Official: HBO- Bernard Hopkins VS Joe Smith Jr. RBR Thread

[bigjavi973]

Saturday December 17, 2016
Forum
Inglewood, California, USA
Commission: California State Athletic Commission
Promoter: Oscar De La Hoya (Golden Boy Promotions)
Matchmaker: Roberto Diaz (Golden Boy Promotions), Javier Razo
Television: USA HBO

WBC International Light Heavyweight Title

Bernard "The Alien" Hopkins

Age: 51
Weight: 174 lbs
Height: 6'1"
Reach: 75"
Stance: orthodox
From: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Record: 55W(32KO)-7L-2D

VS

Joe "The Beast from the East" Smith Jr.

Age: 27
Weight: 174 lbs
Height: 6'
Stance: orthodox
From: Long Island, New York, USA
Record: 22W(18KO)-1L(1KO)

[bigjavi973]

[SouthPawHitman]

Aw hell yeah son. I'm riding wit Joe Smith Jr via KO round 4. It's gonna be a ****ing affair.

[boliodogs]

I think Hopkins will win on points and I hope he does win. I also hope he will retire right after this fight and stay retired. He doesn't need to fight for money and he should stop putting his brain at risk by getting punched in the head.

[BrometheusBob.]

Can't wait!

Joe Smith Jr makes the fight intriguing with his big stoppage of Fonfara, and that will carry through for as long as the fight lasts. But I think the kid is not ready for a fight at this level, is a bit too raw and unexperienced to match wits with a seasoned veteran like Hopkins.

My gut is telling me it'll be an easy night for Bernard but you never know. At +250 I think BHops is a great bet to make.

[KillaCamNZ]

It's quite fascinating how different the roads that B-Hop and RJJ have taken.

It seems B-Hop is going out with some credibility, whereas RJJ has lost so much.

[mlac]

Even if smith is a C- fighter....B bop might get embarrassed here

[BM dnobagaV]

Really wish I could've gone.....
Booked to work all of Saturday tough :/

[SN!PER]

There ain't gonna be no retirement.

When Grandpappy wins, his ego will blow up.

He's gonna call out Adonis Stevenson in the post fight ring interview.

[Beercules]

Really wish I could've gone.....
Booked to work all of Saturday tough :/

Cough cough sounds like you are sick