WOW! What is hopkins doing this for?

Hopkins has fought nothing but elite fighters for the better part of the last 4-5 years. He deserves an easier fight.

2004: Oscar De la Hoya
2005: Jermain Taylor x2
2006: Antonio Tarver
2007: Ronald Wright
2008: Joe Calzaghe
2009: Kelly Pavlik

 

Will you just shut the hell up. I cant stand clowns like you going off on some bull****. Hopkins is 45 years old, and is taking a tune up fight....What more do you really want him to prove?

And Im sick and tired of this bull**** about "American Boxing fans". Americans get trashed all the time on here, yet the euro's want to make it like America is the only place with delusional fans who talk ****.

Take kelly pavlik for Example...to the Euro's this guy is a one Dimensional slugger with no skill or defense and has a glass chin for getting dropped by taylor. Yet Carl Froch on the other hand has a Granite chin, amazing skills, and will beat anybody you put in front of him.

Every country has it's delusional rabid fans. Don't single out america.

 

its a ****ing tune up to stay active and get off the rest

no ones telling you otherwise

you *****

 

You need to STFU douchbag. Your a Pure hater.

Who the hell wishes cuts on fighters. The mans been inactive he needs a tune-up.

Eat a sack of baby dicks mother****er.

 

At Hopkins age he has the right to do what he wants.

 

True its a tuneup....but RJJ has a far better calibre of tune up dont he??

 

Compare Hopkins last 5 opponents to RJJ's last five and shut up.

 

Other then Calzaghe. Jones has been fighting nothing but tune ups since the third Tarver fight.

Yeah I know he fought Trinidad... my point exactly. :yep

 

Yeah, ok you got a point! 3 wins 2 losses.

Hopkins last 5:-

Pavlik (good win but Pavlik is one dimensional)
Calzaghe (loss)
Winky (too small man) Wright.
Tarver
Taylor (loss)


RJJ last 5:-

Lacey
Shika
Calzaghe (loss)
Trinidad (another small man)
Hanshaw (who?)

So yeah you got a point...but I still say RJJ will own Hopkins again in the rematch.

 

I don't mind, I think I'll go to it!

 

Who cares? Is it unusual for a former champ in his forties to take a fight with someone who is a journeyman?

 

B-Hop is in his mid 40's. He had a career full of taking on the top guys. He's at a stage now where he can pretty much pick and chose event fights rather than "trying to prove himself" fights.

 

Its easy to look great against lesser opponents!