Bernard Hopkins vs. Roy Jones Jr

[Kosimazaki93]

3 kwietnia 2010 roku dwie legendy boksu ponownie skrzyżują rękawice. Siedemnaście lat temu walkę wygrał na punkty Roy Jones Jr, obecnie obaj bokserzy mają ukończone 40 lat, choć są szybsi i zwinniejsi od niejednego młodszego boksera. Łączy ich również wielka charyzma, walka z Johnem Calzaghe`em i umiejętność robienia prawdziwego show z walk bokserskich.

[Michał]

Mam nadzieje że Hopkins go rozgniecie.Najlepiej KO w 1 rundzie .

[erwin.zeez]

NEW YORK -- After nearly two decades of bitter squabbling, Roy Jones Jr. and Bernard Hopkins still can't share the same table.

Instead, the former champions appeared behind separate podiums Tuesday with placards that had only their own names and likenesses. The stage inside the Hard Rock Cafe in Times Square was set up to resemble a debate, with each of the 40-something fighters given time to explain why they believe they'll win their long-awaited April rematch.

"Roy Jones ain't nothing to do with Bernard Hopkins' legacy and career, up to now, because there will be a final chapter, and that's important to me," Hopkins said.

To which Jones simply replied: "He didn't win the first time and he won't win this time."

Yes, it's been 17 years since Jones defeated Hopkins to win a middleweight belt, and they've both built Hall-of-Fame-worthy careers. Jones won eight titles in four divisions and became the first fighter to climb from middleweight champion to heavyweight champion in a century. Hopkins set a record with 20 straight defenses of the middleweight crown and went 12 years without a loss.

Now in the twilight of their careers, two fighters who could never agree on much of anything have agreed to fight, perhaps finally realizing that they need each other.

"This fight is very important to me because it's personal," said Hopkins, who admitted he's watched his 1993 loss to Jones "about a million times."

But they still carry plenty of name recognition, which might be the most valuable thing that promoters Golden Boy and Square Ring can use to sell tickets and pay-per-views.

"This is a fight that everybody wants to see," Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer said. "It's a fight that people have waited for."

That's certainly true.

[Gerrard]

To była parodia boksu