Hopkins Vs. Taylor Not Even Close

[Truth]

http://www.**********.net/pages/free2721.htm

********** just reported in the link above that Hopkins vs. Sturm and Taylor vs. Soliman is more likely.

[Marjoh]

Damn, we aren't even half through the year, and already all these "this guy vs that, that guy vs this, this guy vs this guy is a done deal" is already giving me a headache.

From now on, people should just stop believing till the press conference is held.

[mic573]

I just read that Hopkins is looking to fight Sturm now. I guess Sturmrules will finally get his wish and see his boy get beat for real this time.

[AintGottaClue]

psssh plz sturm deserves this fight more then anyoen else

[mic573]

psssh plz sturm deserves this fight more then anyoen else

Why does he deserve this fight? Sturm hasn't done anymore than anyone else in the middleweight division. If you really think about it nobody deserves a shot because nobody has done anything to deserve one.

[guru]

"options on taylor's next 3 fights"??????????????

wow, it didnt take for golden boy promotions to start pulling the same crap as king and arum....

[boxernyc]

psssh plz sturm deserves this fight more then anyoen else

I agree, Sturm is definitely the next best fight for Hopkins since Jermain doesn't seem to want this fight yet. Do you think Sturm will win? If so want to wager?

[AintGottaClue]

Why does he deserve this fight? Sturm hasn't done anymore than anyone else in the middleweight division. If you really think about it nobody deserves a shot because nobody has done anything to deserve one.

he got his belt stolen by a fool who is money hungry then that fool goes and loses it, and he is ranked i think top 3 in every belt and even some number 1 rankings

[boxernyc]

"options on taylor's next 3 fights"??????????????

wow, it didnt take for golden boy promotions to start pulling the same crap as king and arum....

But he's doing it to clean the sport up! That's the difference.

[AintGottaClue]

Felix Sturm: Too Good For His Own Good
By Mike Leanardi (March 7, 2005)
Courtesy of ********boxing.com

For most young fighters a great performance against a future Hall of Famer and one of the biggest draws in boxing history sounds like a dream come true. Not for Felix Sturm (23-1 11KO’s).

Not only did Sturm suffer an unfair decision in the afore mentioned fight, he has now been put on a pay-no-mind list. Why is this you might ask? Well Sturm was to be a stepping stone for Oscar de la Hoya in prelude to his mega dollar showdown with Bernard Hopkins last September. In the meantime Sturm had plans of his own; not only did he prove to be more than a tune-up, at least as far as I’m concerned, he bested Oscar de la Hoya that night. Unfortunately for Sturm, to make the big money fight with Hopkins, De la Hoya had to be in the blue corner and not Sturm. Because of this, Sturm was dealt his first loss via unanimous decision, all three judges scoring the bout 115-113 in favor of De la Hoya.

Because of his impressive performance against De la Hoya, Sturm has now been determined to be a dangerous fighter, in fact, too dangerous. Because Sturm is still a relative unknown in the United States and dangerous, no top-flight middleweight will face him. A fight with Sturm is viewed as a no-win situation, not only will he bring you nothing more than an average payday, if you defeat Sturm you defeated an unknown, and he is too difficult an opponent for anyone to ensure a victory against him. So the big names ignore him, they act as if he is not even there.

In the nine months since his “loss” to De la Hoya, Sturm has been hoping to get a call against a big name opponent in the United States to prove himself again, no such luck. Instead he has been forced to fight quality, but not world-class opponents, in his homeland of Germany, going 3-0 with 2 KO’s since the De la Hoya fight, while capturing and defending the lightly regarded WBO Intercontinental Middleweight championship in the process; with his most recent victory this past weekend against fellow German, Bert Schenk (36-2 23KO’s) via devastating second round knockout.

I am sure Felix will now go back to waiting, waiting to hear from the likes of Bernard Hopkins, Felix Trinidad, Winky Wright or Jermain Taylor. Unfortunately Felix, I think you will be waiting a long time. Who knows, maybe Howard Eastman will fight you.