Quote Originally Posted by bilbo
Am I alone in thinking a Maskaev Hopkins fight would be absolutely awesome.
Not sure if you are or not...but the fight doesn't do that much for me.

I go back & forth on the thought of him moving up to 200lbs. I like it for his legacy...but I don't believe in Hopkins @ 200lbs nor do I believe in Maskaev...so the fight don't do shit for me.

Quote Originally Posted by bilbo
I entirely and 100% agree with B-Hop that fighting Calzaghe pales in comparison to fighting Maskaev.
I think that if Hopkins were to take another fight it should be against Calzaghe or Jones Jr., & the latter doesn't really do that much fo rme anymore either...but it would be righting the wrong.

Quote Originally Posted by bilbo
Don't get hung up on the quality of the fighters, it's totally irrelevent, it's the fact that Hopkins could challenge and very possibly win a heavyweight title!
The quality of fighters is not irrellevant...as I said somewhere else...beat someone like Wlad to impress me & show that your'e up to a legit challenge.

Quote Originally Posted by bilbo
Forget the fact that the heavyweights are S***, this is still a potential legendary achievement in the making if Hopkins takes it.
It's good for his legacy...but Jones beating Ruiz was more impressive...as was Toney beating him...the only note would be that you'd know for sure that Hopkins wouldn't be juiced.

Quote Originally Posted by bilbo
If he beat Calzaghe it would mean nothing whatsoever to his legacy as Calzaghe's status would be diminished by virtue of losing to Hopkins, 'he just wasn't as good as we thought' would be the cry.
Disagree. Hopkins would be shutting down the man that was closest to matching his record defenses & also the best at 168lbs.

Quote Originally Posted by bilbo
If Hopkins beats Maskaev it matters not a toss whether Oleg is any good, all that counts is that Hopkins won a world heavyweight title, a feat that in 20 years would have people speculating whether he or Robinson was the greatest middleweight of them all.......
Agreed. The accomplishment of weight divisions would be great...but Maskaev aint shit...& that is what stands out most with me.

Sorry to be so disagreeable...but I just don't dig on the fight.