Well why dont your mates do it then?? Its all good sitting around the pub saying u could do this and do that when others are actually putting the effort in.. Ofcourse there are a shitload of blokes around who bothered to train up etc would beat Hoppa but they aint doing so...I give Hoppa alot of props for taking things pretty serious...Cant fault some1 who is willing to get into the deep end pretty early in ones pro career.. Dont get me wrong hes no world beater but im not going to jump on here bagging him out and saying how many ****s i know in mt druitt/penrith that could whoop him IF THE GOT THEIR CARDIO UP..:bart
Inconsistency has obviously been an issue. Whether its from broken hands (which it appears he has suffered a few times), or trouble outside the ring is anyones guess. One thing i will say is that his skill set is very good, and he is still a good age for a heavy.
Spot On OB, I used to think hoppa had no place in the ring but at this stage it is obvious he at least has a bit of heart which i give him full credit for. The training for a 3 round amateur fight is hard enough let alone to train for 10 rounders, he deserves wraps for his dedication
True that AB, true that. Hoppa's showed much more willingness that Haumono has. Haumono's been in the game longer, is far more talented, yet fights bum after bum. At Hoppa's giving it a go.
Guys, Jimmy Thunder was believed to be a storm in a tea cup, after Mike Hunter send him into Noddy land... Hoppa does have a good collective ability... which, if he remained in OZ, would never be correctly advanced. Hoppa may be a journeyman in the States... he does have to goods at this stage of his career, to improve upon. Fingers crossed, he attains a lot of knowledge and experiences...
I seen a tape of Hoppa fighting a bloke call Terry Taru the ref puy a standing 8 on Hoppa he was hurt pretty bad before Teru run out of steam but taru looked very much out off shape his record was 1 draw 8 looses thats the only thing that worries me that someone without a win could hurt Hoppa.
Also i think there are good match ups here in Aust that Hoppa could fight rather than go to the states where nobody nows who he is . rematch Hoppa V Bob Hoppa V Briggs Hoppa V Leapai Hoppa V Cronji Hoppa V De Mori Hoppa V Wilson Hoppa V Kirby Why go to the USA when you have great match ups like this?
Too right. He should learn how to fight at a competant level before even considering an overseas venture.
The other question you must ask is more $ in US ? Who is John Hopoate in the US it doesnt make sence 12 fights ,there are a heap of guys that have had 12 fights in US ?