Who's Hopkin's Fighting In His Tune-Up Fight?

yea, here's the article from the scene of boxing:

Some people still can't believe it. Sixteen-years later, Bernard Hopkins and Roy Jones Jr. are ready to get in the ring to fight for a second time. The first bout in May of 1993 was won by Jones via a twelve round decision to pick up the vacant IBF middleweight title. Last week they finally signed the necessary documents for a second meeting in the first quarter of 2010. Jones still has to beat IBO cruiserweight champion Danny Green on December 2 in Austalia. Hopkins plans to have a tuneup fight in Philadelphia, also on December 2.

The fighters agreed on a light heavyweight bout with 50-50 deal that includes a knockout clause. The winner, if by knockout, would receive 60% of the money, and the loser would get 40%.

Hopkins told the Philadelphia Daily News that he plans to finish Jones off by handing him another knockout loss.

"I'm willing to gamble on myself. I'm not saying I can't get knocked out, but nobody's done it yet. Roy Jones has been knocked out, twice. I'm going to put him to sleep, too," Hopkins said.

He told the paper that he doesn't want an easy tuneup either. Hopkins wants to take on someone who is willing to fight back and make him work. He plans to donate all of the money from his December bout to charity.

"I want it to be against a credible guy who will stand in there and fight back," Hopkins said.

 

Then Kessler, winner of Taylor/Abraham at catch or Froch

 

Be serious. You know damn well all of those guys are tied up with the Super 6 tourney.

 

He wants the fight to be generally televised. HBO and Showtime don't have enough money left in their budgets to pay for a Hopkins fight this year, meaning he'll probably fight for peanuts on ESPN. This also means it will probably be against a no-name who's not looking for money, but to make a name for himself. About the level of guy I expect to see: Elvir Muriqi, Shaun George, Dallas Vargas, Alfonso Lopez, etc.

 

Congratulations on picking four guys who are all tied up for at least the next 18 months....

 

You have the right idea, my man.:good

 

he wont risk a tune up against a young prime fighter, that rules out dawson, cloud and pascal...but he could take on the likes of daniel judah, eric harding or montell griffin? if the fight is gonna be at cruiser he could even take on james toney, but that is probably a super fight in its own right...and before anyone says it, two big names fighting would equal a superfight regardless of how faded they are

 

Hopkins-Trinidad rematch in December then!

 

LOL no cos trinidad has announced his "retirement" again

 

Is Chris Byrd still a LHW or did he move up? That could do well $$ wise given Byrd's name.

 

Depends on the division. If he's planning a LHW return, fight Erdei (pretty fast titleholder, lineal champ, and there's a strategic allience between GBP and Universum to make it easier). If it's at CW, well, I guess Herbie Hide is a pretty fast CW, or hell, there's Chris Byrd. But I wouldn't competely count out Mundine at 175, he's a GBP fighter who's willing to fight in different divisions.

If these are too risky fights, then any B- fighter should do the trick.

 

fight taylor, that way he can avenge 2 losses.