Bill "Two Scoops" Emes catches up with WBA/IBF light heavyweight champion Bernard "The Alien" Hopkins to discuss his upcoming HBO televised unification with WBO champion Sergey Kovalev, scheduled for November 8th at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. Hopkins talks about training camp, deciding to fight Kovalev instead of Adonis Stevenson, thoughts on Kovalev as a fighter, and more.
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MDPopescuTue Aug 26, 2014, 1:55 PM UTC
It's funny that as long as Hopkins is truthful and humble and he speaks no trash about Kovalev very few here are interested in commenting about this interview... Funny...
MDPopescuTue Aug 26, 2014, 1:06 PM UTC
Kovalev overreaches when he throws the right to the body. Expect Hopkins to catch him off balance and put him numerous times.
We can bet again MD. Let me get some get back after Canelo vs Lara sir.
I was never rooting for Canelo -- but Canelo is Oscar's last chance in the business... Therefore Canelo can't lose at this stage... That is why I took that bet... :)
As for this one: I don't bet against B-Hop... (I still hold some principles...)
All I hope is that Hopkins is able to get a decent way out of the ring (in case he enters that ring).
Mr_PhiladelTue Aug 26, 2014, 1:05 PM UTC
tickets go on sale Sept 5th....I'm hyped :boxing:
jasTue Aug 26, 2014, 12:53 PM UTC
On another hand: I don't know if a defensive fighter would be able to dodge a precise jab to the body that drops people, though...
Kovalev overreaches when he throws the right to the body. Expect Hopkins to catch him off balance and put him numerous times.
We can bet again MD. Let me get some get back after Canelo vs Lara sir.
MDPopescuTue Aug 26, 2014, 12:36 PM UTC
Very good Hopkins interview -- truthful, straightforward, humble...
B-Hop was wrong only in one point here: he said (here) that he is the most underrated defense fighter... Well, I don't know if there is any another defensive active fighter at his level, to date...
On another hand: I don't know if a defensive fighter would be able to dodge a precise jab to the body that drops people, though...


