Hopkins Keeps His End, Green Leaves Jones Down Under!
December 2nd, Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, PA: In the light heavyweight build up match between 44 year old Bernard “The Executioner” Hopkins, 50-5, 32Ko’s employed only his basic skills and a minute dose of his usual tricks winning a twelve round unanimous decision over La Habra, California’s 29 year old Enrique Ornelas, 29-6, 19Ko’s the step brother of Librado Andrade who was just stopped Saturday night in the rematch of their controversial October 2008 championship fight.
Overall, Hopkins outworked then repeatedly mugged his way to the one sided decision. The future Hall of Famer got off with his punches first then strategically tied up Ornelas grabbing on securing a 118-110, 120-109, 119-109 unanimous decision and the hopes of a Jones Jr. / Hopkins II.
In Sydney, Australia Jones was not keeping his end of the bargain when he was derailed by Australia’s Danny “Green Machine” Green. Green left Jones “down under” blasting out the future Hall of Famer with a right hand over the usual low left hand dropping the former champion for an eight count. An eight count he would never fully recover from. Jones floundering to his feet and the required eight count was unable to with stand the storm of the solid looking Green who met the former World Champion head on in the corner where he left him pounding away with both hands. Green landed several big right uppercuts through the usually tight Jones defense prompting referee Howard John Foster to call the bout at 2:02 of round one.
Jones was walked from corner to corner by a deliberate Green pressing the action using a stiff jab and solid rights to the body then blowing the former champion out of the water with a mixture of unanswered head and body shots highlighted by vicious right uppercuts forcing referee Howard John Foster to stop the bout at 2:02 of round one casting a big shadow of any possible Hopkins / Jones Jr. rematch.
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Hopkins still looking to fight has several options. There’s Tomasz Adamek, 39-1, 27Ko’s who has been battling at heavyweight stopping Andrew Golota, 41-7-1, 33Ko’s in five in October and is scheduled to meet Jason Estrada, February 6th at the Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey. Chad Dawson called out Hopkins earlier in the week and David Hayes name is circulating, knowing Hopkins ritual of doing things his way anything is possible.
On the undercard: Unbeaten junior welterweight Danny “Swift” Garcia, 15-0, 10Ko’s scored a second round knockout of the bigger more experienced Enrique “Colinsillo” Colin, 23-5-3, 19Ko’s flooring Colin to finish round one then going on to finish the tall lanky Mexican at 0:55 of round two with a perfectly timed counter overhand right.
In featherweight action Guadalupe “Lupillo” De Leon, 8-9, 4Ko’s surprised previously unbeaten Derrick Wilson, 5-1-1, 2Ko’s winning a 39-37 split decision. Light welterweight Jesse Vargas TKO’ed Travis Hartman in two of six, lightweight Michael Perez TKO’ed Ron Boyd in the second round of their scheduled six rounder, Philadelphia lightweight Karl Dargan won a six round unanimous decision over Puerto Rico’s Samuel Santana, Philadelphia cruiserweight Lamont Barnes won a majority decision over Taneal Goyco.
