Johnson sees himself beating Froch, wants rematch with Hopkins

By Boxing News - 03/31/2011 - Comments

By Dan Ambrose: 42-year-old Glen Johnson (51-14-2, 35 KO’s) is hoping to get another crack at Bernard Hopkins if Johnson can get by WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (27-1, 20 KO’s) in their semifinal bout in the Super Six tournament on June 4th at the Boardwalk Hall, in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Johnson was stopped in the 11th round by Hopkins was back in 1997. A rematch between them is long overdue. However, there is a lot of hoops that both Hopkins and Johnson will have to jump through in order for them to battle it out in a fight that boxing fans would care to watch.

First of all, Johnson will have to not only beat Froch on June 4th, but also beat the winner of the Super Six tournament fight between WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward and Arthur Abraham on May 14th. Ward will likely beat Abraham and put a huge obstacle in front of Johnson or Froch.

Johnson would then have to beat Ward to get to the position where he can fight Hopkins. It’s not likely to happen given how well Ward is fighting. Johnson will likely get tripped up in his fight with Froch, because the British fighter is the favorite in that fight.

As for Hopkins, he has to beat WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal in their rematch on May 21st and then beat Chad Dawson before Hopkins can start looking at facing Johnson. Hopkins will struggle with Pascal and Dawson may be one step too far for the aging 46-year-old Hopkins.



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