Hopkins/Jones will happen, folks. The real issue is not the purse, its the WEIGHT. Jones, while more talented than Hopkins (I think Jones is the best boxer to ever enter the ring) has good reason to fear Hopkins, especially at anything under 168. Hopkins is no joke, and at 160 you have to give him a good chance to win. If you look at Hopkins' fights, they were ALL tough. The ratings of the fighters were not true indicators in every fight. I mean Hopkins fought the guys that every one else was running from. I bet Hopkins on his last six fights, including Trinidad. I picked Hopkins to win by KO and bet big on it. I placed another bet on the round (10...I was wrong, but that IS the round in which he despirited Trinidad for good), and of course, I got the over under. Now Jones, remember, did not KO Hopkins. And this was when Jones was WAY better than Hopkins. Also, Jones' hands are now an issue. They hurt. Trinidad has power, people...nobody can argue that. Look how he anhilated his opponents. Joppy said he had NEVER felt anything like it. And Trinidad CONNECTED with Hopkins three times in that fight, and NOTHING. Hopkins' chin is absolute granite. He has been down, too, so that is nothing new. He got up every time and came back to win. His last six were against some heavy fucking hitters. And yet, there he stands, victorious, scrappy as fuck, and SMARTER. He is now in the spotlight. Here's another thing. Hopkins has written Roy six times over the past three years, looking for a way to make the fight happen. True, Roy beat Hopkins, but he beat the little boy Hopkins. I wonder how easy it will be to beat the man. Look for a couple more fights before this one, though. Roy will have to start dropping weight. If this fight goes off at 168, well...let's just say I won't EVER bet against Roy Jones at 168. But out of respect for Hopkins--I would predict Roy but not BET on it. At 160...well, you have to think that Hopkins will draw odds. So at, say, 2-1, I would go with Hopkins. But I would say it is a pick-em fight if there ever was one. Just like any fight between the two best.