Hey Thomas,

I can't think of much weaknesses of Hopkins. A lot of times he fights out of a wide stance, and you can see when he gets set for some of his shots. But most of the time he's circling, jabbing, and setting up his shots.

I'll try to tackle this one the best that I can. For one I'd try to stay out of range and see if I can make him lead so that I would have a better shot at countering. This is how Hopkin's fights, so I can't see myself outclassing him in that department.

What I noticed when was watching Rocky Marciano take on Archie Moore, is that Rocky was able to upset Moore's rhythm. It wasn't so much Rocky's unorthodox punching as it was his punching rhythm that kept on increasing to the point that Moore could not keep pace with. All Archie Moore's guile, and experience and determination wasn't enough for that fight.

I guess if you could take away Hopkins tempo through sheer punching volume, while fighting in a style like Julio Cesar Chavez that put together with everything else may make it possible. The question then is how long can you keep Hopkins off rhythm? Am I making any sense?