Comments Thread For: Hopkins Hopes Beating Kovalev Eliminates The Haters

[beez721]

Please. If Hopkins beats Kova, he'll increase the hate tenfold. Floyd fans are gonna go ape$h!t.

why would him beating kovalev increase any hatred? can you elaborate more on that please? just curious

[LoadedWraps]

The legend has spoken!! B-Hop will turn heads and drop jaws on fight night.

Whoever wins this fight will make history.

[Ray*]

Nope, there are alway haters in boxing. In fact he haters would probably increase.. See Danny Garcia for reference, everybody wanted him to fight Matthyse and when he did and won he even got more hated for it.

[LAPete]

Just can't wrap my brain around why people hate B-Hop. The guy has given so much to the sport and always gave the fans a great show not to mention he has some of the best footwork in the history of Boxing.

[Daddy T]

who hates hopkins? Put your hands up and say why ... I can't fathom why the guy would be hated

[royjonesjrKTFO]

Agreed. Got to respect how he's schooled so many fighters his junior and outlasting his generation, but he is a drama queen with the ref on his side that allows him to get away with abhorrent tactics. His respect from many is a measured level.

He's never schooled any decent boxers, only one-dimensional fighters who came straight at him. Each time he step up against talents, he came up short.

[royjonesjrKTFO]

I also think he has done a tremendous job in managing his own career. He's been an amazing match maker for himself. That said, I do see him as a bit of a conman. Many shady defenses at 160 (against weak & small opponents), feigning pain at low blows and rabbit punches a la Calzaghe and Jones 2. The Robert Allen 1 fiasco where he seemed in jeopardy of a loss and feigned the ankle injury. And the Dawson 1 shoulder caper. So I see Nard as competent, smart with some elements of being a "ConMan" all thrown in together. His match making skills have proved mostly excellent but I think he made a mistake with Kovalev. I think Nard has a bias against white punchers and white fighters in general. He thinks they are soft, ****** and inferior. He doesn't see Kovalev as anything special.

I have the same opinion as you do, exactly. He stayed milking those weak Middleweight defenses. Not ONE of those defenses were against someone very good. Tito doesn't count, whom was a Welterweight / Jr. Middleweight. BHop made his name off of bullying the big names moving up two weight classes to fight him. Tito / Oscar / Pavlik / Winky / etc. Some considers him "old school", but have you seen James Toney hit and hold or whine from a fake injury? I think not. He claims to be special. But what's so special about schooling mediocre fighters in a weak division? He's been very smart with matchmaking. He's targeting slow, one dimensional, non-athletic fighters, is what he's doing.

[royjonesjrKTFO]

Hit and hold. Fake injuries. Deliberate low blows. Dirty Tactics.

Fake ass OLD SCHOOL!

[Tuavale]

I have the same opinion as you do, exactly. He stayed milking those weak Middleweight defenses. Not ONE of those defenses were against someone very good. Tito doesn't count, whom was a Welterweight / Jr. Middleweight. BHop made his name off of bullying the big names moving up two weight classes to fight him. Tito / Oscar / Pavlik / Winky / etc. Some considers him "old school", but have you seen James Toney hit and hold or whine from a fake injury? I think not. He claims to be special. But what's so special about schooling mediocre fighters in a weak division? He's been very smart with matchmaking. He's targeting slow, one dimensional, non-athletic fighters, is what he's doing.

Good post. Well said.

[LAPete]

Kovalev isn't that good.

Correct! If Bhop can maintain his stamina and Box then Kovalev could serve as an easy target. I'm picking Bhop by decision.