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Bernard Hopkins is such a great fighter. He is winning fights on experience and wisdom. Not on skill but on wisdom at this point. He is 42 and he is still fighting well. That is amazing. This is much more impressive than Foreman in 1991 since Foreman lost all his big fights except for landing a punch on weak chinned light heavyweight Moorer. Hopkins is beating guys at a division where skills matter. Foreman was doing it on his huge size and power. Hopkins is amazing.
I'd like to see him go after the Calzaghe/ Kessler winner!
It would be poetic justice if he got a shot a Calzaghe if he beats Kessler. If Kessler wins I'd rather see him rematch Roy Jones Jr.
I think he'll fight Jones next, he's talked before about wanting to revenge that loss. I think he SHOULD fight the Calzaghe-Kessler winner though. And I would really love it if he just retired.
If it isn't Calzaghe, then I really think he should just retire...beating Roy now means very little and it wont be a fan friendly fight...I think Kessler and Pavlik are both bad matchups for Bernard at this stage in his career and lack that "name" for legacy purposes. I don't know if I'd pick Joe against Bernard...I think of Joe as a boxer, and I just don't know if he can outbox Bhop for 12 rounds.
if he can't fight Calzaghe then he should retire. he probably shouldn't even fight calzaghe.
I don't know who Bernard will fight next, most likely Joe Calzaghe. I love Bernard Hopkins, hes' a great fighter, and bad MF, but from what I saw Saturday night, Roy Jones Jr. could very well beat either Bernard OR Winky Wright RIGHT NOW. Thats IF Roy's head is in the right place and he lets his hands go like he's been doin against Ajamu and Hanshaw. I would love to see a rematch between Roy Jones jr. and Bernard Hopkins for the Light Heavyweight championship of the world, not sayin B-hop couldn't win, cus he could, but I'd have to favor Roy with his still blazing hand speed and pop.
I voted the winner of Calzaghe vs Kessler but my answer needs an *.
I think that he should fight Calzaghe if Joe is able to get thru Kessler. Kessler is very good but I don't beleive that the hype/anticipation for that fight would be close to a Calzaghe vs Hophins showdown.
To be honest,hopkins looked slow throwing punches, and slow trying to avoide them, he is 43 going on 43 and that is natural, depedning how Joe looks agaisnt kessler, i just can't see hopkins being able to avoide the non stop punching of calzaghe, or even get alot of good shots off...
Kessler to would hurt him bad i think, its nowt to be ashamed of really, he is geting on, you losse things as you age... i don't think hopkins can carry on fighting people around his natural weight much longer, hes gunna get hurt or knocked out, tyhat would be a shame to see...