Joe will fight Hopkins in the USA and Woods at home and then retire: my crystall ball

i think he should retire after beating Hopkins, he should'nt ruin hes legacy against a good longster again, even though he was up to it against Kess. Joes a legend and what ever any yank says on this site he isn't hyped enough, the guys a master at 168 and hopefully the beating of the racist big mouthed tw*t will secure his place in boxing history.

 

i think he will fight hopkins if he wins that he will fight rjj then retire
if he loses to hopkins i think he wii fight woods then retire

 

Joe has been talking about the winner of Taylor/Pavlik more than Woods. He doesn't really seen enthused with the prospect of fighting him

Maybe one of them will get their asses over to Cardiff

 

You've thought about it more than I have

Pavlik will win no doubt. I can see him fighting the Duddy's of this world for a few easy pay days before taking on Abraham, so I can't see Joe being around when he finally moves up

That is the fight I'd like to see, rather than expect to see

I'd even prefer Dawson, but he's a nobody, so again it won't happen

Woods is most likely :-(

 

I think it's a case of once bitten twice shy for Joe

He's already done the fighting unbeaten American. Dawson is obviously far better than Lacy, and as you rightly say knowledgable fans would give him great credit for beating him, but unfortunately that's a very small number

The vast majority would write off Dawson as a green nobody, that's just the way it is, and he would again be criticized for not fighting any greats

Hopkins is the only logical option at the moment. If Dawson comes through Johnson as expected, there may be a slim possibility of this happening

 

Exactly! Dawson is clearly the toughest opponent for Joe at the moment.
He wont get credit for anyone he faces so he may as well go where the money is (Hopkins). Shame this fight is happening so late in their careers as it looks like the winner will be whoever has aged the least (Calzaghe imo) and not so much who's the better fighter. 5 years ago this fight would've been a pureists dream!

 

Probably not to be honest

Glen Johnson is a relic, Dawson should wipe the floor with him, so I doubt it will raise too many eyebrows. It's going to be pretty hard for Dawson to raise his profile in that division, especially with Calzaghe and Hopkins fighting each other

Joe desperately wants to retire unbeaten, and knows he can easily beat the limited Woods. Woods is an easier fight, makes more money and at the end of the day will go down about equal on his resume, despite Dawson being superior. That's boxing

No brainer

 

This is by no means impossible...

I could see Hopkins then winner of Taylor and Pavlik though as more marketable...

 

I think in an ideal World it would be best if Joe fought Hopkins at 175 to claim the Rings 175 title, then fight the Pavlik/Taylor winner at 168.

I do see this hopkins match coming off, BHop himself now has got used to saying Joes name which didne five years ago. I think once he beats Hopkins at light heavy, he'll try for Woods.

 

Who died and made Dawson the next big thing???

He has beaten one good fighter in Adamek and then defended against nobodies twice - nearly as bad opponents as Mundine is fighting these days. He has been down at least three times to my knowledge. If Calzaghe was to blow him out he'll gain no legacy what so ever - only if the fight is hard and close will he gain anything for that.

In my book Dawson doesn't derseve a shoot at Calzaghe yet - let him prove himself against some prober opponents - Johnson is a clear step up, but no topfighter either. Hell Lacy had a resume much better than Dawsons at this time!!!

 

I want a fight between Joe and Roy 2 get done after RJ diposes of Tito. I wanna see that 1 desperately:yep