Sorry if posted before but thought i'd post in case no one's seen it. Only over a week to go before the sports two truest grinders go to war in Atlantic City. This from a article Over at the Scene. What do you think of Bernard Hopkins, the only man to have knocked you out? Glen Johnson: Knock me out? I've never been knocked out. I was stopped. Right? They stopped the fight on a cut. But you're talking about Bernard Hopkins, and I would love to fight a rematch with Bernard Hopkins. I would do that at any time and in any place. Bernard Hopkins knows that. Everybody who has ever interviewed me knows that. I have already mentioned that to Bernard Hopkins. When it comes to Bernard Hopkins, you know, I've called out Bernard Hopkins. It's just a matter of fact that Bernard Hopkins always seems to come up with something else whenvever he hears about my name. We're ready and willing and waiting. But right now, we're just going to take care of business on June 4, and that's what is in front of us. But we'll cross that bridge when we get there. If there still is some interest in that fight later on, then we'll deal with it at that point in time. We will deal with it then, but, definitely, that's a fight that I would love to have. Scene: Did you ever lose faith that you would be in this position, not only fighting for a super middleweight title, but also, to figure potentially in bigger fights? GJ: It took a lot of work, you know? Certainly, in spite of my accomplishments, as a man, I am not made of stone or metal or steel anything like that. I certainly have my feelings of being overlooked and falling short of some injustices throughout my career. There have been different down times and different opportunities that have come and gone. But at the same time, it doesn't matter what happened in the past, I knew that I would have to stick with it and to the only way to end it was to quit. But we didn't want to quit, so we worked and we were able to achieve our goals. Scene: Are you anticipating Fight of The Year type of performance opposite Carl Froch? GJ: From Carl Froch? I've seen a couple of tapes of Carl Froch. Obviously, he's a guy who comes and has kind of given up his advantage in height and wanted to brawl at times. He can come in and fight hard, and we're ready for that style. Also, we saw where he has used his size, his length and his height the way that he is supposed to use it against Arthur Abraham. But we're also ready for that style. So, we're really not sure how he will come out, exactly. I believe that he's going to start out trying to fight the way that he fought Arthur Abraham because he had so much success. With that style, the way that he beat Arthur Abraham, that's most recent in his mind. He got a lot of compliments for that and we're ancitipating that he might try to do something similar against me as an option. It worked well. We believe that he may start out that way. But again, everybody has a game plan until they get hit.
Some wise comments from Glen about Froch's recent performance in relation to this fight. Thats savvy right there and I agree with him. He already knows what Froch is going to attempt.
I think he will win, I dunno about a stoppage cos Glen's tough as old boots and Carl may opt for a points win to retain belt. It's about how Glen is at weight because with each day that passes he gets older so we will have to see but i believe he lasts the course but loses 117-111 UD. (Maybe a bit closer)
You got to at the Scene saying to Glen you got stopped by Hopkins. Gotta get your facts right around a man like Glenn that's his pride right there he won't have someone stain his record with poor research from Boxrec.
Yeah agree totally on that. Tbh he let Rob down a lot in Kessler bout cos he never listened nor did he in previous bouts. No point having a great trainer and letting it all go through one ear and out through other. Rob's been there seen it and done it. As you say Carl seems to have woken up (probs the defeat) and now uses Robs advice.
Rob showed his class after the kessler fight making Carl go to the press conference. he didnt want to go