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  • Exciterx30
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    #11
    The Joppy-Eastman fight was extremely close and I see some posters here who have not seen the fight, saying that Eastman was robbed. I saw the fight about a week ago and scored it 114-113 for Eastman but a close points win for Joppy was also acceptable. Hopkins will beat Eastman but I think the fight might be competitive.

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    • Truth
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      #12
      I think Bernard Hopkins is going to be pumped for this fight because he can make it 20 straight, I don't think Eastman stands a chance.

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      • Hurlex
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        #13
        i dont know if eastman has ever been ko'ed..but if he hasnt..its gonna be a bad night for him...hopkins is gonna give him confidence..the take it all away by schooling and owning him..then ko'ing him like he did to dlh and tito

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        • wissy
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          #14
          Eastman was clearly better than joppy but he just froze up at the start and just got outworked early, but then did what hopkins did in the final rounds. Eastman ain't gonna just rollover but i don't expect him to win. Close UD for Hops in a competitive but typically boring Hopkins fight.

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          • deuce_drop
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            #15
            eastman was robbed, i thought. i had him winning the fight by 2 rds. i haven't seen it since, though. i saw it when it was on, and i thought that joppy lost, flat out.
            i think eastman is going to be a competitive challanger, he has a good work ethic and a pretty decent chin. with all that being said, i see hopkins giving him a beating. whatever eastman does hopkins is going to have a answer, i would say this fight goes the distance, with hopkins coming away with a UD, after eastman looks better than average in taking a beating. he doesn't have anything that hopkins hasn't seen before...........hopkins gets 20 Wins...... but is going to have to work for it........

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            • Saint3605
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              #16
              The only way Eastman wins is if he fights a perfect fight AND Hopkins decides to finally act his age, which i don't see happening. but I think that about anyone fighting Hopkins right now. He's just too smart and skilled to lose to Eastman

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              • barryboy
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                #17
                Hopkins should win but as people have said I don't think it will be easy, it's Eastman's defence that i'm worried about as he has been tagged cleanly be lower class fighters but his chin has shown no signs of being fragile plus Howard has been very inacitve recently and that probably won't help either so I reckon it could be a points win for Bernard.
                R.E. the Joppy fight, Eastman got outboxed in some of the rounds with the extra speed of Joppy but he did finish like a train and have Joppy in trouble at the end though it was a close fight either way and Eastman couldn't complain of getting robbed of a close decision away from home. Jay Nady was a joke though, he never got off Eastman's back that night.

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                • !! Anorak
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                  #18
                  Originally posted by Saint3605
                  The only way Eastman wins is if he fights a perfect fight AND Hopkins decides to finally act his age, which i don't see happening. but I think that about anyone fighting Hopkins right now. He's just too smart and skilled to lose to Eastman
                  How many times have you seen Eastman fight?

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                  • markosg19
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                    #19
                    he is a good solid if slow paced lazy figher with a rock solid chin and good power. He definitely has a chance against hopkins

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                    • Saint3605
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                      #20
                      Originally posted by Anorak
                      How many times have you seen Eastman fight?
                      I have to confess, I have only seen Eastman fight once. Joppy. I guess I am bias. Does Eastman really have what it takes to win?

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