Who's fault is it that opkins vs Jones 2 didn't happen

Ok. so I know this has been debated before but I can't recal ever seeing a poll for it. I think that the blame lies soley on hopkins and I'll state my reasons. OBvioulsy I am talking about when the fight was being discussed after hopkins beat Tito and the infamous "60/40 and I'll kick you ass"

The 60/40 split that Jones was offering would have netted hopkins slighlty over 6 million dollars. This was 3 times his previous high payday of only 2 million dollars vs Trinidad. Against Tito hopkins was more than willing to take the smaller purse because it was a fight that he knew he could win. Against Jones he refused the offer and in his very next fight took on Carl Daniels for only 1.2 million dollars. Against Oscar he was willing to take the smaller purse Even though he was the undisputed middleweight champion (which is the excuse he used to not take the smaller purse vs Jones who was also an undisputed champion).

It is no question that hopkins was not a draw of any magnitude at the time. My case is easily proven by simply watching hopkins vs Joppy. It co-headlined with Mayorga vs Spinks. During Mayorga vs Spinks the seats are full, During hopkins vs Joppy they are empty. Not only could Bhop not sell, he couldn't keep people in seats they had already paid for.

Now the draw things aside, this would have been Bhop's oppurtunity to avenge the loss, had he won, his drawing power would have mulitplied several times over taking the career high purse was a wise business decision as well as a wise decision towards his legacy. Roy on the other hand really had no reason to make any concessions.

 

Jones already has the hopkins scalp. It was up bhop to avenge that loss not up to jones to give him a second chance.

 

Read my opening post. There is plenty of reasons that Roy had every right to a 60/40 split. Nobody complains when DLH demands higher paydays that his opponents because it is generally agreed that he deserves it. I believe that was the case here. Imagine if somehow Jones vs DLH went through to you think that Jones would have had to settle for 10 million to Oscar's 30? Jones was the bigger draw by far at the time.

 

Where does the line end as far as making concessions. Shoudl Mayweather have to take a 10/90 split in Margarito's favor to fight margarito? Concessions can be asked when a fightger is being unreasonable. Jone's offer of 60/40 was more than reasonable and fair, hopkins was unreasonable in his demands as he was asking for something that he clearly did not deserve