Was BHop serious or just running scared??

[ikorolev]

Unfortunately, Abraham will likely not take the Hopkins fight. He is going after Sturm now which is pathetic, because Sturm has 0-1-1 record at 168.

Ward, Chudinov/Buglioni, DeGale, Jack/Groves all fun title match ups at 168...

Except Ward, will the others want to be beaten by a 50-year old ?

[wesshaw1985]

Unfortunately, Abraham will likely not take the Hopkins fight. He is going after Sturm now which is pathetic, because Sturm has 0-1-1 record at 168.

Ward, Chudinov/Buglioni, DeGale, Jack/Groves all fun title match ups at 168...

Except Ward, will the others want to be beaten by a 50-year old ?

If they want to be involved in big fights having BHop across the ring from you is a good place to start...

[ClivePatrickLyons]

We should show B-HOP respect considering what he has achieved....................... dodging fighter's please

Kovalev did the most damage he did in the last round but people act as if he was beating Bhop badly the entire fight, but I just think that Hopkins found it wise to avoid fighting another fighter who hits just as hard as Sergey and is just as busy and relentless as him too.

BHop we all know has nothing to prove, would he have faced BB if he hadn't faced Kova first, i believe he absolutely would've because we know he doesn't duck anyone but there's no shame in him not facing a deadly puncher at his current/advanced age after the way he was getting hammered in the last round of his previous bout.

Agree and why should he fight a virtual novice this is a nothing fight for a man who's got nothing to prove anymore because he's proven it
when this novice has got plenty to prove............come to think of it [fighter's with plenty to prove] he should fight some-one like himself
you know the fighter that has a lot to prove not a 50 year old legend