Bernard Hopkins: Could 2005 Be His Defining Year?

[Truth]

2005 will probably be Bernard Hopkins last year as a fighter, how will he go out? Will he have the biggest year of career with fights against Trinidad, Tarver and Toney? Or will the fact that he is 40 years old catch up to him? I personally believe it will be his best year as a fighter. I think he will fight Trinidad again and beat Trinidad again, then he may move up in weight to fight a Tarver or maybe even James Toney. If you remember he supposed to fight Toney in the summer of 2003 but nogotiations fell threw. I can't wait to see what happens this year...

[tri4ben2]

Hopkins is liekly to face Trinidad because the money is so good.

As for Hop moving up in weight and fighting Tarver. At fight time he would be giving up ~ 15 pounds to a guy that is about 4-5 years younger. I don't think the money would be right for Hop to take that.

I am soory, but there Hopkins has more a chance of squeezing his left testicle into his right nostril on HBO then fighting James Toney. Sorry dude........

[zoo]

I actually think 2005 will be the year Hopkins is dethrowned, maybe by Taylor or Sturm.

[Truth]

Hopkins is liekly to face Trinidad because the money is so good.

As for Hop moving up in weight and fighting Tarver. At fight time he would be giving up ~ 15 pounds to a guy that is about 4-5 years younger. I don't think the money would be right for Hop to take that.

I am soory, but there Hopkins has more a chance of squeezing his left testicle into his right nostril on HBO then fighting James Toney. Sorry dude........

It's funny you say that because the whole idea of him fighting Toney came from this article not from me.

[Johnny_Rocket]

Id love to see him fight Tarver however fighting Toney would be a huge mistake. There is no way Hopkins can go with Toney.

[dansweeney]

Id love to see him fight Tarver however fighting Toney would be a huge mistake. There is no way Hopkins can go with Toney.

toney is way too big for hopkins at this stage, hopkins has a granite chin, but i dont think theres ever been a middleweight who could take shots from a 220 to 230 pound heavyweight, even if james is fat, he still has a **** load of muscle, hopkins beats tarver easily though, he would kill johnson also, he is just too damn smart and skilled to lose to those guys

[Truth]

I think Hopkins could give Toney trouble, I think he does have a chance if he fights a very tactical fight.

[dansweeney]

I think Hopkins could give Toney trouble, I think he does have a chance if he fights a very tactical fight.

hey skill on skill hopkins beats his ass, but giving up 60 or 70 pounds is alot to ask, maybe if he carried him into the later rounds toney would tire, but toney has a solid ass chin also, so i dont think hop would kayo him, maybe a liver shot would do the trick!

[Mr. Violence]

2005 will probably be Bernard Hopkins last year as a fighter, how will he go out? Will he have the biggest year of career with fights against Trinidad, Tarver and Toney? Or will the fact that he is 40 years old catch up to him? I personally believe it will be his best year as a fighter. I think he will fight Trinidad again and beat Trinidad again, then he may move up in weight to fight a Tarver or maybe even James Toney. If you remember he supposed to fight Toney in the summer of 2003 but nogotiations fell threw. I can't wait to see what happens this year...

I agree...he's gonna go out in style. The Trinidad fight may not happen though because of Don King. Don King is very reluctant to make the fight happen. I don't know if Toney is willing to come down from Heavyweight but I am confident that Hopkins will beat him if they meet...I also think that Hopkins can beat Tarver too.

[dansweeney]

i think that trinidad should leave that fight alone, if hop kicked his ass again that could derail his career, right now he commands the biggest purse in the sport, he should fight everybody but hop