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Hopkins has high hopes
15:45, Dec 1 2009
Bernard Hopkins returns to the ring in his home town of Philadelphia on Wednesday night with his sights set on a heavyweight title showdown next year with Britain's David Haye.
Former middleweight and light-heavyweight champion Hopkins, 44, fights Enrique Ornelas in a low-key bout as he fights for the first time since dismantling Kelly Pavlik in October last year.
However, with a long-awaited rematch with Roy Jones Jr already set up for March, Hopkins (49-5-1, 32 KOs) is looking further into to the future, and said: "I'm going to look good, then I'm going to finish off Roy Jones Jr and then I might become heavyweight champion in 2010."
Without naming Haye, who is signed to Golden Boy Promotions, the company of which he is East Coast president, Hopkins said a potential fight with the Briton would catch the public's imagination.
"Anything is possible, when a guy beats a guy they call 'The Giant' then things happen," he said.
"Just think outside the box. Think who he's been fighting and who he's going to fight and second of all, what weight did he come from and how did he do it.
"So at the end of the day, when you put these things together, you say to yourself, 'is this something that I would buy?' - 'is this something that I will watch?' and whoever wins or loses you will say 'yes I will buy and watch it, because it's interesting'.
"I've seen things happen in boxing and that's all you need to make a good chemistry.
"Never rule anything out with me. People have ruled me out a lot of times in my life, and that's been my biggest motivation.
"December 2 starts a marathon for me, a marathon of super-greatness and the boxing world are going to be scratching their heads. I'm going to have their attention next year."
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