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Weazel |
 Gepost door Weazel op zaterdag 03-04-2010 om 11:40:16 |  |
Iedereen die een beetje van boksen af weet, kent deze twee boksers op leeftijd vast wel.
Roy Jones (16-01-1969)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Jones,_Jr.
Bernard Hopkins (15-06-1965)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Hopkins
Vanavond op 03-04-2010 gaan ze de langverwachte rematch aan.
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Bernard Hopkins knows Roy Jones Jr. is looking to resurrect his career by beating him again.
Nearly 17 years after their first fight, Hopkins and Jones will finally have their rematch April 3 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. Jones won the first bout and his first world title with a unanimous decision over Hopkins for the International Boxing Federation middleweight belt in May 1993.
"His career took off, he earned it," Hopkins said of Jones during a media session and before a workout Tuesday. "He deserved it. Now 17 years fast forward, he needs his career resurrected over Bernard Hopkins' blessings."
While Hopkins, who turned 45 in January, appears to still have some fight left in him, Jones is 5-5 in his last 10 fights. Jones suffered a first-round knockout loss against Danny Green Dec. 2 in Australia - the same date Hopkins (50-5-1, 32 KOs) won a lopsided decision over Enrique Ornelas in his hometown of Philadelphia.
Although Green dropped Jones in the opening seconds of the fight, Jones (54-6, 40 KOs) got up, but spent most of the round laying on the ropes before referee John Foster stopped the bout with 58 seconds remaining in the round.
Hopkins believes that Jones' recent performance will not hurt their bout's marketability.
"When I heard he got knocked out in the first round, I said, 'OK, he got knocked down, didn't get up,' " Hopkins said. "But I looked at the tape and said, 'Wait a minute. They stopped the fight on this? Based on this?'
"Even if it wasn't stopped prematurely, a wounded animal is a dangerous animal. That he has to redeem himself and that one fight can change everybody's minds and the way they perceive him to be when it's over, then that last episode of Roy Jones' career would be my biggest motivation to win."
It didn't appear as if Hopkins and Jones would meet again considering the different paths both fighters took after their first bout.
Jones vacated the middleweight title in 1994, Hopkins succeeded him as champion and dominated the division until 2005. The highlight of Hopkins' reign was his 12th-round technical knockout of Felix Trinidad Sept. 2001 in New York.
Meanwhile, Jones won world titles as a super-middleweight and light-heavyweight and moved up to challenge then heavyweight champion John Ruiz in 2003. Jones won a lopsided decision and became the first middleweight to eventually win a heavyweight belt in more than 100 years.
"Every time that a media conversation started or an article was written that Bernard Hopkins and Roy Jones were going to fight, it became a reality that it wasn't going to happen once it got into negotiations," Hopkins said.
The possibility of Hopkins and Jones meeting again picked up steam last year. After losing his title against Jermain Taylor and again in a direct rematch, Hopkins left the heavyweights and moved to the light-heavyweight class.
"He can lay his hat on that he beat me before and he is right about that," Hopkins said. "But that was then.
"Now he has the opportunity to resurrect his career off of me. That tells you how things change over the years."
Zelf ben ik zeer benieuwd naar de uitslag van deze toch wel beladen wedstrijd.
Twee mannen aan het ''einde'' van hun carrière die nog even iets recht te zetten hebben met elkaar.
Echte rivalen  [ Dit bericht is gewijzigd door op 03-04-2010 @ 11:44:28 ] |
| Weazel |
Gepost door Weazel op zaterdag 03-04-2010 om 19:04:06 | |
Zelf niet 1 persoon die denkt...gaaf? 
Stelletje boks-barbaren! |
Jspr |
Gepost door Jspr op zaterdag 03-04-2010 om 19:08:07 | |
Waar is het op dan? Lijkt me wel tof, hangt wel van de tijd af.
Ivm voetbal en slapen.[ Dit bericht is gewijzigd door op 03-04-2010 @ 19:08:23 ]
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Nickert
boss |
Gepost door Nickert op zaterdag 03-04-2010 om 19:19:38 | |
| Boksen kan mij niet boeien. |
Twister
1988 Editie |
Gepost door Twister op zaterdag 03-04-2010 om 20:35:52 | |
| Boksen is wel leuk, alleen een beetje beperkt kwa regels. Doe mij liever K1of zo (al is dat ook niet alles). Dat UFC moet ik al helemaal niet hebben, een half uur over de grond rollen tot iemand eindelijk opgeeft... Tis allemaal niet subtiel genoeg. Veel patserigheid weinig pure technieken. [ Dit bericht is gewijzigd door op 03-04-2010 @ 20:36:21 ]
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| Majesty |
Gepost door Majesty op zaterdag 03-04-2010 om 22:00:31 | |
Quote: Twister schreef op 03-04-2010 @ 20:35
Veel patserigheid weinig pure technieken.
Dan begrijp je dus duidelijk de sport niet
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Twister
1988 Editie |
Gepost door Twister op zaterdag 03-04-2010 om 23:15:58 | |
Ik zeg niet dat er geen technieken zijn he, ik zeg dat er weinig pure technieken in voorkomen (in verhouding met brute kracht en vrij worstelen). En dat is in vergelijking met bijvoorbeeld sanda of kyokushin karate.
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| Majesty |
Gepost door Majesty op zondag 04-04-2010 om 00:31:31 | |
Ok
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| Weazel |
Gepost door Weazel op zondag 04-04-2010 om 15:36:07 | |
Kut gevecht, weinig gemist..
Samenvatting:
11:25PM EST: Roy Jones on the way to the ring, very stoic and serious to Snoop's "I Wanna Rock." Cracks a small smile as he hears it from his fans.
11:32PM: Hopkins comes to the ring in his trademark Executioner hood. Trainer Nazim Richardson is behind him looking unconcerned and relaxed popping gum. Bernard has a lounge singer performing are remixed version of Sinatra's "I Did It My Way." Complete with old school female backup singers in the ring. Next update will be round 1!
Round 1
Hopkins looking for the overhand right early. Feint taunts by both men. Roy jabbing early. Hooks to the body from Bernard. Hopkins mauling inside, Roy covering up well. Hopkins now making Roy chase him. Hopkins jab to the pit of the stomach. Roy returns the favor. Roy with a quick straight right to end the round. Tactical, but I liked Bernard's body shots as the difference.
Hopkins 10-9
Round 2
Hopkins retreating, Roy looking for the right hand. Hopkins catches Jones with a right behind the jab. Roy has to clinch against the ropes. Roy hesitate to attack, Hopkins looking to counter. Roy misses wild left hook,Hopkins with short hooks to the body. Left hook wobbles Roy. Jones covers up on the ropes and blocks some followup hooks. Jones ok, just briefly stunned. Jones cut above the left eye.
Hopkins 10-9
Round 3
Clinching early. Jones waiting on Hopkins. Jab lands for BHop, still looking for that overhand right. Hard left hook to the body from Hopkins. Jones lands a left hook but BHop walks through and bullies him to the ropes with body shots. Roy not punching enough, Hopkins getting loose. Roy keeping his hands out front trying to catch Hopkins' jab.
Hopkins 10-9
Round 4
Jones' cut not fight-threatening. Jones jabbing more early. Hopkins left hook drives Jones to the ropes, clinching. Left hook to teh body from BHop. Hopkins missed a left hook and Jones's reflexes were too slow to counter. Hopkins working shots to the hop and kidneys. Leaping left hook from Roy partially blocked. Roy tries to taunt with Hopkins lands again to the body to close out the round.
Hopkins 10-9
Round 5
Same pattern early. Jones lands well with corkscrew right hand. Hopkins ups the pressure with hooks. Roy bullied into the ropes again. Both guys workign in the clinches. Lets of feints, Jones talking to Bernard in the clinches. Sneaky low blow by Bernard with the ref out of position. Hopkins gives another. Jones retaliates to the body. Close round, Roy doing better.
Jones 10-9
Round 6
Right hook to the body from BHop. Crowd restless now, not much action in the first minute. Hopkins opens up with hooks on Jones, who is forced to clinch. Jones protecting his head but catching the hooks to the body. Jones still wary about letting go in ring center. Hopkins falls out from a rabbit punch. Jones smiles and feels Bernard is faking. Ringside physician comes in to check on Hopkins. BHop still down on his knees.
Hopkins finally gets up. Replay shows Jones clubbed him with a left hook behind the head. Jones loses a point for the foul. Hopkins looks to have 5 minutes to recover, and lets the ref know he will continue. Hopkins now furious.
Hopkins unloads on Roy to conclude the round. Both men keep throwing around the referee. Mini-riot breaks out!. Ordered restored by security after about 30 seconds. Hilarious.
Hopkins 10-8 with point deduction
Round 7
Hopkins looking for the KO. Both guys with the taunts. Hopkins lands to hard jabs. Jones complains to the ref and Hopkins smashes him on a break. Jones can't land his jab. Glancing overhand right from Hopkins to finish out the round. Jones in a big hole and needs a KO.
Hopkins 10-9
Round 8
Left hook lands from Jones. Hopkins with his own left hand counter to the head. Hopkins jabs drive Jones back to the ropes, more clinching. In the clinch, both guys exchange rabbit punches, and Hopkins falls out again. Roy now risking disqualification. Ref gives them both a warning for fouls. Hopkins flurries Jones against the ropes to conclude the round.
Hopkins 10-9
Round 9
Roy lands a strong right to the head. Hopkins forcing Jones to the ropes at will. Hopkins falls asleep and eats a right to the head. BHop tries to fire back. Clinch-filled round with lots of standing around, but Jones landed the most telling shots.
Nazim urges Hopkins to press him.
Jones 10-9
Round 10
Hopkins falls out again! This time froma low blow. However, Hopkins landed good shots to the body with hooks, and a straight right through Jones' guard.
Hopkins 10-9
Round 11
Jones cut again on the left eye, this time from accidental headbutt. Hopkins continuing to land the right hand more. Hopkins with a left hook to the body. No sense of urgency from either fighter and crowd boos with dissatisfaction.
Hopkins 10-9
Round 12
Jones moves foward and lands a lead right and left hook. More clinching. Boos rain down. Jones chases briefly and a glancing counter right from Hopkins. No big finish but Bernard is happy. Meh....
Hopkins 10-9
Official Scorecards: 117-110, 117-110, 118-109 Bernard Hopkins by Unanimous Decision
There was no beating like people expected, but the fight was abysmal. Even if you are a big Jones or Hopkins fan, it was a tough one to sit through. The sad thing is because Jones survived, he'll probably fight again. Hopkins said in the post-fight interview that he wants David Haye, who battered John Ruiz earlier today in a TKO win. Based on what I've seen today Haye knocks him out, but most wouldn't mind seeing that fight.
Sugar Ray Leonard summed up this night the best.
"They didn't do this for the fans, they did it for themselves."
If the promoters want to continue getting the fans' money, they better heed the wants of their audience. And from the low attendance, something tells me the PPV numbers for this fight will make that statement.
@ JSPR
Het was een Pay Per View gevecht, dus ik kon hem ook niet live bekijken.
Maar zoals je boven al kon lezen, dit gevecht had 10 jaar geleden uitgevochten moeten worden.
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