Comments Thread For: Naazim: Cloud’s a Good Kid, Hopkins is Too Much For Him

BIGPOPPAPUMP

Once again, Bernard Hopkins will be testing himself at an advanced age against a younger titleholder. This time, it will be a 48-year-old Hopkins facing a 31-year-old Tavoris Cloud on March 9 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

BoxingScene.com recently caught up with longtime Hopkins trainer Naazim Richardson to discuss the bout. [Click Here To Read More]

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Originally Posted by BIGPOPPAPUMP

Once again, Bernard Hopkins will be testing himself at an advanced age against a younger titleholder. This time, it will be a 48-year-old Hopkins facing a 31-year-old Tavoris Cloud on March 9 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

BoxingScene.com recently caught up with longtime Hopkins trainer Naazim Richardson to discuss the bout. [Click Here To Read More]

Rough fight for a 48-year old Hopkins, expect a low volume of punches

jchavez1987

bhop should have stayed away from this dude.......... marquez that asss

SpeedKillz

bhop will take this kid's heart early. cloud is pure hype, limited skills and generalship, just power. bhop will frustrate and tag him all night, cloud won't get into a groove from the opening bell. bhop too cagey and smart for someone as limited as cloud

hitking

Might see Nard stopped in this one.

MJ223

I think Cloud can pull it off.....

Bushbaby

1 of B-Hops biggest fans on this site. But I'm not so sure he can beat Cloud. I hope he does. Just to see the hate he gets. While other greats are trying to fight red headed bums,lol!!

No but really, I do hope Cloud doesn't stop the Hop. That's a very real possibility in this fight. Scary stuff.

Barnburner

I can't get the Campillo fight out of my head.

This one will be close in my opinion. Clouds higher activity and better physical attributes should overcome Hopkins' guile at times, but Hopkins is obviously smart enough to tag Cloud a lot in the same way Campillo did.

I predict a very hard to score fight, with half the rounds being neck and neck.

SpeedKillz

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Originally Posted by Bushbaby

1 of B-Hops biggest fans on this site. But I'm not so sure he can beat Cloud. I hope he does. Just to see the hate he gets. While other greats are trying to fight red headed bums,lol!!

No but really, I do hope Cloud doesn't stop the Hop. That's a very real possibility in this fight. Scary stuff.

really? tavoris cloud? bhop is gonna win, but I wouldnt be surprised if it was a calzaghe-lacy type beatdown, just less intense obviously...

Bushbaby

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Originally Posted by SpeedKillz

really? tavoris cloud? bhop is gonna win, but I wouldnt be surprised if it was a calzaghe-lacy type beatdown, just less intense obviously...

Father time is nothing to be played with. Like I said I love B-Hop, but he's no spring chicken & IMO Cloud still has the great equalizer in droves. How much punishment can a 50 year old chin stand up to bro??

jchavez1987 Up and Comer Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 39 Rep Power: 0 Points: 711.73 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 711.73 Donate	next hof fighter going down bhop should have stayed away from this dude.......... marquez that asss

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hitking Undisputed Champion Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1,674 Rep Power: 7 Points: 44,597.89 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 44,597.89 Donate	Might see Nard stopped in this one.

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