Will the referee be fair to Kovalev against Hopkins?

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  1. JAB5239

    JAB5239 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    :rofl
     
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  2. freedom2013

    freedom2013 Boxing Junkie banned

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    The officials are all not only from the same country as B-Hop, they are from the same part of the country.

    So it's reasonable to expect they will be biased in favor of Hopkins.
     
    freedom2013, Oct 21, 2014
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  3. freedom2013

    freedom2013 Boxing Junkie banned

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    That's not true. I remember most of the American press had Calzaghe winning.

    I don't know about the Taylor-Hopkins fights.
     
    freedom2013, Oct 24, 2014
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  4. JAB5239

    JAB5239 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Of course you dont, why would you ever do that with an American on American fight? :rofl
     
    JAB5239, Oct 24, 2014
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  5. plank46

    plank46 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    how favored was hopkins facing a canadian in canada? stupid ass question.
     
    plank46, Oct 24, 2014
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  6. Brighton bomber

    Brighton bomber Loyal Member Full Member

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    The ref I'm sure will be fair. At least fair based upon what he sees. BHop is so crafty and hides his fouls so well that it's hard for the ref to realise there has been any wrong doing. I don't think the ref will be a factor in this fight at least I hope not.
     
    Brighton bomber, Oct 24, 2014
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  7. plank46

    plank46 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    yep, because all sports aren't rigged, with boxing being barely above pro wrestling.
     
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  8. JAB5239

    JAB5239 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    So show proof of any Hopkins fight being fixed. Oh thats right, you cant! :yep
     
    JAB5239, Oct 25, 2014
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  9. Brighton bomber

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    While boxing has had it's fair share of corruption, when has Hopkins ever been involved in such a controversy? In fact whenever it's been a close fight Hopkins has lost as in the fights with Taylor and Calzaghe.

    There is just as much chance of Hopkins getting robbed as Kovalev. It's not like Hopkins is a big draw anymore or is seen as a potentially big draw in the future like Kovalev. Anyone who seriously thinks the fix is in, is being paranoid or simply setting up their excuses in case the fight doesn't go their way.
     
    Brighton bomber, Oct 25, 2014
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  10. plank46

    plank46 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    the ref in the fight against the turk basically tagged in. btw, emoticons are for homos.
     
    plank46, Oct 25, 2014
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  11. plank46

    plank46 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    if hpkins beats him without bs, i'll admit it. i'll make a ban bet on the fight too. otherwise, screw off.
     
    plank46, Oct 25, 2014
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  12. Rumsfeld

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    Yep! HBO execs are probably having wet dreams at the prospects of Golovkin and Kovalev leading and headlining a new explosive era of boxing.

    If anyone is getting jobbed on the cards, my money is that it would be Hopkins. In addition to the 2 Taylor fights and the Calzaghe fight, there was also the first Pascal draw.
     
    Rumsfeld, Oct 25, 2014
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  13. Brighton bomber

    Brighton bomber Loyal Member Full Member

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    Ah yes I'd forgotten about the first Pascal fight.

    Hopkins gets a lot of hate, people seem to go out of their way to discredit him but to suggests there will definitely be some kind of corruption involved based on the actual facts is a stretch even for the haters.

    A Kovalev win would be better for the TV network and boxing in general as I could see Kovalev being a big draw with his KO power. But I don't think for one minute there will be any hi jinks in the favour of Kovalev. I'll leave the conspiracy theories and settle for common sense.
     
    Brighton bomber, Oct 25, 2014
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  14. plank46

    plank46 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    yeah, he lost everyone of those.
     
    plank46, Oct 25, 2014
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  15. Son of Gaul

    Son of Gaul Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Probably not. Fields has a pretty good reputation, but he doesn't have a ton of world championship experience.
     
    Son of Gaul, Oct 25, 2014
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