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Intriguing interview with Hopkins, I like how he makes it very clear this isn't something he's chasing - it's just something that has been proposed to him. I'm guessing he's spoke with somebody at GBP about this.
What do you think?
Hopkins eyes Mayweather super-fight should he get past Murat
Nah, it's ridiculous. Mayweather jumps up one weight and Hopkins at 48 swings back down to MW after all these years? It's an obvious Mayweather move, but it wouldn't be a cool one. At least make it fair on the older man and make it a CW of 165. Hopkins comes down 10 pounds and Mayweather can do what he likes with the rest. Otherwise, why doesn't Hopkins just fight a proper SMW and Mayweather fight a proper MW? It's very gimmicky to just have them fight one another.
Besides trainers, it's no one in boxing that have a better IQ then these two. Bet the questions is . . .
1. Would Mayweather want Hopkins to come down from 175 to 160 right away in hopes to have Hopkins drained by fight night?
2. If a 160 pound middleweight fight, would Mayweather want to fight for a title to make a claim for holding titles from 130 to 160? If so, MM would have to insist that B-Hop fight for a middleweight title, win, then meet Floyd at the end of the year. Martinez and Quillin would be great opponents for Hopkins.
I would love to see that fight but won't advise Floyd to fight Hopkins on the fact that Floyd can't even get up to 154 when trying. He's legacy won't take a backward step by not fighting a almost 50 year old. People would even say after the fight(if Floyd win), that B-Hop was 50 and pass his prime anyway and not give Floyd credit at all.
Hopkins isnt chasing it?
Yeah right!
He wouldnt make anywhere near the kind of money hed get for draining himself down to fight Floyd if he were to fight anyone else.
He wouldnt make that kind of money if he moved up and fought both Wlad and Vitali.
More proof that history repeats itself. People think Oscar looked like shite against Pac after not making 147 for ten years, weighing in at 145 and gaining only 2 pounds overnight. A 50 year old Hopkins would look like death warmed over if he made 160.
The fight is ridiculous.
Benard trying to make 160 is basically akin to contacting TB.
If Hopkins can make the weight, I think this would be a intriguing fight
Hopkins is far too slow for Floyd and as others are saying making 160 is asking too much.
P4P it would have been a real chess match with a 40 year old Hopkins or younger. A mw B Hop
No. Hopkins hasn't taken enough clean punches to make him actually think he can make 160 in a healthy way and if Mayweather is chasing him for a mere cash grab circus attraction then he should re retire.
Huge Hopkins fan, I been having his back ever since he stucked it to Tito and DLH (sucked) and even Pavlik and Tarver when no one gave him a chance. I posted he was going to dominate Pavlik. But I have no interest in this fight. After the Chad loss it's hard to see him outboxing Floyd at damn near 50 when he is weight drain at a class he has not made in years. No thank you. I can't be mad at Hopkins for wanting this fight, like someone else said this could earn him far more then he has ever earned in his HOF career. Now Mayweather he would be at fault. If you want to move up fight Martinez or someone thats been there for a min.
Hop is just promoting. Floyd knows there is no way he would look good doing this.
No way this fight will happen, Hopkins could not make weight and Floyd would never agree to the fight.
I doubt Mayweather would even make weight... I remember him saying that he woke up at like 147 the day of the Canelo fight lol. The dude is a natural 147 pounder let alone jump up 2 weight classes
I think that is a lie just to make him look even better fighting these big opponents. That did not stop the cunt not making the agreed weight against JMM.Quote:
Originally Posted by outspoken
To be fair, he was off for like 2 years for that fight and he still weighed in at 146. That's consistent with what he normally weighs in. I think everybody will agree at his biggest Floyd is a small junior middle. B Hop is a legitimate light heavy. Wouldn't Floyd have to weigh in over 154? And B Hop would have to weigh in at 160 all drained. So in essence we would have a pudgy Floyd and a drained B Hop. Who really wants that? We can use Oscar as an example for both. Remember when Oscar put on all that weight for middleweight against Sturm? He was pudgy and looked bad. And for the Pac fight at an advanced age he had to come down to a weight class he hadn't in many years. He looked like a zombie and had to use an IV before the fight. So the smaller Floyd is expected to just jump to middleweight his next fight and the nearly 50 year old light heavyweight is expected to cut down 2 weight classes his next fight? I think B Hop is taking a side comment or something someone said out the side of their mouth too serious.Quote:
Originally Posted by MasterI think that is a lie just to make him look even better fighting these big opponents. That did not stop the cunt not making the agreed weight against JMM.Quote:
Originally Posted by outspoken
Hopkins needs to go down the path of the other thread i posted. Swerve Mayweather, be the alien and take on Stevenson/Bellew or Kovalev that's what needs to happen. That's where B hops legacy will be cemented if he could pull off a win against either one of those guys. I'd have hell more respect if that happened, then this bullshit. Floyd is going to fight at 147 and won't ever go past 154. I don't see that happening ever.
I'm going to go against the grain on this one, but I think Hop wins this one. Floyd is the only fighter of this generation that I place alongside Hop in terms of skill, n he is the more naturally gifted fighter. That being said, Floyd has never fought someone as cagey as Hop, nor someone as big. Big alone isn't enough against MM, as proven vs Baldo n Canelo. Hop has issues with fast, athletic, LARGE guys like Jermain Taylor, RJJ, Dawson, n Joe C. Floyd is fast enough, but Hop is cagey wnough n dirty enough to cut off the ring n make it an ugly match. Even a physical phenom like Floyd will wilt under that kind of match from such a larger match. Floyd will be extremely effective on the outside, as he is the faster fighter closer to his prime, but Hop has zero qualms with fighting dirty n slowing the pace down to an ugly/boring fight. I would watch it, n be impressed if Floyd won (which I don't think is out of the question), but I don't think it would be a great win for Hop considering the size difference. Floyd can still make 140, while Hop is really a 168 pounder who doesn't want to deal with a prime Ward (I don't blame him!). I do think Hop is an ATG, with only Floyd n Manny giving him competition for best of his generation.