December 2nd was supposed to be a tuneup date for Roy Jones Jr. and Bernard Hopkins as they prepared to do battle with each other once again. The two future boxing hall of famers agreed to step back into the ring against each other, but not before each man took care of business against a proposed 'setup'. Jones traveled to Australia to fight Danny Green, and Hopkins fought in his home town of Philadelphia against Enrique Ornelas.
Unfortunately, the storyline ended up much better for one man than the other on Wednesday night, as Jones Jr. was obliterated by Green inside of one round. Check it out.
Hopkins faired far better against Ornelas, gaining a unanimous decision victory and showing the same level of skill that allowed him to dominate the middleweight division for 10 years. Hopkins claimed to still be interested in making the rematch with Jones Jr. happen during his post fight interview. B-Hop also made it clear that he wants to fight for and win the heavyweight title in 2010, a feat that would be nothing short of amazing for the soon to be 45 year old.
Fight fans should keep their collective eyes and ears open in the coming weeks for some sort of rematch announcement. As much as I want to see these two old guys hook it up again, I really doubt that it will happen, especially after Jones Jr. dropped the ball down under.
Note: Roy still owns a trinket title belt which was not on the line when he was stopped by Green. He is the WBO NABO light heavyweight champion
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