Hopkins vs Bute in talks for the Fall, says Schaefer

[CFH]

Bute has just begun to reach his prime....And he looks great, Hopkins is past it holding on to what once was...He is not a walkover in any way and knows how to survive but he has to call it a day...He has become painful to watch in the ring...

Bute takes a UD after some ugly moments caused by Hopkins if this goes off but I don't see it to be honest unless GBP offers some big big money...Butes people are looking for the winner of the SSix

That's exactly how I see it. Hopkins is just a horrible fighter to watch these days and he seems to have slipped badly over his last few fights, which isn't surprising given his age. Bute will get caught a couple times, but Hopkins won't be able to hurt him with anything about that his head and it will turn into an ugly, foul-filled (mostly from Hopkins), clinch-fest which Bute will win.

Hopkins needs to go away.

Here is my prediction:
Hopkins will figure out quick he is no match for Bute and will hold and turn the fight into an ugly stinker (as usual)....Hopkins will claim he is getting hit by imaginerary low blows 4 times and the ref will tell him to stop it and that he better protect himself. In the 8th round Bute will throw a straight right to the jaw and hopkins will act like he got hit low and look to ref. Ref will ignore Popkins and Bute will catch him with a sweet uppercut that turns out the lights and hopefully we never have to see hopkins in the ring or otherwise again.........Butes KO of Hopkins will be widely recognized as KO of the year 2010.

I don't know if we're consulting the same kind of tarots but I was envisioning something like that... perhaps even more theatrical moves from Grand Dad Bernie

Well it seems to be the continuous agreement....I mean it is impressive that Hopkins can get inj and still not be made to look a fool by anyone but his own antics but he is absolutly a zero when it comes to having any real effect on the title scene picture...

He is turning himself into something he need not be because he really is an ATG without question and unlike Holyfield etc he is not coming back for slaughter after slaughter in the skill department when he faces the younger guys but instead he has become an actor..

I guess when you are a partner in GBP it makes it easy to push yourself into high profile bouts...

Only until people refuse to watch those fights, which I think is coming soon for Hopkins.

[piye]

This sounds just like the feedback on hopkins before the Pavlik fight after him losing to Joe! I think Bute should avoid this fight he doesn't need it.

[amat]

Yea I would definitely pick Bute to win this but I would urge him really really strongly to NOT take this fight. It would only make him look bad and Hopkins would be in his kitchen all night where Bute isn't comfortable. Bute just wouldn't look good and no way he would KO Hopkins.

[Mar]

I feel like a piece of crap for saying it.....but i'd actually like to see this fight. Shit if andrade could beat this guy that first time then i'm pretty sure old ass irritating hopkins will find a way to if nothing else make it close. My call would be hopkins would loose a wide wide uni decision but then act like he can still fight and act like he won afterward.

[El Kabong]

B-Hop vs a Southpaw........oh God, I'd rather have steak knives driven into my eyes than watch that

[uwey]

Bute better avoid this fight. Old man Hopkins is going to tear his ass apart. Of course Hopkins is old and not the same fighter as in his prime but watch him mug Bute like a South Philly thug. his game plan may be boring and slow but effective. Hopkins is to gritty for Bute. Enough talk, just wait and see. Bute better not take this fight and u guys know it. A total back alley mugging is in store. This shit is going to be funny. Mark my word

[Majesty]

Hopkins is old but I really don't see anything in Bute's style that would bother Hopkins. If edison miranda can find any kind of range on you and hit you consistently I wouldn't
want to think what Hopkins would hit especially with his spoiler style I could see him nailing Bute from the outside with straights and then getting inside and making it dirty and wearing Bute down late.

People seem to always overestimate someone against B-Hop after a bad performance I'm beginning to think its a ploy by Hopkins. Bute has a style Hopkins would pick apart, and for anyone that thinks Bute would stop Hopkins why would Hopkins ever be stopped by anyone? Everyone thought Pavlik would stop him too.

[DaxxKahn]

Bute better avoid this fight. Old man Hopkins is going to tear his ass apart. Of course Hopkins is old and not the same fighter as in his prime but watch him mug Bute like a South Philly thug. his game plan may be boring and slow but effective. Hopkins is to gritty for Bute. Enough talk, just wait and see. Bute better not take this fight and u guys know it. A total back alley mugging is in store. This shit is going to be funny. Mark my word

Care to make a bet if it comes off?...I pick Bute and if I win you leave the site forever and spare us with your wanna be Teddy Atlas analogies...

[bigamzz]

oh god no....b-hop please retire..............PLEASE

[p4pking]

Bute has just begun to reach his prime....And he looks great, Hopkins is past it holding on to what once was...He is not a walkover in any way and knows how to survive but he has to call it a day...He has become painful to watch in the ring...

Bute takes a UD after some ugly moments caused by Hopkins if this goes off but I don't see it to be honest unless GBP offers some big big money...Butes people are looking for the winner of the SSix

That's exactly how I see it. Hopkins is just a horrible fighter to watch these days and he seems to have slipped badly over his last few fights, which isn't surprising given his age. Bute will get caught a couple times, but Hopkins won't be able to hurt him with anything about that his head and it will turn into an ugly, foul-filled (mostly from Hopkins), clinch-fest which Bute will win.

Hopkins needs to go away.

Here is my prediction:
Hopkins will figure out quick he is no match for Bute and will hold and turn the fight into an ugly stinker (as usual)....Hopkins will claim he is getting hit by imaginerary low blows 4 times and the ref will tell him to stop it and that he better protect himself. In the 8th round Bute will throw a straight right to the jaw and hopkins will act like he got hit low and look to ref. Ref will ignore Popkins and Bute will catch him with a sweet uppercut that turns out the lights and hopefully we never have to see hopkins in the ring or otherwise again.........Butes KO of Hopkins will be widely recognized as KO of the year 2010.

I don't know if we're consulting the same kind of tarots but I was envisioning something like that... perhaps even more theatrical moves from Grand Dad Bernie

Well it seems to be the continuous agreement....I mean it is impressive that Hopkins can get inj and still not be made to look a fool by anyone but his own antics but he is absolutly a zero when it comes to having any real effect on the title scene picture...

He is turning himself into something he need not be because he really is an ATG without question and unlike Holyfield etc he is not coming back for slaughter after slaughter in the skill department when he faces the younger guys but instead he has become an actor..

I guess when you are a partner in GBP it makes it easy to push yourself into high profile bouts...

Only until people refuse to watch those fights, which I think is coming soon for Hopkins.

I don't think Hopkins SHOULD fight again, he looked his age against Roy practically. Thing is people wont stop watching if he were to take actually take a fight like this, can you really tell me you wouldn't care to see it? I think the fact that he is seemingly in such decline and clinging on sort of makes it all the more worthy a matchup given how dangerous Bute could be... Fighting a guy like this is pretty much the only way Hopkins can still get the spotlight, and how shit he's been lately won't really matter if they do this fight in Montreal, it would be huge.