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Ol' man Hopkings gets ready for Allen again...and Oscar.
Posted: 29 May 2004, 09:48
by MightyWarrior
Training as hard as ever by the looks of it. Good picture.
The odds on next week's big fights are so long it's not even worth betting, unless you've got a spare million quid that is.
Is Vitali v Lacy on this show? Best fight of the night if it is. A real matchup of the world's two best super middleweight prospects. I think the American's might be in for a surprise here.
It's PPV in the UK, but you can pick it up free to air on German ZDF as well.

Re: Ol' man Hopkings gets ready for Allen again...and Oscar.
Posted: 29 May 2004, 11:20
by DG.
MightyWarrior wrote:Training as hard as ever by the looks of it. Good picture.
The odds on next week's big fights are so long it's not even worth betting, unless you've got a spare million quid that is.
Is Vitali v Lacy on this show? Best fight of the night if it is. A real matchup of the world's two best super middleweight prospects. I think the American's might be in for a surprise here.
It's PPV in the UK, but you can pick it up free to air on German ZDF as well.

German ZDF ?....
You need a big porn dish I take it ?..
Once Hopkins looks 'great' beating Allen - DLH will punk out of the fight !!
Mark my words !
He only announced it to take the gloss off of Mosley Vs Winky !!

Posted: 29 May 2004, 11:22
by dr_hook
Another ESB quality post there.
Re: Ol' man Hopkings gets ready for Allen again...and Oscar.
Posted: 29 May 2004, 12:08
by Maddawg
DG. wrote:MightyWarrior wrote:Training as hard as ever by the looks of it. Good picture.
The odds on next week's big fights are so long it's not even worth betting, unless you've got a spare million quid that is.
Is Vitali v Lacy on this show? Best fight of the night if it is. A real matchup of the world's two best super middleweight prospects. I think the American's might be in for a surprise here.
It's PPV in the UK, but you can pick it up free to air on German ZDF as well.

German ZDF ?....
You need a big porn dish I take it ?..


lol
Posted: 29 May 2004, 13:18
by glittermonkey
Lacy's fighting on the Ouma vs Phillips card, so it doesn't look like we'll see that one over here. Shame really, should be more competitive than the Hopkins and DLH fights (which really doesn't say alot does it).
Did anyone see ringsde a few weeks back, with Allen saying he had Bernard's number? Some fighters are real bullshit artists.

Re: Ol' man Hopkings gets ready for Allen again...and Oscar.
Posted: 29 May 2004, 13:44
by MightyWarrior
DG. wrote:
German ZDF ?....
You need a big porn dish I take it ?..
Yeah baby!!

Posted: 29 May 2004, 14:01
by steve689
I think DLH may have problems with Sturm, he was bullied by Vargas at Light Middleweight and struggled at times with Mosley and Castillejo at the weight too. Hopkins however will have no trouble dismantling Allen IMO, a total mismatch and shows the weakness of the Middleweight division. As for Hopkins-DLH, i see Hopkins winning big maybe even stopping DLH late on - see Hopkins-Trinidad. A controlled beating, Hopkins is just class.
Posted: 29 May 2004, 14:13
by bennie
Any boxing on tonight? Man, it's dead since Sky got rid of most Saturday night fights.
Posted: 29 May 2004, 14:16
by steve689
Nope don't think so...the telly is brown bread as usual

Posted: 29 May 2004, 14:17
by REAL_DEAL
Not tonight

Posted: 29 May 2004, 14:19
by REAL_DEAL
:P
Posted: 29 May 2004, 16:02
by jamesmcdonnell
Damn! Hopkins looks in even better shape than usual. Allen is going to get whupped.
I think Oscar is going to have a hard night's work against Sturm, he might even lose, Sturm is no great at middleweight, but he's a pretty big middleweight and he's got decent skills.
Posted: 29 May 2004, 17:59
by Matchfixer
That picture reminds me of Flava Flav from Public Enemy
http://www.lisag.com/photos/flava%20flav%20on%20set.jpg
Posted: 30 May 2004, 05:52
by Ulysses
steve689 wrote:I think DLH may have problems with Sturm, he was bullied by Vargas at Light Middleweight and struggled at times with Mosley and Castillejo at the weight too. Hopkins however will have no trouble dismantling Allen IMO, a total mismatch and shows the weakness of the Middleweight division. As for Hopkins-DLH, i see Hopkins winning big maybe even stopping DLH late on - see Hopkins-Trinidad. A controlled beating, Hopkins is just class.
I see the Sturm fight as being similar to the Castillejo one, Oscar
dominated the Spaniard, he won every round and dropped him in the last – as ever his speed and jab were the keys.
The main concern I have about the German is he has decent hand-speed himself. He was a top class amateur and like it or not a 'world' titlist.
De La Hoya will win a comfortable decision.
As for Hopkins-De La Hoya – Bernard is rightly the favourite but I feel this is gonna be a very close decision.
Re: Ol' man Hopkings gets ready for Allen again...and Oscar.
Posted: 30 May 2004, 06:04
by {amateur}
MightyWarrior wrote:Training as hard as ever by the looks of it. Good picture.
The odds on next week's big fights are so long it's not even worth betting, unless you've got a spare million quid that is.
Is Vitali v Lacy on this show? Best fight of the night if it is. A real matchup of the world's two best super middleweight prospects. I think the American's might be in for a surprise here.
It's PPV in the UK, but you can pick it up free to air on German ZDF as well.

How do you come to the conclusion that they are the best SuperMiddle weights?
Re: Ol' man Hopkings gets ready for Allen again...and Oscar.
Posted: 30 May 2004, 06:09
by JimStone
DG. wrote:Once Hopkins looks 'great' beating Allen - DLH will punk out of the fight !!
Mark my words !
Alright, I'll 'mark your words' :
E- See me (for a good kicking).
Oscar doesn't "punk out" of fights, who's he ever ducked?
Re: Ol' man Hopkings gets ready for Allen again...and Oscar.
Posted: 30 May 2004, 06:14
by JimStone
{amateur} wrote:MightyWarrior wrote: A real matchup of the world's two best super middleweight prospects.
How do you come to the conclusion that they are the best SuperMiddle weights?
He means they are the two best
prospects in the world.
Posted: 30 May 2004, 07:09
by stujones
Fight of the night for me though is Lazcano vs Castillo.
Posted: 30 May 2004, 12:21
by MightyWarrior
jamesmcdonnell wrote:
I think Oscar is going to have a hard night's work against Sturm, he might even lose.
I'd say there's more chance of me banging Kate Beckinsale live on the BBC 6 o'clock news, than Strum winning.
Posted: 30 May 2004, 15:46
by steve689
Yes Lazcano-Castillo appeals to me too, i back Castillo by the way.