STURM WILL RETIRE HOPKINS.....if

[Dr Cynical]

Well I didn't see delhoya's (sic) contraversial (sic) win but I did see Delahoya get beaten about the ring by Felix Sturm a few months ago......it was strange that the crowd kept chanting "Bull****" after the decision was announced...is that Delahoya's middle name?

It seems that way these days.

[SweetScience]

Of the Middleweights that are active right now, Jerman Taylor has the best shot of retiring Hopkins BUT not now.

[NichtGeflechten]

Take the long odds on STURM it will be a lock.....

[Sir_Jose]

Sturm gets beaten and beaten badly. Name me one thing he does better than Hopkins?

[Winter]

Sturm is younger. Much younger.

[grayfist]

It looked to me that when they met, Sturm was a tad quicker than De la Hoya. This makes him dangerous for Hopkins, especially, given that Sturm's style is to stay outside; slide and glide, stick out the jab, befuddle the opponent. His punch, though, is not the type that would deter Hopkins who can of course try and wade through the jabs to get to Sturm. Hop can roughhouse. But Sturm is a natural middleweight, an equally big man and would not be easy for Hopkins to manhandle. Sturm has shown stamina and consistency:he can keep excellent pace through 12 rounds moving side-to-side and in-and-out. Hopkins cannot employ a wait out tactic, i.e., wait for Sturm to tire out in the later rounds. He'd have to chase Sturm every round and grab him. I think, in Hopkins-Sturm,the referee's officiating style would have much to do with the fight result.

[Zhen]

NichtGeflechten wrote: Take the long odds on STURM it will be a lock.....

Let's put up some money and roll the bets then.

Money where your mouth is

[doomeddisciple]

Sturm is a natural middle, Oscar was not.

Hopkins would destroy Sturm.

That is all.

[Sir_Jose]

Sturm has NO SHOT against Hopkins. Like I said he doesn't do one thing better

Is he gonna outbox Hopkins? Hell no, Is he gonna out muscle Hopkins?..Hell no

Hopkins bust him up and stops him late with ease

[Winter]

No one has unlimited youth. Everyone gets old. Same with boxers.