eastman was a hell of a waste of talent. i say was because i think he might be a bit past his best now so i doubt he could really be a big player again. he should have got a decision against william joppy if you ask me. close fight and everything but eastman knocked him down and did enough to win i thought. and on his second attempt at a title (against hopkins) it also happened to be bhop's 20th title defence and he was more concerned with just getting the win than putting eastman away. hopkins didnt want to tango with howard and ran away from him all night. eastman is a nearly man if i ever saw one.