That's because YDKSAB. Anyone who was a fan of Boxing during Hopkins' reign as the IBF 160lb champion knows that he was avoided like the PLAUGE..
He was a good fighter, and wasn't far removed when he fought GGG. You can easily say he beat Martirosyan just a year before he fought GGG.
Triple G wont come close to stopping B hop . So you can throw that out the window . Its not happening . He damn sure cant outbox B hop . The only way Triple G wins this fight is by KO/TKO/STOPPAGE . B Hop picks him apart all the way to a points win .
2005 Jermain "Bad Intentions" Taylor vs Triple G would be mouth watering . JT had Speed/Power , Solid boxing skills and always came to fight .
I thought Popkins was inhuman? Kovalev took it easy on the old codger; it was only the last round when Pops got cocky that he tried to blast him out. He clearly demonstrated that he could handily outbox BHop.
Until Jermain mentally/physically gases, Golovkin would have hell with Jermain. Tough out for anyone.
Thats because Krusher had never went the distance before . He was clearly pacing himself. A Nard win was based on him taking Kovalev into the later rounds. He fought smart and didn't push for the stoppage. He went all out in the 12th cos he had no more rounds to come out for. He isn't a high out-put guy anyway as he demonstrated again vs Chilemba. He picks his moments and ups the ante a bit for the last minute. That relaxed approached is going to be his undoing against Ward and i don't think he has the stamina to up his game to a higher pace.