Hopkins Calling Out Adamek?

[Gandalf]

Hopkins should just retire at this point. Hopkins was gassed against Calzaghe and had his last hurrah against Pavlik. He should leave it at that. If he starts messing with the big men at this very late stage he would most likely come a cropper.

[The Fightfan]

Adamek would destroy B-Hop this is no Kelly Pavlik this is a true Cruiserweight. Yes he did fight at lighheavyweight but he was melted down this is Adamek's true weight and he is very dangerous in this divison. He can take a helluva shot and sure as shit can punch now with the extra weight. Also he is akward in a way people say he is a plodder but he does move very quick. It's not flash and flare that is appealing to the eye but he hits hard and he can get quick if he has to. There is a typical pattern to B-Hop's fight's he looks spectacular in one and then horrible in the other. Against Oscar great against Taylor not so great.Against Calzaghe not too good against Pavlik great. I am only going by the pattern here and to mess with Adamek would be a bad move for B-Hop on this one. Sure he would probably last the entire fight but he would be badly beaten up.

[Rocky Balboa]

Now that Mayweather is retired B-hop is my favorite fighter. If he won vs Adamek... that would be phenominal. To then go against Valuev who he could beat in his sleep and win a heavyweight title, he would seal his legacy as one of the greatest boxers of history. Now, another question: when will he stop? It would be nice for him to stop on a win not a lose.

[Hunter]

one of two scenarios will take place if Hopkins meets Adamek (or any fighter):

1 - Hopkin's speed, ring savvy, technique, power will be too much for adamek and Hopkins will win comfortably on the score cards.....(ala Kelly Pavlik and Tarver)

2 - Hopkin's will realize he is in a tough fight and needs to be careful....He will use every trick, dirty tactic and slick move he has to make it an ugly, slow (not crowd pleasing), but safe fight for Hopkins and will most likely lose or possibly win a razor tight decision (ala Calzaghe and Taylor)

Hopkins will NOT be stopped or be blown out on points.........AND of course in scenario 2 Hopkins will claim he won and was robbed......

[AdamGB]

If he can keep defying age this would be a good fight for him.

He won't be able to get away with as much bullying and rough tactics as a cruiser because what ever way you spin it I don't think he'll be big or strong enough to get away with the things he did against Winky and Calzaghe against a younger cruiser weight.

Age HAS to catch up with Hopkins sooner or later... could be this fight... but if not he stands every chance of winning as long as he fights the right fight (which you would expect him to - he's Bernard Hopkins! ).

One thing I'm sure that we've all learned is never to write Hopkins off!

[Kirkland Laing]

It's a tougher fight than Pavlik because of the size difference but Hopkins is miles ahead on skill. A close decision win for Hopkins. You've really got to hand it to Hopkins for the fights he's gone for over the past few years and for this reason I hope the fight gets made and he wins.

[BoomBoom]

If he can keep defying age this would be a good fight for him.

He won't be able to get away with as much bullying and rough tactics as a cruiser because what ever way you spin it I don't think he'll be big or strong enough to get away with the things he did against Winky and Calzaghe against a younger cruiser weight.

Age HAS to catch up with Hopkins sooner or later... could be this fight... but if not he stands every chance of winning as long as he fights the right fight (which you would expect him to - he's Bernard Hopkins! ).

One thing I'm sure that we've all learned is never to write Hopkins off!

Exactly, every time I think his age will catch up with him, he proves me wrong. I wont jinx him though by picking him, I think Adamek will prevail. Hes not Pavlik or Calzage, guys whos career were in the 160s. Hes a real cruiser.

[pacman79]

Dan Rafael mentioned in this week's Notebook that HBO President Ross Greenburg told ESPN.com that the proposed fight between Tomasz Adamek and Bernard Hopkins is "back on the radar."
Rafael also notes that the July 10 Shobox main event between Adamek and Matt Godfrey is off, because Showtime passed on the bout:

"I think [Adamek-Hopkins is] a good fight and we've talked a little about it," [Greenburg] said.
If it comes back together, HBO would prefer it happen in early 2010 given an already tight budget for the rest of 2009.
When the prospect of the fight in July died a few weeks ago, it left Hopkins with nothing in the works. Adamek, meanwhile, is scheduled to fight July 10 in Newark, N.J., but without a commitment from an American broadcaster.
Showtime and Main Events talked about Adamek-Matt Godfrey, but the network elected to pass on the "ShoBox" fight on Thursday.
According to Main Events, Adamek will still fight July 10 but without U.S. television. But because there is now less money in the pot, it means a further downgrade in opponent, possibly to club fighter Bobby Gunn.

It's a shame that Showtime elected to pass on the Adamek-Godfrey bout, but what can you do? It's not that attractive, not really worth the money, and nobody knows who the hell Godfrey is (which is not a knock on Godfrey, just a fact). They already bought Adamek-Banks; why buy what looks like a sequel when nobody really cares that much?
Adamek fighting Bobby Gunn, on the other hand, is frightening -- what if Gunn won? Cruiserweight world champion Bobby Gunn.
As for Adamek-Hopkins, I dunno. Delaying it until 2010 is crazy to me. Hopkins would have been off over a year assuming he doesn't fight again this year, and I don't know who he'd fight, plus the man would be 45 years old and moving up in weight yet again. I liked Adamek's chances to begin with, but putting that extra year on there really makes me favor him. ...potentially, anyway.
I'd love if the fight could come off this year, but if HBO doesn't have the budget, they don't have the budget.


HBO has Adamek-Hopkins "back on the*radar" - Bad Left Hook

[TigerFan]

It amazes me how an all action fighter like Adamek can't even get a televised fight

Hopefully Versus will step up like they have with Diaconu-vs-Pascal.

[ledsham]

i_think,adamek_would_hand_hopkins-his_first_ko,defeat.

[skel1983]

i_think,adamek_would_hand_hopkins-his_first_ko,defeat.

Unless Hopkins level has dramatically fallen, he would school Adamek, Dawson was to skilled for Adamek who is a tough son of a bitch and is very good fighter but Hopkins would have to many trciks up his sleeve for Adamek.

[pacman79]

i_think,adamek_would_hand_hopkins-his_first_ko,defeat.

I also think Hopkins would school Adamek
Have ya not learned after what he did to Tarver and Pavlik?

[TheMacMagician]

I also second the thought that Hopkins would take adamek to school. Although, as with good fighters, i also give Adamek a decent chance of stopping Hopkins, he's definately got the accurate and powerful shots in his armoury. I really do see this as a good fight man.

Definate one for Hopkins to add to his already cemented legacy, and lets be honest, there isn't really anything else that Hopkins could do to add to that. Adamek pulls a good crowd too.

If Hopkins were to beat Adamek, I reckon he could try his luck with shoutin Haye if he beats Klitscho..... Who knows. I just love Hopkins i guess.

[Rantcatrat]

Here's my take: what does Adamek gain from a win over Hopkins besides coin? Critics would discount a win by saying he was over the hill and too small. On the other hand, having Hopkins on your resume at any weight is an accomplishment. For Hopkins, the logical fight is Chad Dawson. Dawson fights at light heavyweight and has been calling him out.

There are enough real cruiser challenges out there for Adamek. He should clean out the division and then focus on other fighters. A fight with fellow Pole, Krzysztof Wlodarzydk, would sell out the Prudential Center in Newark. A fight with Guillermo Jones also would be big-time.

[Nameless]

This is a fight that I totally want to see, whoever wins, it is an intriguing fight that could possibly go in both ways, skill wise, we have to give the advantage to Hopkins but Adamek is really powerful and I think his prestation against Dawson was mostly a bad day at the office, and even then, Dawson didn't school him out at all.