I can see where you're coming from Mick, in as much that Hopkins isn't turning in the sort of performances that he did earlier in his career, but the fact of the matter is that he is still winning fights against big-name opponents in sold-out shows, and although he is, of course, trading on his reputation, he has adapted his style to negate the natural diminishing of the human body as it gets older.

It isn't pretty, but it's sure as hell been effective in his two most recent fights. And you can't tell a dude to retire because his style isn't great to watch, otherwise we'd have about four fighters in the heavyweight division at the moment.