So who will Hopkins' final myserty opponent be?

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  1. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    I think so. I would even be willing to concede that maybe Beterbiev hits a touch harder. But Kovalev's jab and footwork are light years beyond anything I've seen from Beterbiev to date.

    Don't get me wrong. I like Beterbiev, and his power is undeniably real.

    But it baffles me when so many people say "Kovalev and Beterviev would kill such and such". As if they were interchangeable commodities.

    :smoke
     
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  2. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    Yeah. One is the king of the division (regardless of Chickenson holding the green belt and being lineal) and the other is a raw prospect.
     
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  3. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    Power wise.

    Kovalev>>>>>>>>>Beterbiev.

    Kovalev took out a far more prime version of Campillo in 3 it took Beterbiev 4 to take out a Kovalev-Fonfara tenderized version. I think his power may is overrated.

    I'm pretty sure Cloud would be KO2 by Kovalev as well, and I highly doubt Alexander Johnson lasts 7 against the Krusher.
     
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  4. salih

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    Bute in Canada. A Big pay day and the chance to exit the stage with a W against a good fighter
     
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  5. Salty Dog

    Salty Dog globalize the Buc-ees revolution Full Member

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    This wouldn't be bad.
     
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  6. Nay_Sayer

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    Lucian Bute?
     
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  7. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    That would actually be AWESOME!

    :happy:happy:happy

    I wish I had thought of that when I filmed my episode! Great shout!

    :good
     
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  8. lewis gassed

    lewis gassed The Bronze Dosser Full Member

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    I read today that Bute might face Groves with Alvarez and Beterbiev on the undercard.
     
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  9. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    Of course!

    :lol:

    I hate to say that I dislike the fact that Ward seems to be one of the last possibilities I considered still standing.

    :patsch
     
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  10. Ripple633

    Ripple633 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I hope it's Andre Ward, that's if Ward gets by Barrera.
     
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  11. lewis gassed

    lewis gassed The Bronze Dosser Full Member

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    I fear Hopkins will fight that Russian rapper who performed Pascal's entrance this past Saturday :-(
     
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  12. lewis gassed

    lewis gassed The Bronze Dosser Full Member

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    You might be right :think:oops:
     
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  13. chitownfightfan

    chitownfightfan Loyal Member Full Member

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    Maybe not a walk in the park for the W, but compared to Kovalev, a Black Rhino is a walk in the park.:yep
     
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  14. chitownfightfan

    chitownfightfan Loyal Member Full Member

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    Who's the MW Champion IB????

    Is it GGG or CanYELLOW?
    Was CLUCKO ever the MW Champion?

    And would GGG get anywhere near the accolades that Kovalev got for KOing BHOP?:think:think:think
     
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  15. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    So no word on this still, huh?

    :smoke
     
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