Just read that Calzahge turned Hopkins down.

from what i read, jc declined because the money was near what he made for kessler, which was unacceptable because a fight against bhop is worth much more. legacy is one thing, but i perfectly understand why jc declined and it is because the risk was far higher than the reward

 

A 43 year old Hopkins isn't going to do anything for anybody's resume because he's totally done, aside from that, Hopkins wanted it for June-July supposedly and probably is demanding a ridiculous sum of money like 15-18 million to fight Joe because he knows at this point it's an assured loss.

Nobody at 43 is going to beat a P4P elite who is one of the WORST styles for his his current set up possible.

There is no risk for JC, there is also no legacy points here for JC, as the entire boxing world would see how shot Hopkins is a year after how shot he looked vs. Winky, therefore, wasted time when Joe can fight Woods,Dawson,Erdei and others.

 

i like joe and he is a great fighter. but if you go around punking a guy nonstop and then decide not to fight because of money........... he shoud maybe keep his mouth closed a little more. i'm not saying that the offer was something he should have taken, but Bhop has now turned the tables and made it seem like joe is the one backing out.

 

when you want to add a good name to your resume money shouldn't be your main concern. I feel that he doesn't want to face BHops now by the way BHops doesn't need him on his resume is more like he needs BHops

 

No ****, the Winky fight for the LHW title as a supposed resume mark was absolutely ridiculous, add to the fact that Hopkins looked like **** and then you wonder how anybody thinks that does anything for anybodies resume, a semi-retired old man who has the LHW 'championship' held hostage essentially so he can tool around in the seniors club and make money.

Hopkins can either retire, or become a goddamn joke like DLH is, a novelty. It's terrible disrespect to real LHW's like Dawson and others for the supposed 'championship' to be able to be passed along in senior's tour fights.

I donI can;t decie what's more absurd, the fans who think Hopkins at this point has any chance at all vs. Joe, or the fans who claim this will add legacy points to Joe, but will then after the fight protest that Hopkins is shot even though it's plainly obvious that he's OLD now.

This stuff just annoys me. Bring on Woods and Dawson, two guys with a pulse.

 

Why don't we all just let the BHOP stuff rest. The man is on pension and should enjoy himself on the senior tour. It is sooooo much more interesting and enjoyable to see Calzaghe fight prime or near-prime fighters!

 

So Calzaghe should only be paid 2 million US dollars, while Hopkins makes 15 million as his final cash out instead of beating guys who are still fresh?

Give me a ****ing break. That's what you call pricing yourself out, it's a useless fight anyway.

But why argue with a guy who thought Adamek was the next Undisputed LHW champion? Or a guy who took Barrera over Marquez and Pac in 2007.

You have a limited view on boxing, it's not worth debating.:smoke

Though, it's not as bad as debating politics with you.:smoke

 

Rumsfeld is not an idiot, he simply just doesn't know what the **** he is talking about in this scenerio, as with most involving the sport of boxing and he speaks as if he's the authority on it.

With politics, he's just evil.

 

Anyway, like so many said before... he can turn down an offer without turning down the fight. They were still in negociations last I heard.