The Hilarious Part Of B-hops career

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Its a series of "he cant" "he wont"
And when he does,some fans still try a way to downplay it

He wont agree to the unification bouts
He did
He wont be able to beat Trinidad
He did
He wont be able to set the record for defenses
He did
He wont be able to handle Tarver's power at a higher weight
He did
He wont be able to outbox to get past Winky's defense
He did
After he does it
"Yeah but...."

Yeah but why wont he now retire?

There really is little else to prove.

I agree that his career accomplishments are at a place that not much else can be proven. But people need to understand that fighters--fight. That's what lives inside of a fighter. And as long as a guy has not declined to the point that he's in physical danger then it's on them to do what they want to do.

I do understand that alot of fans would like to see some of these great fighters go out while they still have some gas in the tank. But at the end of the day, these guys put their pants on 1 leg at a time just like everyone else. They're regular guys that happen to fight for a living. And they're just living their life how they want to.

The absolute horror of watching Ali get abused by Holmes
Thats why

Agreed. It's hard to watch a great fighter stay in for too long & get punished in fights.

Hopkins now and Ali v Holmes are 2 different situations. Hopkins has aged much better, and he hasnt had the all out wars and punishment that Ali had.
Also Ali had just come off a loss and a close 15 rounder with Leon Spinks when he fought Holmes, and was way past his prime. Hopkins has beaten two top guys in his last two fights, and u could say is not that far off his prime form at the moment. Dont think there is a guy out there below HW who could abuse Hopkins like Holmes did to Ali, even if BHOP fought til he is 45.