Hopkins targets Sturm

**G-dub** · 03-09-2005, 09:33 PM

Felix Sturm is exactly the kind of fighter the old B-Hop could have problems with. He's fast, intelligent, not very powerful but his box is beautyful.

**BrooklynBomber** · 03-09-2005, 09:41 PM

Sturm is a pretty good boxer, I expect him to give a better fight to Hopkins than Eastman.

**straightjab65** · 03-09-2005, 09:50 PM

Lets just be honest everyone is gonna talk this fight up and say Sturm is young and hungry and Hopkins is just going to go out there and box for 12 rounds and win a decision. Sturm does not have the experience to beat hopkins. The 2 best guys he's fought are robert Frazier a never has been and de la hoya who was a blown up welterweight. Hopkins will not lose he is to talented so even if he starts to fade physically he has the skills to win a fight even if his speed and power deminish.

**AintGottaClue** · 03-09-2005, 09:53 PM

i dont like this not experenced enough stuff i mean hopkins is always gonna have more fights then sturm and is alwasy gona be more experenced then him so.....? who should sturm fight he and taylor r there there is no one to fight but hopkins, solimon is a joke and the ikeke kingsley dude wouldnt do anything since he is more inexperenced then they are, its time for sturm and taylor to suck it up and fight the man since he is the only one left

**G-dub** · 03-09-2005, 09:58 PM

Hopkins is getting old and can be outbox. Sturm is hungry and can upset the world a second time. Anyway, the kid deserve the shot! M. Golden boy owe him that.

**motiv** · 03-09-2005, 10:45 PM

I bet Sturm would have to knock out Hopkins to beat him. I can't really see the judges giving Sturm the fight if it were a close fight, just like in the De La Hoya fight, and that one wasn't even close. I say Hopkins in 12, as usual.

**riz** · 03-09-2005, 10:57 PM

hav to go with hop in 12. i like sturm a lot, but can't c him winning this jus yet.
wat price does hop want taylor to take?
i say sturm shud fight other gyz first

**butatista** · 03-09-2005, 10:57 PM

agree with motiv, sturm would need a knockout, shortly followed by pigs flying out of his trunks.
i also doubt he`s ever faced anyone who`d rough him up as much as B-Hop, thats were a lot of Hopkins` experience would kick in.
of course if it was in Germany he`d win on a split even if he spent the last six rounds literally on his hands and knees.

**Run** · 03-09-2005, 11:07 PM

As far as fighting Hopkins goes:

From one school of thought:

Sturm would have an advantage over Hopkins physically. That is a no-brainer. He has more lean mass, and IMO is in just as good if not better condition. He fights on the outside, utilizing his jab to set up the power punch.

I only see him giving hopkins a little trouble, because he is effective when punching straight. He might be able to sneak punches through Bernard's gloves. I However do not feel that he has the punching power to hurt Bernard though.

From another school of thought:

You could say that Hopkins has way too much ring experience, has more natural skills, And Frankly;

I do not feel would be the least bit scared of Felix.

As far as fighting Taylor goes:

Sturm may give Taylor some trouble, but ultimately Taylor's strength and reach (which surpasses) Strum gives him trouble. He would have an easy time setting up power shots.

I have never seen Sturm use mobility to the best extent in the ring. He is more like a stalking fighter, who keeps fighters at bay with the jab. He would need some more lateral movement if he were to pervail in fighting Taylor.

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Hopkins targets Sturm