Who do you want to see Hopkins end his career against?

[Primo Carnera]

I can't respect hopkins over the last decade.

He hasn't come to fight and had bored crowds on his way to tactical and dirty wins.

He hasn't had a stoppage on roughly 10 years and doesn't exactly dazzle with skills.

He has tarnished his legacy a lot and will be remembered by me as "that old guy that wouldn't go away" instead of "legend middleweight".

To be honest , I used to think that he shouldn't get any favours because he's old. If he wants to be classed as a World Champion, he should fight the best.
To his credit, he had the balls to do exactly that, taking on Kovalev when People like Stevenson don't really want to. Ok , so he lost, but at least he got in there.
I understand this way of thinking about not liking people if they're not KO merchants, but I don't subscribe to it. However, not respecting their achievements is a completely different thing, and that I don't understand.
the way I see it , is that if he is boring crowds with tactical and dirty wins, it is up to the opponents he faces to stop that happening, like Kovalev did. it's all well and good saying he should entertain, but that's Bollocks really.
What winners do first and foremost is WIN! everything after that is a bonus.
For his last fight, I personally would like to see him fight Froch. I reckon he beats Froch , as he has too much ringcraft, and furthermore I firmly believe Froch at best is a bit worried about that and at worst Knows it!

[erics44]

I can't respect hopkins over the last decade.

He hasn't come to fight and had bored crowds on his way to tactical and dirty wins.

He hasn't had a stoppage on roughly 10 years and doesn't exactly dazzle with skills.

He has tarnished his legacy a lot and will be remembered by me as "that old guy that wouldn't go away" instead of "legend middleweight".

To be honest , I used to think that he shouldn't get any favours because he's old. If he wants to be classed as a World Champion, he should fight the best.
To his credit, he had the balls to do exactly that, taking on Kovalev when People like Stevenson don't really want to. Ok , so he lost, but at least he got in there.
I understand this way of thinking about not liking people if they're not KO merchants, but I don't subscribe to it. However, not respecting their achievements is a completely different thing, and that I don't understand.
the way I see it , is that if he is boring crowds with tactical and dirty wins, it is up to the opponents he faces to stop that happening, like Kovalev did. it's all well and good saying he should entertain, but that's Bollocks really.
What winners do first and foremost is WIN! everything after that is a bonus.
For his last fight, I personally would like to see him fight Froch. I reckon he beats Froch , as he has too much ringcraft, and furthermore I firmly believe Froch at best is a bit worried about that and at worst Knows it!

good speach

[erics44]

i think he should fight a dirrell

or martin murray

[Primo Carnera]

I can't respect hopkins over the last decade.

He hasn't come to fight and had bored crowds on his way to tactical and dirty wins.

He hasn't had a stoppage on roughly 10 years and doesn't exactly dazzle with skills.

He has tarnished his legacy a lot and will be remembered by me as "that old guy that wouldn't go away" instead of "legend middleweight".

To be honest , I used to think that he shouldn't get any favours because he's old. If he wants to be classed as a World Champion, he should fight the best.
To his credit, he had the balls to do exactly that, taking on Kovalev when People like Stevenson don't really want to. Ok , so he lost, but at least he got in there.
I understand this way of thinking about not liking people if they're not KO merchants, but I don't subscribe to it. However, not respecting their achievements is a completely different thing, and that I don't understand.
the way I see it , is that if he is boring crowds with tactical and dirty wins, it is up to the opponents he faces to stop that happening, like Kovalev did. it's all well and good saying he should entertain, but that's Bollocks really.
What winners do first and foremost is WIN! everything after that is a bonus.
For his last fight, I personally would like to see him fight Froch. I reckon he beats Froch , as he has too much ringcraft, and furthermore I firmly believe Froch at best is a bit worried about that and at worst Knows it!

good speach

thank you. and not wishing to appear pedantic, but I think it's "Speech."

[erics44]

I can't respect hopkins over the last decade.

He hasn't come to fight and had bored crowds on his way to tactical and dirty wins.

He hasn't had a stoppage on roughly 10 years and doesn't exactly dazzle with skills.

He has tarnished his legacy a lot and will be remembered by me as "that old guy that wouldn't go away" instead of "legend middleweight".

To be honest , I used to think that he shouldn't get any favours because he's old. If he wants to be classed as a World Champion, he should fight the best.
To his credit, he had the balls to do exactly that, taking on Kovalev when People like Stevenson don't really want to. Ok , so he lost, but at least he got in there.
I understand this way of thinking about not liking people if they're not KO merchants, but I don't subscribe to it. However, not respecting their achievements is a completely different thing, and that I don't understand.
the way I see it , is that if he is boring crowds with tactical and dirty wins, it is up to the opponents he faces to stop that happening, like Kovalev did. it's all well and good saying he should entertain, but that's Bollocks really.
What winners do first and foremost is WIN! everything after that is a bonus.
For his last fight, I personally would like to see him fight Froch. I reckon he beats Froch , as he has too much ringcraft, and furthermore I firmly believe Froch at best is a bit worried about that and at worst Knows it!

good speach

thank you. and not wishing to appear pedantic, but I think it's "Speech."

i didnt think it was a good speech

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

Ward/ Stevenson/Brahmer.

[Primo Carnera]

Ward/ Stevenson/Brahmer.

I have to say , the last fight in the World I would want to see would be Ward v Hopkins . Both great boxers, but a stylistic nightmare. Spoiling Hugfest .

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

Ward/ Stevenson/Brahmer.

I have to say , the last fight in the World I would want to see would be Ward v Hopkins . Both great boxers, but a stylistic nightmare. Spoiling Hugfest .

Ha yeah but that fascinates me. One thing you'll never hear me say is "that fight was boring" honestly it's impossible for me.

[Primo Carnera]

I can't respect hopkins over the last decade.

He hasn't come to fight and had bored crowds on his way to tactical and dirty wins.

He hasn't had a stoppage on roughly 10 years and doesn't exactly dazzle with skills.

He has tarnished his legacy a lot and will be remembered by me as "that old guy that wouldn't go away" instead of "legend middleweight".

To be honest , I used to think that he shouldn't get any favours because he's old. If he wants to be classed as a World Champion, he should fight the best.
To his credit, he had the balls to do exactly that, taking on Kovalev when People like Stevenson don't really want to. Ok , so he lost, but at least he got in there.
I understand this way of thinking about not liking people if they're not KO merchants, but I don't subscribe to it. However, not respecting their achievements is a completely different thing, and that I don't understand.
the way I see it , is that if he is boring crowds with tactical and dirty wins, it is up to the opponents he faces to stop that happening, like Kovalev did. it's all well and good saying he should entertain, but that's Bollocks really.
What winners do first and foremost is WIN! everything after that is a bonus.
For his last fight, I personally would like to see him fight Froch. I reckon he beats Froch , as he has too much ringcraft, and furthermore I firmly believe Froch at best is a bit worried about that and at worst Knows it!

good speach

thank you. and not wishing to appear pedantic, but I think it's "Speech."

i didnt think it was a good speech

I never said you did,................but you did. Still , at least you're spelling Speech correctly now.
Don't mention it.

[erics44]

I can't respect hopkins over the last decade.

He hasn't come to fight and had bored crowds on his way to tactical and dirty wins.

He hasn't had a stoppage on roughly 10 years and doesn't exactly dazzle with skills.

He has tarnished his legacy a lot and will be remembered by me as "that old guy that wouldn't go away" instead of "legend middleweight".

To be honest , I used to think that he shouldn't get any favours because he's old. If he wants to be classed as a World Champion, he should fight the best.
To his credit, he had the balls to do exactly that, taking on Kovalev when People like Stevenson don't really want to. Ok , so he lost, but at least he got in there.
I understand this way of thinking about not liking people if they're not KO merchants, but I don't subscribe to it. However, not respecting their achievements is a completely different thing, and that I don't understand.
the way I see it , is that if he is boring crowds with tactical and dirty wins, it is up to the opponents he faces to stop that happening, like Kovalev did. it's all well and good saying he should entertain, but that's Bollocks really.
What winners do first and foremost is WIN! everything after that is a bonus.
For his last fight, I personally would like to see him fight Froch. I reckon he beats Froch , as he has too much ringcraft, and furthermore I firmly believe Froch at best is a bit worried about that and at worst Knows it!

good speach

thank you. and not wishing to appear pedantic, but I think it's "Speech."

i didnt think it was a good speech

I never said you did,................but you did. Still , at least you're spelling Speech correctly now.
Don't mention it.

i spelt speach right in the first place

i dont know what youre on about

[IamInuit]

He needs to look back at the Kov fight and just announce his retirement.

[Primo Carnera]

I can't respect hopkins over the last decade.

He hasn't come to fight and had bored crowds on his way to tactical and dirty wins.

He hasn't had a stoppage on roughly 10 years and doesn't exactly dazzle with skills.

He has tarnished his legacy a lot and will be remembered by me as "that old guy that wouldn't go away" instead of "legend middleweight".

To be honest , I used to think that he shouldn't get any favours because he's old. If he wants to be classed as a World Champion, he should fight the best.
To his credit, he had the balls to do exactly that, taking on Kovalev when People like Stevenson don't really want to. Ok , so he lost, but at least he got in there.
I understand this way of thinking about not liking people if they're not KO merchants, but I don't subscribe to it. However, not respecting their achievements is a completely different thing, and that I don't understand.
the way I see it , is that if he is boring crowds with tactical and dirty wins, it is up to the opponents he faces to stop that happening, like Kovalev did. it's all well and good saying he should entertain, but that's Bollocks really.
What winners do first and foremost is WIN! everything after that is a bonus.
For his last fight, I personally would like to see him fight Froch. I reckon he beats Froch , as he has too much ringcraft, and furthermore I firmly believe Froch at best is a bit worried about that and at worst Knows it!

good speach

thank you. and not wishing to appear pedantic, but I think it's "Speech."

i didnt think it was a good speech

I never said you did,................but you did. Still , at least you're spelling Speech correctly now.
Don't mention it.

i spelt speach right in the first place

i dont know what youre on about

Uh, actually it should be "You're". honestly, don't mention it.

[Beanflicker]

He promised his dying mother he wouldn't fight past 40... he lied to his own mother! That old fool will fight until he's 60.

[No Contest]

A tomato can, he has nothing to prove, he's too old and cant pull the trigger against the youngsters. He really doesn't need to fight anymore, I would like to see him become a trainer though. Give some gatekeeper a payday and ride off into the sunset. This should just be an appreciation fight. Fucking guy is 50...he needs to find some hobbies or something.

[GAME]

Adonis Stevenson – My pick would be Adonis. I still think it’s a winnable fight despite the beating Kovalev handed the old man. Styles make fights and Hop would be a nightmare for Stevenson to look good against because Stevenson waits for mistakes and Hopkins makes few if any. It would be a high quality chess match & although Stevenson deserves to be a favourite the result is no formality & Id like Hopkins to be given that opportunity having faced all the other tip light heavys of the last decade. Superman isn’t invincible as we saw vs Fonfara & B-Hop is the master of breaking a fighter down mentally and making them question themselves. Love to see this fight

Carl Froch – Still intriguing but not as much. You could make a case for it being two legends in a farewell fight but as a spectacle I don’t think Carl would want to exit the sport

Andre Ward - Very unlikely to happen not only because neither guys wants it but because it wouldn’t sell.

Gennady Golovkin – Im sure Hopkins would love to ruin another hype train & wouldn’t be scared to take this challenge but 2 weights separate them and team Golovkin wouldn’t see much to gain in this fight. I think it would go the same way as the Kovalev fight & a legend like Hopkins doesn’t deserve to go out like that thrown to the wolves.

James Degale – Not sure how much it does for either guy so again its unlikely to happen but it would be the biggest name Degale is ever likely to get a win over. Given his quiet spells against Dirrel I could see Hopkins hypnotizing him and it going to a close call on the cards and I rate James but think it’s a bad style match up for him. Hed have to beat Hopkins th same way Joe did but he isn’t as busy as the Welshman.

Roy Jones decider – The 2nd fight was bad enough to sit through and nobody would want a 3rd so I cant see it happening but if both legends called it their last fight and its currently left a 1 all I think a decider would have some value.

James Toney – This fight should have happened and it still can albeit as shadows of what they once were. Almost 2 decades past it sell by date I think if people knew these two were going at it then it would bring in the viewers and still has some appeal but Hopkins wants to go out with a bang and this would be a whimper.