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[Mean Mister Must...]

Let's say you could ask a fighter anything you wanted and they had to answer with the truth. What would you ask?

To Bernard Hopkins: Why weren't you more aggressive in your 2 fights with Taylor?

To Juan Manuel Marquez: Watching your fights from 1999 to 2005 one can see you darting in and out of range so smoothly. Then I watch your fights from 2006 and on, and I can see that your legs are shot. You look like an old man bending over to feed pigeons. Do you really think that you're going to beat Pacquiao when you move as if you just had hip surgery?

To Andre Direll: How tired were you in the late stages of the Abraham fight?

To Joshua Clottey: Why didn't you throw more punches against Pacquiao? It's not like he was counter punching you effectively.

[bnoles4life]

Lennox Lewis-- How big was your "whew" when you found out Ike Ibeabuchi was locked up and you'd never have to fight him?

Floyd--Is it REALLY easier to to beef in public w/ your dad, rather than both of you just staying the hell away from one another?

Manny--How is it you're suing Mayweather, but NOT Arum?

(not a fighter, but I couldn't help it) Jim Lampley--When talking about Floyd's legal troubles, aren't you relieved no one seemingly remembers your domestic violence thing w/ your then GF?

Tyson--One ear didn't drive home the point enough for you?

Hopkins-- isn't it cool that Roy gets blasted for fighting cab drivers, while everyone ignores the fact you NEVER went up in weight and either fought smaller guys (DLH, Winky, Tito, etc.) or MW "cab drivers"?

This post has been edited by bnoles4life: Oct 9 2011, 01:49 PM

[The Ollie Reed F...]

Hopkins-- isn't it cool that Roy gets blasted for fighting cab drivers, while everyone ignores the fact you NEVER went up in weight and either fought smaller guys (DLH, Winky, Tito, etc.) or MW "cab drivers"?

Just a few problems with this one.

When Hopkins fought Winky it was not at MW, when he fought Tito, Tito was a certified beast in the eyes of many and a heavy favourite in that fight (certainly a more prime version than the one Roid got his hands on) and De la Hoya was the boxing version of winning a lottery ticket and a no-brainer.

[bnoles4life]

Just a few problems with this one.

When Hopkins fought Winky it was not at MW, when he fought Tito, Tito was a certified beast in the eyes of many and a heavy favourite in that fight (certainly a more prime version than the one Roid got his hands on) and De la Hoya was the boxing version of winning a lottery ticket and a no-brainer.

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You're absolutely right, when he fought Winky it was at 170. Winky's fight prior to that was 160 (Ike Quartey), while Bernard had been competing at 170+ for about a year and a half. Furthermore, Winky couldn't bust a grape in a fruit fight at 160, you KNOW (as did B-Hop) that he wasn't movin' nothing at 10 lbs north. I'll give you that, Tito is an all-time great, but my point is, B-Hop fought smaller, no threat fighters as well. However, Roy gets the "cab driver" moniker, while B-Hop gets the 20 defenses, 10 year parade. While that is a "no-kidding, incredible" accomplishment, I just marvel at how the media accepts that, but roasts Roy, for seemingly the same thing.

Again, this isn't to discredit Bernard or anything like that, I just find the perspective in which people view B-Hop, in stark contrast to how they view Roy.