Quote Originally Posted by DaxxKahn View Post
Hopkins just knows ring smarts and how to frustrate guys into fighting at his pace his style...He has short burst during the rounds that in truth any pro fighter retired or not who has kept up with their physical health shoulb be able to....When was the last time you seen Hopkins go to war?....

Hopkins in truth is a big part of what is bad about boxing....He uses his position with promoters to gain fights he really does not deserve and when things don't go his way during fights he causes havoc with tantrums excuses then fouls the shit out of guys...

People credit him for still being active and fighting the guys he is at his age but Archie Moore did it til around then Foreman did it til around then and they either won or lost with dignity Hopkins just acts like trash and acts as if the whole world is against him.....At one time Hopkins was a great fighter who only hurt himself with the way he negotiated now he is just an outright joke...
45 years old Daxx. Come on. With no long pause of retirement and certainly not the string of grocery clerks and part time stunt men a Foreman faced early comeback. To be linked with a Foreman and Moore really ain't a bad when you look at it?

Fact is Hopkins has always been his own worst enemy with promotions and as stubborn as they come in early career. Think the problem is him actually being a business partner in promotions just as I hated it when Oscar was playing duel roles. None the less his mouth and tactics aside...the man fought a very savvy and top notch fight all things considered. People cant act as if Pascal was just a no-show and 'choose' to lay low and hold back. Hopkins very much had a say in the matter, broke him down and decided terms. Give the devil his due...he put on a superb fight.