Hopkins says he beats Kovalev easy

[US Dirk Killer]

http://ring tv.craveonline.com/news/311869-bernard-hopkins

Where was this emphasis when Kovalev was his mando and he wasn't signed to HBO.
Man, Showtime must have some kind of miracle grow because these GBP fighters grow hella big balls after the network war happened

[JAB5239]

If he really thought they he fought him when he could.

[Check_hooks]

I think BHop loses to Kovelav for sure

He'll struggle with Shumenov

I think he beats Stevenson tho

[US Dirk Killer]

I swear, these GBP fighters gain super confidence when they know they can't fight these other guys. like kids taunting a caged lion....better not fall into the cage

[mathed]

Dunno Hopkins, Kovalev might be a lil too much for you at this point.

[AgainstTheRopes]

I swear, these GBP fighters gain super confidence when they know they can't fight these other guys. like kids taunting a caged lion....better not fall into the cage

Kovalev was a no-name, with no belt, and brought no money. Is that simple enough for you?

[US Dirk Killer]

Kovalev was a no-name, with no belt, and brought no money. Is that simple enough for you?

Hahahaha... OMG!
Look at your sig!

[cupocity303]

"I would easily beat Kovalev. That would be the easiest fight. That fight, for me, would be just as easy as beating Kelly Pavlik," said Hopkins. "That fight would be real easy. Less than easy. If not, easier — and don't forget to put that 'Er' on the end of that word — than the Kelly Pavlik fight. I'm telling you."

Hopkins considers Stevenson more problematic than Kovalev, in part, due to the Canadian's exposure to the late Hall of Fame trainer Emanuel Steward, whose nephew, Javan "Sugar" Hill, handles Stevenson.

"Adonis Stevenson would give anybody in the light heavyweight division problems, because, not only does he have the IQ that he learned from one of the greatest trainers in the history of boxing, Emanuel Steward, but he's also an athlete. He's not one-dimensional," said Hopkins

"So when you have that situation with a guy like Kovalev, even if you try to teach something to the guy that's one-dimensional, when it gets hot, Kovalev's going to go back to what he's notorious for, and what has traditionally been working for him. His natural instincts will say, 'well, this ain't working, let me go back to what got me all of these knockouts.'''

Stevenson and Kovalev are aligned with Showtime’s network rival HBO which has severed ties with Golden Boy, the promoter of Hopkins and Shumenov.

Hopkins' win over Murat was in defense of the IBF belt he won by unanimous decision over previously unbeaten Tavoris Cloud in March. Hopkins first set the record at the age of 46 by outpointing Jean Pascal for the WBC’s title in May of 2011 before being dethroned following a majority decision loss to Chad Dawson in May of 2012.

"My thing is we can all talk," said Hopkins. "But I think that out of all of the champions, I'm more right in my predictions than wrong over the years."

[cupocity303]

I swear, these GBP fighters gain super confidence when they know they can't fight these other guys. like kids taunting a caged lion....better not fall into the cage

Why are you lumping Hopkins in with "These GBP" guys?

Remember, the guy is 1 year away from being 50 years old, and his goal is to unify the division by the time he turns 50. He doesn't have much time and has no time to play young men's games.

[Derranged]

Hopkins of years ago I believe would give him a boxing lesson.

But at his age and this point in his career, I'm not so sure he can handle someone that aggressive and powerful. However, this is the same thing people said about Pavlik back in 2008.