Bernard is a smarter fighter than when he fought Roy the first time. I don't think you need blazing speed to beat Roy. All you need is to pressure him and fight back and he will not know what to do. Bernard has been in some knock-down drag-outs. Roy has been in one. Bernard can knock Roy out just by staying on him and making him work. It's not really about speed. You can't really outspeed RJJ anyway. You have to put pressure on him. He's not the same fighter when he's not in a position where he's not in control. Anyway. I really don't think that at this stage in RJJ's career that he could keep B-Hop off of him is Bernard tried to knock him out. Roy would either get kayoed or badly beaten up.
I hope RJJ realizes this. I hope B-Hop realizes this. I have a sneaking suspicion that this "promises to be a dull assortment of posturing & prove absolutely nothing" type of matchup may happen someday.
I live in reality buddy RJJ already beat Bhops and would do it again which is why Hopkins didn't want any part of RJJ in 2001/02