Comments Thread For: Bernard Hopkins Returns on 3/9 at Barclays, Showtime - Page 2

Cuauhtli.

please do us all a favor and knock this old ass out.

edgarg

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Originally Posted by Neutral

doesn't this guy work for GBP? who the hell is managing his money?

He's managing his own money, or has his private investment banker looking after it. No flies on Hopkins, he woulldn't trust most people. I'll be surprised anyway if he gets a decent purse. Who wants to watch Hopkins grunt and butt his way through a wrestling match.

Not me.

Clegg

He'll be devaluing his own accomplishment. Pascal was the man at 175 because of the win over Dawson. It would be less meaningful for the oldest champion ever to have won it against Cleverley (no notable wins, got the belt through the reigning champion being stripped) Shumenov (no notable legit wins, got the belt via robbery) or Cloud (best of the three, but took a beating in his last fight and won via robbery).

BoxingGenius27

He should fight Cloud. He's a bad matchup for Cleverly.

He'll cut Cleverly's workrate down a ton. The Cloud matchup would be better.

jaded

He's Bernard Hopkins...he can do whatever he wants.

-BORICUA-

yay!!!! bernards back!!!!!

nycsmooth

unlss mayb it's Cleverly they will need a big local draw as hopkins can't fill barclays w/what he brings...I wouldn't pay a dollar to c him now...

IronDanHamza

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Originally Posted by grape drink

Why? He beats guys like Cloud, Cleverley, Shumenov... easily.

I don't want to see a great fighter fighting when he's a shell of his former self.

grape drink

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Originally Posted by IronDanHamza

I don't want to see a great fighter fighting when he's a shell of his former self.

But he isn't a shell of his former self. So he lost to Dawson. Fighters lose sometimes. Hopkins is still capable and he WILL beat cloud, cleverley, shumenov if they fight.

B-Hop aint really in any danger of brain damage either.

IronDanHamza

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Originally Posted by grape drink

But he isn't a shell of his former self. So he lost to Dawson. Fighters lose sometimes. Hopkins is still capable and he WILL beat cloud, cleverley, shumenov if they fight.

B-Hop aint really in any danger of brain damage either.

He's a shell of his former shelf IMO. Less than that.

Even in winning, he will look terrible in winning.

Having to fake low blows to get breaks is not how Hopkins should be remembered.

Cuauhtli. Undisputed Champion Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,041 Rep Power: 7 Points: 6,750,870,067.36 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 6,750,870,067.36 Donate	please do us all a favor and knock this old ass out.

BoxingGenius27 TKO1 Ishida Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 7,273 Rep Power: 24 Points: 26,131,715,945.11 Bank: 11,820.00 Total Points: 26,131,727,765.11 Donate	He should fight Cloud. He's a bad matchup for Cleverly. He'll cut Cleverly's workrate down a ton. The Cloud matchup would be better.

jaded Undisputed Champion Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 2,376 Rep Power: 14 Points: 14,446,128.54 Bank: 1,114,113,016,134.96 Total Points: 1,114,127,462,263.50 Donate	He's Bernard Hopkins...he can do whatever he wants.

-BORICUA- Matthysse will KO Garcia Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 4,547 Rep Power: 13 Points: 25,680,264,107.95 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 25,680,264,107.95 Donate	yay!!!! bernards back!!!!!

nycsmooth Undisputed Champion Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 3,247 Rep Power: 10 Points: 31,662.55 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 31,662.55 Donate	unlss mayb it's Cleverly they will need a big local draw as hopkins can't fill barclays w/what he brings...I wouldn't pay a dollar to c him now...