Hopkins says he would come down in weight for GGG fight

Image: Hopkins says he would come down in weight for GGG fightBy Tim Fletcher: Bernard Hopkins (55-7-2, 32 KOs), now inactive, says he accepted a fight against IBF/IBO/WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin, and that he would have come down in weight from light heavyweight to take the fight with the 33-year-old Kazakhstan fighter. Hopkins says that Golovkin would have had to come up in weight from middleweight to take the fight.

Golovkin’s promoter Tom Loeffler said recently that a fight against Hopkins is something that they would be open to if they can’t get a unification clash against WBC middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez in September.

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Hopkins: Canelo’s next fight to be announced very soon

1-canelo-cotto-results (13)By Dan Ambrose: Bernard Hopkins of Golden Boy Promotions says WBC middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez’s next fight is expected to be announced very soon for his May 7 date on HBO pay-per-view. Hopkins isn’t ready to say who the 25-year-old Canelo’s next opponent is, but from the sounds of it, he seems to have a pretty good idea who he’ll be facing on that date.

The names that have been floated in the recent past are Gabriel Rosado and Vanes Martiroyan. Former world title challenger Willie Monroe Jr’s name has also been mentioned in the past, but it doesn’t look like he’s someone that Golden Boy considering for this fight.

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Hopkins favors Kovalev over Andre Ward

ward7By Allan Fox: Bernard Hopkins believes that it wouldn’t be a good thing for former WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward (28-0, 15 KOs) to get inside the ring and face IBF/WBA/WBO light heavyweight champion Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev (29-0-1, 26 KOs) right now due to Ward’s inactivity.

Hopkins notes that Ward hasn’t been fighting on a regular basis for some time, and because of that, he feels that it would be bad management to let Ward face the hard hitting Kovalev. Hopkins doesn’t say how long he thinks that Ward’s promoters at Roc Nation Sports should wait before they put him in with Kovalev.

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Bernard Hopkins vs. Roy Jones Jr. 3: Why Not?

jones-hopkins365By Nate Estrada: When it comes to trilogies in boxing, fans know what to expect for the third and final showdown. Winning a fight each is only asking for one more fight. From Muhammad Ali – Joe Frazier, Sugar Ray Leonard – Roberto Duran, Arturo Gatti – Mickey Ward, Erik Morales – Marco Antonio Barrera to Manny Pacquiao – Erik Morales, it’s clear they fought a third time to prove to everyone who is the better fighter and to also cement their legacy in boxing history.

Whether rivals or not, the third fight is the ultimate test between the oppositions regardless if it’s a fight many want to see or not. So why not one more showdown between Bernard “The Alien” Hopkins (55-7-2, 32KOs) and Roy Jones Jr.(62-9, 45KOs)?

When they first met in the ring on May 22nd, 1993 for the vacant IBF Middleweight Championship, both were upcoming fighters and were also ranked next to each other, therefore the fight was bound to happen.

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Hopkins: Canelo-Golovkin will happen in September 2016

1-GolovkinLemieux_Hoganphotos1By Dan Ambrose: Bernard Hopkins of Golden Boy Promotions insists the middleweight clash between WBC belt holder Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (46-1-1, 32 KOs) and his mandatory challenger Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (34-0, 31 KOs) will definitely be taking place next year in September.

Hopkins is very confident that the fight will take place despite the concerns that many boxing fans have of it not for one reason or another.

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Hopkins criticizes Lemieux’s hairdo and performance against Golovkin

Boxing: Golovkin vs LemieuxBy Dan Ambrose: Bernard Hopkins thinks his Golden Boy Promotions fighter David Lemieux (34-3, 31 KOs) came into his title unification fight with IBO/WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (34-0, 31 KOs) with some glaring flaws in his game that may ultimately cost him the fight at Madison Square Garden in New York.

Hopkins thinks it was a mistake for Lemieux to wear his hair long for the fight, because it kept flopping into his face all during the 12 rounds of action. Hopkins says he would have personally cut all of his hair off rather than go into the fight with hair that was going every which way each time Lemieux would get hit.

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Hopkins: Lemieux will shock the world

1-GGGLemieuxFinalPC_Hoganphotos3By Dan Ambrose: Boxer/promoter Bernard Hopkins believes that his fighter IBF middleweight champion David Lemieux will be shocking the world on Saturday night by beating IBO/WBA middleweight champ Gennady “Triple G” Golovkin on HBO PPV.

Hopkins says that Lemieux will need to be able to take some big shots in order to land his own, but he seems to believe that he’s capable of doing just that to beat Golovkin and take his two belts from him.

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Hopkins: Canelo is in lead position to take Mayweather’s spot

1-cotto-canelo-m (10)By Dan Ambrose: Now that Floyd Mayweather Jr. is retired there’s debate about who the next superstar in the sport will be to take over his spot as the No.1 fighter in boxing that the fans can rally around. I’m not talking about the pound-for-pound rankings, which are put together by a small handful of people.

I’m talking about someone to take over Mayweather’s spot as the No.1 fighter that brings in the fans for pay-per-view. Bernard Hopkins thinks that guy in the lead position right now is former WBA/WBC junior middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (45-1-1, 32 KOs). For Canelo to take Mayweather’s throne completely, he’s going to need to beat WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto in their fight next month on November 21st.

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Hopkins in talks with Abraham for fight in 2016

1-HopkinsKovalevFinalPC_Hoganphotos12By Dan Ambrose: 50-year-old Bernard Hopkins (55-7-2, 32 KOs) plans on fighting after his 51st birthday next January 2016. Hopkins is interested in fighting WBO super middleweight champion Arthur Abraham. Hopkins says that discussions are going on between his side and Abraham’s promoters at Sauerland Events, and he says they are very interested in the fight. Hopkins feels certain that he’ll be fighting the 35-year-old Abraham next January.

It’s a somewhat interesting fight between Hopkins and Abraham, but not one that would likely resonate in the United States. You can’t blame Hopkins for going for this fight because it might be the best thing he can get at this point.

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Arthur Abraham vs. Bernard Hopkins possible for 2016

Image: Arthur Abraham vs. Bernard Hopkins possible for 2016By Dan Ambrose: WBO super middleweight champion Arthur Abraham (43-4, 29 KOs) could be facing soon to be 51-year-old Bernard Hopkins (55-7-2, 32 KOs) in a fight that would be taking place in 2016, according to Dan Rafael.

Hopkins hasn’t fought since losing a one-sided 12 round unanimous decision to Russian light heavyweight Sergey Kovalev last November. Hopkins has had opportunities to fight since then, but he’s looking for a big fight rather than the smaller ones at this point in his career.

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