Hopkins: I'm out of retirement!

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  • bishop2006
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    #11
    Im happy,i think with his style he can fight for much longer

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    • Run
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      #12
      Originally posted by GEOFFHAYES
      This guy is an absolute joke.
      Oh yeah?

      If Nard is a joke because of his accomplishments.....Joe Blow is a total fraud.

      Calzaghe hasn't achieved 1/16th of what Hopkins has in the ring.



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      • hectari
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        #13
        Originally posted by Kid Achilles
        I don't think he would be a success at heavyweight, as is what seems to be his dream, but I've been wrong before.
        lmao oh **** i love the DATSIK signature! r.i.p

        he was a true entertainer.

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        • DarkSpyder
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          #14
          How many times can you say your own name, a bit like 'Craig David...'

          Got a bit jealous 'cos Oscar's down to fight Mayweather and Winky and he felt a bit left out?

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          • Kid Achilles
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            #15
            Hectari, I've just learned about the guy recently. He is really one of the most unique individuals I've seen participate in a combat sport. I know that he is rumored to be dead but I've heard some say that he is still alive and fought as recently as 2005. I am constantly searching for more info on Datsik and his whereabouts. What a mysterious and interesting warrior.

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            • Darkstar
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              #16
              How old is he now? like 41? Any way i hope he comes back to fight Roy Jones Jr.
              and if he does go up to heavy James Toney

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              • ThaHorseman
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                #17
                Glad to see he is coming back. He is one of the best guys in boxing. I tend to have a lot more respect for guys that stay in shape year round and are real "boxers" and he is one of my favorites. He is a favorite to win almost any fight, at any division. I hope he gets in with Calzaghe and knocks his ass out. Or avenges his loss to RJJ.

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                • Kid Achilles
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                  #18
                  Betting against Hopkins is generally a bad idea, that's true. The guy is the complete package. Few guys can fight so well on the outside and inside as well as move as well as Hopkins. He's not as athletic as he once was, and doesn't have the same power, but he's still one of the better fighters in boxing today.

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                  • Run
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                    #19
                    Originally posted by Kid Achilles
                    Betting against Hopkins is generally a bad idea, that's true. The guy is the complete package. Few guys can fight so well on the outside and inside as well as move as well as Hopkins. He's not as athletic as he once was, and doesn't have the same power, but he's still one of the better fighters in boxing today.
                    He has a granite chin, and he's a pugilist specialist.

                    There are so many people who are unfamiliar with Hopkins' career prior to the Trinidad fight......and they really haven't seen him fight like he did in his prime.

                    He was a mobile slugger, that would pressure his opponents around the ring. Sure he used a lot of dirty tactics.....but he endured many in several fights.

                    you can't deny a guy who elects to continue fighting (against Echols) after being given an option to win by D.Q. after being body slammed, and having your shoulder dislocated. That's beyond heart. He's also a guy who has enough sense to overcome adversity in life; changing it in the process making more positive adjustments. He was locked up for years and now he spends time educating prisoners......and creating opportunities for them that he felt were given to him unjustly.

                    He's an asset to the sport and one of the greatest fighters of all time (Top 25)

                    Him coming back to the sport should be acceptable. I think he's earned his due to play that card if he feels like it.



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                    • GEOFFHAYES
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                      #20
                      Originally posted by RunWithKnives
                      He has a granite chin
                      Wrong.

                      It's not been tested.

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