Seeing Stevenson KO Dawson in 1 Hopkins will travel to Canada picking up enough title in perhaps his final big fight. He won't fight Ward. Froch wants to stop at 168. Bute is not fighting until the end of the year against Pascal. Sure, Stevenson's got power, but- one simply does not knock out Bernard Hopkins.
if Adonis stays at the weight, he has to fight Bellew or be stripped. unless of course, they allow that to be pushed to the side for a unification.
Hopkins would truly become the oldest champion in boxings history :deal Heck, at this stage he would beat Dawson.
I was thinking this same thing tonight.. Hopkins is locked into his mandatory.. but if he get past him.. its Hopkins Vs Stevenson unification at the Bell Center.. and Hopkins likes his chances against a green Stevenson..
Yep and Hopkins, being old fashioned probably doesn't really view the title he won from Cloud as a world tile. He probably just see's it as a belt. He wants back the lineage.
I was thinking the same thing Hopkins is going to have a field day beating up on Stevenson, Froch is not moving up to 175 and would prefer Kessler 3 or Ward (even talked about Groves) Ward is not moving up to 175 and Bhop said he would not fight him, Cleverly seems to be chasing Froch makes sense to me is Canada paying well or something seems like Dawson and Bhop seem to always open to fight there.
I'm pretty sure the people around Stevenson kow the risk/reward fighting Hopkins adn will do the right move which is stay away. Stevenson will be fighting Bellew next.