Hopkins-Golovkin?

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  1. chitownfightfan

    chitownfightfan Loyal Member Full Member

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    BHop is a warrior. He'll actually take the fight. Even if the money wasnt as good as it could be.:good

    I like Froch, but he doesnt have BHops size, TRT, IQ,or punch resistance. He knows a fight with GGG would be disastrous, especially after what the far lesser GG did to him in consecutive fights.:think
     
    chitownfightfan, Jul 4, 2015
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  2. iceferg

    iceferg Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Dangerous fight for Golovkin I'd like to see it though.
     
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  3. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    True, it has been that way for a long time now. But, it's gotten even worse for potential Hopkins foes since he was so thoroughly outclassed by Kovalev.

    The point remains, but in a much more amplified form.
     
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  4. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    Taylor is still far better than anyone GGG has ever beaten, or even faced for that matter.
     
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  5. Jeff M

    Jeff M Future ESB HOF Full Member

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    Uhh who's Triple G beat? I don't even know if Triple G would beat the prime Taylor that Pavlik beat. And why you so obsessed with another man's testosterone?
     
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  6. Ilikeboxing

    Ilikeboxing Boxing Addict Full Member

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    True, but GGG cuts off the ring better than Kovalev.
     
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  7. Ilikeboxing

    Ilikeboxing Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I can actually see Hopkins timing GGG plenty of times in this fight, only for GGG to time Hopkins' counters.
     
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  8. Azzer85

    Azzer85 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Kovalev to me, is simply a better fighter, bigger and fought and beat much better opposition.

    If Hopkins can hang tough with him, the smaller Golovkin will be no problem.
     
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  9. Azzer85

    Azzer85 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Probably because the ring GGG fights in tends to be half the size Kovalev fights in. (Eg Murray fight)
     
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  10. Azzer85

    Azzer85 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Golovkins opposition is awful next to Kovalevs.
     
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  11. elmaldito

    elmaldito Skillz Full Member

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    Prime Hopkins whups ggg
     
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  12. Bollywooden

    Bollywooden Boxing Addict Full Member

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    All he would do is try to hug him to a decision, which he wouldn't get away with unless he's the A-side (and there is no A-side in fantasy fights).

    Hopkins couldn't outbox Golovkin without resorting to holding, Golovkin's too good of a technical boxer.

    Hopkins wants to fight him now because he still thinks he can clinch and hold his way to a decision, but Golovkin is more popular than Hopkins, Golovkin is the A-side so no special refereeing favors for a dirty fighter.
     
    Bollywooden, Jul 4, 2015
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  13. TonyGrub

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    Probably wouldn't be all that different to the Kovalev result for Hopkins, IMO.
     
    TonyGrub, Jul 5, 2015
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  14. slender4

    slender4 Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Don't be fooled, Hopkins is a washed-up old man. His tricks would make GGG look silly for a few rounds, but he'd get stopped.
     
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  15. Azzer85

    Azzer85 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Ffs GGG just abouts stopped Murray in the 11th, Hopkins just went 12 with Kovalev, anyone who thinks Hopkins is getting stopped is smoking crack.
     
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