Almost Like Old Times: Hopkins To Battle Jones, Steve Carp, Review-Journal
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Almost like old times: Hopkins to battle Jones
40-somethings to fight in April at Mandalay Bay By STEVE CARP LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL On April 3, Hopkins will get his chance for revenge when he and Jones meet again, this time as light heavyweights, at Mandalay Bay Events Center. "For me, it's personal," Hopkins said Monday from his home in Delaware. "I know it's just our second time (fighting), but I look at this as a rivalry with a lot of in-between. He's been running his big mouth for years. "In all my years of boxing, I've never had a grudge like I have with Roy Jones. We can be 90 years old in a nursing home, and if I saw him, I'd take my walker and crack him upside the head." In a statement released by his publicist, Jones (54-6, 40 KOs), 41, said he plans to show that nothing has changed since he beat Hopkins 17 years ago. "We're giving the fans what they want to see," Jones said of the fight, which will be televised on pay per view. "They deserve this fight, and why not supply the fans with what they demand? "Now I can finally terminate the Executioner once and for all. My new nickname for this fight will be 'The Terminator.' " Richard Schaefer, chief executive officer of Golden Boy Promotions, which promotes Hopkins, said the bad blood between the fighters is legitimate. "They truly dislike each other," Schaefer said. "You'll see that when you hear them talk at the news conferences next week" in New York and Los Angeles. Schaefer said Las Vegas is the right place for the veterans to clash again. "Some people think it's an East Coast fight," Schaefer said, noting Jones is from Pensacola, Fla., and Hopkins is a Philadelphia native. "But these are two of the biggest names in boxing over the last 20 years, and they are bigger than the East Coast and the West Coast. "They're entertainers, and they should meet in the entertainment and boxing capital of the world." Both fighters most recently competed on Dec. 2. Jones is coming off a first-round technical knockout at the hands of Danny Green in Australia in which he was knocked down during the round. Hopkins fared far better, dominating Enrique Ornelas and earning a 12-round unanimous decision in Philadelphia. "There's 80-plus years experience between us," Hopkins said. "I'm 45, but I'm at the top of my game. If I'm Roy, I'm going to come with my A-game because he's going to face the best Bernard Hopkins has ever been." Tickets, priced at $100 to $750, go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Mandalay Bay box office and through Ticketmaster.
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Glax0r Almost Like Old Times: Hopkins To Battle Jones Feb 2 2010, 08:26 PM
Kayoss Amazing how both seem to think people still care a... Feb 7 2010, 08:45 PM shove-aloe Are walkers, canes and wheelchairs banned or allow... Feb 7 2010, 09:01 PM
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I dont know why they shouldnt... I hear the pur... Feb 8 2010, 11:05 PM johndavi
Yes, many boxing fans would like to see a bout b... Feb 7 2010, 09:48 PM turbotime
Who? Willikin...Miagi?....and.....ummm........err... Feb 7 2010, 09:56 PM bazooka
And me. Between Roy's stupid talk and the ro... Feb 11 2010, 08:23 PM arvin_s
Man I can't wait for this fight either. I wo... Feb 11 2010, 08:26 PM Vatoloco
Johnson KO'd Jones, thats all I need to say. Feb 11 2010, 08:27 PM bazooka
Roy won't get KO'd? Have you watched him... Feb 11 2010, 08:32 PM Vatoloco
I've decided that as a B-Hop fan I will also ... Feb 11 2010, 08:28 PM johnnyblaze
You should go to the fight, can't imagine sea... Feb 11 2010, 08:45 PM Vatoloco
I'd like to but money isn't there right n... Feb 11 2010, 09:15 PM Ten oz
That is total BS. You can't name 3 posters th... Feb 12 2010, 05:46 PM johnnyblaze
There have been several predictions of Jones by K... Feb 12 2010, 05:53 PM Lord Humongous
:lol: really. damn, well, that would definitely ... Feb 12 2010, 05:58 PM johnnyblaze
I think the fight's gonna be decent, I'll... Feb 12 2010, 06:00 PM Ten oz
I seen some but they were all clearly meant as a ... Feb 12 2010, 06:06 PM bazooka
Oh...ok. Let me know which ones those are since ... Feb 12 2010, 06:08 PM Ten oz
Please list all these pounders that are saying Jo... Feb 12 2010, 06:19 PM bazooka
I don't keep track of them. You apparently h... Feb 12 2010, 06:22 PM Ten oz
You are the one that posted about all the nuthugg... Feb 12 2010, 07:22 PM bazooka
Look at the Roy nuthugger get upset. :gayfight:
... Feb 12 2010, 07:27 PM Ten oz
How can I prove that you did not read something??... Feb 12 2010, 07:48 PM johnnyblaze
The ones I saw looked serious to me. Feb 12 2010, 06:16 PM tigerthelion
:lol: Who predicted a Jones Jr KO win? I gotta k... Feb 13 2010, 03:18 AM bazooka
Like I said earlier.....darth kong was the one wh... Feb 13 2010, 03:51 AM Ten oz
Hopkins can't handle speed which is why Taylo... Feb 13 2010, 03:13 PM bazooka
You are not funny!!! Feb 13 2010, 04:30 PM j3goku
don't forget about me! :angry: Feb 14 2010, 01:19 AM slickvik69 Is James Toney next for Roy? Feb 8 2010, 08:56 PM Vatoloco
Nope, Tarver. I guess they're starting a sen... Feb 8 2010, 08:58 PM slickvik69
Holmes wants the fight George doesn't :lol: Feb 8 2010, 09:06 PM Vatoloco
I remember seeing Holmes on Conan O'Brien aro... Feb 8 2010, 09:15 PM slickvik69
Holmes says George is a big phony. Feb 11 2010, 08:11 PM shove-aloe
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boxing is lacking comedy - this bout h... Feb 11 2010, 09:00 PM Danko :toilet: :toilet: :toilet: Feb 8 2010, 11:00 PM arvin_s Just for the record, I am joking too when I say th... Feb 12 2010, 07:03 PM Ten oz
You should not even have to explain you are jokin... Feb 12 2010, 07:26 PM johnnyblaze i think the thread about roy being ktfo by green h... Feb 12 2010, 07:32 PM bazooka
Right......you can't prove it. So why quest... Feb 12 2010, 08:39 PM Ten oz
Please find a post I made where I stated that Jon... Feb 13 2010, 12:28 AM bazooka
roy has more than one tank? Feb 13 2010, 01:16 AM Ten oz
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You know what I'm saying.
You k... Feb 13 2010, 01:46 AM bazooka
I didn't cite you as an example. You interje... Feb 13 2010, 01:49 AM Lord Humongous
Roy is back. He's gonna serve this convict. ... Feb 13 2010, 01:52 AM Ten oz
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Please don't, he'll ... Feb 13 2010, 01:55 AM bazooka
You're a bright one. Feb 13 2010, 02:08 AM Ten oz
When you wrote;
" Roy jones huggers like yo... Feb 13 2010, 01:59 AM bazooka
Well learn to differentiate yourself from the oth... Feb 13 2010, 02:07 AM Ten oz
What's funny about all of this is that we agr... Feb 13 2010, 03:05 AM bazooka
Wrong, stupid. This isn't the first time I... Feb 13 2010, 03:47 AM johnnyblaze Tyson4lyfe picked Roy by KO.... Feb 12 2010, 08:48 PM mannyp4p1
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