Bernard Hopkins vs Jermain Taylor is on!!! july !!!!!

[Mr. Ryan]

So, will Hopkins receive more credibility after Taylor fight than he got winning with Eastman?

After ko'ing Tito, I'm not sure Hopkins has a credibility issue.

[mic573]

So, will Hopkins receive more credibility after Taylor fight than he got winning with Eastman?

Probably not. Everybody will be talking about how Taylor can win but if Hopkins beats him easy then the same people will turn around and say that Taylor wasn't ready which he isn't.

[jack_the_rippuh]

They don't care who he beats, they care about how he beats them. Not too many people like the performance he puts on in his fights, so they're always going to hate on him..

[BBFM]

the only thing i hate about hopkins is that hes never gone up in weight to try bigger things.

[HayeFan]

Hopkins finds a way to avoid a revenging Tito!

I knew it! Hopkins has found a win / win scenario in a landscape filled with looming risks.

If Hopkins were to fight Tito in a rematch, and lost, he loses his legacy (as it was built on the Tito win).

If he fights Johnson, Tarver or Calzaghe and loses, he blows his legacy based on the fact that he avoided deeper waters visited by his contemporaries, in favour of bullying welterweights coming up. Like some kind of mutant who's been held back a few years in school, but still expects respect for beating up his class mates.

If he fought Sturm, and lost, he loses his legacy based on the fact that Sturm was beaten by De La Hoya, who was beaten by Trinidad (Tito = Hopkins legacy, you get it).

If he fights Taylor, and loses, everybody gets to usher in a good looking, young, American world champion. Hopkins, keeps his legacy on the age difference as well as the need for new blood in a sport going stale. Most importantly, it means Hopkins isn't obligated to fight Trinidad again.

It all makes sense now!


P.S. Just kidding

[m00ks]

Wow. I nearly fell over the chair when I read this. Too soon for Taylor but how can you pass up a shot to be undisputed champ of the world? Win or loose it's great for his experience and WHEN he looses, he'll come out a better fighter. Ah man if he proves me wrong, pffffffffff

[Super_Lightweight]

lol

Come on, guys. I tried to tell you this was Hopkins' next fight. It simply HAD to be given the options available and just by listening to Bernard talk.

This was easy to see and should surprise no one. No one else is ready to fight until late in the year.

I also think Taylor has a very good chance in this fight...60/40 in favor of Hopkins.