A boxer's Ambition

It was over 16years ago when Bernard Hopkins faced Roy Jones Jr. for the vacant IBF Middleweight title, in which Hopkins lost a unanimous decision. At the time of that fight Hopkins was 28years of age and Jones 24. Now Hopkins 44 and Jones 40 I ask what is the point of this fight? Jones is now a shell of the fighter that he once was losing 4 of his last 9 bouts and Hopkins record does not look that much better losing 3 of his last 9. Many will dispute the two loses to Jermain Taylor and will point out his destruction of De La Hoya and most recently Kelly Pavlik, but the fact still remains, when is it time to hang up the boxing gloves and what is there to gain from this match that should have taken place over a decade ago.

But with the boxing world in such a big slump, many fighters are well over their prime and still chasing a dream, while others are becoming champions in a sport that does not believe in an undisputed champion nor unifying titles. At this point it seems that anyone can fight and stand a chance of being a champion of some sort.

The boxing fans have been being slighted for so long, and now this is just another pay per view event that will run a fan $49.99, when everyone knows that this should be broadcast on ESPN. But because most boxing fans are looking for that one big fix, that fight of the year, that one big Tyson moment or are on a quest to see the next Sugar Ray Leonard we will continue to support these Pay per view events only to be let down .

Only time will tell when that next big match will be and as fans we will keep watching and waiting for this moment. But I say to you boxers who continue to fight and tarnish your legacy, when is it time to stop chasing a dream? And what happens if that dream does not materialize? As fans we dream too but as a legend in the game don't let that dream become a nightmare.