It's not so much that he won't face Hopkins as much as it is Hopkins saying not for any amount of money will he fight Ward. You know SRL fought Duran after getting his butt wooped the first time I don't see why this is so frowned upon. Froch has solid win after win and now people want to see if he's improved enough to beat the man who once defeated him. Personally I don't think so but the narrative makes sense.