MGM Grand, Las Vegas - A few days after celebrating his 50th birthday, Rick Reeno catches up with former champion Bernard Hopkins at his private suite at the MGM to discuss a possible drop in weight to the super middleweight limit of 168-pounds, and facing one of the top men in the division - IBF/WBA 'regular' champion Carl Froch of Nottingham, what he expects from their clash of styles, and more.
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Video: Bernard Hopkins on Going To 168, Fighting Froch
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FloydvsPacMon Jan 19, 2015, 11:59 AM UTC
Hopkins has been fighting out of selfishness for the past few years now. His fights are truly awful to watch.
badnewsbrownMon Jan 19, 2015, 11:46 AM UTC
Not interested in watching another stinker from Hopkins.
royjonesjrKTFOMon Jan 19, 2015, 11:02 AM UTC
I'd take Hopkins all day against Froch.the guy is overrated in fights he wasnt dominating,Groves he may very well have been behind in both fights,he was certainly behind in the first.the Kessler rematch was taken in the last round on one judges card,he lost the initial fight.i won't mention Dirrell and Taylor,I mean who has this guy ever conclusively outboxed over 12 aside from Abraham,because he sure as sh1t ain't stopping BHOP.
Slow *** Froch is overrated. Been telling people this for a long time. He's just another toughman with good power similar to Lucas Matthysse.
royjonesjrKTFOMon Jan 19, 2015, 10:57 AM UTC
Glenn Johnson?............yeah Froch isn't really that sort of fighter. He beats the weaker chinned true boxers with power and brute force and similar fighters to himself through attrition and determination. He can outbox flatfooted power punchers like Abraham and Johnson when he holds height/reach and/or age advantage, but I do fear for him against BHOP. Can't see him outboxing or knocking him out........ so how does he win this. Could be another pavlik affair.
Kovalev isn't any more 'athletic' than Froch.
At this stage, top guys can beat Hopkins with work rate.
Kovalev is, and have faster hands than Froch.
royjonesjrKTFOMon Jan 19, 2015, 10:53 AM UTC
Glenn Johnson?............yeah Froch isn't really that sort of fighter. He beats the weaker chinned true boxers with power and brute force and similar fighters to himself through attrition and determination. He can outbox flatfooted power punchers like Abraham and Johnson when he holds height/reach and/or age advantage, but I do fear for him against BHOP. Can't see him outboxing or knocking him out........ so how does he win this. Could be another pavlik affair.
Pavlik and Froch are equally slow. Froch gets outboxed by anyone decent.

