Am I the only ESB'er picking Hopkins to KO Pavlik?

I'm not picking that outcome but i wouldn't be shocked, i see Hopkins maybe having Pavlik down with a counterpunch.

 

Hopkins will pull a Sam Peter vs Vitali.... in the last 2-3 rounds of the fight !!

 

I would not say knockout, maybe a knockdown. And thats a big maybe. Im in the middle of the road for the outcome of this fight!

 

thanks for the laugh

 

You should be the only one because it's not happening. Now a KD is completely different.

 

No, that doesn't seem out of the question to me. It could happen.

 

Sorry but you're a ****ing idiot. Hops hasn't KO'd anyone of note since Trinidad, and you think he'll KO Pavlik? GTFO.

Even if I was rooting for Hopkins and I was 9 and still believed in the tooth fairy, I wouldn't pick a 43 y/o Hops to KO a prime champion.

 

It sounds like wishful thinking Pavlik can be knocked down, so it's somewhat of a viable option.

 

Pavlik's chin isn't great and Hopkins has amazing timing and solid power when he loads up the right, however even if he put him down i doubt he would have the killer instinct to finish him off properly.

 

If he can time counters perfectly, sure. A lot in this match is riding on how much Hopkins has left.

 

it seems b-hop has the perfect style to beat pavlik. 10 years ago. a kd is not out of the question. b-hop is gonna be dangerous the first couple of rounds, waiting for kelly to make a mistake, just like he did with joe. but i think equally if kelly catches him with one good shot, b-hop might be trying to cling on for dear life, that's when it will get interesting and kelly's gonna want to lure b-hop into a brawl or get him cornered to test b-hops manhood and force him to go toe to toe. can't wait for this fight

 

Why Not? Pavlik is not that solid, And it's his first taste of LHW...
Sounds like a test to me.

 

is it at LHW?

 

While Pav has his weaknesses, Hop is not the man he was 10-15 years ago.

In his heyday, I think Hopkins dominates Pav with relative ease. But his heyday is over.