Cleverly / Hopkins should happen next

[Box Up!]

I’m sensing most fans on here would disagree with me, but i do believe this is a fight, particularly after last week’s farce, should now be made.

Let’s be honest, Hopkins is no draw in the States. He’s a legend, for sure, a true great and a man loved and admired by boxing fans all over the world, but a draw? A PPV draw? No, not at all. Never has been.

He doesn’t sell tickets in the States (last week’s fight draw little more than 8K punters)

Hopkins has never fought outside North America (please correct me on this if I’m wrong).

OK, those points in mind then take this on board;

If Hopkins came to fight in Wales it would be HUGE. The money would be there, no question. He would make the fight a sell out, even somewhere as big as the millennium stadium would be full. Hopkins would relish that.

Could his ego resist such temptation? I doubt it.

He needs to claim back some respect......taking on Cleverly would do that, aka The Pavlik fight/victory.

It could be a changing of the guard type of fight, or, it could prove again that at 46/47 Hopkins IS the Daddy of boxing.


Is it too soon for Clev? I don’t know, maybe. But sometimes a boy has to become a man, and a victory over Hopkins would certainly confirm that.

Come on Frank, make it happen!

[Sage84]

Boring fight. Hopkins will spoil and Clev is to green to figure him out. Decision goes either way depending on what the judges on the night like to see from a fight.

[Box Up!]

Boring fight. Hopkins will spoil and Clev is to green to figure him out. Decision goes either way depending on what the judges on the night like to see from a fight.

Point taken, but most Hopkins fights are dull! He has to fight someone! Might as wel be Clev. right now there's no bigger fight for him financially

[Sage84]

Point taken, but most Hopkins fights are dull! He has to fight someone! Might as wel be Clev. right now there's no bigger fight for him financially

Why does he have to fight someone? Time to retire I think

[GG Magic]

It would probably make sense in a lot of ways but the fight itself would be boring.. Hopkins easy UD

[Juof]

He would sell out a stadium in the uk it's a once in a lifetime experience for the uk fans

[Box Up!]

Why does he have to fight someone? Time to retire I think

Do you think he's in the mood to retire? No, nor do I !

A fight with Clev could quite easily be the last BIG payday of his career, and right now might just be the best time to take the fight with many people expecting Clev to be too green for the wiley old fox.

I maintain it's a good match up.

Boring fight? Oh yea, i'd have thought so, but as i've already said, most Hopkins fights are boring. For the fighters involved, especially in this case, it's about the money and who else could offer Hopkins the type of payday he'd get against Clev?

[Box Up!]

He would sell out a stadium in the uk it's a once in a lifetime experience for the uk fans

Exactly my point.

[Sage84]

Do you think he's in the mood to retire? No, nor do I !

A fight with Clev could quite easily be the last BIG payday of his career, and right now might just be the best time to take the fight with many people expecting Clev to be too green for the wiley old fox.

I maintain it's a good match up.

Boring fight? Oh yea, i'd have thought so, but as i've already said, most Hopkins fights are boring. For the fighters involved, especially in this case, it's about the money and who else could offer Hopkins the type of payday he'd get against Clev?

Ok, fair enough, from a business point of view I suppose it makes sense. But from the point of view of a fan I don't see the point. It'll only sell to the casual / mainstream fans in the UK because, to be honest, they dont have a fcuking clue about boxing - people will remember Hopkins vs Calzaghe (especially in Wales) and it'll get promoted well and sell out.

For the good of the sport I hope Hopkins calls it a day, he has given everything he can give, and overall its been a career to be proud of BUT He was boring at MW for 10 years, fighting bums and the only reason he caught on as a LHW was because people couldn't take their eyes off the freak show - everyone ate it up; "Oh my god; the old man keeps winning". Enough is enough BHOP.

[Box Up!]

Ok, fair enough, from a business point of view I suppose it makes sense. But from the point of view of a fan I don't see the point. It'll only sell to the casual / mainstream fans in the UK because, to be honest, they dont have a fcuking clue about boxing - people will remember Hopkins vs Calzaghe (especially in Wales) and it'll get promoted well and sell out.

For the good of the sport I hope Hopkins calls it a day, he has given everything he can give, and overall its been a career to be proud of BUT He was boring at MW for 10 years, fighting bums and the only reason he caught on as a LHW was because people couldn't take their eyes off the freak show - everyone ate it up; "Oh my god; the old man keeps winning". Enough is enough BHOP.

UK fans dont have a clue?

I'm quite offended by that.