Comments Thread For: Hopkins Explains Checkmate on Stevenson, Kovalev Deal

[MrTambourineMan]

Outstanding job by Hopkins and his team outsmarting Haymon. Further cudos to him for working with Oscar.

[thack]

What a surprise is when THE BEST FIGHT THE BEST you find AL HAYMON's fighters in the toilette!!!

I see now why Khan is with Hayman, trying yet again to get a fringe name to stay in the Mayweather stakes .....It's hard to screw B-Hop, he's been around too many corners and the game will miss the guy when he's gone ...As for the sake of the Khan's of this world goodbye and good riddance as soon as possible!

[KevinHenry007]

I'm happy Hopkins-Kovalev is happening. But if you really think about it, is Stevenson/Haymon really the one's that were out smarted here?

Think about it, if Hopkins beats Kovalev, that's great for Adonis/Haymon because they never wanted to fight Kovalev anyway. But if Kovalev beats Hopkins, well they can continue using the previous excuses they've used before not to fight Kovalev and fight someone like Pascal.

The only thing I'm getting out this article is Hopkins gets to keep his belts and get paid a pretty penny for fighting Kovalev, but I don't get why he's so excited in doing so. Maybe he thinks he's lucky because he gets to beat Kovalev now, then Stevenson later on; I don't know, if that excites him (i.e. fighting Kovalev), then one of two things is going on:

1. He's a bad motherfcuker

2. Or taken too many shots to the head and is off his rocker

From my standpoint as the fan and not businessman, I just don't get his logic here, but obviously he knows what he's doing because he's been doing it for 25 years. I just hope he's right.

But as a fan, I would pay money to see this on PPV.

[KevinHenry007]

To piggyback on my last comment, when it comes to being out smarted, who's to say Team Haymon/Stevenson aren't in the background laughing because two of the best fighters in the division (Hopkins/Stevenson) are about to X each other out.

Again, let's say Hopkins wins, well they didn't want to fight Kovalev anyway. If Kovalev wins, they can continue avoiding him like before.

Either way, I'm excited to see this fight.

[Bachavelli]

Roy Jones Jr. rematch when it counted and Andre Ward... don't lie B Hop.

Andre ward said he has to much respect to fight b hop, and jones was pricing himself out and only agreed when his career was trash and had no more leverage.

[Bachavelli]

might sound ****** asking but who the f!ck is al haymon, why do so many fighters flock to him, and why doesnt he do interviews, why he so damn mysterious

[ИATAS]

Very insightful. I like how Hopkins straight up exposed Al Haymons tactics in full detail. You don't see that often, if ever.

[TonyYayo]

As a ***** and Karceno disciple, I've got to chime in; "Haymon still had #TBE though" Still got the ultimate money man

[Daddy T]

Very insightful. I like how Hopkins straight up exposed Al Haymons tactics in full detail. You don't see that often, if ever.

yeah makes you hope that he puts in a good display against kovalev. I wouldn't like to see him get blasted out or anything (unlike stevenson)

[$Bullsfam$]

Most people don't even remember Hopkins said he would fight Kovalev before he beat Cleverly and that Kovalev took the Cleverly fight instead because he wanted a title sooner rather then wait until the end of the year for Hopkins last year.

This is why B-Hop is still relevant and an OG in the game. He's 100% real. Stevenson thought we was out of dodge from Kovalev and thought he would finally get PAID by Haymon to fight the old man. I mean you'd rather get schooled then take a brutal KO right? Yet Hopkins pulls the boss move of not playin' Haymon's game and takes the tougher fight himself!

Get em' Hopkins! Show these young boys who's boss and unify another division!