What should Bernard Hopkins do now?

[Super_Lightweight]

yep

he'd ahve to can a couple titles if he does that cause he wont be fighting sturm wont hurt his legacy though

That's true but Hopkins already said the belts mean nothing to him now, he has got his 20 defenses and now he just wants big fights/money fights.

[AintGottaClue]

That's true but Hopkins already said the belts mean nothing to him now, he has got his 20 defenses and now he just wants big fights/money fights.

ya kidna sucks for taylor and sturm though. here comes 2 top olyimpic middleweights about to break out in there career and they just miss the hopkins train it might even hurt them in the long run they could always be in hopkins shadow.

on a side note if tito does lose then sturm will be number 1 contender in all belts cept wbc which he will be number 2 in with taylor 1 so if he doesnt want to fight any of these young guys he is gonna have to ditch all his belts. but liek u said its abotu money now 2 fights maybe getting 10-15M and going out

[Hurlex]

hopkins will fight taylor then tito then he said he would go up to fight tarver/glen winner...i kinda wanted to see him vs sturm he's gonna skill taylor
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hopkins vs:
-taylor:ko him and schools taylor

-trinidad:tito doesn better but still get his ass handed to him and probably ko'ed earlier,i like itot but screw him for pulling the reirement crap and waiting for b-hop to get old

-glen:get KTFO by hopkins in the middle rounds(again hehe)

-tarver:umm as long as hopkins sticks to his plan it will be fairly easy

-Lacy:kinda a toss up but if Sheika was able to make it against Lacy and EVEN OUT BOX him a couple of rounds if Hopkins boxes he will school lacy and possibly ko him late

-sturm:he wont ko sturm but might UD him

-RJJ:beats hopkins always i think

[Super_Lightweight]

hmm

It doesn't suck for Taylor at all. Taylor has a good shot at fighting Hopkins because Hopkins and Taylor seem to want the fight to happen, and that fight is attractive to fight fan because people want to see if the heir apparent can go ahead and be the King.

[AintGottaClue]

It doesn't suck for Taylor at all. Taylor has a good shot at fighting Hopkins because Hopkins and Taylor seem to want the fight to happen, and that fight is attractive to fight fan because people want to see if the heir apparent can go ahead and be the King.

taylor might not want to fight B-hop and hopkins might want a fight that doesnt have risk

[Run]

There are a host of people Hopkins could fight, as well as at least 5 potential money fights.

Knowing Hopkins, he would like to avoid any unecessary risk. Fighters and potential money fights can be looked at like this:

Winky Wright: this fight would be huge. The only problem would be negotiations, considering Winky would almost as much as hopkins, who is the undisputed champion. This assuming Winky moves up to challenge (which would be the only option). This fight may make for a boring one, however; looks appealing to hardcore boxing fans. This also would be considered a "risky" fight for Hopkins, facing the crafty southpaw.

Jermaine Taylor: With his win over his sparring partner, he proved very little in my opinion. He still has maybe 2 or 3 fights before fighting Hopkins. The money factor will be irrelevant in this case. Im almost sure Taylor will be happy to take 1/10 of what Hopkins is getting paid. This risk level in fighting Taylor is low.

Felix Trinidad: A rematch with Tito would make for the highest paying fight of all potential money fights. With Tito's last win, everyone who clings to him has been crying out for a rematch. Those who saw the first fight, noticed that Tito was completely blown out of the water. IMO he has no chance at winning a rematch. The risk level assosciated with this fight is very low for Hopkins.

Joe Calzaghe: This fight would be one of the biggest fights in european history. In the past, given comments made by Calzaghe, its apparent he holds himself in high regard. When calling out Roy Jones, he also insinuated he deserved as much money. In all likelyhood he wont recieve a 15th of what hopkins gets. As far as the actual fight goes, this would be difficult for Hopkins. Calzaghe is a power puncher, who unlike Eastman, can piece together combinations. High level of risk for Hopkins.

Jeff Lacy: Lacy proves he belongs on the scene by stopping Vanderpool, something Hopkins could not do. He looked mediocre against Sheika, however; he is ready to fight Hopkins IMO. Lacy may have some problems with footwork, something which would give Hopkins the edge. Lacy's punching power and tenacity make this a difficult fight for Hopkins. Moneywise, its obvious that Lacy would take PAY for this fight to happen. Risk level for Hopkins, High.

Retirement: If Hopkins and Retirement decide to fight, this would make for a "no-money" show for hopkins, and he would have to be content with his current bank balance.













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