Hopkins:"I'm not a charity"

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  1. PolishPummler

    PolishPummler Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    On Adamek turning down his lowball offer.Since when did BHOP become De La Hoya???Adamek is asking for a cool mill while Hopkins would get 4.Yet Bernard seems to think he has reached PPV status no matter who he fights.IMO most guys he fought brought in plenty of there own fans and a BHOP PPV against a good opponent with no name would flop.

    This guy used to kick and scream to anyone who would listen about getting worked over now he is doing exactly the same.
     
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  2. socrates

    socrates THE ORIGINAL... Full Member

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    with that dire display against calzaghe he should be banned from ppv forever.
     
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  3. catasyou

    catasyou Lucian Bute Full Member

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    The Calzaghe fight wasn't PPV anyway.
     
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  4. Jordan

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    £4 Million?! That has to be wrong???
     
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  5. Stinky gloves

    Stinky gloves Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Re: Hopkins:"I'm not a charity"

    There was around $6mln on the table and he offered like 0.5 mln to Adamek.
    Adamek's people said they would be satisfied with like 1.5 mln.

    I thought Hopkins have the CW IBF belt and the Ring title on his mind to build up his ATG rank ...
    but it turns up that giving up $1mln is more important to him ....
    especially that he will have no belt and no money if someone get the fight before him
     
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  6. fabo1988

    fabo1988 Active Member Full Member

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    bhop is rich as **** anyway hes lost a bit of respect in my eyes if this is the case
     
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  7. jumpman441

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    bhop doesnt really want 2 fight this guy
     
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  8. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    Perhaps not.
     
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  9. PolishPummler

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    HBO was willing to put up 3 milllion alone.

    Add in the live gate and global broadcast rights and you are looking at about 6 mill(the original estimate total for this fight).
     
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  10. andyZOR

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    Bhop has like, basically not a lot of fans anyways. You get your occasional fans from Philly, and a few other hardcore boxing fans and thats pretty much it. Adamek is the one who draws the numbers and gets all the people.

    Seriously, Adamek would make more money fighting Huck, 0.5$ is ridiculous.
     
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  11. radab

    radab Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Hopkins couldnt attract flies if he was made of shite. He priced himself out of a Calzaghe fight years ago and he's doing the same here. Greedy *******.
     
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  12. JETSKI

    JETSKI Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Legend or no legend, I just wanna see the guy go down in flames & Adamek is just the guy to bust up his grill.

    :!:
     
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  13. JETSKI

    JETSKI Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    No...because had Pavlik not been sick as holy hell just days before the night, there would have been no "destuction" of Pavlik.

    Maybe Hopkins wants so much because even he knows beating Adamek is no sure thing & it would be nice to get a huge final payday, even though he'll pay dearly for it.
     
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  14. pngo

    pngo #1Contender Full Member

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    He also priced himself out of a Jones fight back when Jones was on top.
     
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