Sorry, but... Hopkins is absolutely pathetic.

[drh]

Don't sell Eastman short. He's a great fighter, it's just that Hopkins could make damned near anyone look bad, and even so, Eastman didn't look bad, he just failed to make a couple of small adjustments that could've won him the fight. Eastman is very fast, has world class skill, and plenty of experience. I think his true weakness is his corner, more than anything else. They weren't telling him how to keep from catching that leaping left hook, which is the punch that won Hopkins the fight, and they should've been harping on that non-stop in the corner, and thinking of a way around it.

spot on, that left uppercut/hook (hybrid punch, similar to RJJ) was not solved by eastman. I think he had to say stuff this, i'm going to wear his left and land my right hand over the top. or atleast get his bloody hand up and block.

he also had trouble with bhops, overhand lead right, really a punch he should not have been hit with considering his reach. to beat bhop u must uses side to side movement, slip and counter. u can't come straight at him, or bomb him from range, he's too technically sound. Tito gets beat every time, and taylor isn't quite ready (taylor will be an effective light heavy.)

[Guest]

I watched it a second time, and it wasn't as bad as I thought... I was just disappointed. I can't see how anyone could get off on a "Hall of Famer" getting into the books by having him holding and hitting and throwing single shots and ducking. Yeah, Hop had significantly better handspeed than Eastman, but considering Eastman was fighting "the p4p fighter" (not my words) then didn't he do better than expected? I thought Hop was going to KO him early?

There seem to be too many "Hall of Famers" these days, people writing history books with no real consequence. Look at how many HOFs there are at this moment... and not any of them are worth a damn.

[FrankJack]

which fighters have recently been accepted in the hall of fame? Aside from Hopkins, I mean. If there were others I didn't know about it, but would like to.

[Guest]

Well, I'm thinking RJJ. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE RJJ, but a lot of his work is done not by hard graft, but by manipulating figures. All that talk about him being one of the few middleweights to beat a heavyweight. Yeah, impressive, I agree. But the heavy was John Ruiz.

[DiegoFuego]

How is Hopkins pathetic? He hasn't lost in 12 years!

[Guest]

How is Hopkins pathetic? He hasn't lost in 12 years!

Yeah, but it's HOW he won them that bothers me.

Here's what he's going to use in his next fight:

[Slipx]

How is Hopkins pathetic? He hasn't lost in 12 years!

lesser fans don't appreciate counterpunching, they think both fighters should meet head to head and collide, and probably enjoy seeing older fighters slurring words. it's best to just ignore them, why even view a person's posts that lacks boxing experience/knowledge, and spews useless bull**** 24/7.

[Palma]

I agree bro. I thought he would of put on a show and knocked Eastman out...but that shows that B-HOP FEARED EASTMAN AND GAVE HIM RESPECT. HE EVEN ADMITTED THAT EASTMAN ROCKED HIS ASS.LOL.

IF hopkins goes to war with Eastman, Eastman knocks him out and wins. Eastman was jus shaking off b-hop's punches.

Good point!

I had stated this before in a previous thread not long ago. Only Bernard truly knows how much fight he has in him before "self doubt" begins to creep up. Did Hopkins fight Eastman with the "not to loose" mentality or was he just being cautious?!

[dafrza3]

Granted, I spat my dummy out there. I think I just get peeved sometimes, because I really love the sport and discussing it, but 70% of the people on here are just smack-talkers who can't discuss anything without having to insult each other or adopt childish "ur a hater" tactics. Still, this is 25% better than **********, where they're all morons.

Where do you get your statistics from? Who made you the judge of boxing boards? I think 69% of all boxing forums think your full of shyt.

[Guest]

Where the Hell did this old thread get dragged up from?

Who made me the judge? Just expressing an opinion, da...

I'm full of ****? No, you're just a moron like I identified above. Go back to the playground, I haven't got time.