The official "I called Hopkins over Pavlik thread!"

I picked Hopkins to win a close UD.

I figured he would gas at the end after winning say the first 7-8/10 rounds and Pavlik would take over...

This was not the case,

 

I called a Hopkins UD, back when I was still sporting a Pavlik avatar. There are very few master boxers in the world, Hopkins is a master boxer. It takes a master boxer to beat a Master boxer, or someone with complete physical freakishness like Jermain Taylor who was able to just keep throwing.

Hopkins will still beat 99% of the fighters out there.

 

I called it for Hopkins winning an SD here:

http://www.eastsideboxing.com/forum/showthread.php?p=2666564#post2666564

The only thing I was wrong was the end result. I never expected B-Hop to thoroughly dominate Pavlik like he did last night. Simple because I thought Kelly would still be the same Kelly that we knew and would trouble B-Hop with his workrate, pressure and power punching. And also because I thought B-Hop would lose stamina in the mid-rounds enabling Pavlik to nick some rounds.

On B-Hop winning however, I think I had a fairly good prediction on how he would do it.

 

i thought KP would win but put some v cash on b-hop cuz i i really felt it was close

 

Hopkins won me 160 vbucks.
What a guy

 

I called a Hopkins UD as soon as I heard the fight was signed.

I can't see how so many got blinded by the hype.

 

Glad to say i called a Hopkins UD

 

I called it.
(though, I called it for a KO, but the complete dismantling was nice too)

 

I called a UD and said it would mirror the Trinidad fight

 

I called it almost 100% spot on. Not bad for a 'newbie'.

Here:
http://www.eastsideboxing.com/forum/showthread.php?t=97024

 

I appreciate the feedback. Thanks!

 

Thanks brotha !:good

 

That's a quote from a thread I started the other day. As soon as the fight was made I picked BHOP and I never wavered. I haven't seen much of his career, only the Eastman and Calzaghe fights in their entirety. I made my pick entirely based on how highly I rate Calzaghe, I figured if Hopkins could make it that hard for Calzaghe he had too much for Pavlik.