Comments Thread For: Hopkins Sees Shumenov as Credible, Still the Next to Lose

[cupocity303]

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[ShoulderRoll]

I just meant the lineal title right now belongs to Stevenson, but a lot of guys think Kovalev may be the true #1.

Whenever they get it on, and we see who is left standing, the debate will be over.

There is nothing to debate about, Stevenson is the linear champion regardless of whether or not people think he is #1.

[Citizen Koba]

Probably the best thing to be said about Shumenov is that he's arguably a little better than Murat on a good night. He can show some twisty kinda movement and he's big and strong - barring a very considerable upset though BHop, even at 49 ought to be able to take his fight away from him.

One has to ask, if Shumenov was credible however, why he has fought nobody at all (of any significance) since he got his belt? Why did he make a defence against a guy who wasn't even in boxrecs top 100?

I got plenty of time for Bhop - without a doubt for me an ATG, hell,even Shumenov ain't bad, but the politics behind this are all too transparent...

[MDPopescu]

Shumenov's a Champ until somebody takes it.

Yeah. Shumenov is B-Hop's personal champ. Grandpa is paying for this.

[ИATAS]

Probably the best thing to be said about Shumenov is that he's arguably a little better than Murat on a good night. He can show some twisty kinda movement and he's big and strong - barring a very considerable upset though BHop, even at 49 ought to be able to take his fight away from him.

One has to ask, if Shumenov was credible however, why he has fought nobody at all (of any significance) since he got his belt? Why did he make a defence against a guy who wasn't even in boxrecs top 100?

I got plenty of time for Bhop - without a doubt for me an ATG, hell,even Shumenov ain't bad, but the politics behind this are all too transparent...

Murat was his mandatory to his IBF title. Plus, he deserved an easy fight after fighting Cloud, Dawson, Pascal, Pascal all back to back.

[giacomino]

Shumenov's a Champ until somebody takes it.

He is an alphabet belt holder (and stolen from Campillo at that). He's not a champ. There is a big difference.

[uncommon]

He likes Shumenov because:

1) Shoe will fight under Hop's rules, Hop's ring, Hop's venue, Hop's judges, Hop's ref
2) Shoe will sign anything you put in front of him because Shoe is starving for cash
3) Hop thinks Shoe is a sucker who will fall for all his ring tricks

[Jack Napier]

Hopkins can't do any wrong at his age
hope he keeps winning, his run has been great
he shouldn't have the belt he's got, Cloud lost to Campillo
but unifying straps is huge for an old guy like him
and if he loses it won't matter because he's old