Could Jones and Hopkins Ever Give An Entertaining Fight With Each Other?

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  1. Tonifranz

    Tonifranz Active Member Full Member

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    Both their fights in their 20s in 1993 and in their 40s in 2010 were stinkers, boring, etc. The most entertaining thing about it was Hopkins play acting with the rabbit punching and lowblows in the second fight.

    Could a fight in their 30s be better than a fight ten years before or after it?

    Or is their style clash destined to produce a dull boxing match.
     
    Tonifranz, Jul 23, 2014
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  2. ForemanJab

    ForemanJab Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    no it would always be a snoozefest
     
    ForemanJab, Jul 23, 2014
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  3. frankwornank

    frankwornank Active Member Full Member

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    No, and Jones is not the reason. The reason is Hopkins. Hopkins is the most boring successful fighter I've ever witnessed. He is actually bad for boxing. He gets headline fights but they all turn out to be boring uneventful and agravating affairs.
     
    frankwornank, Jul 27, 2014
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  4. Thread Stealer

    Thread Stealer Loyal Member Full Member

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    No.

    Horrible style matchup. Even when Hopkins was a more fan-friendly fighter in 1993, it was still a god-awful fight.
     
    Thread Stealer, Jul 28, 2014
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  5. dogcatcher

    dogcatcher Active Member Full Member

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    In there 20's they were both hesitant as hell in that 1st bout which made it boring.

    Later in life Jones was slow as **** as well as gun-shy and Hopkins had developed the least fan friendly style with W. klitschko coming in a close second.
     
    dogcatcher, Jul 29, 2014
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