Comments Thread For: Don’t Blame My Age for Loss to Kovalev, Says Hopkins

[puga]

Hopkins couldn't pull the trigger. He didn't have the fast twitch muscles, flexibility and snappiness to do so. He postured for thirty six minutes. He had zero business out there. None.

To be fair when hopkins tried to close the distance he was getting countered only to find himself out of range again forcing him to reset each time....on the outside he was still taking powerful punche so i think he was forced to be conservative with his punches..

[damned1974]

If you think about it, what could a younger hopkins have done differently or better to change the outcome of this fight?...

He handled kova's punches well so we know his durabilty is out of the question.....footwork was still there ,... speed maybe...or different gameplan?

TBH I don't think a younger Hopkins would have had any better of luck...Hopkins said it best by saying he felt like a SMW fighting a CW...in other words, Kovalev was very strong and a bit too big for Bernard (combined with the fact that Sergey had enough skills to fight on the outside and nullify Hopkins ambush attacks).

I have been a fan of Hopkins throughout the years, but when a guy like Kovalev gets the opportunity to earn respect and does it in convincing fashion, then he needs his props-not excuses. Hell, Bernard isn't even too bummed out about it and he gives Kovalev all the credit in the world, not sure why some of the idiots on here won't.

[Boxing Goat]

I've never been a hopkins fanboy and i totally agree the man can say wat he wants, but he got old over night body wise...and he also had a scared old mans mentallity as soon as the pressure got on..he was in there thinking "how can my old ass survive this" not how can i win...would a younger b hop win..idk but it would be better than wat i saw from him for sure..it just isnt a logical question bc he would have been a mw prime wise and sergey is 175 in his prime..any fool saying 49 isnt a factor is a goddamn jack ass idk if god himself says it..the man's body just doesnt look like it belongs in a ring..his damn belly sticks out further than his chest..not to say he is fat but he's old and u cant fix that **** when your old

You're just about one of the biggest idiots this forum has seen I think. Stfu

[puga]

It came down to skill and power. All the feints, jab and combination punching was on point. No excuses B Hop fans.

I think so too...

[have_not]

If hopkins was younger he would have suffered from a KO loss to kovalev.
the reason bhop didn't punch much was because he felt the power and was scared to be countered since thats what happened almost everytime

[NachoMan]

Kovalev made him not throw with the power and feints early. The fact that he was still able to land counters on the inside in some exchanges proves his reflexes are still there. The best Hopkins would not have beaten Sergei. Accept it.

You know jack **** about boxing if you seriously think Kovalev beats a prime Hopkins. Bernard won't admit that his age was his undoing, but when you take a guy who had no energy and zero reflexes the full 12 rounds, then you are not the world beater your fans pretend that you are. Kovalev is a good fighter, but he's not close to the best fighter Bhop has gotten into the ring with.

[Boxing Goat]

You know jack **** about boxing if you seriously think Kovalev beats a prime Hopkins. Bernard won't admit that his age was his undoing, but when you take a guy who had no energy and zero reflexes the full 12 rounds, then you are not the world beater your fans pretend that you are. Kovalev is a good fighter, but he's not close to the best fighter Bhop has gotten into the ring with.

Let me guess, and I can check, that you were one of those who thought Hopkins would dominate.. Hopkins just won and unified world titles. If he had zero reflexes he would have been finished in that first round you utter nit wit. You are the one who knows jack sh÷t about boxing.

[Dle]

Ok, opportunities were there for B-Hop but I agree he couldn't pull the trigger.
Took a coldwar beating for DeLahoya's vengance against Showtime, Al Haymon and Stevenson. I would've said fvk Oscar. Fight your own cold-war comeback fight! There's life after boxing. Too old to take a hard beating.

[Boxing Goat]

Ok, opportunities were there for B-Hop but I agree he couldn't pull the trigger.
Took a coldwar beating for DeLahoya's vengance against Showtime, Al Haymon and Stevenson. I would've said fvk Oscar. Fight your own cold-war comeback fight! There's life after boxing. Too old to take a hard beating.

Oh but wait, I thought you said this sh×t and Hopkins was for real?

[Pish Flaps]

It's funny reading Floyd/Hopkins fans all of a sudden Hopkins is old. Before the fight they're saying Kovalev is just a hype job and considers him just an icing in the cake for Hopkins' resume.