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[H.I.M.]

At the peaks of their talent, RJJ was better than Hopkins ever was. Hopkins has the better resume and finishes higher on the all-time list.

 

[H.I.M.]

A posted a poll of boxing writers and historians a few months back on this board that showed most still rate Roy WELL AHEAD of B-Hop to this day. Roy has better overall career achievements and has beaten better fighters overall. B-Hop still has alot of catching up to do.

 

[Big Boss]

A posted a poll of boxing writers and historians a few months back on this board that showed most still rate Roy WELL AHEAD of B-Hop to this day. Roy has better overall career achievements and has beaten better fighters overall. B-Hop still has alot of catching up to do.

Like what?


Beating kovalev, stevenson, and ward?

 

[H.I.M.]

BTW...Roy hasn't beaten a world rated opponent or title holder since 2003

But guess what?

B-Hop still to this day, hasn't beaten as many world rated opponents, title holders, hall of famers and ATG's as Roy.

Boxing writer's, historians still generally rate Roy above B-Hop for a reason.

 

[Achille]

At the peaks of their talent, RJJ was better than Hopkins ever was. Hopkins has the better resume and finishes higher on the all-time list.

Most of his fights to win that MW record was b/s and he was fighting smaller men at the time Trinidad and Hoya. True he pulled out some decent wins against some guys but he ain't do it until Jones faded. If Roy would of never went up to HW we wouldn't even being have these talks now. Because Hopkins would of stayed at 160 and Joe Calzaghe would of stayed at 168.

 

[krackdagawd]

 

[California Burrito]

Chavez, Alvarez Face To Face at Official Weighin

The official weighin was held, where Omar Chávez went face to face with Ramón Álvarez ahead of their upcoming fight, scheduled for the 27th of September is Chiapas. Azteca 7, La Casa del Boxeo, will televise the fight. There is family pride at stake - as ¨Businessman¨ Chávez is the younger brother of Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and ¨Inocente¨ Álvarez is the older brother of Saul "Canelo" Alvarez. Chávez (32-2-1, 22 KOs) vs. Álvarez (19-4-2, 12 KOS) will have a WBO regional junior middleweight championship at stake in the contest.



Omar Chávez 154 lbs, Ramón Álvarez 154 lbs

 

[SuikodenII]

^^So after he whips Alvarez's ass, we'll get Canelo-Chavez........... Then after he whips Omar's ass we'll get Canelo-Chavez..............




...... Nah, we'll never get that, who am I kidding

Stiverne-Wilder Avoids Purse Bid, Agreement Reached


By Salvador Rodriguez

According to World Boxing Council President Mauricio Sulaiman, the ordered fight between WBC heavyweight champion Bermane Stiverne and mandatory challenger Deontay Wilder will avoid a scheduled purse bid on October 1st - because Sulaiman was informed that Oscar De La Hoya of Golden Boy Promotions [for Wilder] and Don King [for Stiverne] have reached an agreement to stage the fight in December. The bout will take place on December 13th or December 20th on American soil

"We have been informed that both Oscar de la Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions and Don King of Don King Productions have already agreed to fight in mid-December, and therefore the purse bid scheduled for next week will be avoided," explained Sulaiman.

 

[Big Boss]

^^So after he whips Alvarez's ass, we'll get Canelo-Chavez........... Then after he whips Omar's ass we'll get Canelo-Chavez..............




...... Nah, we'll never get that, who am I kidding

I guess somebody didn't want to bid

 

[SuikodenII]

I guess somebody didn't want to bid

If has to play the purse bid boogeyman to get these fights signed and ready to go in a hasty manner, then GOOD


Keep fighting the good fight J-Hov!

 

[SuikodenII]

In the main event in Mesquite, Texas with Iron Mike in attendance, Juan Carlos Payano (16-0, 8KO) survived a nasty cut over his right eye to take the WBA Super Bantamweight Title from the champion Anselmo “Chemito” Moreno (35-3-1, 12KO) after 6 rounds due to the cut. The cut occurred early in the fight from an accidental headbutt and had to be checked by the doctors in the 2nd round.

Payano came out like a bull from the opening bell and took the fight to Moreno in a very scrappy fight that saw Payano get warned multiple times from the referee for fouls. After the 6th round, the doctors decided the cut got worse and the fight was stopped. At the time of the stoppage, the scores read 59-55 and 58-56 for a unanimous decision for the new champion Payano.

I didn't mention it here, mostly because it has never come up in conversation, but I pegged this as an upset. However, since I didn't say anything about it before the fact I can't take any credit

 

[seemorecizzy]

A posted a poll of boxing writers and historians a few months back on this board that showed most still rate Roy WELL AHEAD of B-Hop to this day. Roy has better overall career achievements and has beaten better fighters overall. B-Hop still has alot of catching up to do.

theres no one hopkins can beat that put him ahead of prime roy jones
jones is just better

 

[Willy Waffle]

lmao at roc nation got haymon avoiding all purse bids.

december shaping up to be a decent month

dec 6 canelo vs clottey
dec 13 bradley vs ???

and now wilder vs stiverne

 

[SuikodenII]

lmao at roc nation got haymon avoiding all purse bids.

december shaping up to be a decent month

dec 6 canelo vs clottey
dec 13 bradley vs ???

and now wilder vs stiverne

I believe Diego Chaves will be Bradley's opponent.

I'd rather see Bradley-Khan but.........

 

[patscorpio]

I didn't mention it here, mostly because it has never come up in conversation, but I pegged this as an upset. However, since I didn't say anything about it before the fact I can't take any credit

I'm pissed because it was supposed to air on fox sports 1 and for some reason it didn't