Loew Is Tactically Ticked Off That People Think Hopkins Is Joe Slick

"We’re not concerned about Bernard Hopkins running around the ring and moving and showing how slick he is. We’re prepared for that too. We’re not dumb enough to just walk straight at him and throw one-twos down the middle. We know what a great fighter he is. So, we’ve got a whole lot more plans for Bernard Hopkins than they realize. So, if they’re thinking that we’re one dimensional, that’s great for them."

Jack Loew, October 2008

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:nod

 

That is a good question.

 

Why the thread though?

 

There's not too much to this particular insult. Hopkins has faked falling out of a ring before. I'll assume everyone who makes a reference like this hasn't seen very much of Bernard Hopkins. Somehow anyway Calzaghe getting schooled seems worse to people than Hopkins putting on his theatre tricks.

 

Personally, I'm not sure what to make of these comments by Team Pavlik.

 

Most fans are neither tactically minded nor tactically intelligent. We do have some strong people though mixed in. Anyone have any idea what Team Pavlik keeps talking about with all this clever business, or is it all just a bluff?

 

The one thing I've heard Pavlik refer to looking at some interviews on youtube is their alleged intention to focus on the body. Pavlik said "there will be no head hunting." Loew and Pavlik sound extremely self assured about this all - I'm right with you on looking forward to what we actually get, C. Team Pavlik is playing brilliant poker at this point if they're just bluffing. They claim to have an answer for everything, and then some.