Hopkins is moving up to cruiser weight to fight adamek!

I am a big fan of Hearns. I think he is one of the top 10 fighters in history. Yet I hope he reconsiders boxing now. He will be 51 years old in October. Fighting now is not good for him at all. He should promote fighters now or work in boxing, but being the boxer himself cannot be successful at that age..

 

That very well might happen. If any former middleweight can beat Valuev it is Hopkins. But I am sure he would rather fight Holyfield. I am not too impressed with Valuev.

 

You cannot compare Banks to Hopkins. Banks was a good young fighter, but not a Hopkins quality fighter. I doubt Hopkins is scared of Adamek.

 

Although Dawson has beaten Adamek, Adamek has gone on to do more since. Dawson struggled with Johnson and is now wasting his time with Tarver. Adamek has won the linear crown at a higher weight with very impressive (and fan friendly performances) and the huge Polish throng that support him bring more money to the table than Dawson's fans.

I think it's the title in a 3rd weight class that Hop wants anyway, rather than the 'names'.

I think Adamek vs. Dawson is a bit like Hatton vs. Cotto. At the lower weight Dawson will win every time. A few pounds north and he becomes cannon fodder, just like Hatton would if he faced Cotto at WW.

Not hating on Dawson before anyone says I am, just admitted he got the better of Adamek (I also think he took the 11th round kd really well, especially considering how Adamek has proved himself as a puncher since, which should ask SOME questions of Dawson's chin, it clearly isn't china even if he can be rocked) just think Adamek is a natural CW. His body has grown into it, I can imagine him being stopped if he'd carried on at LHW, he didn't look as healthy.

 

I honestly doubt it. If Pavlik beating Lockett did not scare off Hopkins, why would Adamek?

 

I didn't say he would be scared, but, I do think that after that performance Bhop truly realizes what a beast this guy is at cruiser. He doesn't have a chin like Kelly P. I don't think b-hop would be nearly as effective at cruiser either.

 

Kelly was moving up in weight to fight B-hop. B-hop would have to move up in weight to fight Adamek. When is the last time Bhop moved up in weight to fight anyone...if you mention the Tarver fight, you will lose all credibility on this post.

 

That's not true. Dan Rafael of ESPN simply reported that Hopkins would like to fight Adamek. Nothing more, nothing less.

 

Good point. I do not think Hopkins would be as effective at cruiserweight either. Although a great performance by Adamek now helps Hopkins get focused. Had Adamek looked bad he might not have trained the same way.

 

I would much rather see Bhop fight Chad at 175...wouldn't you?

 

Thanks :good

Still, B-Hop ain't scared. Even after this, he will be looking at the mistakes of Adamek makes, not the pluses. He will see how open Adamek is to the right hand and will think 'well, Banks threw it and stood straight on after connecting.' Hop will then throw it with his head down and as soon as it connects will try and rough Adamek up, clinching and hitting low. Hopkins will try and grind out a close PTS win by nullifying Adamek's workrate rather than by battering him like he did with Pavlik, who was easy to calm down.

Hopkins will see what Cunningham and Banks did right, and will then see what they did wrong. He'll take everything they did right and try not to make the same mistakes, that's the kinda' fighter he is.

It'll go one of two ways; B-Hop by decision. Or Adamek via brutal K.O in the 2nd half of the fight. No doubt Hopkins will look very good for the first few rounds, stalling Adamek and throwing from angles, butting him and clinching. But, like Pavlik was SUPPOSED to do (glad he didn't I'm a HUGE 'Nard fan) Adamek will remain strong through the second half of the fight and will come back with bombs, stopping Hopkins in a not dissimilar fashion to how he stopped Banks.


Then again, Cunningham took HUGE shots throughout 12 rounds and stayed in there. Hopkins has a proven chin, so maybe he CAN take Adamek's punches???

Interesting fight, IMO more interesting than the Dawson fight, which would be a chess match. I like chess matches, but Hop putting on a masterclass whilst a brute tries to stop him is always fun to watch!

 

as a fan I would, but if I were Hopkins I would not want Dawson. He has more a chance to lose against Dawson in my mind without being in the position to win a title. With Adamek he can win a title. Also I think he is moving up to see how he handles the weight and then figure if he wants to fight at heavyweight a few pounds higher or near what he would weigh for Adamek.

 

Good point, in a way Dawson and Adamek is getting like Donaire and Darchinyan.

Adamek is at his best now, clearly wasn't at his best at light heavy though Dawson deserves lots of credit for beating him. Adamek was beng badly mismanaged by Don King, weak at the weight, not getting many fights. If the King/Main Events hook up hadn't happened, and if ME hadn't took over the reins, Adamek would be doing **** right now (IMO).

 

You're assuming that Bhop will be just as effective at cruiser...could you seriously imagine him fighting at 190+?

 

Nice post. I just do not know how many times Hopkins can do the impossible. He is the only fighter I remember who is building a bigger legacy after 40 then he did before 40 years old. At least trying to.