99-100 picked Tyson over Douglas too, as well as 4-5 over Holy at least. Last time i looked picks didn't determine fights
I would have said i'd still favour Jones. Narrowly. I also favoured him over Tarver 2 and Johnson if you get the jist
Anyone here like Hopkins' chances against Dawson? I don't. I don't give him much of a chance based on the styles coming together. Hopkins would have to knock him out. I just don't see him taking enough rounds of Dawson, who has all the tools mentioned on this thread to beat Hopkins. Athleticism, blazing speed, solid jab, decent workrate, and youth in his locker.
Again, awful answer. We're talking a 'big fight' not an upset, it's a totally different ballgame. :huh
Not at all. Until the war is actually waged picks are just that, picks! Last time i looked you picked Joppy over Tito, right?
That's a terrible attempt at a comeback. Twice now. Hopkins would have been far shorter odds vs Jones than Johnson and Tarver. I mean, come on.
My dinner's ready , before I go: I'm not talking about getting it right, i'm talking about when two fighters on the same level meet in a huge fight and we pick who we think is best. This is totally separate to Douglas beating Tyson etc. Surely you can grasp this concept? :huh
Can you not understand the point? For crying out loud, it's not about getting it right (we get some, we don't others), it's about who you thought would win- and why, i.e. because you thought they were better. :yikes I now have to eat.
So you don't grasp that if the majority is oft wrong with big odds they might also be wrong with tight ones? Ali flogs Liston and Foreman at about 4's. Hopkins just flogged the fukk out of Pavlik at 4-1! He would have been shorter than that in the Jones rematch, let's get that straight regardless of Jones winning the first. This is because the bookies, whose livelihood depends on it, have to retain some degree of semblance and balance. Did you just candidly admit Jones and Hopkins are on the same level???