Hilarious Hopkins Trinidad predictions....

Arcane · Nov 4, 2012

Some of these are almost as bad as the Hopkins haters on here :nut

"I am picking Trinidad, perhaps by TKO in the late rounds. Too young, too insistent, just too unstoppable for the veteran Hopkins. The precise, quick punches of Tito could be the key in the exchanges. Hopkins has a great record but he hasn't fought at this level since he met Roy Jones, and he lost that fight. The Garden site must be taken into account, too -- we all know that the crowd will be noisy and passionate in favour of Trinidad, and he will, I think, draw strength from the support."
Graham Houston, Boxing Monthly
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"Trinidad is at the height of height of his powers as a pro. Hopkins is...not. This bout will deteriorate into a foul-marred brawl until Trinidad KOs Hopkins in the ninth round."
Mike Woods, Newsday, Boxing Digest,
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"Trinidad has everything, including the intangibles, in his favor. Most point to Hopkins's articulate monologues as evidence of supreme confidence, yet for me there is a bit of "whistling in the graveyard" in his harangues. Trinidad's accuracy will be the difference. Trinidad by KO in the 8th."
Mike Delisa, Publisher,The CBZ
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"I've been trying to shock the world with lots of cool upset specials, but I've been wrong with every pick I've made this year, so this time I'm going to play it safe: Tito Trinidad makes a big-ass contribution to the Bernard Hopkins Retirement Fund and puts the Philly strongman to sleep in four."

DscribeDC, The CBZ
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A personal favourite of mine;

I'm probably in the minority here, but I believe Hopkins - because of his dominance of the middleweight division - is overrated. He's solid, no doubt, durable with guts and balls to kill. But I just don't see him on the same level as Tito. Tito will bring speed, power, youth and technique to the table. But more than anything, Tito has proven to be one of the ballsiest fighters around. It's probably his best asset, particularly since he's previously fought guys with more ability, speed and strength. And he seems to be getting better with age and size.
The key here for me though is the quality of opposition. Tito has faced de la Hoya, a still crafty Whitaker, Reid, Campas and Vargas. And won. The best fighter Hopkins has fought was Jones, and we remember the outcome of that. This fight reminds me a little of Barrera-Hamed. Despite all Hamed's skills and advantage in power, the bottom line was Barrera had faced better opposition, so when faced by Hamed's skills, it wasn't daunting. He wasn't a lonely boy stuck in the middle of the ring not knowing what to do. Of course you can't see that happening to Hopkins, but for me the same rules apply. Hopkins will not know how to handle Tito's skills.
The only question is Tito's chin, but Hopkins is not a concussive puncher. So his best chance would probably be to out-hustle Tito which I don't think he can do. It'll be close though. Tito's had some hard fights in recent years, and you still have to assume that Hopkins will have the edge in strength. And as we know, Tito can completely dominate an opponent, then get caught. Don't be surprised if that happens here. But, Tito has that extra bit of class, although Hopkins has a good chin so I assume that it will go the distance. The safe bet. I'm already hearing cats Stateside that are saying that once Tito's done with Hopkins, he'll defeat Jones. As great as Trinidad is, he's not and will probably never will be in that miracle class. Felix Trinidad Wpts12 Bernard Hopkins."
Derek Bardowell, The CBZ
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"It surely must come down to an age thing: 28 versus 36. Hopkins can probably win the first half of the fight but Trinidad can take the second, and maybe even make it a shorter half. Trinidad, possibly on a stoppage, somewhere from the 10th on."
Gerry Callan, Irish Boxing Yearbook
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"Viva Tito! Tito by KO in 8. Bring on Roy Jones."
Bob Trieger, Full Court Press, publicist, John Ruiz
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"No disrespect to Bernard Hopkins but the day I pick a 36-year-old 'Philly Brawler' to defeat a 28-year-old, in-his-prime, non-weight-drained Felix Trinidad is probably a good omen for you to go out and buy a lottery ticket. The best weapon combination used against Trinidad thus far seemed to be exceptional power and speed. In 99' de la Hoya had enough power to keep a weight drained Trinidad honest while giving him trouble with his speed. Hopkins merely has good power and speed. It won't frustrate Trinidad who has the upper hand here. There is no doubt in my mind that Trinidad is going to win this contest. I personally think Tito will stop 'The Executioner' in the later rounds. If I am wrong and it goes to the cards, I suspect that Trinidad will also clearly win with the first half of the fight being somewhat more competitive than the second half. I won't speculate on scores because I believe that points will be lost during this contest."
Jack Dunne,
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The most accurate prediction I found anywhere

"I like Hopkins by late KO. I think he'll shuffle the deck on Trinidad, he'll box better than most think he can and do his share of work on the inside and slowly wear Tito down."
Steve Kim,
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It's amazing to think of all the people who try to play down this win, just in another thread I saw someone claim Hopkins beating Trinidad was on the same level as Canelo beating Josesito Lopez :dead:dead

turbotime · Nov 4, 2012

Wow, props to Steve Kim. Still a **** though

TheHitman81 · Nov 4, 2012

Who cares?

PRPapi2dabone · Nov 4, 2012

No one counted on Hopkins playing mental tricks. Why did b-not duck a rematch? The Chico knew what was coming

ROG · Nov 4, 2012

Tito is nothin but one dimension kneegal like most Ricans!

Bogotazo · Nov 4, 2012

Love looking back on people's predictions for fights like that. Adds perspective.

I particularly hate predictions that are like, "brings speed, power, and technique to the table". Technique is not a physical attribute, and those physical attributes by themselves don't mean a thing without a style to wear them on.

vargasfan1985 · Nov 4, 2012

PRPapi2dabone said: ↑

No one counted on Hopkins playing mental tricks. Why did b-not duck a rematch? The Chico knew what was coming
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Trollin ass *****

Hatesrats · Nov 4, 2012

Overrated win.
Modern day... Lopez/Alvarez.
(Big Man Vs. a Bloated lil' man)
#Bully

Picking on Singers n' ****... Hoya.
You should be ashamed of yo' self u gap'ed toothed MF'er.
#HopkinsFan #Trolling #SlowBoxingWeekend

turbotime · Nov 4, 2012

@ "Bring on Roy Jones"

LEROY · Nov 4, 2012

Lmao I made so much money off that *****s glass chin

C.J. · Nov 4, 2012

I predicted a Hopkins KO win over Trinidad.. Bernard has only legitimately lost two fights Roy Jones jr , which he later avenged after Jones ducked a rematch for years & Chad Dawson when age finally caught up with him

Hatesrats · Nov 4, 2012

PRPapi2dabone said: ↑

No one counted on Hopkins playing mental tricks. Why did b-not duck a rematch? The Chico knew what was coming
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:good

WatchfortheHook · Nov 4, 2012

Arcane said: ↑

Some of these are almost as bad as the Hopkins haters on here :nut

A personal favourite of mine;
The most accurate prediction I found anywhere

It's amazing to think of all the people who try to play down this win, just in another thread I saw someone claim Hopkins beating Trinidad was on the same level as Canelo beating Josesito Lopez :dead:dead
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Do you have any articles from these guys after the fight with the writers eating humble pie?

BENNY BLANCO · Nov 4, 2012

I mean in hindsight it seems hilarious but nobody knew who Bernard was outside of hardcore boxing fans and Tito was on a hell of a streak going into that fight.

vonBanditos · Nov 4, 2012

I don't blame them for getting it wrong. No matter how limited Trinidad was, he was still a wrecking ball and nobody gave a **** about Hopkins. That fight made Bernard's career, and it's surprises like that that make boxing the greatest sport in the world.

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