Whats next for Hopkins besides retirement?

[donnydarkoIRL]

No one could put a sadistic beating on Hopkins even at his age he is too good. Only a heavyweight could do some damage but Hopkins is too wise to go there. Didn't he want to fight Haye at one stage?

I think you're probably right. He is a throwback in that respect alone.
Yeah, he had looked into fighting both Haye and Adamek!

[Master]

No one could put a sadistic beating on Hopkins even at his age he is too good. Only a heavyweight could do some damage but Hopkins is too wise to go there. Didn't he want to fight Haye at one stage?

I think you're probably right. He is a throwback in that respect alone.
Yeah, he had looked into fighting both Haye and Adamek!

i think the cruiser weight and smaller heavies are too much for Hopkins now.

[donnydarkoIRL]

Agreed.
I feel if he leaves now he walks away with a great legacy which any fighter should be proud of.

Funny, if a points decision went just a little diffferently and he beat Calzaghe he could have gone out at the top of the p4p rankings.

[Master]

Agreed.
I feel if he leaves now he walks away with a great legacy which any fighter should be proud of.

Funny, if a points decision went just a little diffferently and he beat Calzaghe he could have gone out at the top of the p4p rankings.

Joe won that fight, Hopkins stunk the place out but that was his only way to beat Joe and it nearly worked.

I would love for Hopkins to beat one good fighter and call it a day but he will go on and on until he feels he feels he has nothing else to give. He must train hard and have the motivation of a young fighter to continue at this level with the money he has made.

[donnydarkoIRL]

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Joe won that fight, Hopkins stunk the place out but that was his only way to beat Joe and it nearly worked.

I would love for Hopkins to beat one good fighter and call it a day but he will go on and on until he feels he feels he has nothing else to give. He must train hard and have the motivation of a young fighter to continue at this level with the money he has made.

I remember watching it live and having it a draw.
I'm not sure that I've watched it any more than one time since?

He's a very driven individual I think. I'd be interested in how he could sculpt fighters as a coach.

[Master]

It is a boring fight to be honest, but recorded it recently as I want it on DVD and only got it on VHS, moving with the times.

I have thought a final big PPV fight Hopkins should have before he hangs up his gloves win, lose r draw that is with James Toney at cruiser weight. They have history, the pre-fight talk will be good and the fight will be competitive. Both could get some closure.

[donnydarkoIRL]

Although I feel that would be a spectacle as opposed to a boxing event I would watch it.
Toney during his prime was absolutely sublime and I have to say that like Hopkins he is still a tricky task for anyone.