Dear Hopkins

[The PocketRocket]

I think everyone accepts that Hopkins was awesome tonight. I thought Pavlik's workrate would see him through but Hopkins fought an exceptional fight and this victory is just another example of how great he truly is.

The one fight Pav fought outside of 160 was in JT 2 at 166 and he didn't have the same workrate. He's a work horse at 160.. but i think alot of people who studied his performance in the second JT fight saw he couldn't work hard above 160

Yeah but he didn't throw nearly enough punches - Pavlik's trainer was being interviewed earlier this week saying that Kelly will be averaging 96 punches a round so the gameplan was definitely to go in there and outwork Hopkins but Pavlik seemed to go into his shell.

[intoccabile]

I think everyone accepts that Hopkins was awesome tonight. I thought Pavlik's workrate would see him through but Hopkins fought an exceptional fight and this victory is just another example of how great he truly is.

The one fight Pav fought outside of 160 was in JT 2 at 166 and he didn't have the same workrate. He's a work horse at 160.. but i think alot of people who studied his performance in the second JT fight saw he couldn't work hard above 160

Yeah but he didn't throw nearly enough punches - Pavlik's trainer was being interviewed earlier this week saying that Kelly will be averaging 96 punches a round so the gameplan was definitely to go in there and outwork Hopkins but Pavlik seemed to go into his shell.

Gotcha. Defending is a must too though. Hopkins had the perfect plan. Kelly only punches at what is infront of him and when he has his feet planted. Hopkins never standing infront of him meant kelly wouldn't be able to throw punches. Kelly should really get some hooks in his arsenal.

Whenever bhop DID stop moving around him, he was throwing punches. So he kept kelly either defensive or confused - perfect execution.