Bernard Hopkins choose Kovalev over Stevenson because he sees as the easier fight.

People before were saying Hopkins was avoiding Kovalev and taking the easier fight in Stevenson. Now he's called out and signed to fight Kovalev he's avoiding Stevenson.

It's pretty obvious no matter what Hopkins does or who he chooses to fight he will be criticised. He steps up and takes on the toughest fights out there time and again, Tito, Taylor, Tarver, Wright, Calzaghe, Dawson, Pascal, Kovalev and yet idiots still say he faked injuries to get out of fights or avoided fighters. atsch

 

“We really thought we were going to go into a fight with Bernard Hopkins, but he was too greedy,” Stevenson’s promoter Yvon Michel told TVA Sports. Michel stated that Hopkins wanted nearly 75% of the money offered by Showtime.

Hopkins will make much more money fighting Kovalev than he would have Stevenson. Kovalev does not care about the money, he just wants to fight Hopkins for the titles. When Kovalev wins, he will then make huge money, but Stevenson will still run from Kovalev, so will Ward...............

 

To say so is ignoring all the evidence.

Hopkins only turned to Kovalev after Stevenson wouldn't sign.

 

That's not true because if Hopkins gets past Kovalev, he'll sign to fight Stevenson and beat him too.

Hopkins is one of the only fighters fighting for legacy.

He chose the Kovalev fight because he was being forced to give up his title by Haymon, and then he would be offered less money because he didn't have a strap.

He signed to fight Kovalev mainly to outmanuever Haymon. There is an article where he talks about it that you haven't read.

Why don't you read it before making assumptions.

Hopkins is old school. Who has he ducked? This was the same guy who talked about fighting Haye, yet he's afraid of Stevenson?

 

I think the point is that he tried to face Stevenson first. When that wasn't happening, he moved on to Kovalev.

 

We'll find out in November.

If he get's KO'd then it don't look so easy.

IMO he has a better chance against Stevenson.

 

If they're both winnable then who he fights first is irrelevant. You think a loss for Hopkins derails him? You just argued against your own point.

 

Guess it depends on who you believe. Stevenson's people say Hopkins 'got greedy' and priced himself out, something he (Hopkins) too has a history of doing (RJJ rematch).

 

i think he is fighting Kovalev because Stevenson and GYM have some problem in court that are getting in the way....Stevenson is supposed to fight in september tough and probably gonna face pascal in december

 

Actually, Haymon and show time we're trying to scheme on Bhop and he G'd them by getting that HBO money

 

Not really seeing the weaknesses in Kovalev's game compared to STevenson. Kovalev has been dominating everyone he fights,

Stevenson on the other hand just went 12 hard rounds with a guy that Kovalev would probably spark out early.

That's not really a negative thing to say about Hopkins either, it just shows you that HOpkins likes to take the best challenges.

 

what a douchey comment