Hopkins is putting up all four belts

[Atman]

Richard Schaefer, CEO of Golden Boy Promotions, said Wednesday that Bernard Hopkins will now be defending all four of his championship belts against Howard Eastman on Saturday at Staples Center.

Hopkins changed his mind, Schaefer said at Wednesday's final news conference, and has told him he will also defend his World Boxing Association, International Boxing Federation and World Boxing Organization belts.

Schaefer said negotiations were still ongoing regarding the sanctioning fees, which Hopkins would like to see reduced.

[Kornhusker]

Wow, why he would do that? Economically it doesn't make any sense to all of the sudden decide to pay more sanctioning fees for a fight that has already been made.

[Atman]

Maybe because technically it wouldn't be his 20th defense of the IBF title.

Or maybe he got pressured into putting all of them up. I dunno.

[Kornhusker]

Good point on the IBF title, I didn't think of that.

[AintGottaClue]

he is puttign em all up cause this might be his last fight or he is leaving middleweight divsion for lightheavy and maybe he doesnt want the middle to be liek heavy with 4 belts in different hands

[jack_the_rippuh]

I think it's good that he is putting them all up...too many haters would start **** talking

[borikua]

Now he is really makin his 20th defense...Eastman by KO!

[Guest]

He's just given Eastman four times the motivation. Nuff tump predicted!

[Floydmayweather]

He's just given Eastman four times the motivation. Nuff tump predicted!

True but now Hopkins has four times the reason to put a beating of Eastman.

[bobbyjones]

True but now Hopkins has four times the reason to put a beating of Eastman.

Not so much....after 20 defenses I would assume that you sort of take winning for granted and I think that Bernard is going into this fight ****ier than he has the others...just something to think about...