Hopkins schools Kovalev, then stops Stevenson - new Unified LHW champ

Tomorrow night is going to be easier work for Hopkins ththan many expect.
He will box the pants off of Kovalev and even drop him twice before winning by UD and becoming one belt away from LHW unified champion.

This fight is already determined, so it's time to start talking about Hopkins Vs Stevenson.

 

Hopkins almost gave away his game plan at the presser yesterday and Nazim told him to shut up.... It has to do with pushing Kovalev back... watch

 

Pushing him back ? I hope you mean clinch first , cause if not it might be a bad idea

 

Ok so if this happens and Hopkins beats Adonis where does Bhop figure in the ATG rankings

 

Hopkins can do that. Kovalev is pretty slow and has no defense against Hopkins straight right hand. Even at 50 Hopins right is faster and better than Kovalev's.

 

Correct me if I'm wrong but only Evander Holyfield and Dick Tiger have been undisputed in two weight classes?

 

Listen to the full presser... Nazim was doing his usual mind games, pressing and building up Kovalev and while praising him he said.... Kovalev doesn't know how to take a step back, and he is the type of guy that if he ever does, you know something is wrong or something like that......

Hopkins interjected and said... Yep... LITERALLY... and Nazim.. said.. SHUT UP... and then Hopkins caught himself.

Now Hopkins, is a mind games dude and nothing he says is by mistake so he said it for a reason too....

 

Really you think so ? I'm thinking a lot of clinching and roughing around , lead right in to clinch and a few old school tricks . You know a typical Bhop fight

 

At 50 years old, it puts him in a world by himself.
Unifying the LHW division by actually beating all of the other belt holders?
That's top 5 quality stuff.

 

Then Hopkins fights Beterbiev or Chilemba.

 

I agree he definitely likes to play mind games and get to into people's head , i just think he will have to push him back and not fight him back , if you get what I am saying

 

This is a factoid that only those who DKSAB resort to.

How many clinches did Hopkins initiate against Pavlik, Pascal or Shumenov?
Hopkins is going to push Kovalev back using the jab, straight rights and hooks. Watch and learn.

 

Only if a forced mandatory is pushed.
At 50 Hopkins will be only interested in unification.

 

Totally agree top 5 for sure , maybe even top 3

 

No Kovalev stops Hopkins, Sukhotsky stops Adonis, and then Kovalev stops Sukhotsky becoming the unified LHW Champion.:deal