Originally posted by Freedom2016
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February 8, 2016:
So for the time being, any thoughts of 'GGG' facing Hopkins is being tabled. But Loeffler did state - "Look, Bernard's the biggest name (Sergey) Kovalev fought so it would be a great opponent for Gennady."
This proposed bout would take place at 168 pounds.
But does this go against their stated goal of collecting all the belts in the middleweight division?
Loeffler explained - "I've always said that if there's a middleweight champion willing to fight him, it's always going to be the priority. If (Billy Joe) Saunders isn't going to fight, if 'Canelo's (Saul Alvarez) is not going to fight, we would consider a marketable name at 168 and Hopkins is more active than (Andre) Ward is, so it makes sense."
http://www.boxingscene.com/golovkins...-fight--101143
We'll consider Hopkins @ 168, but not Ward @ 168? If it walks like a duck...
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