hopkins vs froch

[paddy448]

i no hopkins is meant to be retiring, but just had a thought,with frochs great win last night over taylor who has beaten hopkins twice, i think hopkins will see that fight and see alot of flaws in froch that he could take advantage of, i think its a very winnable fight for hopkins, does anyone think he could be tempted

[ElTerribleMorales]

i no hopkins is meant to be retiring, but just had a thought,with frochs great win last night over taylor who has beaten hopkins twice, i think hopkins will see that fight and see alot of flaws in froch that he could take advantage of, i think its a very winnable fight for hopkins, does anyone think he could be tempted

doubt it'll happen, B-Hop isn't going down to 168, and honestly either way Hopkins would completely school Froch for 12 rounds

[BoomBoom]

It is a winnable fight for Hopkins, but its also a big risk for Hop. Hes a tall, strong fighter and it would be a fight that would make Bernard uncomfortable imo. Wouldnt be surprised if Hop did see some things he could exploit and take the fight based on that though.

[JazMerkin]

Would be Hopkins-Pavlik all over again, and whilst Froch's win was great, he isn't in REAL superfight territory yet to be B-Hop's swansong. Hopkins won't go down & I think will only stay for either Calzaghe or Adamek.

[paddy448]

i no hopkins is meant to be retiring, but just had a thought,with frochs great win last night over taylor who has beaten hopkins twice, i think hopkins will see that fight and see alot of flaws in froch that he could take advantage of, i think its a very winnable fight for hopkins, does anyone think he could be tempted

doubt it'll happen, B-Hop isn't going down to 168, and honestly either way Hopkins would completely school Froch for 12 rounds

yeah true if it did happen id imagine hopkins would want it at light heavy would froch accomodate that tho. and yeah i could see a schooling too, i think hopkins could be tempted, i no he got redemption when he beat pavlik for the taylor losses as close as they was, but maybe he would just want to prove himself one last time

[ElTerribleMorales]

i no hopkins is meant to be retiring, but just had a thought,with frochs great win last night over taylor who has beaten hopkins twice, i think hopkins will see that fight and see alot of flaws in froch that he could take advantage of, i think its a very winnable fight for hopkins, does anyone think he could be tempted

doubt it'll happen, B-Hop isn't going down to 168, and honestly either way Hopkins would completely school Froch for 12 rounds

yeah true if it did happen id imagine hopkins would want it at light heavy would froch accomodate that tho. and yeah i could see a schooling too, i think hopkins could be tempted, i no he got redemption when he beat pavlik for the taylor losses as close as they was, but maybe he would just want to prove himself one last time

the one who would need the fight would be Froch not B-Hop, and honestly if Taylor was able to land that overhand right all night, i could see Hopkins drilling him with it over and over, seeing how Hopkins does have a better overhand right, i'd even go as far to say that Hopkins would win by TKO

[JazMerkin]

i no hopkins is meant to be retiring, but just had a thought,with frochs great win last night over taylor who has beaten hopkins twice, i think hopkins will see that fight and see alot of flaws in froch that he could take advantage of, i think its a very winnable fight for hopkins, does anyone think he could be tempted

doubt it'll happen, B-Hop isn't going down to 168, and honestly either way Hopkins would completely school Froch for 12 rounds

yeah true if it did happen id imagine hopkins would want it at light heavy would froch accomodate that tho. and yeah i could see a schooling too, i think hopkins could be tempted, i no he got redemption when he beat pavlik for the taylor losses as close as they was, but maybe he would just want to prove himself one last time

Would beating Froch prove anything though. Granted it was a great win but it does nothing for B-Hop's legacy, the only ones that would would be Dawson, Calzaghe & Adamek. Maybe Kessler if they could get the fight.

[Kel]

Loving Froch for his great win yesterday but Hopkins is too smart for him IMO. Froch does does not have the workrate to trouble Hopkins, you either need a much higher workrate or great skill (for 12 rounds) to beat Hopkins.

He takes clean shots and has his own work smothered by Hopkins and Hopkins takes a wide UD.

[paddy448]

doubt it'll happen, B-Hop isn't going down to 168, and honestly either way Hopkins would completely school Froch for 12 rounds

yeah true if it did happen id imagine hopkins would want it at light heavy would froch accomodate that tho. and yeah i could see a schooling too, i think hopkins could be tempted, i no he got redemption when he beat pavlik for the taylor losses as close as they was, but maybe he would just want to prove himself one last time

the one who would need the fight would be Froch not B-Hop, and honestly if Taylor was able to land that overhand right all night, i could see Hopkins drilling him with it over and over, seeing how Hopkins does have a better overhand right, i'd even go as far to say that Hopkins would win by TKO

yeah of corse froch would need b hop not the other way round, and yeah id go as far to say that a hopkins ko is definately not out of the question, im just thinking of it that hopkins would see froch as an easyish fight, and he could go in there and get rid of a guy thats just knocked out the guy that put an end to hopkins middlweight reign. he might get a bit of personal satisfaction out of it i no i would.

[paddy448]

doubt it'll happen, B-Hop isn't going down to 168, and honestly either way Hopkins would completely school Froch for 12 rounds

yeah true if it did happen id imagine hopkins would want it at light heavy would froch accomodate that tho. and yeah i could see a schooling too, i think hopkins could be tempted, i no he got redemption when he beat pavlik for the taylor losses as close as they was, but maybe he would just want to prove himself one last time

Would beating Froch prove anything though. Granted it was a great win but it does nothing for B-Hop's legacy, the only ones that would would be Dawson, Calzaghe & Adamek. Maybe Kessler if they could get the fight.

it might prove something to hopkins personally deep down, as in he lost two fights to taylor, but to make up for that beat kelly pavlik and carl froch two guys who knocked taylor out, i would get alot of pleasure out of that

[JazMerkin]

yeah true if it did happen id imagine hopkins would want it at light heavy would froch accomodate that tho. and yeah i could see a schooling too, i think hopkins could be tempted, i no he got redemption when he beat pavlik for the taylor losses as close as they was, but maybe he would just want to prove himself one last time

the one who would need the fight would be Froch not B-Hop, and honestly if Taylor was able to land that overhand right all night, i could see Hopkins drilling him with it over and over, seeing how Hopkins does have a better overhand right, i'd even go as far to say that Hopkins would win by TKO

yeah of corse froch would need b hop not the other way round, and yeah id go as far to say that a hopkins ko is definately not out of the question, im just thinking of it that hopkins would see froch as an easyish fight, and he could go in there and get rid of a guy thats just knocked out the guy that put an end to hopkins middlweight reign. he might get a bit of personal satisfaction out of it i no i would.

I think the Taylor fights were close enough (I felt he won them) that he's over it. Maybe he should fight Clinton Mitchell to finish it all off

[paddy448]

the one who would need the fight would be Froch not B-Hop, and honestly if Taylor was able to land that overhand right all night, i could see Hopkins drilling him with it over and over, seeing how Hopkins does have a better overhand right, i'd even go as far to say that Hopkins would win by TKO

yeah of corse froch would need b hop not the other way round, and yeah id go as far to say that a hopkins ko is definately not out of the question, im just thinking of it that hopkins would see froch as an easyish fight, and he could go in there and get rid of a guy thats just knocked out the guy that put an end to hopkins middlweight reign. he might get a bit of personal satisfaction out of it i no i would.

I think the Taylor fights were close enough (I felt he won them) that he's over it. Maybe he should fight Clinton Mitchell to finish it all off

[Rantcatrat]

Would be Hopkins-Pavlik all over again, and whilst Froch's win was great, he isn't in REAL superfight territory yet to be B-Hop's swansong. Hopkins won't go down & I think will only stay for either Calzaghe or Adamek.

Hopkins would take Froch to school. 12-0.

Hopkins bitched out on a Adamek fight by offering to fight him for a 90/10 split. He saw what Adamek did to Banks and thought it wasn't the risk he needs right now. Moreover, indicative of the kind of fight he wants now is that he is investigating the possibility of fighting Tito. I'm not saying he doesn't deserve that sort of fight, but don't tell say you want Adamek. That was BS.

[Kev]

I really think Froch would beat Hopkins, I'd have him a heavy favourite.

Not a prime Hopkins of course, but the B Hop of now. He's aging daily and his win over Pavlik had a lot to do with the fact that Pavlik did NOTHING in that fight.

Froch is far less worried about getting hit than Pavlik and would just wade in regardless. Unless Hopkins knocked him out he'd find it hard going in the late rounds and resort to holding, low blows and rough house tactics to stay in the fight.

You guys are seriously underating Froch and overatting Hopkins at this stage in his career. Yes he's a tough guy to beat still at 43 but he doesn't have the stamina and legs of old and could deteriorate quickly now.

It's no coincidence that his two biggest wins in his old years against Tarver and Pavlik cooincided with both of these fighters giving the worst performances of their careers.

If Hopkins and Pavlik fought again at 168 and Pavlik was healthy, I'd pick him over Bernard also.

[gest12645]

b hop is fighting tito again unfortunatly