Bernard Hopkins has many skills, and one of them skills is acting. People need to face some cold hard facts, and some of you may not like to do that. "But i will" Bernard Hopkins needs to improve greatly from his last performance against Joe Calzaghe..if he is to have a chance against Kelly Pavlik. Kelly Pavlik has a great workrate, good power, and is technically sound as a boxer. People need to understand that Bernard Hopkins since Antonio Traver, has just been a fighter who.. "Hits..Holds..Spoils...and cannot work at a sustained pace" Bernard Hopkins says he is old school, but i agree with James Toney..that he is not old school... "James Toney is the only last remaining fighter who fights old school" When you are Old School, your conditioning and fitness are canceled out. James Toney was fighting heavyweights in bad phsyical fitness, but still because he was old school..he could still survive. James Toney could go 15 rounds today with 90% of the heavyweights in the world. It is becoming more and more apparant that Bernard Hopkins, is Bernard Hopkins.."he is not old school". I don't think Kelly Pavlik is going to let Bernard Hopkins fight at a distance, at a steady controled pace. And even if they do stand at a distance people are forgeting Kelly Pavliks jab..! fast and concrete. It's fight's like these that prove your greatness.. People must understand that Bernard Hopkins should not win this fight, it should not happen. I believe this is a even bigger test that Bernard Hopkins vs Felix Trinidad. I hope Bernard Hopkins wins, i hope he becomes the X again. And then i hope Roy Jones Junior beats Joe Calzaghe and then...Bernard Hopkins and Roy Jone's fight each other and end their careers.
At this stage in his career, Bernard Hopkins will not be able to deal with a guy that not only has a high workrate but is also sharp with most of his punches and carries heavy hands on top of that... That's why I predict the accumulation of shots taken will make B-Hop's trainer ask to stop the fight before the 11th or 12th round..
