Hopkins is putting up all four belts

Richard Schaefer, CEO of Golden Boy Promotions, said Wednesday that Bernard Hopkins will now be defending all four of his championship belts against Howard Eastman on Saturday at Staples Center. Hopkins changed his mind, Schaefer said at Wednesday's final news conference, and has told him he will also defend his World Boxing Association, International Boxing Federation and World Boxing Organization belts. Schaefer said negotiations were still ongoing regarding the sanctioning fees, which Hopkins would like to see reduced.

Comments (16)

Kid_Achilles

Hopkins is gonna put a WHUPPING on Eastman.

21y ago

Marjoh

Not so much....after 20 defenses I would assume that you sort of take winning for granted and I think that Bernard is going into this fight cockier than he has the others...just something to think about... Not really. Remember that the 20th is Hopkins' dream. And I think that's one of the reason for his success. Because people don't stop working hard till they reach their goal. So I think Hopkins' gonna be hungrier because he's almost to the peak of the mountain he has been climbing for the past years. I wonder how much the fee for all four? Anyone know?

21y ago

ChicoEscuelaNYC

Now he is really makin his 20th defense...Eastman by KO! :boxing: You're an annoying sack of shit. Didn't you say Bruceles would beat Mayweather as well? Get your shit togethor.

21y ago

Renegade

Now he is really makin his 20th defense...Eastman by KO! :boxing: You got the first part right, too bad you can't see the folly of the second!

21y ago

elveiel

I'm glad Hopkins is putting up all 4 belts, it wouldnt be right if Eastman won but wasnt the divisons main champion. Shame Nard has to pay a lot more in sanction fee's though.

21y ago

TyrantT316

or because fans ribbed on him for only putting up one initially...

21y ago

joeboxer8983

Maybe Hopkins got tired carrying all those heavy belts to the ring and out of the ring. Maybe he thought because he is the man and everybody knows it , it wouldn't matter if he only brought one. Then people started bitching and now he's like ok ok bitches I'll bring all the belts down the ring and carry them out when I'm doing beating the hell out of Eastman.

21y ago

Atman

Actually, that interview is free now. Ha.

21y ago

ChicoEscuelaNYC

Hopkins was ALWAYS putting all 4 belts on the line from the getgo. Boxingtalk members would have known that.

21y ago

bobbyjones

True but now Hopkins has four times the reason to put a beating of Eastman. ;) Not so much....after 20 defenses I would assume that you sort of take winning for granted and I think that Bernard is going into this fight cockier than he has the others...just something to think about...

21y ago

Floydmayweather

He's just given Eastman four times the motivation. Nuff tump predicted! True but now Hopkins has four times the reason to put a beating of Eastman. ;)

21y ago

jack_the_rippuh

I think it's good that he is putting them all up...too many haters would start shit talking

21y ago

AintGottaClue

he is puttign em all up cause this might be his last fight or he is leaving middleweight divsion for lightheavy and maybe he doesnt want the middle to be liek heavy with 4 belts in different hands

21y ago

Kornhusker

Good point on the IBF title, I didn't think of that.

21y ago

Atman

Maybe because technically it wouldn't be his 20th defense of the IBF title. Or maybe he got pressured into putting all of them up. I dunno.

21y ago

Kornhusker

Wow, why he would do that? Economically it doesn't make any sense to all of the sudden decide to pay more sanctioning fees for a fight that has already been made.

21y ago