Is this true???

[Dark Destroyer]

Its because hes not American
I never heard of him until
this fight.

Your probably right. I've always gone out of my way to learn about most nations World Class fighters. Either way Eastman could be the man to catch Bernard in a decline or be Bernards next victim.

[scap]

To tell you the truth who gives a **** how many belts are on the line, 1,2,3 or none it does not matter. If Eastman goes out and beats NArd then he is the undisputed champ at middleweigt, there would be zero debate.

Sure it's wierd to have him only defending 1 of his titles but we are all educated boxing fans on this site and most of us are worried about 1 belt-being the Ring Championship, therefore if Hopkins loses we all know who the champ would be...let the casual boxing fan be confused, not us.

[Dark Destroyer]

To tell you the truth who gives a **** how many belts are on the line, 1,2,3 or none it does not matter. If Eastman goes out and beats NArd then he is the undisputed champ at middleweigt, there would be zero debate.

Sure it's wierd to have him only defending 1 of his titles but we are all educated boxing fans on this site and most of us are worried about 1 belt-being the Ring Championship, therefore if Hopkins loses we all know who the champ would be...let the casual boxing fan be confused, not us.

Good point there i'm just a little disappointed thats all. It doesn't come across as very confident to me.

[BrooklynBomber]

Maybe Nard wants to secure his next fight after Eastman. So if Nard loses he can put his other titles on the line in the next fight(probably megafight vs Tito).

[Dark Destroyer]

Maybe Nard wants to secure his next fight after Eastman. So if Nard loses he can put his other titles on the line in the next fight(probably megafight vs Tito).

You see now we are getting closer to the real reasons. Bernard would hate to lose out on a megafight with Tito although if he does lose to Eastman fighting Tito would not be a good idea at all. He wouldn't want anyone else to get the fight he wants either. Good point BB

[ejk22]

It has alot to do with sanctioning fees and with the fact that Eastman is only mandated by the WBC. If he puts all belts on the line then the rest of the sanctioning *****'s could strip Hopkins of their title's. Don't worry people, Hopkins will defeat Eastman. This is the guy who lost to Mr Tomato can William Joppy.

[Dark Destroyer]

It has alot to do with sanctioning fees and with the fact that Eastman is only mandated by the WBC. If he puts all belts on the line then the rest of the sanctioning *****'s could strip Hopkins of their title's. Don't worry people, Hopkins will defeat Eastman. This is the guy who lost to Mr Tomato can William Joppy.

That is not good for Eastmans hype his loss to Sloppy Joppy. He has come on more since then fortunatly.

[Eyeh8you]

Its because hes not American
I never heard of him until
this fight.

Because your a typical Tyson fan. Little boxing knowledge but full of ****!

[tracylee]

I got this from *********. Surely this cannot be happening, that doesn't seem like a confident move at all. What do you lot think?

Hopkins-Eastman: WBC title only!
Hennessy Sports, promoter of Howard Eastman, has announced that Eastman's February 19 challenge against Bernard Hopkins will be for Hopkins' WBC title only. "Our understanding at the time of our announcement was that all the championships would be contested," said Hennessy Sports head Mick Hennessy. "We have since learnt, however, that Bernard Hopkins is only prepared to stake the WBC title he has been mandated to defend." The fight was officially announced today at a press conference in Los Angeles. Hopkins holds the WBA, IBF and WBO crowns in addition to his WBC belt.

hmmm..thats interesting! Its enough to make a person think that the 'oh so confident' Nard is actually concerned, even a bit worried about Eastman! Never thought I'd see the day that he showed public concern over any fighter..let alone a guy that alot of people rank as a journeyman! If this fight concerns him enough that he'd hold back those particular belts, I wonder what that is doing to his head? He has plenty of time to play mind games with himself and could end up putting on a much poorer performance than he is capable of..(just a thought, anyway)

[Mike Tyson Jr.]

Because your a typical Tyson fan. Little boxing knowledge but full of ****!

Shut the hell up. I wasn't
even talkin to you to begin with
you dum sonofabitch. I bet I know
ten times more about boxing than you.
I have all kinds of fights in my
collection you ******.