This video is interesting... He says his last 'super fight' was against De La Hoya so obviously doesn't place Taylor, Tarver, Calzaghe fights on that magnitude. I think this points to a potential Andre Ward fight in the future, who else could give Hopkins a super fight? Maybe if he looks towards the heavyweights
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Originally posted by richccfc View Postthis video is interesting... He says his last 'super fight' was against de la hoya so obviously doesn't place taylor, tarver, calzaghe fights on that magnitude. I think this points to a potential andre ward fight in the future, who else could give hopkins a super fight? Maybe if he looks towards the heavyweights
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There is no 'super fight' left for him. There are no more superstars in this sport apart from Mayweather. The best he can hope for is a showdown with someone like Ward or the winner of Froch/Kessler 2. Unless he plans to stick around until such a superstar shows up in or around his own weightclass. In which case he'll be over 60 years old.
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Originally posted by RichCCFCThis video is interesting... He says his last 'super fight' was against De La Hoya so obviously doesn't place Taylor, Tarver, Calzaghe fights on that magnitude. I think this points to a potential Andre Ward fight in the future, who else could give Hopkins a super fight? Maybe if he looks towards the heavyweights
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who's a big enough star to be a super fight for him?
nobody at 168-175 has that kinda marketability
the best he can hope for is Froch after he beats Kessler again
that's just a good fight, nowhere near a big event
Hopkins isn't a huge star himself, he's just boxing royalty
you love to watch him now to see if he can pull off another one
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Had he got the nod against Taylor and was still champ that Tarver fight would have been a super fight no doubt, but Taylor winning made it come up inches short.
The only way he gets his wish though is if he beats Puret, Froch, avenges Dawson loss, and then fights Ward. Thats really the only way I see it happening. I mean if Dawson loses again its still possible he doesn't need that rematch but he can't be in a super fight as a light heavyweight with Dawson still around at the top.
Dawson doesn't even really want to fight him again. Thats a big obstacle itself never the less getting a fight with Ward to happen when Hopkins himself refuses, so he better hope somebody lands a lucky punch on Ward and Froch takes over or its not happening. Huge B-Hop fan but a super fight I just cant see happening.
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