"Hopkins-Froch on the cards"

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  1. JonOli

    JonOli Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Hopkins-Froch on the cards

    Golden Boy chief executive Richard Schaefer says that Bernard Hopkins is interested in relieving Carl Froch of his WBC super-middleweight title.

    Hopkins, who recovered from losing his light-heavyweight Ring crown to the now-retired Joe Calzaghe just over a year ago by beating Kelly Pavlik on points, is keen on Froch’s crown. And Schaefer says that London could be the venue for a bout that ‘The Cobra’ is also eager to get involved in.

    "Hopkins is interested in fighting Froch,” Schaefer was quoted as saying by The Sun.

    "We've spoken to Froch's promoter Mick Hennessy and they are interested. They only want big fights now and Hopkins is a big fight.

    "Hopkins told me he would do it at super-middleweight so I'm going to try to make it.

    "We could possibly do it at the O2 Arena in London - it would be big."

    Froch, 31, downed Jermain Taylor last month and with no chance of a fight against Calzaghe, a clash with Hopkins could be the next logical move.

    He said on the possibility: "Would I consider fighting a guy like that? Yeah, I would look at that.

    "If he's talking about it, we would definitely look at it if it could be done.

    "He's very experienced and he's very big and strong - but it's something I would be keen to do."

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  2. El Mexicano

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    Froch will get schooled
     
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  3. Miles5149

    Miles5149 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Froch's 0 is gone.
     
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  4. 196osh

    196osh Mendes Bros. Full Member

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    Hopkins will eat Froch up.
     
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  5. Ted Stickles

    Ted Stickles Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Hopkins will humiliate Froch
     
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  6. BremnerBomber

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    Froch wins by Devastating KO in the 12th :bbb

    Ok maybe not.... but Good on Froch if he gets the fight he deserves it
     
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  7. Pride In Battle

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    Froch will get schooled but as usual, take Hopins out in the brawl.
     
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  8. sergelapelle

    sergelapelle New Member Full Member

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    Did Froch not watch the Hopkins-Pavlik fight? What a terrible idea.
     
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  9. Ted Stickles

    Ted Stickles Boxing Addict Full Member

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    That would be an incredible Swan Song for Bernard
     
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  10. Smazz20

    Smazz20 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Not going to happen.
     
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  11. Deew

    Deew Active Member Full Member

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    I don't see it as such a bad move. Hopkins might appear to have too much for him, but he might not. He's not exactly getting youthful now, is he?

    Plus, if he gets beat by Bernard Hopkins - well no shame in being beat by Bernard Hopkins and he could still get a decent fight after that.

    If he wins, his stock goes up.

    Simple:)
     
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  12. Leif Erikson

    Leif Erikson Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I'm going to make an early, tenuous prediction for this one IF it's held at 168:

    Froch wins a snoozer of a decision against a suddenly very old looking Hopkins.

    I think at his age, even dropping the few lbs necessary to make 168 would be a bad move for Hopkins. He fills out 175 pretty much perfectly at this stage of his life.
     
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  13. Piffer

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  14. Ted Stickles

    Ted Stickles Boxing Addict Full Member

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    So he should be able to take a good beating for a 12 round loss:hey
     
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  15. David_TheMan

    David_TheMan ESB Sage Full Member

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    Froch's people better to stay the hell away from B-Hop if they want the cash to keep flowing.
     
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