Comments Thread For: Hopkins-Kovalev Unification Rumblings, 'The Alien' Speaks

[MrP4P]

If I'm Kovalev, I want to know why Hopkins refused to do random-blood testing with Pascal...

And then I'd demand VADA or WADA blood testing...no USADA... I would never fight a GBP or Al Haymon fighter with USADA testing for obvious conflict of interest reasons...but that's just me...

Okay, Hopkins isnt a Golden Boy fighter NOR a Al Haymon fighter, so there goes your point..

[MrP4P]

except we know kovalev fought cleverly because showtime didn't approve the hopkins-kovalev fight so you are being disingenuous. he decided to fight cleverly because that was the only person who would fight him. nice semantics though. who runs showtime? oh golden boy, who runs golden boy? oh hopkins. weird that they didn't approve kovalev but did approve murat.

First off, you are making the assumption that Im trying to say Kovalev DUCKED Hopkins... I did not, I said he DECIDED to fight Cleverly, read my friend.. Also Showtime approved Murat because he was Hopkins mandatory and Hopkins was ORDERED to fight his mandatory or he would be stripped of the title. The fight between Hopkins and Kovalev was denied because showtime didnt have any exclusive rights to Kovalev fights, it would go to purse bid and if Hopkins lost, Showtime doesnt get to benefit from Kovalev because HBO owned rights to his next 3 fights. Hopkins runs Golden Boy? I wont touch on that, because you dont understand hes just a partner and not under contract as a fighter and thats the main point, your point however is moot.

[Dark Soul]

Hopkins I have nothing but the most utmost respect for you..

He said all the right things here.

[sicko]

HYPE and how much POWER you bring to the table will not impress someone like B-Hop AT ALL, he has heard it all and seen it all before so despite his age a win over B-Hop would be a Solid Win for Kovalev but it won't be Easy. B-Hop is a very clever fighter and is EXCELLENT at taking away your Power

Hopefully this fight gets done because it is a very interesting match up

[parrish duke]

I haven't heard anything from HBO about this and I haven't read this anywhere else...I'm assuming this is just a rumor started by a "source"

Btw...Bernard is an Alien because he sure disappeared in his spaceship when Pascal demanded that he agree to random-blood testing...

I'm sorry to say this but if Bernard were Filipino, he'd be accused of taking PEDs on refusing to take the tests against Pascal and his accomplishments so late in his career... and the "Online nerds" would be saying he's a juicer. But of course he gets a pass because he's Black..and well Black fighters are just better at boxing so we should expect Hopkins to be doing this naturally..although Peterson, Berto, and Mosley have been caught juicing... and I can't remember one Filipino testing positive...

Sad, you want to question a 50 year OLD ??? Then cry a river with your weak ass opinion, in boxing anyone can get it - Manny has givin it, and Manny has gotten it - what is your whining point? You sound so biased that if a Filipino fighter did come up negative you will be in denial, or through the shame it has caused you, you might put the sword in the gut - grow up dude..

[King_]

I'll believe it when I see it.

Hopkins is still talking like Kovalev ducked him before when it was clearly his side that weren't interested in the fight.

Could just be more hot air from the old man

Yep.

That last line is funny....considering Richard Schafer and showtime rejected the Kovalev fight.

Kovalevs been chasing Hopkins and Stevenson for the last year. It's because of Stevenson that guys like Caperello are even being fought.

[daggum]

First off, you are making the assumption that Im trying to say Kovalev DUCKED Hopkins... I did not, I said he DECIDED to fight Cleverly, read my friend.. Also Showtime approved Murat because he was Hopkins mandatory and Hopkins was ORDERED to fight his mandatory or he would be stripped of the title. The fight between Hopkins and Kovalev was denied because showtime didnt have any exclusive rights to Kovalev fights, it would go to purse bid and if Hopkins lost, Showtime doesnt get to benefit from Kovalev because HBO owned rights to his next 3 fights. Hopkins runs Golden Boy? I wont touch on that, because you dont understand hes just a partner and not under contract as a fighter and thats the main point, your point however is moot.

yes he was ordered to fight his mandatory and kovalev was his mandatory when showtime turned down the fight. so they turned it down because they were scared of hopkins losing and not getting action on kovalev. seems like the definition of ducking...i'm sure they had exclusive rights on murat lol.

just a partner? yeah that's a pretty big deal.

[King_]

You must be butthurt Calzaghe ran away from a Hopkins rematch and retired because of that.

Nah. He's actually right tho.


Kovalev wanted Hopkins and showtime/Schafer rejected it.


Actually, from his own mouth.... Hopkins told Kovalev to fight Cleverly.

[jas]

I haven't heard anything from HBO about this and I haven't read this anywhere else...I'm assuming this is just a rumor started by a "source"

Btw...Bernard is an Alien because he sure disappeared in his spaceship when Pascal demanded that he agree to random-blood testing...

I'm sorry to say this but if Bernard were Filipino, he'd be accused of taking PEDs on refusing to take the tests against Pascal and his accomplishments so late in his career... and the "Online nerds" would be saying he's a juicer. But of course he gets a pass because he's Black..and well Black fighters are just better at boxing so we should expect Hopkins to be doing this naturally..although Peterson, Berto, and Mosley have been caught juicing... and I can't remember one Filipino testing positive...

There have been countless Hopkins PED threads

Ydksab

Pascal brought it up after the fight signed. Hopkins pushed him once pascal out his arm around him.

Hope that educated you

[MrP4P]

Yep.

That last line is funny....considering Richard Schafer and showtime rejected the Kovalev fight.

Kovalevs been chasing Hopkins and Stevenson for the last year. It's because of Stevenson that guys like Caperello are even being fought.

Read my post, The reason Showtime didnt approve the fight is because Showtime has NO exclusive rights to Kovalev fights, HBO owned rights to Kovalev's next 3 fights so if Hopkins lost, he would go to cash in on that success on HBO instead of Showtime, anyway you slice it thats a smart move by the network. Either way, Duva decided to go with Clevelry because she feared that Hopkins would just run off and sign off to fight Cleverly first, and Kovalev would be left without a dance partner, so they hurried and signed to fight Cleverly... noone ducked anyone, if people paid attention you would know all of this is simple to understand.