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ernard Hopkins turns 48 in January. On March 9, he might be going for yet another world title.

With Hopkins' fight date already set for the Barclays Center in Brooklyn and airing on Showtime, Golden Boy's Richard Schaefer said tonight that all that stands in the way of Hopkins facing Tavoris Cloud is the IBF's approval of Hopkins as a world title challenger.

That may sound easy on paper, but Cloud has an IBF mandatory in Karo Murat, so there might have to be some sort of side deal with Murat to get him to step aside. Hopkins likely has no interest in fighting Cloud without a world title on the line, as he'll be seeking to break his own record as the oldest man in boxing history to win a major belt.

Hopkins (52-6-2, 32 KO) hasn't fought since a convincing loss to Chad Dawson on April 28 of this year, and there was some doubt that he'd fight again after dropping his title to a younger man. But Bernard never seriously talked retirement himself, and with Dawson still holding the WBC belt, that leaves Cloud (IBF), Nathan Cleverly (WBO), and Beibut Shumenov (WBA) as potential opponents for March. Cleverly has reportedly been discussed, but Hopkins may not be high on the idea. Shumenov doesn't seem like he's really in the picture at all.

Cloud (24-0, 19 KO) is a 30-year-old American who, like Cleverly and Shumenov, remains relatively unknown in the States, and would like a big fight. He hasn't been in the ring since a robbery victory over Gabriel Campillo in February 2012, as an August date with Jean Pascal was scrapped due to an injury.

Promoted by Don King, Cloud is hardly a hot property, though that's not really any fault of his own. When he's signed to fight, he fights, and he brings an effort. Of the three titlists Hopkins could face on the date, Cloud has advantages, such as being American, and also he might be the most stylistically favorable matchup of the three for Hopkins. Cloud can be quite fun to watch, but he also makes a lot of mistakes, and has the sort of aggression Hopkins likes to feed off of with opponents.

There have been rumblings that this would be the fight lately, so Schaefer confirming isn't any major surprise. If the deal can be done with the IBF, it's a fine fight for Hopkins -- as good and appealing as anything he could reasonably take at this point.
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i actually don't mind this fight...if cloud gets his shyt together he should be able to beat hopkins...if he doesn't well im sure don king will find a way to cook the cards if hopkins doesn't knock him out
 
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ChocolateGiddyUp said:
Schaefer says May 4th could break the PPV record with what hes planning...its gonna take 2 more weeks to announce it tho:shaq2:

Didnt sound like it would be Money vs Ginger but Canelo would again be on Floyds Undercard

So we likely to get Canelo vs Cotto N Mayweather vs Guerrero :snoop:
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so then what about this Khan/Lopez fight.

Can't have both on the undercard......................................or can you? :mjpls:
 
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Rev said:
Floyd lookin a lil...husky.

:comeon: @ that Broner prayer going in.
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Yeah Floyd looking like a true 154 pound fighter these days......





:lolbron: at the Broner shot, you could tell Broner dikkriding ass was hype as hell goin against his idol
 
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patscorpio said:
i actually don't mind this fight...if cloud gets his shyt together he should be able to beat hopkins...if he doesn't well im sure don king will find a way to cook the cards if hopkins doesn't knock him out
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Cloud is all power, less skill than Dawson or Pascal...got a gift signed sealed and delivered from Santa himself in his bout against Campillo
 
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Remember how we would clown Broner for being on Floyd's dikk when Floyd wouldn't even acknowledge his existence? Now he's playing one-on-one with him. Persistence pays off let that be a lesson to you all :ohlawd: :pachaha:
 
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iceberg_is_on_fire said:
I got the filter at work but if Floyd is big, then yeah, he's getting ready for Canelo. He was saying that all he did in the joint was pushups. Over 1000 a day.
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He's huge...................



He's definitely cutting weight these days, he may even need to cut to make 154:damn:
 
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Khan only improved in the sense that he was able to follow a game plan throughout a fight. He boxed aggressively without getting too reckless and he looked more capable of fighting on the inside at least by a little bit.

But dude still got hit too much by a nikka who was mad smaller than him. Molina even buzzed dude with one of the many left hooks he landed.

Khan's people are going to have to match him carefully from here on out. Anybody with a decent left hook can drop Khan now because he's always open for that punch.
 
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LauderdaleBoss said:
Khan only improved in the sense that he was able to follow a game plan throughout a fight. He boxed aggressively without getting too reckless and he looked more capable of fighting on the inside at least by a little bit.

But dude still got hit too much by a nikka who was mad smaller than him. Molina even buzzed dude with one of the many left hooks he landed.

Khan's people are going to have to match him carefully from here on out. Anybody with a decent left hook can drop Khan now because he's always open for that punch.
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Khan didnt improve at all, he was fighting a LW that was landing the left hook over and over buzzing him. People love the hand speed and all that but anybiody who knows shyt about boxing will tell you those are mostly slaps, and he does those blinding pitty patt combos, to protect his suspect chin and shytty D, he will get beat by any elite 140 pounder which is why he was served a cupcake lightweight with no loses, so it could look good





Im not impressed....GSP voice
 
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