Roy Jones Jr is the most skillful boxer who've ever lived in his prime. To me, he is the greatest of the great fighters. Not only he had power in both hands, he also had mastered skill and strategy as well. History in its sobriete will agree with that someday.
Ceaser Chavez is 3 times the fighter Jones will ever be. Jones isn’t top 5. You have Dempsey, Joe Louis, Tyson, Chavez, Foreman. Do you really think Jones could have handled Hagler?
@@fyre1borne All these fighters were gifted with different abilities and skills. Some of them were even blessed with mental toughness. Roy Jones however had mastered the science of boxing in general. In his prime no one has ever put up a real fight against him. He had all the ammunition in his arsenal and used them flawlessly. He rarely goes to distance. He can obliterate an opponent in an instant effortlessly.
@@adfe05d83 Roy Jones Jr. is one of the most overrated fighters ever! Not sure of your age but Roy would have been obliterated by a prime T. Hearns, R. Leonard, M. Hagler, R. Duran, W. Benitez, Ray Robinson, Carlos Monzon, Nigel Benn, and the Hawk Julian Jackson would have sent Roy out on stretcher! At Roy's prime (and fighting top fighters in their prime) he was completely boring and ordinary in his biggest (and only) 2 wins, B. Hopkins I and J. Toney. At light-heavyweight, it would have been even worse for a prime Roy vs. a prime E. Holyfield, Matthew Saad Muhammad, Bob Foster, Michael Spinks, Ezzard Charles, and Archie Moore of 130 K.O.'s fame - please go and study the unbelievable record of "The Mongoose". Roy Jones Jr. was fast and flashy, fought in a very weak era and rode a hype train to fame and fortune to his credit. He was not supremely skilled, terrible boxing stance/guard, had a rarely used and poorly thrown jab, typically threw wild (guard down) hooks, had inconsistent follow-thru on power punches. He did throw the uppercut well and had nimble feet to keep distance in his favor. His fights were typically boring because he didn't truly dominate opponents far inferior to him with just a handful of exceptions. Skill-wise, he couldn't carry Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s nor Larry Holmes jock straps. I recommend you go back to the boxing lab, my friend. Chase TMH!
@@fyre1borne Did I hear you say Jones isn't top 5? He isn't even top 5 middleweight nor light-heavyweight, let alone top 5 of all time! Roy would be given great favor to make a top 50 all time in a pound for pound showdown. Just off the top of my head, he is inferior to: a prime T. Hearns, R. Leonard, M. Hagler, R. Duran, W. Benitez, Ray Robinson, Carlos Monzon, Nigel Benn, and the Hawk Julian Jackson would have sent Roy out on stretcher! At LHW, he's miles behind a prime: E. Holyfield, Matthew Saad Muhammad, Bob Foster, Michael Spinks, Ezzard Charles, and Archie Moore of 130 K.O.'s fame - "The Mongoose". Roy Jones Jr. is one of the most overrated fighters ever! . Chase TMH!
@@manofgod3080 I strongly disagree. I get it, you are not a fan of Roy Jones. As for me, he's the only full package boxer I've ever seen. He makes boxing look easy. There is no amunition he diid not have in his arsenal. That makes him the most explosive fighter ever in his prime. He rarely goes to distance, may be that's why you didn't enough time to appreciate his talent. If you go back and match his archive with any of these guys, you too will discover his superiority over them all.
@@IAMCAMO904weight lost wrecked him. Tarver boxing skills was trash and his only highlight was closing his eyes and hitting Roy. Proof Bernard dominated him
Lol, second round: "That was a lead right hand that backed Roy into the corner". Yeah... what about the DAMN HEADBUTT? Hopkins lead right hand followed by that intentional headbutt is something else. He truly mastered it.
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Paul Harvey yeah im sure any "half decent" MMA fighter would love to hug on the ground with a boxing great. Boxing is a striking sport, not rolling on the ground grabbing each others balls for 3 mins. Tyson in his prime would 1 hit KO any MMA figher out there
You don't sound like the type of boxer that hugs dudes for 12 rounds or acts like Floyd running away from your opponent...you sound like the type of boxer that actually gets in the ring and fights...that's what we all need!!!!....real boxing!!!!
+Paul Harvey sure an mma fighter would "murder" a boxer in an mma fight, but you're fucking insane if you think an mma fighter beats a legend like these two in a boxing match
I liked Roy Jones Jr in the clutch! Bernard fought a dirty fight, deliberate low blow, head butt, and all the time he took off! Roy beat him fare and square in 1993 when it really counted!!!
Anyone else notice how Roy pushed everyone back away from his son around 47:45? True father no matter where he's at. Even pushed his own father back. He's the only one that can discipline his son. Great man.
Roy was a physical freak and his peak was defined by his reflexes and speed. Hopkins was the picture of discipline and craft. Much like Toney, his peak was defined by his wisdom and experience.
@@joetursi9573 they fought in '93 when both were young, Jones won. They fought in '10 when they were both old, Hopkins won. If they had fought in say, '99 or '00, I think Jones wins easily. He was just so fast I don't think Hopkins could have done much to catch up with him.
zues2013 That's not a very good theory. All black fighters don't fight the same; not even these two fight the same every time, just sometimes, both of these fighters will throw an entire fight away (like the first time they fought). Since styles make fights, it's probably not a good idea to put two highly defensive fighters against each other.
zues2013 how can you say this was a boring fight? especially after the melee that broke out after the low blow and both boxers ignored the bell-were you watching a different fight?
18:40 "Let's get ready to rumble!" 19:16 "Former Middleweight world champion, former Super Middleweight world champion, 3x Light Heavyweight world champion, and former Heavyweight champion of the world, future Hall of Fame legend.." 21:02 Face off 21:44 Round 1
You say exceptional athleticism for Roy...based on what? He was flashy with tassels on his boxing boots and had fast hands? Where does exceptional come into the picture? I think you got thrown into a media hype train, there was nothing exceptional about Roy. Not one thing. If there had been, in his 2 biggest fights (both wins) while in his prime versus the 2 best fighters he ever fought (while in their primes) B. Hopkins & J. Toney, the whole world would have seen and remembered "exceptional athleticism"! Yet, nobody remembers those fights, nobody gets together with a group of friends to re watch them. They were both boring fights. Bernard was a real one though, his career does have some very impressive moments. Roy Jones Jr. is one of the most overrated fighters ever!
@@manofgod3080 football basketball boxing he'd hand you your behind in a second. he was known for that. you just don't like him. fine. you're entitled to your opinion.
Not going to lie, Roy Jones is one of the most elusive fighters in almost any period...that being said, many fighters can juke one another, however the chin on a fighter is the most serious formidable outlook
I wish so badly that Roy would never have tried to cut that weight from Heavy back to Middle to fight trash Tarver, He destroyed all of his fast-twitch muscle fiber and his speed was his gift and his edge. My Fav fighter of all time right behind Iron Mike. Hurt my heart when he got knocked out, never should have happened. Still the Best Roy!!
Hopkins is a living legend, you can't take that away from him. However, during the mid 90 ' s Roy and James Toney dominated the middle, super middleweight divisions. Hopkins peaked and the other two had moved up to different weight divisions. None the less they have all achieved greatness, but I understand people's opinions as they have their favorites. I would have stacked it in this order, 1) Roy Jones 2) James Toney (my personal favorite of all time) 3) Bernard Hopkins
Also Toney and Hopkins had a lot longer longevity still winning. Roy got older started getting kod a bunch of times. Toney and Hop were much more successful in their older years than Roy.
Yea bro, I can agree to ur top 3 picks.. I too was an avid fan of Toney but Roy has always been right up there for me. Peace n love to you sir, an greetings from Australia , way up North.♥️☮️
rjj in his prime had a speed and power combo that was incredible. Toney was great too, great defense. Of all the 'greats' I've never really found Hopkins all that fascinating to watch. Too much clinching, not enough precision punching for my tastes.
Roy Jones didn't look that hungry in this rematch, it seems like he just took it just for the hell of it. I wish he would have been more active and engaged more, throw more punches, etc., because I know very well he had the skills and capability to really hurt Hopkins. And what's with the dirty tactics from Hopkins? Its funny cause Roy Jones took them dirty shots very well and was able to brush it off and not make such a big deal of it, but when he did them back to Hopkins, he reacted like a bitch lol.
@Marshall L Smith Reminds me of Ali a bit and a lot like Holyfield. Ali an actor because he was too scared to fight for the nation where he earned most of his cash, Holyfield because he cheated, no matter what it took, to win or hold onto a title. Once Holyfield ran into Lennix Lewis, Holyfield couldn't get close enough to clash heads.....although he tried.
@george delairre You sound like a girl. At that level fighting dirty is done by all fighters. Taking 15 mins was to slow Roy down so he can't gain the momentum. Roy is used to stalking, and around the 3rd and 4th round, Bernard was walking Roy Jones down. As soon as Hop's team sensed RJJ didnt have the same swag he usually has, BHop started living in his head rent free.
I lost a lot of respect for Bhop after this fight. He faught dirty the whole fight while he was up on points the entire time. Shows a complete lack of integrity for a champion of his caliber.
+Catherine Joy Bernard wsd indeed a dirty fighter and this rematch was pointless after so many years..it should have happend shortly after the first fight
Whoever said Roy is not in the top 20 is right roy is in the top 10 in his his prime he was a beast!!! Knocking dudes out with bodyshots breaking they ribs he beat all the greats in his era yeah after a while he took random fights that's bc there was no one to fight !!! The only reason he lost to tarver was bc he just won the heavyweight title and drop weight and step into a big match to fast if he would've waited we wouldn't be talking about a Hopkins 2 in less it was a title fight so in my book Jones is top 10.
I love how people say Roy was past his prime, but not Hopkins, even though Hopkins is like 5 years older than Roy. You see that's the difference, Hopkins didn't rely more on his athelticism than his actual skills where Roy relied more on his athletic abilities, but as you get older they all fade away. Thats why Hopkins won, his style can be boring, but more effective and that's what matters
Roy at his best was very difficult for a conventional fighter to deal with, which is why Hopkins & Toney couldn't cope with prime Jones. When Jones lost his athleticism he only had his experience & cunning left as replacements, & sometimes, like here, it wasn't enough.
Can't compare the two in that aspect. Hopkins played it safe in fights throughout his entire career and is also an exception to every rule physically. The man is the biggest example of an anomaly if there ever was one, which is why they call him "the Alien". That being said, last time I checked, B-Hop didn't cut 25 lbs of solid muscle that would've permanently ruined his punch resistance, taken away his legs, and diminished his athletic ability like it did Roy. Age isn't necessarily the main factor in determining who's the least far past it. Jones' career after that 25 lb muscle loss is proof of that.
That’s the only way Bernard could’ve won...and I know he knew that. Roy’s the real champ, never backing down or waiting on anybody...I would watch a Jones fight over a Hopkins fight any day. Hopkins is the most boring hall of famer ever...
Bernard was faking to be hurt just to rest up, but he initiated all the low blows and hitting behind the head shots. I always thought Bernard was a dirty fighter and sneaky with it.
Roy Jones could've been a retired undefeated pound for pound great if he hadn't moved up to heavyweight. The weight cut back to Light Heavyweight ruined his career. He came back to Light Heavyweight with a piss poor performance en route to Majority Decision against Antonio Tarver. He then fought him in a rematch and got brutally knocked out. It's sad to see him now. Retire now Roy. You had your time.
+Dimitrije Dk I was with Roy's camp in this fight (you can see me toward the end of the vid I had tears in my eyes) and I'm also in some shots at the weigh in. Going in to the fight, I had concerns Roy would not fair well. Here's the deal: Hopkins is a bitch,. In their prime when it counted, Roy beat that ass. Hopkins aged better and so decided to go around and bully guys close to his age who whipped his ass back in the day, so fuck him. Second, I teared up a little because I knew that was it for Roy. It wasn't because he lost, it's like when your favorite athlete plays his last game.
No if's, Roy went 50- 0 so very easily could have retired the greatest ever no questions asked (and still did IMO).But he's not about that (like some boxers today). The books show 49-1 but everyone knows from an ass-beating perspective he went 50-0. Roy wasn't feeling challenged so wanted to do things that nobody had seen i generations (if ever). He truly did much of his (post 50-0) activity for one reason: to save try and save boxing He felt it was dying as a sport (and it was) and I ll never forget him saying (a few months before Ruiz fight) how he realizes people were doubting him but it was drawing interest and that's what mattered to him (and meant every fu*king word of that). Oh, and beat that ass too. One thing I can tell you, he wasn't hurting for money. At all. He is just very competitive and there was nothing wrong with him going down swinging. Lots of MFers cherry-pick and sit on that record. Roys old skool.
It sucks when age is the difference in fights its only natural after so many fights or so many years everyone wants to see both in their prime fight Bernard is a great boxer and so was Roy jones jr nothing bad to say about either .
Not Hopkins' finest moment. He had the win in the bag in terms of better technique. He did not need to indulge in all the fouling, Roy Jones was only retaliating and rightly so since Weeks was not protecting him. As a BHop fan, this fight was a great disappointment and you have to think that emotion - 17 years of it all bottled up - got the better of him on fight night. I think he was scared of losing to Jones Jr again, so pulled out every trick in the book even though he really didn't need to.
Exactly. Well said. Hopkins was an embarrassment in this fight. Was obvious he wasn't confident in beating Roy with boxing alone, so he did every dirty trick he's always done in one fight. Very disappointed and I'm sure if he's honest with himself, he himself will regret 'winning' this way.
***** I'm a big BHop fan but lmfao at him. Cmon man that's so delusional of him, I've seen the video though. Would possibly be the worst fight in terms of excitement EVER.
+Geo... What is really shameful is how everyone kinds of says it with awe about a "rough Philly fighter" who knows "all the dirty tricks" I guess if nobody is going to call you on it, more power to you!
in his hay day Roy Jones was vicious man, but once he got put to sleep by weak ass Tarver it was a wrap after that still one of the greats and could of possibly been the greatest right after Ali had he kept winning
Roy Jones should have never dropped 25lbs of muscle just like that, and considering he was in him mid 30s,that ruined him. Same fate happened to Tarver when he fought Hopkins.
invisiblepker Umm no he didn't. Get your facts straight idiot. He tested for something called Ripped Fuel one time, which is an OVER THE COUNTER supplement. Never, ever took steroids.
It's quite common for on the counter supplements to have been mixed in the same vats as the companies used to make steroids in and not clean them properly which taints them. It's the argument they're using for Jon Jones in UFC now.
Everything said about Hopkins' behavior was spot-on. He was a cheap-shot artist and a drama queen. Thing is he set the tone and dominated this fight. Overwhelmingly disappointed in Roy's lackadaisical effort, nearly zero offensive production or pressure. No truly memorable punches or flurries. incredibly poor performance.
@Dedrick ‘Dooky’ Gobert did Roy stay disciplined and make 20 title defenses in one weight class? Did Roy become the oldest person to win a major title 3 different times?
I never hear anybody talk about Bernard Hopkins. When we are talking about boxing. But every time someone talks about great Fighters. Roy Jones jr. Name always comes up. In his prime or the greatest Fighters we've ever seen. Roy Jones jr. Was a beast
Yes it did, Hopkins took that Easter Bag & showed (or proved to) the boxing World who needed the contents inside. The only thing the fight didn't prove was there was no title on the line, probably neither was looking to regain one, rather settle unfinished business. Hopkins evened the score.
proved that hopkins would and did try everything....faking the head hits when he was hitting roy on the head damn near the whole fight...hopkins hit roy with a low blow 2 the private parts roy never fell when hopkins got hit it bcame wwe moad waste of tickets and people's ⏰ and $👑✡
Charles Tilley no it didn’t, it’s a old Roy, look at his last fight, maybe if Hopkins would’ve did this the first time or even in the 90’s via rematch then it would, but rn, shit doesn’t mean nun 😂😂
Charles Tilley I like both fighters, but Roy Jones at this point was damaged goods. He had been clocked, knocked out multiple times already prior to stepping in the ring with Hopkins in 2010. Meanwhile Hopkins hadn’t gotten knocked out at all, barely even gotten clipped bad up until this point. And you can say Hopkins reached his prime at a much later age, he knocked Trinidad and Oscar out and he was nearing 40 years old at that point, everything was in Hopkins favor.
@@NetherPrime I apologize. I meant to point out the fact that it was an intentional headbutt. That move has been practiced. Fighters aren't trained to follow a lead right with head movement like that. And you can see by his posture before and after that he was bracing himself for the intended headbutt the whole time.
You’re a fuckin dumbass and it shows both of these niggas were past their prime wayyyyyyyy past this second fight took 17 years Roy beat him in both of their primes
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two legend of the sport for sure,Roy Jones no doubt in his prime was the better fighter, but when you think of his amature pedigree that is hardly surprising. what made Roy so good is his athletic ability as soon as that faded so did he. Hopkins came up the hard way he found boxing while in prison, then went on to rule the middleweight division for 10 years. before becoming the oldest man to win a world title at 46 and again at 48. then became the oldest man to unify a divison and now if he can beat kovalev he will be the oldest undisputed champion in boxing history and as far as im aware the first person since holyfield to become a undisputed champion in two weight classes thats what makes hopkins a legend
Actually, what makes Hopkins be capable of fighting at such age is the fact that he never had an amateur career. Fights are fights, doesn't matter with you have headgear on or not. That's why guy with 300 amateur fights don't last much, because they already wasted some of their tank in their amateur career.
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Roy Jones Jr is the most skillful boxer who've ever lived in his prime. To me, he is the greatest of the great fighters. Not only he had power in both hands, he also had mastered skill and strategy as well. History in its sobriete will agree with that someday.
Ceaser Chavez is 3 times the fighter Jones will ever be. Jones isn’t top 5. You have Dempsey, Joe Louis, Tyson, Chavez, Foreman. Do you really think Jones could have handled Hagler?
@@fyre1borne All these fighters were gifted with different abilities and skills. Some of them were even blessed with mental toughness. Roy Jones however had mastered the science of boxing in general. In his prime no one has ever put up a real fight against him. He had all the ammunition in his arsenal and used them flawlessly. He rarely goes to distance. He can obliterate an opponent in an instant effortlessly.
@@adfe05d83 Roy Jones Jr. is one of the most overrated fighters ever! Not sure of your age but Roy would have been obliterated by a prime T. Hearns, R. Leonard, M. Hagler, R. Duran, W. Benitez, Ray Robinson, Carlos Monzon, Nigel Benn, and the Hawk Julian Jackson would have sent Roy out on stretcher! At Roy's prime (and fighting top fighters in their prime) he was completely boring and ordinary in his biggest (and only) 2 wins, B. Hopkins I and J. Toney. At light-heavyweight, it would have been even worse for a prime Roy vs. a prime
E. Holyfield, Matthew Saad Muhammad, Bob Foster, Michael Spinks, Ezzard Charles, and Archie Moore of 130 K.O.'s fame - please go and study the unbelievable record of "The Mongoose". Roy Jones Jr. was fast and flashy, fought in a very weak era and rode a hype train to fame and fortune to his credit. He was not supremely skilled, terrible boxing stance/guard, had a rarely used and poorly thrown jab, typically threw wild (guard down) hooks, had inconsistent follow-thru on power punches. He did throw the uppercut well and had nimble feet to keep distance in his favor. His fights were typically boring because he didn't truly dominate opponents far inferior to him with just a handful of exceptions. Skill-wise, he couldn't carry Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s nor Larry Holmes jock straps. I recommend you go back to the boxing lab, my friend. Chase TMH!
@@fyre1borne Did I hear you say Jones isn't top 5? He isn't even top 5 middleweight nor light-heavyweight, let alone top 5 of all time! Roy would be given great favor to make a top 50 all time in a pound for pound showdown. Just off the top of my head, he is inferior to: a prime T. Hearns, R. Leonard, M. Hagler, R. Duran, W. Benitez, Ray Robinson, Carlos Monzon, Nigel Benn, and the Hawk Julian Jackson would have sent Roy out on stretcher! At LHW, he's miles behind a prime: E. Holyfield, Matthew Saad Muhammad, Bob Foster, Michael Spinks, Ezzard Charles, and Archie Moore of 130 K.O.'s fame - "The Mongoose". Roy Jones Jr. is one of the most overrated fighters ever! . Chase TMH!
@@manofgod3080 I strongly disagree. I get it, you are not a fan of Roy Jones. As for me, he's the only full package boxer I've ever seen. He makes boxing look easy. There is no amunition he diid not have in his arsenal. That makes him the most explosive fighter ever in his prime. He rarely goes to distance, may be that's why you didn't enough time to appreciate his talent. If you go back and match his archive with any of these guys, you too will discover his superiority over them all.
So much of Jones' greatness was his speed and reflexes, and once he got older and started slowing down he could never quite adjust.
Tarver wrecked him
@@IAMCAMO904weight lost wrecked him. Tarver boxing skills was trash and his only highlight was closing his eyes and hitting Roy. Proof Bernard dominated him
Weight gain wrecked
"And the Oscar goes to.........BERNARD HOPKINS!!!"
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Lol, second round: "That was a lead right hand that backed Roy into the corner". Yeah... what about the DAMN HEADBUTT?
Hopkins lead right hand followed by that intentional headbutt is something else. He truly mastered it.
I love Roy Jones Jr.He is my idol.He never ever looks anger inside the ring.Always smile,
Handsome n classy man
Bhop takes the phrase " you have to make you're own breaks in life" to a whole other level.
Horrible fighter to watch
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Thefergyx2 ill whoop ur ass
Thefergyx2 Boxing is lame, too one-dimensional. Any boxer in history gets absolutely murdered by a half decent MMA fighter.
Paul Harvey yeah im sure any "half decent" MMA fighter would love to hug on the ground with a boxing great. Boxing is a striking sport, not rolling on the ground grabbing each others balls for 3 mins. Tyson in his prime would 1 hit KO any MMA figher out there
You don't sound like the type of boxer that hugs dudes for 12 rounds or acts like Floyd running away from your opponent...you sound like the type of boxer that actually gets in the ring and fights...that's what we all need!!!!....real boxing!!!!
+Paul Harvey sure an mma fighter would "murder" a boxer in an mma fight, but you're fucking insane if you think an mma fighter beats a legend like these two in a boxing match
Roy Jones was always been a class fighter
Roy Jones Jr. is still the best Boxer in my eyes!!!
I liked Roy Jones Jr in the clutch! Bernard fought a dirty fight, deliberate low blow, head butt, and all the time he took off!
Roy beat him fare and square in 1993 when it really counted!!!
This HD clean though!!
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@@kingkongbrodiejohnson3954 yes
Imagine if the Tyson 86-90 fights were done like this
Anyone else notice how Roy pushed everyone back away from his son around 47:45? True father no matter where he's at. Even pushed his own father back. He's the only one that can discipline his son. Great man.
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Roy’s a good guy because he grew up out in th country not in the ghetto
@@dltguitar6532 what's that supposed to mean.
his boy was yapping away .. as soon as roy said get out of the ring .. he got out right then and there without hesitation
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Roy Jones is one of the classiest fighters ever! He lost on the judges scorecards but he's a winner in my eyes!
Roy Jones Jr. is one of the most overrated fighters ever! He's a hype train champ only in my eyes!
@@manofgod3080 i mean, let's be honest. Not losing a round for a decade, isn't something that really makes you overhyped
I remember this fight very well......best nap of my life.
yeah, I wish I would have brought something to read.
any time I watch a B-Hop fight, to me they're snoozefests.
Roy was a physical freak and his peak was defined by his reflexes and speed. Hopkins was the picture of discipline and craft. Much like Toney, his peak was defined by his wisdom and experience.
In his prime ,Hopkins and Jones would have been a great fight,
@@joetursi9573 they fought in '93 when both were young, Jones won. They fought in '10 when they were both old, Hopkins won. If they had fought in say, '99 or '00, I think Jones wins easily. He was just so fast I don't think Hopkins could have done much to catch up with him.
@@steveparish4209 Probably true.
@@joetursi9573would do you mean probably true it happened 😂
The referee and the doctor worked harder than either fighter.
This is what black boxing is all about boredom
zues2013 That's not a very good theory. All black fighters don't fight the same; not even these two fight the same every time, just sometimes, both of these fighters will throw an entire fight away (like the first time they fought). Since styles make fights, it's probably not a good idea to put two highly defensive fighters against each other.
zues2013 we cant all brawl, lack defensive skills, then make excuses like some people.....
zues2013 how can you say this was a boring fight? especially after the melee that broke out after the low blow and both boxers ignored the bell-were you watching a different fight?
curtis jones Bro this fight sucked. C'mon Roy grappled most of the fight.
And Roy beat Bernard for a vacant title. Bernard beat Roy for only bragging rights at 40+...
Some say bhop won that
@@seanmoore9878 what dumbass would say bhop won the first time
Well Roy ran his mouth, gave Hopkins viagra and all kinds of shit in the build up! That old man gift basket...lol
sean moore Bhop disagrees with those people!
Hopkins headbutted so many people during his career there are 10-12 fights where the other fighter is cut due to headbutt, reminds me of holyfield.
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18:40 "Let's get ready to rumble!"
19:16 "Former Middleweight world champion, former Super Middleweight world champion, 3x Light Heavyweight world champion, and former Heavyweight champion of the world, future Hall of Fame legend.."
21:02 Face off
21:44 Round 1
Two of the greatest fighters in the past 50 years. Jones had exceptional athleticism and Hopkins was an extreme fundamentalist. Great fight.
Both are in my top 5 of all time
@@matthewanthony4606 You must not be big into boxing if these 2 are in your top 5 all time.
You say exceptional athleticism for Roy...based on what? He was flashy with tassels on his boxing boots and had fast hands? Where does exceptional come into the picture? I think you got thrown into a media hype train, there was nothing exceptional about Roy. Not one thing. If there had been, in his 2 biggest fights (both wins) while in his prime versus the 2 best fighters he ever fought (while in their primes) B. Hopkins & J. Toney, the whole world would have seen and remembered "exceptional athleticism"! Yet, nobody remembers those fights, nobody gets together with a group of friends to re watch them. They were both boring fights. Bernard was a real one though, his career does have some very impressive moments. Roy Jones Jr. is one of the most overrated fighters ever!
@@manofgod3080 football basketball boxing he'd hand you your behind in a second. he was known for that. you just don't like him. fine. you're entitled to your opinion.
I find it interesting that 2 men with such legendary careers can make such a piss poor fight
I got the best sleep 😴 of my life watching this snoozefest
Its really perfect fight very smart glory
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Not going to lie, Roy Jones is one of the most elusive fighters in almost any period...that being said, many fighters can juke one another, however the chin on a fighter is the most serious formidable outlook
Good take on that.
I wish so badly that Roy would never have tried to cut that weight from Heavy back to Middle to fight trash Tarver, He destroyed all of his fast-twitch muscle fiber and his speed was his gift and his edge. My Fav fighter of all time right behind Iron Mike. Hurt my heart when he got knocked out, never should have happened. Still the Best Roy!!
I know right! I said that at that point he should’ve retired he didn’t have anything else to prove he beat everyone and ducked no one!
Tarver wasn’t trash.
“Trash tarver” you don’t know sht about boxing my G
@@thelevisullivan tarver is a walking shit show
Roy was never the same when after he came back down from Heavyweight.
Hopkins is a living legend, you can't take that away from him. However, during the mid 90 ' s Roy and James Toney dominated the middle, super middleweight divisions. Hopkins peaked and the other two had moved up to different weight divisions.
None the less they have all achieved greatness, but I understand people's opinions as they have their favorites. I would have stacked it in this order,
1) Roy Jones
2) James Toney (my personal favorite of all time)
3) Bernard Hopkins
Also Toney and Hopkins had a lot longer longevity still winning. Roy got older started getting kod a bunch of times. Toney and Hop were much more successful in their older years than Roy.
Well, Hopkins became champion in what, 1995? From that moment on, he certainly did dominate the middleweights.
Ok, I agree with your line up.
Yea bro, I can agree to ur top 3 picks.. I too was an avid fan of Toney but Roy has always been right up there for me. Peace n love to you sir, an greetings from Australia , way up North.♥️☮️
rjj in his prime had a speed and power combo that was incredible. Toney was great too, great defense. Of all the 'greats' I've never really found Hopkins all that fascinating to watch. Too much clinching, not enough precision punching for my tastes.
Roy Jones didn't look that hungry in this rematch, it seems like he just took it just for the hell of it. I wish he would have been more active and engaged more, throw more punches, etc., because I know very well he had the skills and capability to really hurt Hopkins. And what's with the dirty tactics from Hopkins? Its funny cause Roy Jones took them dirty shots very well and was able to brush it off and not make such a big deal of it, but when he did them back to Hopkins, he reacted like a bitch lol.
Real talk
This is ps fighting they are cheating .
@Marshall L Smith Reminds me of Ali a bit and a lot like Holyfield. Ali an actor because he was too scared to fight for the nation where he earned most of his cash, Holyfield because he cheated, no matter what it took, to win or hold onto a title. Once Holyfield ran into Lennix Lewis, Holyfield couldn't get close enough to clash heads.....although he tried.
Dude what the hell man? Hopkins landed a punch to the back of the head, Jones retaliates and then Hopkins goes down pretending to be hurt? WTF?
@george delairre
You sound like a girl. At that level fighting dirty is done by all fighters. Taking 15 mins was to slow Roy down so he can't gain the momentum. Roy is used to stalking, and around the 3rd and 4th round, Bernard was walking Roy Jones down. As soon as Hop's team sensed RJJ didnt have the same swag he usually has, BHop started living in his head rent free.
@george delairre 🔥🔥 exactly
JesseLD3 What the fuck? Since when were people justifying cheating, that was a little more than a rabid punch
I lost a lot of respect for Bhop after this fight. He faught dirty the whole fight while he was up on points the entire time. Shows a complete lack of integrity for a champion of his caliber.
But Jim Miller can beat this two BUM boxer lol 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Thanks for the upload. This was a great fight. I was thoroughly entertained from start to finish.
I agree 💯% the classic is most definitely, one of the best HD videos on the Tube.
I've always thought Hopkins was a dirty fighter - but Wow he is a Punk too! He took an extra 15 mins to rest with all that drama!
Catherine Taylor true story.
It's called bein smart
+Catherine Joy i agree he's a dirty fighter. Bernard ram he's head into Roy purposely in the 11th round.
DjRoro Ikr. Bernard has skills but he was quick to fight dirty. Can't respect that!
+Catherine Joy Bernard wsd indeed a dirty fighter and this rematch was pointless after so many years..it should have happend shortly after the first fight
Hopkins was so full of shit in this fight - the rabbit punches and low blow were borderline at best...
Barreira ExtremePT
what about the head he just landed a big headbutt at 29 00
Faker
Whoever said Roy is not in the top 20 is right roy is in the top 10 in his his prime he was a beast!!! Knocking dudes out with bodyshots breaking they ribs he beat all the greats in his era yeah after a while he took random fights that's bc there was no one to fight !!! The only reason he lost to tarver was bc he just won the heavyweight title and drop weight and step into a big match to fast if he would've waited we wouldn't be talking about a Hopkins 2 in less it was a title fight so in my book Jones is top 10.
Period
Other than James Toney and very green at the time Bernard Hopkins, who did Roy ever beat that was actually really good, I mean hall of fame good ?
Hopkins is a derty fighter,Roy is a legend
How I acted my way to victory.... Bernard “The Oscar” Hopkins.
LOL you said it so perfectly!
This fight should have took place in 2002, not in 2010!
Why?
I love how people say Roy was past his prime, but not Hopkins, even though Hopkins is like 5 years older than Roy. You see that's the difference, Hopkins didn't rely more on his athelticism than his actual skills where Roy relied more on his athletic abilities, but as you get older they all fade away. Thats why Hopkins won, his style can be boring, but more effective and that's what matters
Its about the prime. Not about who got fight older. At there peak Roy won.
Roy at his best was very difficult for a conventional fighter to deal with, which is why Hopkins & Toney couldn't cope with prime Jones. When Jones lost his athleticism he only had his experience & cunning left as replacements, & sometimes, like here, it wasn't enough.
Can't compare the two in that aspect. Hopkins played it safe in fights throughout his entire career and is also an exception to every rule physically. The man is the biggest example of an anomaly if there ever was one, which is why they call him "the Alien". That being said, last time I checked, B-Hop didn't cut 25 lbs of solid muscle that would've permanently ruined his punch resistance, taken away his legs, and diminished his athletic ability like it did Roy. Age isn't necessarily the main factor in determining who's the least far past it. Jones' career after that 25 lb muscle loss is proof of that.
Why do people think it's losing weight that fucked Roy up? He has a young man's style it's really as simple as that.
BoyDanny93
17 years for a rematch? SMH
Waiting for PAC vs. weather.... Jk
@@jorgeluna7914 2032 year
Must be deeper than fans base...
That’s the only way Bernard could’ve won...and I know he knew that. Roy’s the real champ, never backing down or waiting on anybody...I would watch a Jones fight over a Hopkins fight any day. Hopkins is the most boring hall of famer ever...
I Think Tito Lose VS Hopkins For Be Growth a New Boxing Star ⭐️
Bernard was faking to be hurt just to rest up, but he initiated all the low blows and hitting behind the head shots. I always thought Bernard was a dirty fighter and sneaky with it.
The disappointment on Holyfield’s face. He’d rather be at home. 😂
Roy Jones could've been a retired undefeated pound for pound great if he hadn't moved up to heavyweight. The weight cut back to Light Heavyweight ruined his career. He came back to Light Heavyweight with a piss poor performance en route to Majority Decision against Antonio Tarver. He then fought him in a rematch and got brutally knocked out. It's sad to see him now. Retire now Roy. You had your time.
And if my Aunt had bollocks she would be my Uncle.
+Dimitrije Dk I was with Roy's camp in this fight (you can see me toward the end of the vid I had tears in my eyes) and I'm also in some shots at the weigh in. Going in to the fight, I had concerns Roy would not fair well. Here's the deal: Hopkins is a bitch,. In their prime when it counted, Roy beat that ass. Hopkins aged better and so decided to go around and bully guys close to his age who whipped his ass back in the day, so fuck him. Second, I teared up a little because I knew that was it for Roy. It wasn't because he lost, it's like when your favorite athlete plays his last game.
No if's, Roy went 50- 0 so very easily could have retired the greatest ever no questions asked (and still did IMO).But he's not about that (like some boxers today). The books show 49-1 but everyone knows from an ass-beating perspective he went 50-0. Roy wasn't feeling challenged so wanted to do things that nobody had seen i generations (if ever). He truly did much of his (post 50-0) activity for one reason: to save try and save boxing He felt it was dying as a sport (and it was) and I
ll never forget him saying (a few months before Ruiz fight) how he realizes people were doubting him but it was drawing interest and that's what mattered to him (and meant every fu*king word of that). Oh, and beat that ass too. One thing I can tell you, he wasn't hurting for money. At all. He is just very competitive and there was nothing wrong with him going down swinging. Lots of MFers cherry-pick and sit on that record. Roys old skool.
Roy is in his prime right now imo
II KML II Shut the fuck up. He's 47 Bro. How can you say that?
Jones had lost it years earlier. Nothing left to offer here.
in 2 rounds comes out RJJ,but Bhop give it all....and need to cheat :) in prime RJJ ..haha
It sucks when age is the difference in fights its only natural after so many fights or so many years everyone wants to see both in their prime fight Bernard is a great boxer and so was Roy jones jr nothing bad to say about either .
Roy beat him in their primes !!!
Roy Jones jr he will always be my number one guy growing up born in 94 he was the MAN
Born in 94 ? You didn’t get to see anything.
ROY JONES JR. YOUR STILL THE CHAMP IN MY BOOK!!
Anybody ever read your book ?
Not Hopkins' finest moment. He had the win in the bag in terms of better technique. He did not need to indulge in all the fouling, Roy Jones was only retaliating and rightly so since Weeks was not protecting him. As a BHop fan, this fight was a great disappointment and you have to think that emotion - 17 years of it all bottled up - got the better of him on fight night. I think he was scared of losing to Jones Jr again, so pulled out every trick in the book even though he really didn't need to.
Exactly. Well said. Hopkins was an embarrassment in this fight. Was obvious he wasn't confident in beating Roy with boxing alone, so he did every dirty trick he's always done in one fight. Very disappointed and I'm sure if he's honest with himself, he himself will regret 'winning' this way.
This was the worst fight EVER! I'm disappointed in both men, especially Hopkins, straight classless
What did you expect from these two old farts? 🤣
Hopkins was the one act like a child
bhop is a good boxer & actor
B-HOP is one of the Greatest Middleweight Champions ever, as well as the Light-HeavyWieght ever
Jimmy Lennon is 100% by far the best ring announcer in history
lol this fight dont mean shit, this proves nothing in their prime roy fucked him up with 1 hand
Your absolutely 100% correct
100% correct!
Lol Bernard still in his prime. No excuses.
He can no longer make 154...
***** I'm a big BHop fan but lmfao at him. Cmon man that's so delusional of him, I've seen the video though. Would possibly be the worst fight in terms of excitement EVER.
I love bernard but his behaviour in this fight was shameful.
He was always a dirty fighter.
carlito boxing he a weenie delaying the fight cry baby
@@tarstarkusz Very true. He always played dirty.
+Geo... What is really shameful is how everyone kinds of says it with awe about a "rough Philly fighter" who knows "all the dirty tricks"
I guess if nobody is going to call you on it, more power to you!
carlito boxing He's openly racist, fights dirty and milks every illegal shot even when it clearly wasn't damaging. He's just a shitty dude.
Молодец, Рой, я в тебя верил!
Hey I have to thank the person who put this video up good quality viewing and the sound was superb
Great quality, appreciate that
I know one thing Sugar Ray's Tie is LONG AS SHYT !!!! PAHAHAHA
in his hay day Roy Jones was vicious man, but once he got put to sleep by weak ass Tarver it was a wrap after that still one of the greats and could of possibly been the greatest right after Ali had he kept winning
Weak Tarver? Tarver had very heavy hands at light-heavy.
Justin Salvato thats cause of roids buddy
Yeah.. ok..
zues2013 Roids Jones Jr..
Roy Jones should have never dropped 25lbs of muscle just like that, and considering he was in him mid 30s,that ruined him. Same fate happened to Tarver when he fought Hopkins.
This Roy Jones is nothing like the prime Roy Jones… oh my
Bernard is 5 years older than Roy. No excuses.
At the time I was like “lol why is this even a fight? Who wants to see this” Now at home I had a hankering to watch this fight for the antics XD
Oh my GOODNESS, One of those commentators is so full of IT! Wonder which one huh? ♥️☮️🥊🥊Peace an Love to all who love the sport o boxing.☮️♥️
This fight so crap that the final decision didnt even matter.
Roy Jones stopped caring after he won the heavyweight championship. It doesn't count if you didn't beat him before that.
he should have retired after he beat tarver the first time.
roy jones tested for steroids, so respected him but not anymore not as much as bernard since he is a clean fighter u gotta giv him credit
invisiblepker Umm no he didn't. Get your facts straight idiot. He tested for something called Ripped Fuel one time, which is an OVER THE COUNTER supplement. Never, ever took steroids.
Ripped fuel can make u test positive for steroids???
It's quite common for on the counter supplements to have been mixed in the same vats as the companies used to make steroids in and not clean them properly which taints them. It's the argument they're using for Jon Jones in UFC now.
I lost a lot of respect for Benard Hopkins this fight, all the cheating and overreacting was ridiculous SMH
😥😥😪😪
You are 100% correct that the truth
i agree. too much theatrics
My exact thoughts.
@Andre The Giant lol yea i was about to say the same. hopkins been doing this since day one.
The picture is WICKEDLY CLEAR thank you
The whole fight hopkings been rushing with the head and rabit punches
Great job Brother. Huge Respect to All fighter's only we take the risk. Only we feel that the pain
Wow. Bhop is classless. Flopping really? He was the one landing all the cheap shots. He cant take a lil of his own medicine? Scrub
Youre as weird as you look
I can't stand Bernard Hopkins' jail house tactics.
+Yonathan Ben Israelite let you get punched in the back of the head and see how theatrical you act
Yonathan Ben Israelite he is like Mike Tyson a dirty fighter but a good one
B-hop is a schemer by personality. That's why he went to prison years ago.
Everything said about Hopkins' behavior was spot-on. He was a cheap-shot artist and a drama queen.
Thing is he set the tone and dominated this fight. Overwhelmingly disappointed in Roy's lackadaisical effort, nearly zero offensive production or pressure. No truly memorable punches or flurries. incredibly poor performance.
Lmao please somebody give Bernard an Oscar he's in the wrong business, damn Roy uppercut service center
Amazing camera quality
rewatching this Jones actually did pretty good
Wtf you mean actually ; just cuz he’s old now don’t discredit that man b
Go hard or go home is the motto this year!
No
it looks like two old guys fighting
It is two old guys fighting lol
Roy was finished after the Tarver fights tbh
Imagine now 🤣🤣they better say a prayer 🙏 for that man
Old and tired
Will never get those 40 minutes back...
Great quality on this video 👍🏼
58:36 Roy best punch of the whole fight
Lol..sad..
Dang, that head is a weapon!
We all know who beat who in their primes, this fight doesn't matter, Roy wasn't the same Athlete
Hopkins had longevity Jones never had.
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@Truelegend509 true!
@Dedrick ‘Dooky’ Gobert did Roy stay disciplined and make 20 title defenses in one weight class? Did Roy become the oldest person to win a major title 3 different times?
bernard hopkins was the older fighter in the ring. give him props
The less Roy was able to rely on his athleticism, the less he was able to commit and pull the trigger on his punches
I never hear anybody talk about Bernard Hopkins. When we are talking about boxing. But every time someone talks about great Fighters. Roy Jones jr. Name always comes up. In his prime or the greatest Fighters we've ever seen. Roy Jones jr. Was a beast
Roy Jr is the champ
If I was Tony Weeks, I would have said to them, come on guys, this is not how to future hall of famers fight in the ring.
This fight proved nothing
Yes it did, Hopkins took that Easter Bag & showed (or proved to) the boxing World who needed the contents inside. The only thing the fight didn't prove was there was no title on the line, probably neither was looking to regain one, rather settle unfinished business. Hopkins evened the score.
proved that hopkins would and did try everything....faking the head hits when he was hitting roy on the head damn near the whole fight...hopkins hit roy with a low blow 2 the private parts roy never fell when hopkins got hit it bcame wwe moad waste of tickets and people's ⏰ and $👑✡
84Origin exactly, nothing at all..
Charles Tilley no it didn’t, it’s a old Roy, look at his last fight, maybe if Hopkins would’ve did this the first time or even in the 90’s via rematch then it would, but rn, shit doesn’t mean nun 😂😂
Charles Tilley I like both fighters, but Roy Jones at this point was damaged goods. He had been clocked, knocked out multiple times already prior to stepping in the ring with Hopkins in 2010. Meanwhile Hopkins hadn’t gotten knocked out at all, barely even gotten clipped bad up until this point. And you can say Hopkins reached his prime at a much later age, he knocked Trinidad and Oscar out and he was nearing 40 years old at that point, everything was in Hopkins favor.
Roy Jones is the BEST!!!
👊😎
Tyson fight
I've always felt like B Hops looks for the grab first, the punch second.
lol rabbit punches are even funnier when older boxing legends do it lmao
El raphy
29:01 that was a straight headbutt, and he squared up to put his body into it.
not a single word about it at all, even the commentators completely disregard it.
@@NetherPrime I apologize. I meant to point out the fact that it was an intentional headbutt. That move has been practiced. Fighters aren't trained to follow a lead right with head movement like that. And you can see by his posture before and after that he was bracing himself for the intended headbutt the whole time.
This is one of the damndest fights I've ever seen. Hard to believe these are two really good fighters. lol.
You’re a fuckin dumbass and it shows both of these niggas were past their prime wayyyyyyyy past this second fight took 17 years Roy beat him in both of their primes
It was not a right hand that knocked him back , it was the head butt.
Tnx for Hd👍
Both are absolute legends
Absolutely strange fight. Totally hilarious.
This is almost kinda sad to watch. Mostly from my man Roy. To me the greatest pound for pound of all time.
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John Keith stfu and delete that bullshit. Why? What’s the point on commenting that?
Cole Sanchez dislike his comment like i did, he will delete it from the shame.
Jamie T trust me he will delete
I forgot about the soccer dives. 😂
And the Oscar winner for best acting performance during a fight goes to.......Bernard Hopkins! He knows those soft ass shots didn’t hurt. 😂🤣😂🤣
Bernard hopkins is a very boring boxer to watch
fact
Jesse Ruiz I enjoyed many of his fights. You should check out his fight against Kelly Pavlick.
27:00 Awwww how cute! they're danging together
two legend of the sport for sure,Roy Jones no doubt in his prime was the better fighter, but when you think of his amature pedigree that is hardly surprising. what made Roy so good is his athletic ability as soon as that faded so did he. Hopkins came up the hard way he found boxing while in prison, then went on to rule the middleweight division for 10 years. before becoming the oldest man to win a world title at 46 and again at 48. then became the oldest man to unify a divison and now if he can beat kovalev he will be the oldest undisputed champion in boxing history and as far as im aware the first person since holyfield to become a undisputed champion in two weight classes thats what makes hopkins a legend
Actually, what makes Hopkins be capable of fighting at such age is the fact that he never had an amateur career.
Fights are fights, doesn't matter with you have headgear on or not. That's why guy with 300 amateur fights don't last much, because they already wasted some of their tank in their amateur career.
***** i know most fighters that made it with like 15-50 amatuer fights they always say 300+ is too much.
*****
hopkins an ICON, thats above legend.
Probably the best light heavy weight bout of all time.
I love them both as fighters but roy wins at their best every time