Bernard Hopkins..

[Tha Greatest]

The thing is people like to knock Hopkins for not moving up, but what they dont understand is that there was no one for him to move up and fight.

Who was up at 168? Calzaghe and Ottke never had the sack to come out of Europe so they were worthless. Hell how many fights has Joe pulled out of?

Roy was up at 175, but both there ego's where just so huge they could never get it right at the table. Botyh are equally to blame for that fight not happening.

Ok, my mind has changed...

Thank you...forget about what I said earlier then..

[shortright]

true, but if he beats tayor all is forgiven, because taylor is bigger and younger

[michaeljackson]

O.K. why does everyone feel that a guy who has conquered his division have to be feel compelled to move up?!? I think that if a guy just wantrs to "reign" in his class, why can't he??? He should not feel compelled to commit "assisted" suicide by moving through the ranks. He shouldn't feel that he has anything to prove. These pundits are ending guys careers by putting these thoughts in there head. Pound for pound??? That's all its based on!!! Come on, true there are some exceptions to the rule, where guys have made the "jump," but the one's who fell by the wayside trying to move up, far outweigh the one's who succeeded. I am not totally admonishing moving up in class, but I just think that a guy should really think it through, and not be compelled to make the jump. [stepping down from my soapbox]