Froch wouldn't let his hands go against Hopkins. For starters, they aren't fast enough to cause Hopkins problems like Calzaghe did. Froch is a better fighter than Pascal without question and would dominate him in a rematch like he did the first time..... but Froch wouldn't like being hit with pinpoint right hand counters all night. His output would be down, his average footwork would be shown up badly. He's a top class fighter is Froch, but Hopkins is just something else.