Many fight fans were quick to point out Hopkins’ age, 49, after his lopsided loss to Sergey Kovalev last week but “The Alien” would like to test Father Time again in 2015.
“Who will I fight? I don’t know. But it will be somebody I will be an underdog against because I want to be the underdog. If this is the last time I’m going into the ring, I will not cheat myself. It will not be a freak show. I will never short-change myself and my dignity.
“It will be somebody that’s a champion. It will be from a division beneath me but where they’re comfortable and I’m comfortable. It will be someone that’s dominating today.
At the same time Hopkins is well aware of his performance vs Kovalav:
“I had the most underrated chin in boxing but I think that changed on Saturday. I’ve never been in this business to prove I can take a punch – that’s why I’ve been around so long.
“People said I was crazy to fight him. Whether it’s in boxing, sport or even in life, you just have to man up. And you know what I’ve been hearing? People who started off rooting for the young guy ended up rooting for the old guy.”
If you read between the lines Hopkins seems to have his sights set on Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin. Dropping down to fight Golovkin would give Hopkins a size advantage he didn’t have against Kovalev and he’d surely implore the same tactic he used against Kovalev, which is to drag him into the later rounds and see how he adjust. No word on what gloves Hopkins will use but we do know what the best MMA ones are and here is the good MMA gloves review.
Hopefully Hopkins doesn’t end up as the fighter that stays around one fight too long.