Bernard Hopkins beat Enrique Ornelas tonight in a tune up fight. Hopkins easily outpointed the journeyman in a virtual shutout and looked great in the process. Roy Jones, unfortunately, did not have the same result. Jones was knocked out in one round against Danny Green in Australia earlier in the day. It is now very unlikely that Hopkins and Jones will have their rematch early next year. For Hopkins, a change in direction might now be needed. The only obvious fights are against Tomasz Adamek or Chad Dawson. There is also David Haye but he has two committed fights for next year. Certainly, a heavyweight clash with David Haye would be the biggest fight out there. Adamek is probably the safest fight and Dawson is the obvious light heavyweight fight. It's really up to Hopkins on what he decides to do at this point in his career. He's almost 45 years old. Dawson would be the most competitive fight but isn't necessarily the biggest fight for Hopkins.
As for Jones, this was another tough knock out for him. Unfortunately, he couldn't get it done against Green in Australia (which was Green's home country). Not sure Jones wants to continue fighting but I suppose a fight with Hopkins is always possible and would still be a decent draw if he wants it.
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