right I was told the same thing when I picked taylor over hopkins and calzaghe over hopkins also. you on the other hand picked hopkins, now who has any brains????atsch atsch atsch
Hopkins has never been stopped in 20 years and has fought hard punchers (Echols, Trindiad, Tarver) in the past. So, I really do not see any basis to your statement.
If Pavlik couldn't stop Taylor in their second fight, considering Taylor's defensive flaws, he'll never get enough straight rights through Hopkins' defense to stop him. IMHO. I think it's going to be very interesting to see how Pavlik responds to the first right-hand counter that hits him. Hopkins isn't a big puncher, but he's a much bigger dude at 175 than he was at 160. It will interesting to see how Pavlik's head stands up to LHW shots.
You are by far one of the worst assholes ever. Remember when you claimed Hopkins is a ducker who only said he wants to fight Tarver/Johnson winner ONLY if Johnson wins and if Tarver did he wouldn't even consider it? Now you're back with more and more rubbish coming straight out of your sore ass. Hopkins won't get KO'd in this fight just like he wasn't against Calzaghe(where you also predicted he would). The only typical dumbass here is you. :deal
He could, but that's unlikely, because Hopkins is such an old ******* who is borring and is gonna try all the dirty tricks in the books the make this fight borring. I hope that he KO him bad, but he will win an CLEAR UD
wrong, I never predicted joe was going to ko hopkins,and you well know that tarver wasn't in any fighting condition after he lost all the weight, hopkins just capitalized on it.your hero lost twice to taylor and tried to cheat and get joe disqualified claiming all sorts of fouls. and if you are so confident about hopkins I'll bet you 3 months off the forum if pavlik loses. go ahead and grow some balls, I' m waiting.
You're a long-time hater with hardly anything worth mentioning. You claimed Hopkins is scared SHITLESS of Tarver and would never fight him, when the fight was on you were all over the place with laughter about how Hopkins is going to get killed. After the fight you disappeared only to appear once again now with the same bull****. Hell no I won't have a bet with a known coward like you. :good
You picked these guys based on hate and only that, when a discussion was made you were never found to comment except for joining in with insults and bull****. Remember your prediction for Tarver vs Hopkins?, Tarver by early brutal "murder" KO? You also said you will give Hopkins credit if he wins and when he did you disappeared only to reappear like ****** with shitloads of excuses. :deal
IMO, Hopkins is so much more skilled than Pavlik that there can't even be a comparison. Hop is a master, Pavlik is just a brute, but a very effective one. But Hop showed in the Calzaghe fight he simply no longer has the stamina/fitness/energy/workrate to compete for 12 top-class rounds, and Pavlik is younger and fresher and hungrier than Calzaghe. Unless Hopkins can get Pavlik out of there early (there genuinely is a chance of this if Hop drops his career-long tactics and goes for broke, coz Jermain Taylor almost managed it v Pav, and Hopkins showed v Calzaghe he still has good 1-shot power), then I see this being a Cotto-Margarito sort of fight (in terms of momentum, not punishment). Not that Hopkins will get stopped, that is impossible for a guy of his magnificent chin and defence, but Pavlik will take control by the mid-rounds and win them all til the end. Shame, as Hopkins of '01 would've brutalized Pavlik.
No way will Pavlik stop Hopkins. Benard will not allow it. The Executioner will stink the joint out before he lets himself get hurt. I can't help believing that Hopkins would have beaten Calzaghe if he was willing to take some more chances . Benards main goal is to get paid, and his second priority is not getting hurt.
damn, you are really a liar, I never said tarver would ko hopkins, I picked tarver to win, though,......and you won't take my bet, I'll see you on oct 13 just to remind you, hopkins will lose and lose big, this will be hopkins last fight.... you still living off hopkins win over tito and oscar, calling him the best middleweight ever :nut :nut you also predicted hopkins to beat joe easy,you are fake and if you had any confidence in hopkins you would take the bet, but it looks like deep down you know hopkins is not good enough.... take the bet *****...:hi: :hi: :hi:
hopkins wont get stopped in this fight. Should be very boring tho. Pavlik gonna come out swingin, but I think Hopkins will tire him out and make him miss a lot. I could see it going either way, but Hopkins being stopped? Not likely!