Jones Jr. Injured, Fight Postponed

   Former pound for pound king Roy Jones Jr. may take have to wait longer before his scheduled bout with Danny Santiago on October 7 due to an injury he suffered while training. A swollen hand while doing a sparring session that kept giving him pain forced Jones Jr. to take a rest for a while before coming back to training again, although the doctors said that the x-rays showed that there were no fractures on Jones Jr.'s hand.

   His camp also said that they will re-schedule the fight as soon as possible.



(TheBloggerSays: Jones Jr.'s bones are really getting brittle. Haha. He should hang his gloves after this. But he should take down Danny in a hard way to end his career with a bang!)

Roy Jones Jr. To Fight Next Month

   Former Pound for Pound King Roy Jones Jr. is scheduled to face former championship challenger Danny Santiago next month, October 7. The fight will take place probably on Jones' hometown, Pensacola, Florida. Further announcements about the bout will be made next week.



(TheBloggerSays: I wonder why these senior citizens of boxing (Hopkins, Jones Jr.) keep fighting. But for me, win or lose, they should be hanging up their gloves after their respective fights.)

The Rivals: Hopkins vs. Jones Jr., Ruiz vs. Haye

   The battle of the 40s finally concluded as Bernard Hopkins finally avenged his 1993 loss to Roy Jones Jr. in what the experts say as an "ugly and odd" fight in Las Vegas, Nevada.

  The two of their generations best boxer slugged it out in full 12 rounds in which "The Executioner" won with a unanimous victory. Two judges scored it 117-110 and the other one with a 118-109, all for Hopkins.

   Hopkins, 45 (51-5-1, 32 KO), started early with too much offense that kept Jones' defense busy until the final two rounds where Jones, 41 (54-7, 40 KO) got the upper hand despite having an early cut in the right eye.


   After the bout, the two were rushed in a local hospital where, according to reports, were advised by their friends to retire from the sport.


  But with the win, Hopkins still plans to fight English Heavyweight Champion David Haye who defeated another aging former champion, John Ruiz via TKO in 2:01 of the 9th round held at Manchester, England.


  Ruiz, a 2-time champion, dropped in the first 30-seconds of the fight and to the end of it, an two more on to the 5th and 6th round. Until in the 9th round where Ruiz's corner saw that Haye was too much powerful and faster than their fighter. Enough reasons for them to stop the fight and avoid more damages to the already beaten and bloodied Ruiz.


   Haye, 29, improved his record to 24-1 with 22 KOs while retaining his belt. Ruiz, 38, dropped to 44-9-1-1 NC, with 30 KOs.