Hopkins vs Golden Boy Promotions

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by errsta, Apr 8, 2010.


  1. fatcity

    fatcity Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Hopkins is no longer a money maker.A half empty arena for the Jones "fight" and what I suspect to be a terrible PPV buy rate will put things into it's proper perspective.
    BHop doesn't get it.GBP is a business.Nothing personal.
     
  2. Relentless

    Relentless VIP Member banned

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    why is old man river acting all surprised and ****?

    like he didn't know that the jones fight would fail?
     
  3. Fat Tony

    Fat Tony Well-Known Member Full Member

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    True.

    And although Hopkins is much better than Barrera nowadays, there are still a lot of people who pay to see Barrera. Can't say the same about Hopkins.
     
  4. under the wire

    under the wire Active Member Full Member

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    No ones racist too him, he's just a boring old whinging fool.
     
  5. Bodysnatcher

    Bodysnatcher Boxing Junkie Full Member

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  6. Relentless

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    funny how he's trying to take Mosley with him! :lol:

    Mosleys got the biggest fight of his career coming up, Borenard needs to stfu.
     
  7. whoupicking?

    whoupicking? Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I noticed that to. Bernard Hopkins needs to understand that fighting roy jones after he just got beat by Green was not a smart move. It was a waste of a fight.

    After Hopkins schooled Pavlik the world was his oyster once again. But what has he done since? He made the wrong choices. He only has himself to blame.
     
  8. Relentless

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    exactly!

    and didn't GBP try make a fight with tomasz adamek?

    the reason that fight never happened because hopkins wanted a ridiculous split, something like 90/10.
     
  9. boxingscience

    boxingscience Boxing Addict Full Member

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  10. Slacker

    Slacker Big & Slow Full Member

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    Hopkins has the ability to rally against adversity and prove everyone wrong. Wonder if he has one more in him?

    I agree, he should fight Dawson. If he wins he may parlay that into something with Haye, especially if Haye loses to Wlad by then, and if he loses to Dawson its a passing of the torch.
     
  11. PH|LLA

    PH|LLA VIP Member Full Member

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    I don't think that Hopkins delivers a pre-written statement to every reporter he talks to
     
  12. KERRIGAN

    KERRIGAN Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Why would it bring legitimacy for a promoter?

    No one ever thought it necessary to try and snare Mike Tyson or Evander Holyfield when they were 10x the box office draw BHop ever was.

    If BHop has no real interest in being a promoter(i.e doing the hard work) and/or helping out young boxers, what does he expect?

    A big fat cheque to be sent to him just because he appears in the background of a GBP press conference every now and then?
     
  13. PH|LLA

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    Hopkins is one of the major instagators of alot of the interest in PBF vs Mosley. He's the one who told Mosley to step into the ring, and when Mosley was being all polite he's the one who created a shitstorm in there. He also has the respect of alot of fighters despite his style because he is a legend.
     
  14. BigReg

    BigReg Broad Street Bully Full Member

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    I was just wondering because Marley has made up quotes from Hopkins before.
     
  15. Pimp C

    Pimp C Too Much Motion Full Member

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    :deal