Filed under: WBC, WBO, Golden Boy Promotions, Boxing Rumors, HBO, Showtime, FanHouse Exclusive, Top Rank Promotions
Former undisputed middleweight (160 pounds) champion, Bernard Hopkins, has raised some eyebrows concerning his assertion that eight-division king, Manny Pacquiao, still has not faced a top notch African American fighter.
Holder of the WBC junior middleweight (154 pounds) belt, Pacquiao (52-3-2, 38 knockouts) will pursue his 14th consecutive win and his ninth knockout during that stretch on May 7 in defense of his WBO welterweight (147 pounds) crown against Shane Mosley (46-6-1, 39 KOs) in an HBO pay per view televised, Top Rank Promotions event.
Hopkins (51-5-2, 32 KOs), who turned 46 on Saturday, has his sights on an April or May return bout with WBC light heavyweight (175 pounds) king Jean Pascal (26-1-1, 16 KOs), against whom he fought to December's Showtime televised draw that was promoted by Golden Boy Promotions.
In this FanHouse Q&A, Hopkins addressed the Pacquiao-Mosley fight, the potential rematch with Pascal, and, whether or not he would embrace the notion of a shot at 48-year-old, four-time heavyweight titlist, Evander Holyfield (43-10-2, 28 KOs).
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