Nevertheless from a Bernard Hopkins point of view you can certainly understand why he wanted this fight, even if Roy Jones Jr. is completely shot. In 1988 Bernard Hopkins opened his professional career and lost his first fight, he then went on a run of 22 straight fights without loss, then came the world title shot.

His opponent for the vacant IBF middleweight title would be Roy Jones Jr., a guy that was 21 fights unbeaten. So you have two American fighters coming off 20 plus straight wins fighting for their first world title. We all know Hopkins lost.

Hopkins of course won that title eventually 18 months or so later, but by the time Hopkins lifted his middleweight world title Jones Jr. has defended it a couple of times and moved on up to become Super Middleweight champion of the world.

So one could assume that if there was any fight that Hopkins would like to avenge it would certainly be that defeat, who could blame him?

Bernard Hopkins is 45 years old and still one of the best if not the best pound for pound fighter in the world right now. After a career spanning 22 years he can fight whoever he wants.

I can certainly see Bernard Hopkins beating Roy Jones Jr. with ease and avenging that fight in 1993. It will still get people tuning in but a lot won’t bother, I probably won’t have much choice as I doubt the U.K. networks will cover it. On a personal note, I will be at the MEN Arena that night watching Hopkins's next opponent David Haye defend his heavyweight crown again John Ruiz.