Cruel and Unusual Punishment: Bernard Hopkins-Roy Jones II

The upcoming rematch between Bernard "The Executioner" Hopkins (50-5, 32 KOs) and Roy Jones, Jr. (54-6, 40 KOs) is being dubbed "The Rivals." Golden Boy Promotions and Co. have it all wrong. This is a rematch that no one really wanted to see when it was originally announced several months ago. 

And after Roy Jones took a nap "down under," the demand for this "non-PPV-worthy" fight plummeted even further. I even know someone who worked at Enron that shouted " talk about someone's stock falling" when they watched a clip of Danny Green vs Roy Jones .

A more appropriate name for this fight is "Cruel & Unusual Punishment: Jones vs Hopkins II." Cruel, because of Hopkins's masochistic intentions. Even after seeing the "already shot" Jones separated from his senses by underwhelming journeyman Danny Green, Hopkins continued to clamor for this fight.

Why? Greed and revenge are the motivating factors, and it's cruel to the paying boxing public as well as to Jones and his fast-vanishing chin.

No matter what I say, the two will get it on in two weeks. They both have the right to fight and earn a pretty penny. And their fans have the right to watch it and fork over their pennies in the process. Will I be one of them? Absolutely not. Although I'm a penny-pincher, I leave you with .02 cents below.

Although Bernard Hopkins desperately wants to knock out his long-time nemesis, I do not think that Hopkins will KO Jones. In fact, if he fights with a KO in mind, he will make this fight more difficult than it has to be against the counter-punching Jones.

However, no matter what fight unfolds, I expect "The Executioner" to emerge victorious (UD12) in a sequel that took place way too late. Think awful Bad Boys II , starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence. Nonetheless, the fight will make both men their fare share of money as well as give their die-hard fans another memory.

It is what it is.