Hopkins"This ain't about the money "

[scap]

There are some fighters out there that can say its not about the money and I could probably believe them...Bernard is not one of them. Also-he has not made the money that his two biz partners have made and if he is a penny pincher like he claims then that burns at him a bit...

Note-I think an interesting thing that has not been broughten up a lot is the original June date that this fight was supposed to take place on. Calzaghe scrapped that date and insisted April...I think Joe is ready to go and Bernard would have probably enjoyed another month of preparation for that 40something body.

[jmah]

How much is Hopkins making on this fight? Is it going to be more than he did with Wright? I can't imagine it being close to what he made vs. DLH.

[D.I.E.S.E.L]

its always about the money...

[FRKO]

Note-I think an interesting thing that has not been broughten up a lot is the original June date that this fight was supposed to take place on.

Yeah, fair point, scap. I forgot about that.

[Allucard]

why is being in your 40's a death sentence.

Do people who are 40 walk around thinking about their impending death?

What about goths?

Everything Hopkins says confuses me. He's either a secret genius. Or a muppet.

Boxing-wise smart guy.

[Method]

As I understand it, Planet Hollywood put up a GUARANTEE of $16M for the fight, with each guy getting $8M a piece from that. There may be revenues from the European side of things as well, although I am not sure. What I am failry certain of is that any other revenues are spit 50/50, just like the Planet Hollywood guarantee.

That is why this fight is on free HBO, because those schmucks at Planet Hollywood stake horsed the fight. Better for us, but those guys should fire their CFO.

[tyson]

why is being in your 40's a death sentence.

Do people who are 40 walk around thinking about their impending death?

What about goths?

Everything Hopkins says confuses me. He's either a secret genius. Or a muppet.

When you talk as much as he does, something is bound to sound smart sooner or later...

[RisAri0]

There are some fighters out there that can say its not about the money and I could probably believe them...Bernard is not one of them. Also-he has not made the money that his two biz partners have made and if he is a penny pincher like he claims then that burns at him a bit...

Note-I think an interesting thing that has not been broughten up a lot is the original June date that this fight was supposed to take place on. Calzaghe scrapped that date and insisted April...I think Joe is ready to go and Bernard would have probably enjoyed another month of preparation for that 40something body.

thats probly y he's trains like he's still hungry

[Thread Stealer]

"This isn't about the money" translates to "This is about the money".

I respected Hopkins's honesty though leading up to the Trinidad fight.

He says "this means belts, this means legacy, this means mlllions".

The interviewer asks, "what means more, the titles, or the millions?"

Without hesitation, Hopkins looks right in the interviewer's eye and says "the millions".

[hugh grant]

George foreman has already proved being in your 40's isnt a death sentence. Bernhard has also proved it already as well because he is a top 10 p4p fighter in his 40's.