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  • #11
    Froch decision.

    B-Hop would land at a high rate, but Carl would laugh as he walked through those punches to land his own. Work rate over all 12 rounds, style and general rugedness would see Carl get the W.

    Also, B-Hop usually wins the mind games easily...Carl is one of the very few people that wouldn't lose the mental battle.

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    • #12
      Originally posted by 110110110 View Post
      What? he gave Ward all he could handel and was winning the last rounds, ward completly trashed Dawson, the Dawson that beat hopkins from pillow to post.

      Styles makes fight , but Froch is way more dangerous the given credit for
      LOL you really wanna go there with the triangle theory? If we play that game, Froch struggled a lot against a past his prime Johnson while Hopkins stopped a prime undefeated Johnson.

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      • #13
        Originally posted by 110110110 View Post
        What? he gave Ward all he could handel and was winning the last rounds, ward completly trashed Dawson, the Dawson that beat hopkins from pillow to post.

        Styles makes fight , but Froch is way more dangerous the given credit for
        Triangle theories

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        • #14
          I don't think Froch can stop Bernie.

          I don't think Bernie can raise himself to last weekends level again, not for 12 rounds.

          Close split decision to Froch at LH.

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          • #15
            Originally posted by thuggery View Post
            Froch decisions him, makes him look amateurish.
            ask KNOWLEDGEABLE boxing fans who they think was the MOST amateurish P4P King in the LAST 20 yrs...your feelings would be hurt

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            • #16
              Interesting matchup.

              Froch just straight outworks clever Hopkins over 12 rounds for the close UD, despite being made to look a bit foolish at times.

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              • #17
                Froch is one hell of a warrior. And having just read his book (a seriously good read by the way) he convincingly comes across as the sort of man who will meet anyone, anywhere and anyhow.

                Bernard would not put the frighteners on Carl and Froch actually seems to relish the times when his back is pinned against the wall and the odds are completely stacked against him. He'd kill for a fight with Hopkins and was utterly convinced he had Calzaghe's number as well.

                There's a mental hardness there which would see Froch face-down anything Hopkins decided to do pre-fight or in the ring itself.

                But as a long-term Froch watcher/fan I think it is fair to say that his one weakness is tricky, defensive fighters who only engage on their own terms and who have the ability to box at different tempos.

                Carl likes to fight at a hard, fast pace, needs the opportunity to use his strength and power and perhaps lacks the necessary patience to just wait to land the one clean jab that might nick a round.

                Ward and Dirrell were both pretty smart when it came to facing Carl - don't get engaged because he will bust you up, keep it long and just land the occasional eye-catching, clean punch when Froch is hunting you down.

                Bernard can do all of this is his sleep - and mess people about badly on the inside as well - so with some regret, I think Hopkins makes history again with a controversial split-decision.

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                • #18
                  I wouldn't want to see it, tbh.

                  I agree with above poster. Hopkins could fiddle his way through and leave it to the judges, then it's up to them whether they like the occasional potshot and rough stuff on the inside, or the guy who is actually forcing the issue and putting the pressure on.

                  Not for me. Time is running out for Froch and a Hopkins fight would just be a bit dead.

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                  • #19
                    Originally posted by Bodyshot3 View Post
                    Froch is one hell of a warrior. And having just read his book (a seriously good read by the way) he convincingly comes across as the sort of man who will meet anyone, anywhere and anyhow.

                    Bernard would not put the frighteners on Carl and Froch actually seems to relish the times when his back is pinned against the wall and the odds are completely stacked against him. He'd kill for a fight with Hopkins and was utterly convinced he had Calzaghe's number as well.

                    There's a mental hardness there which would see Froch face-down anything Hopkins decided to do pre-fight or in the ring itself.

                    But as a long-term Froch watcher/fan I think it is fair to say that his one weakness is tricky, defensive fighters who only engage on their own terms and who have the ability to box at different tempos.

                    Carl likes to fight at a hard, fast pace, needs the opportunity to use his strength and power and perhaps lacks the necessary patience to just wait to land the one clean jab that might nick a round.

                    Ward and Dirrell were both pretty smart when it came to facing Carl - don't get engaged because he will bust you up, keep it long and just land the occasional eye-catching, clean punch when Froch is hunting you down.

                    Bernard can do all of this is his sleep - and mess people about badly on the inside as well - so with some regret, I think Hopkins makes history again with a controversial split-decision.
                    I agree. I think Froch loses to Hopkins but you can never write Froch off. Would be lulz if he Jermaine Taylor'd him in the 12th.

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                    • #20
                      Originally posted by Bodyshot3 View Post
                      Froch is one hell of a warrior. And having just read his book (a seriously good read by the way) he convincingly comes across as the sort of man who will meet anyone, anywhere and anyhow.

                      Bernard would not put the frighteners on Carl and Froch actually seems to relish the times when his back is pinned against the wall and the odds are completely stacked against him. He'd kill for a fight with Hopkins and was utterly convinced he had Calzaghe's number as well.

                      There's a mental hardness there which would see Froch face-down anything Hopkins decided to do pre-fight or in the ring itself.

                      But as a long-term Froch watcher/fan I think it is fair to say that his one weakness is tricky, defensive fighters who only engage on their own terms and who have the ability to box at different tempos.

                      Carl likes to fight at a hard, fast pace, needs the opportunity to use his strength and power and perhaps lacks the necessary patience to just wait to land the one clean jab that might nick a round.

                      Ward and Dirrell were both pretty smart when it came to facing Carl - don't get engaged because he will bust you up, keep it long and just land the occasional eye-catching, clean punch when Froch is hunting you down.

                      Bernard can do all of this is his sleep - and mess people about badly on the inside as well - so with some regret, I think Hopkins makes history again with a controversial split-decision.
                      Great post.

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