Hopkins would school Butterbiev

Nah he hits too hard.


Kovalev would outbox him, though.

 

maybe but Korobov was schooling Lee too.

 

I can see it too. If beterbiev just relies on his power to win then old man Popkins wins an easy decision.

 

At this stage Beterbiev would knock Hopkins out

 

i Told you Sergey KRUSHER Kovalev is the man, why dont you listen.

 

possibly ,but "awkward" fighters often present a problem for classy fighters, particularly if the awkward fighter is a hard puncher too.

 

You're absolutely delusional if you think a 50 year old Hopkins who just took a 12 round very damaging 1 sided beating from Kovalev would beat Beterbiev. Beterbiev is a harder puncher than Kovalev and he is a well schooled boxer.

 

he's very green right now,

 

It wasn't just Kovalev ' s power that kept Hopkins in check it was his ability to maintain distance in the outside from Hopkins to keep him from holding him. Beterbiev has shown no such skill not even jabbing to find his range. Hopkins survived Kovalev ' s onslaught so I don't expect him to crumble as soon as beterbiev lands. I expect a lot of pot-shotting and holding on Hopkins part to neutralize beterbiev 's power to go on to win a one-sided UD.