Promoter Dan Goossen was in Australia to watch his middleweight Sam Soliman win another bout by way of a fourth round stoppage.
Goossen told the Australian press that he was flying back to the states to begin negotiations for a bout between Bernard Hopkins and Soliman.
Soliman is the mandatory challenger to the IBF version of Hopkins’ middleweight crown. details]
Hopefully Hopkins vacates the IBF belt so he wouldn't have to fight him. This is Hopkin's last year in boxing, I don't want to see it wasted on guys like Soliman. Hopkins/Johnson or even Hopkins/Taylor would be much more interesting.
i know im a lil late to this party, but i just got a chance to see the Soliman fight, and i thought he was impressive. He looked much better than on the Fight on Fox Sports last year. A lil cocky for his age...but still, fun to watch IMO.
But let's be honest, Hopkins won't fight him, right? Although, his style against Hopkins sounds like it would be fun