opponent, like a Haye, Dawson, or someone along those lines.

 

I just got to say that hippo is a total hypocrite and a ***** man. He fouls and tries illegal tactics against everyone,then when someone like jones or calzaghe give him a bit back,he cries like a baby.
And he acts like hes a street fighter or hard because hes been to prison?
****ing joke,dont know how he lives with himself...
Hes all about money only obviously.....

 

His comments in his interviews that are posted all over the web today are a total joke. He blames everyone else for the fouls, yet he initiated every one of them.

 

He didnt belong in the ring with Danny Green, hes definitely not better than 90% of the competition.
Jones cant adapt a different style, he always did things so unorthodox, and his ability to take and throw punches is severely depleted. You can be physically shot just as much as you can be mentally shot or both. Jones is 100% physically shot! He couldnt beat Daniel Judah right now and fighting a guy like Judah for him is worthless, it has not meaning. He just needs to retire and enjoy his life.

 

Do you know what 'bitter' means? How could I be bitter? Was I meant to fight Hopkins and he ditched me to fight Jones?? What possible motivation could I have to be bitter about this fight? It makes no sense. In fact, it's almost (but not quite) as ludicrous as your assertion that Roy Jones isn't shot. Nothing could be as ludicrous as that. I will ask you again - have you been in a coma for the last six or seven years? That's the only reason I can come up with that could explain someone thinking a man knocked cold by Glen Johnson and spanked in a round by Danny Green isn't a ****ing cadaver.

 

When was that ? :huh

 

I agree with Rekcutnevets.

Jones fights with Tarver, Johnson, Calzaghe, and Green were just to lure Hopkins into fighting him again. He's not been that far removed from his prime.