A question to Hopkins Loyals

You're trying to reason with the unreasonable.

 

What will it take? Just one thing, let Kelly Pavlik walk through his shield and blast him to Palookaville... Somehow, I doubt that and all you Hopkins haters may find yourself schewing your tongues and scratching your testicles.

 

get off his dick for real hes a legend hes a beast hes 40 somthin and fighting kelly pavlik whos joe calzghe fighting? roy jones 5 yrs 2 late reguardless of wether he loses to pavlik he got my balls and is still better then ur favorite boxer so like i said GET OFF HIS DICK LET MY MAN BREATHE

 

I like Hopkins a lot and can acknowledge that he's slipping now.

But I still thought he beat Calzaghe. I don't think he'll beat Pavlik but I can hope.

 

How is it just survival at this point?

In his last 3 fights he ran over the #1 LHW in the world, who was a 4-1 favorite and was in quite a lot of top 10 P4P lists at the time, he clearly outpointed and tactically picked apart a 2-1 favorite over him that was in everyone's top 5 P4P, and lost a very close decision to a fighter who is one of the top 3 P4P in the sport right now.

He may be in relative terms a "shell" of his former self, but he's still good enough to beat a lot of top guys. Once Hopkins is flat out beaten by somebody, then he should call it quits, but the last last time that happened was 15 years ago. He very well may beat Pavlik, and if he does will you say he needs to retire?

 

Freddie Roach wrote off B-Hop for this fight....

 

He is a shell of what he used to be but the style he applies is still dangerous enough for anyone as he already proved. You're saying the exact same thing almost everyone said about him before fighting Tarver simply because he lost to Taylor before going for that fight. He showed a lot of activity against Tarver and Wright, the Calzaghe fight was a different story but as far as I remember it was Hopkins who dropped Calzaghe and hurt him numerous times despite losing, it was still a close battle.

Pavlik's style is not hard to predict for Hopkins and if he shows he can keep his punches up for 12 rounds he can win this.

 

Almost everyone wrote him off before Tarver, means nothing really.

 

I think Freddie knows more than Joe Blow....

 

I wouldn't want to bank on that--his best chance is an early knockout

 

Don't think so, how many times have Pavlik gone 12 rounds in his career?, if he goes 12 he's going to go 12 with someone who is USED to going twelve and a man who will fight and try to steal as many rounds as possible. I know Hopkins is old but if he fights well enough here and keeps the activity up then Pavlik is in serious danger considering the difference in skill.

 

AA and BHop..... wow.... paint drying excitement.....

 

Hopkins is still very capable. He is a very intelligent fighter and has a wealth of experience. He trains consistently and has always kept himself in tremendous condition. This is why at 44 he can still compete at the top level.
But lets not be fooled he is no longer the young Hopkins and this will always become apparant againts the young strong powerful elites of the sport.

He has a defensive style and should never really get hurt also Hopkins will hang them up when he no longer can compete he has that much pride as an athlete.