Hopkins has fought 16 times since his last KO victory. Those opponents have been knocked out only a combined 11 times. Considering Eastman has now lost 13 (only once prior to fighting Hopkins) and DLH, Taylor, Dawson, etc have been starched at least a couple times since fighting Hopkins it doesn't seem that surprising that Hopkins wasn't able to get any of them out. As you fight better competition your KO percentage generally goes down, which I'm sure you all know but it's worth repeating. I guess I'll go the extra mile and break it down even further...I must be bored. Shumenov KO Losses = 0 Murat KO Losses = 1...1 before Hopkins 0 since Cloud KO Losses = 2...0 before Hopkins 2 since Dawson KO Losses = 2 ...0 Before Hopkins 2 since Pascal KO Losses = 0 RJJ = KO Losses = 4...3 before Hopkins 1 since Orneles KO Losses = 2...1 before Hopkins 1 since Pavlik KO Losses = 0 Calzaghe KO Losses = 0 Wright KO Losses = 0 Tarver KO Losses = 0 Taylor KO Losses = 0 before Hopkins 3 since Eastman KO Losses 0 before Hopkins 2 since So to wrap up this long post and get to my point of the 16 matches in the last 10 years (since his last KO) his opponents had only been knocked out a combined 5 times prior to fighting Hopkins, with 3 of those going to a badly faded RJJ. In other words, we shouldn't be surprised that Hopkins has score 0 knockouts in the last decade.
the aliens mishapen head will be reshaped for him courtesy of kovalevs right hand. i can really see kovalev punching a huge hole in hopkins abdomen, and hopkins claiming a lowblow :rofl
He may even prove to have a glass neck, too. There be all kinds of glass on Kovalev soon to be shattered. Somewhere out there, the now grown kid from THE SIXTH SENSE will be watching this fight, softly speaking the words "I see glass". :smoke
TKO :rofl You lot make me laugh, your obviously sharing the same crackpipe on here. Let me tell you now. Hopkins has got more chance of beating prime ali, than he has of surviving the 12rounds.
I'm officially thinking TKO10, with Hopkins dominating the last several rounds prior to the stoppage after a competitive start that may have a scary moment or 2 for the old guy. Glass skin will be shattered. :smoke
Seems like Rummy anticipates Hopkins via headbutt. My $0.02: Kovalev is going to eventually time Hopkins, get him in trouble & flatten him. Hopkins may not do much in this fight at all after Kovalev lands a dozen right hooks and left hooks on BH's ribs.