Comments Thread For: Hopkins Explodes on Golden Boy, Critics: "I Won't Retire"

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Hopkins has never gotten seriously hurt. He should continue but the problem is he doesn't want to fight any top LHW, Haye already turned him down, so who is he going to fight? more Middleweights at 175? The Super 6 contestants are all busy as well. Jermain Taylor-Bernard Hopkins III could have been a last resort fight but Taylor is currently not in the mood to fight. Hopkins has nobody left unless he does what he does best and fights a Middleweight.

[cupocity303]

hopkins declined Adamek and Dawson. Who else was there for him to fight?

He didn't decline Adamek, Adamek outpriced himself asking for more money unstead of saying, "**** it, he is a top P4P fighter, i will beat him and then make more money".

And Dawson, well that one he could've taken but he made a reasonable explanation why he didn't, saying that Dawson brings nothing to the table financially as a draw/ticket-seller, or legacy wise, so why try beating a guy who could be the future once the old-timers are retired for good.

In conclusion, Hopkins at his age is entitled to cherry-pick, he beat a young guy in Pavlik and that's enough. Still doesn't mean he is gonna fight bums because as he put it, he needs something that motivates him to keep going so whoever it is, is who it is.

[cupocity303]

Hopkins has never gotten seriously hurt. He should continue but the problem is he doesn't want to fight any top LHW, Haye already turned him down, so who is he going to fight? more Middleweights at 175? The Super 6 contestants are all busy as well. Jermain Taylor-Bernard Hopkins III could have been a last resort fight but Taylor is currently not in the mood to fight. Hopkins has nobody left unless he does what he does best and fights a Middleweight.

Answer: James Toney as his debut to the heavyweight division. The way Hopkins's minset works, this would make perfect sense fighting another estabslished guy with multi-division credentials like Roy Jones and Winky Wright were.

[kbpoetree]

Answer: James Toney as his debut to the heavyweight division. The way Hopkins's minset works, this would make perfect sense fighting another estabslished guy with multi-division credentials like Roy Jones and Winky Wright were.

hop vs toney i'd def pay to see..hell i'd even luv to watch Hop vs Tyson that would b a big ppv draw...headbutts and earbiting always sell well and make for good times lol

[ИATAS]

hopkins declined Adamek and Dawson. Who else was there for him to fight?

Hopkins & Adamek agreed to a 60/40 split. The adamek fight didn't happen due to HBO not releasing their 2010 budget and made both hopkins and adamek wait as HBO wouldn't confirm it. Adamek rather than wait around to a fight that may or may not happened fought Golota and made good money. So hopkins never declined Adamek for the record. He did decline dawson though.

[j.one]

He should sign with Top Rank just for the comic value and irony alone.

Answer: James Toney as his debut to the heavyweight division. The way Hopkins's minset works, this would make perfect sense fighting another estabslished guy with multi-division credentials like Roy Jones and Winky Wright were.

Ill bite on that apple if they shine it up and sell it real nice.

[Rasjudah]

Say what you want about him BUT he did make a great point about how he and Mosley both came off big victories against HOT commodity fighters Pavlik & Margarito, and then they sit out almost a year.

I understand Mosley's case but come on Hopkins had offers that he did not bother with ..........

[ADozenArrows]

No one is willing to pay to watch him fight anymore.

Why can't this guy realize this...?

[leemoorcroft]

hopkins chats such bollocks he beat the great white hope geta grip pavlik was a hype job who ad only beat taylor who turns out wasnt much anyway hopkins is stil decent fighter but not what he thinks he is rely thinks hes on pacs floyds level still think hes had a great career no need to carry on anyway if you wont face dawson the best in your weight whats the point

[cupocity303]

hopkins chats such bollocks he beat the great white hope geta grip pavlik was a hype job who ad only beat taylor who turns out wasnt much anyway hopkins is stil decent fighter but not what he thinks he is rely thinks hes on pacs floyds level still think hes had a great career no need to carry on anyway if you wont face dawson the best in your weight whats the point

Horrendous post.

Have some consideration for the reader before you post these atrocities.