Will Hopkins step up to the plate?

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  1. BoxingfanLV

    BoxingfanLV New Member Full Member

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    Ward - Hopkins, the next logical fight. Neither of the two has any other comparable option

    Followed by:

    Ward - ChavezJr
    GGG - Froch

    and finally:

    Ward - GGG
     
  2. Sweet-D-Willy

    Sweet-D-Willy Tha Realest Full Member

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    what makes u so sure GGG beats Froch?

    people underrated him because of how Ward handled him and thought Bute could do the same..
     
  3. eltirado

    eltirado Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Froch is bigger than GGG, people matching GGG with SMW & LHW are trying to retire GGG early
     
  4. Farmboxer

    Farmboxer VIP Member Full Member

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    Yes, they are.......................Stevenson has called out Ward, even on national TV. He said he would fight Ward at 175 or 168...........but Ward refuses to answer him.......

    Calzaghe easily beat Hopkins years ago. Hopkins refused to fight Kovalev who was his mandatory and has even said that he will never fight Kovalev or Stevenson. If they want fighters to fight out of their weight divisions, then let SOB Ward fight Vitali or Vladimir Klitschko...............Hagler never left the middleweight divison...............
     
  5. divac

    divac Loyal Member Full Member

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    Hopkins has no business fighting elite fighters. Let him do what he's doing now fighting less than B level fighters.
     
  6. Son of Gaul

    Son of Gaul Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I'm a Golovkin fan and he would have a difficult time against an athletic, reflexive guy like Ward who also happens to be defensively sound and naturally bigger than him. They are both better off staying put(IMO), for at least 2 more fights. GGG-Ward would be PPV worthy if promoted properly, but Golovkin will need to raise his profile significantly in the next 2-3 fights for that to happen.
     
  7. divac

    divac Loyal Member Full Member

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    Golovkin raise his profile? What about Ward, the casual fan is'nt in tune to Andre Ward, and those who are not anxious to see his style of fighting.

    PPV success of a GGG-Ward matchup would solely depend on GGG carrying and pulling in the PPV buys because certainly Ward could never carry such a burden.
     
  8. Capt

    Capt Boxing Addict Full Member

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    That fight might just need to be a Co-main event type PPV.
     
  9. Capt

    Capt Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Hopkins wants no part of him....
     
  10. Rico Spadafora

    Rico Spadafora Master of Chins Full Member

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    :rofl:patsch

    Hopkins needs to fight Kovalev or Stevenson or retire. Blatantly ducking both of them is disgraceful.
     
  11. Salty Dog

    Salty Dog globalize the Buc-ees revolution Full Member

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  12. Capt

    Capt Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I think that's the point he want to keep winning for awhile then retire.
     
  13. True_Hero

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    Hopkins is a COWARD. That racist piece of trash is shitting himself with Kovalev breathing down his neck.
     
  14. Cletis VanDamme

    Cletis VanDamme Boxing Addict Full Member

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    GB have signed Shumenov for a reason, Hopkins will fight him next.
     
  15. Salty Dog

    Salty Dog globalize the Buc-ees revolution Full Member

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    Keyboard toughguy...