Legal or otherwise it was good to see hopkins come a cropper with that tactic.

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  1. surreal deal

    surreal deal Liverpool via Krypton Full Member

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    Ive hated that maneouver of Hops for years;
    He throws a right, drops his head and then charges/leans into his opponent. All in the same move.

    He may (though he's often not looking) land the right, if not he may land the head. If both thats a bonus and 'what a legend of ringcraft he is, amazing!':roll:
    if neither connect, the opponent is climbed on/grabbed anyway so cant work or counter and the boring, spoling (dirty?) tactic cycle begins.

    Its great he's fighting at his age, but not when he resorts to that ****,which he frequently does.

    Good on Chaz for his 'get the fuk off of me!' response.
    It was gratifying and i dont care if its legal or not or whether Hops is genuinely injured.
    I hope he is for excessive use of that cheap BS maneouver.

    Ok theres plenty of Hops/CD threads, but i just wanted to say this as its bugged me with him for a while, so it was nice to see some 'Instant Karma'
     
  2. papolamuerte

    papolamuerte Yo soy La Muerte! Full Member

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    I have been saying the same thing for years and yet nobody ever understood what I was trying to relate in comment. How can you not see that he comes in with his head first.
     
  3. surreal deal

    surreal deal Liverpool via Krypton Full Member

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    :good
    Its a horrible cheating dirty cop-out of a ***** move isnt it?
    The hopeful right, head down/charge, grab and/or climb-'combination'.

    Imagine his opponents resorted to that ****?:verysad
     
  4. Lampley

    Lampley Boxing Junkie banned

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    Yes, that's the bad version of Hopkins we all expected to show up last night. He was the same guy against Calzaghe, so this shouldn't have surprised anyone.

    Hopkins is a compelling figure because he has made a career out of this stuff, but in a way it would be fitting for him to injure himself into retirement.
     
  5. dinnynosher

    dinnynosher Active Member Full Member

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    Mate, who's the broad in your picture man?! Tell me!
     
  6. surreal deal

    surreal deal Liverpool via Krypton Full Member

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    My wife.

    The ******* must have been on my FB page:twisted:
     
  7. surreal deal

    surreal deal Liverpool via Krypton Full Member

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    Good post:good
     
  8. Malden

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    I agree. Now we need Bradley and Ward to do something similar.

    Still wonder wheter Wards recent cut was from headbutt training or not :think
     
  9. surreal deal

    surreal deal Liverpool via Krypton Full Member

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    Good question.
     
  10. Malden

    Malden 006 Full Member

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    Wouldnt want to be the sparring partner, thats for sure :lol:

    Bradley and Ward will be the new headbutt masters :deal Currently they still lack Hopkins and Holyfields subtility though.

    Funny how the four I mentioned are Americans :think Any non Americans that are good with the head?
     
  11. Doc

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    I actually enjoyed him getting justice for using that dirty tactic for a very long time with no repercussions until last night ....haha
     
  12. surreal deal

    surreal deal Liverpool via Krypton Full Member

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    Not to the Level of my idol Holy or fellow legend Hops Malden? no.
    I think the next generation of Bradley and Ward are unchallenged outside the U.S. too.

    My fellow scouser Tony Bellew showed early promise the other night, but Terry O' Connor read him the riot act and may have killed that billy goat career at birth.
     
  13. PH|LLA

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    right hand - headbutt

    Hopkins' money combination.
     
  14. surreal deal

    surreal deal Liverpool via Krypton Full Member

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    :cheers
     
  15. surreal deal

    surreal deal Liverpool via Krypton Full Member

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    .....
    And then grab and spoil if it fails.
    Take that slime move out of his 'Arsenal' and his career wouldnt be nearly as prolonged.