Quote Originally Posted by El Gamo
Quote Originally Posted by miles
Quote Originally Posted by El Gamo
I don't really respect B Hop for taking this fight as much as some do,I mean it was not too long ago that Winky as fighting at 154!!!It#s not as if Winky is a massive guy is it?B Hop should have stayed retired,I mean what was all that talk of him keeping promises for his mother,retiring etc?
Im in agreement there, it just seems a bit silly to put off retirement just to bring Winky way beyond his weight class. 160lbs was Winky's limit as far as I was concerned. I think Hopkins will pull off the win, but I really want him to stop before he goes too far with this career extension...

And a figh with Taylor makes more sense for either of them than a fight with each other. I just don't understand B Hop's thinking,and even if he wins,what will it add to his legacy...it'll fuel the critics who say his biggest wins have come against smaller guys.He should have retired after the Tarver fight.
Or why not have Hopkins have called out Jermaine Taylor for a fight at super middleweight? A bigger risk IMO, but a more relevant fight. Hopkins has no real direction at this point. When he fights Winky it will have been after a bit of a layoff and at 42, where on earth does he think he's headed? Hopkins is confusing me at the moment...