Weight will be an issue. Hopkins will have to do what most of his opponents had to do , move up in weight. about 25 lbs i believe. Adamek by TKO, I can see Nasim throwing in the towel.
Hopkins doesnt like to fight anybody his own size or bigger. Adamek is 35 pounds bigger then Pavlik and at his own weight. Not moving up to fight Hopkins like everybody else does.
So what does Hopkins do? Offer a bullshit 500k to fight and then move on. He wants no part of Adamek.
Bernard will come into the fight bigger than ever. Muscular, agile, and he will beat adamek in a somewhat boring fight that has his moments. Hell make me laugh by trying to imitate Roy Jones and Sugar Ray Leonard even though hes so much slower, and only lands those shots when his man is a sitting duck with his hands up defending but already broken.
I hate this, if ademak wins people will say "oh benard is just old", and not credit him the win, and benard hopkins will still some how be ranked in the top 10 PfP! I hate it!
adamek is taking this fight for name recognition and money, not so much for credit although if he does beat hops he should get some credit.
I hate this, if ademak wins people will say "oh benard is just old", and not credit him the win, and benard hopkins will still some how be ranked in the top 10 PfP! I hate it!
I personally think mocing up a weight class at 44 is going to slow Hopkins down more than he would like... imo
He said he'd like to come into the fight at 185 and he was 180 fight night for Pavlik so I don't think it would make too much of a difference.
Right now it would be a pic-em fight,because obviously Hopkins has been the craftier of the 2,but he is getting older and Adamek should be the biggest and strongest opponent to date,so I think it depends on how Hopkin's body will react to the bigger size and all!!!!!!!!
Adamek... imo.
Prime v Prime Hopkins take it, but at 44, imo, he is too old to move up weight class and face a stronger, bigger, younger and faster opponent
I personally think mocing up a weight class at 44 is going to slow Hopkins down more than he would like... imo
Adamek... imo.
Prime v Prime Hopkins take it, but at 44, imo, he is too old to move up weight class and face a stronger, bigger, younger and faster opponent
Is Adamek noticeably faster than Hopkins?
Hopkins will most likely lose soon though, common sense says he has too.
Adamek... imo.
Prime v Prime Hopkins take it, but at 44, imo, he is too old to move up weight class and face a stronger, bigger, younger and faster opponent