Danny Green is very likely Hopkins next fight

[Kev]

I would be pleasantly surprised if Hopkins took the fight.

There appears to be more risk than reward for Hopkins.

The money seems right for him though.

It's the complete opposite mate, Danny Green whilst a capable and tough fighter is not the same level as a Chad Dawson, David Haye, or even maybe Lucian Bute.

But in his own country he's FAR FAR better known than Dawson, Bute and even Haye are in theirs.

Green is a household name in Australia and is now famous internationally for destroying Roy Jones in a round. That kind of result gets you more exposure amongst casual fans than winning a world title against the best opposition.

Very few fighters are known outside of hardcore boxing circles, Jones Jr was obviously one of them, a legend of the sport and Green destroyed him.

Green is massive in Australia, and a fight there with Hopkins will maybe rival the biggest British domestic fights like Calzaghe Lacy, Calzaghe Kessler and Hatton's big home fights in terms of salesl

HBO told Hopkins outright they wern't interested in a fight with Dawson, or at least in paying him what he wanted, but as Hopkins as said, fighting in Australia, there is no American network to deal with, and he fights on his own terms, and will make much more money than he would against pretty much anybody else.

It's a very sensible fight for Hopkins to take and the risk/reward is far better than against any other opponent pretty much, Bute, Dawson, Haye etc.

[p4pking]

I would be pleasantly surprised if Hopkins took the fight.

There appears to be more risk than reward for Hopkins.

The money seems right for him though.

It's the complete opposite mate, Danny Green whilst a capable and tough fighter is not the same level as a Chad Dawson, David Haye, or even maybe Lucian Bute.

But in his own country he's FAR FAR better known than Dawson, Bute and even Haye are in theirs.

Green is a household name in Australia and is now famous internationally for destroying Roy Jones in a round. That kind of result gets you more exposure amongst casual fans than winning a world title against the best opposition.

Very few fighters are known outside of hardcore boxing circles, Jones Jr was obviously one of them, a legend of the sport and Green destroyed him.

Green is massive in Australia, and a fight there with Hopkins will maybe rival the biggest British domestic fights like Calzaghe Lacy, Calzaghe Kessler and Hatton's big home fights in terms of salesl

HBO told Hopkins outright they wern't interested in a fight with Dawson, or at least in paying him what he wanted, but as Hopkins as said, fighting in Australia, there is no American network to deal with, and he fights on his own terms, and will make much more money than he would against pretty much anybody else.

It's a very sensible fight for Hopkins to take and the risk/reward is far better than against any other opponent pretty much, Bute, Dawson, Haye etc.

Spot on. The only risk reward Hopkins should give a rats about at this point is his chance of losing vs what he'll get paid to fight. A Danny Green fight is about the best option for him along those lines.

[CFH]

I would be pleasantly surprised if Hopkins took the fight.

There appears to be more risk than reward for Hopkins.

The money seems right for him though.

It's the complete opposite mate, Danny Green whilst a capable and tough fighter is not the same level as a Chad Dawson, David Haye, or even maybe Lucian Bute.

But in his own country he's FAR FAR better known than Dawson, Bute and even Haye are in theirs.

Green is a household name in Australia and is now famous internationally for destroying Roy Jones in a round. That kind of result gets you more exposure amongst casual fans than winning a world title against the best opposition.

Very few fighters are known outside of hardcore boxing circles, Jones Jr was obviously one of them, a legend of the sport and Green destroyed him.

Green is massive in Australia, and a fight there with Hopkins will maybe rival the biggest British domestic fights like Calzaghe Lacy, Calzaghe Kessler and Hatton's big home fights in terms of salesl

HBO told Hopkins outright they wern't interested in a fight with Dawson, or at least in paying him what he wanted, but as Hopkins as said, fighting in Australia, there is no American network to deal with, and he fights on his own terms, and will make much more money than he would against pretty much anybody else.

It's a very sensible fight for Hopkins to take and the risk/reward is far better than against any other opponent pretty much, Bute, Dawson, Haye etc.

Is that really true? Honest question. And if so, is it just a result of his KO of Jones? Because if that's the case, I have a hard time believing Green is more popular in Aus. than Haye is in England, but I really have no idea.

It's great to see Green get a big fight though, he certainly earned it by stopping Jones. I didn't think Hopkins looked very good in his last fight and Green has some serious power behind his shots, so a Hopkins victory is not a foregone conclusion, though I do think Green's style is made for Hopkins to expoit.

[Andre]

Yeah it'll sell over here.
Marketing national pride to unknowing punters is like taking candy from kids.
Ten points to all those who get away with it.

[Snakey]

Danny Green is a household name over here and it would sell. Id go for sure.

[Fenster]

Anyone that thinks boxers care more about legacy than MONEY need to watch that. Listen to old Hop

Why the hell would he fight Dawson for peanuts, or Adamek for $2million when Green's people are talking about $6/7million.

Legacy over money

[Master]

Was the Jones v Green fight PPV? If it was then that may impact on him being a household name.

[Cressa121]

I'd be surprised if Hopkins went over to Aus for this fight. Didn't he say that the Jones fight was stopped to early which was why he never went to Europe Maybe someone just told him Aus wasn't Europe.

[Pugilistic]

I would be pleasantly surprised if Hopkins took the fight.

There appears to be more risk than reward for Hopkins.

The money seems right for him though.

It's the complete opposite mate, Danny Green whilst a capable and tough fighter is not the same level as a Chad Dawson, David Haye, or even maybe Lucian Bute.

But in his own country he's FAR FAR better known than Dawson, Bute and even Haye are in theirs.

Green is a household name in Australia and is now famous internationally for destroying Roy Jones in a round. That kind of result gets you more exposure amongst casual fans than winning a world title against the best opposition.

Very few fighters are known outside of hardcore boxing circles, Jones Jr was obviously one of them, a legend of the sport and Green destroyed him.

Green is massive in Australia, and a fight there with Hopkins will maybe rival the biggest British domestic fights like Calzaghe Lacy, Calzaghe Kessler and Hatton's big home fights in terms of salesl

HBO told Hopkins outright they wern't interested in a fight with Dawson, or at least in paying him what he wanted, but as Hopkins as said, fighting in Australia, there is no American network to deal with, and he fights on his own terms, and will make much more money than he would against pretty much anybody else.

It's a very sensible fight for Hopkins to take and the risk/reward is far better than against any other opponent pretty much, Bute, Dawson, Haye etc.

Good points.

Green has good power and is durable plus is naturally bigger than Hopkins.

I guess at Hopkins age, it is still a risk.

The reward still does outweigh the risk.

[ross]

Very few fighters are known outside of hardcore boxing circles, Jones Jr was obviously one of them.

The non boxing fans dont have a clue who Jones is, I remember he was never on telly in the UK, I think the first fight of his I saw that was on telly here was him against Bryant Brannon and that was on Eurosport, non of the big channels wanted to know, back then Eurosport was a free channel too.

Has he ever been on pay per view in Britain?