Rumor Mill - Tito vs Hopkins Rematch

According to El Nuevo Dia, Don King is in Puerto Rico to try to work on negotiations for a Tito-Hopkins rematch. The fight would be at 168. Link is in Spanish.

Seriously, why?

Also, other reports say the Don has been meeting with the Pretty Boy in Florida much of the week, and that he's making an all-out effort to sign Floyd for his comeback.

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Tito is ~~fucking~~ really stupid… that is all I got to say…

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by Zocalo on Apr 22, 2009 5:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Tito is fucking really ~~stupid~~ broke… that is all I got to say…

Fixed it for you.

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by FlyByKnight on Apr 22, 2009 5:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

hmmmmmm...

There was a lot of hate spewed in Don’s direction in Four Kings. Though he has put on some mega events, I’d be happy if he retired and counted his money.

How does everyone else here feels about King’s role and affect on the sport of boxing?

King and Mayweather together would be bad for the sport. The economy cannot handle the money these two would want.

I guess Hopkins can make easy money on Tito, thought I think the fans would voice their displeasure with very few PPV buys

by missmanners on Apr 22, 2009 5:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

King and Mayweather together would be bad for the sport. The economy cannot handle the money these two would want.

The economy wouldn’t be affected because it would just be two greedy mugs making a lot of noise and not landing a fight.

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by SC on Apr 23, 2009 3:50 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

But Floyd, who is one of this generation’s best boxers, would not fight as a result of ridiculous demands, and that would be bad for the sport.

Boxing needs its best to to fight each other. Yes it can survive without Floyd, but it would be better for having Floyd face other great boxers and give the fans, longtime and casual, more great fights

by missmanners on Apr 23, 2009 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

sure

But I don’t expect Floyd to suddenly start fighting the guys everyone wants him to face, though really he’ll have to face good opposition or he won’t get the money he wants. I mean it’s really that simple. No one’s going to dish out top dollar to have Floyd fight a B- fighter.

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by SC on Apr 23, 2009 5:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

It seems that fewer boxers are willing to test themselves and fight the other “greats” of their era.

Or maybe I look at Floyd and wonder at all the fights that could have been.

If I was a world class fighter, I’d have to fight the best to know where I stood. I know that’s a big if.

I won’t hold my breath on Money changing his approach though.

by missmanners on Apr 23, 2009 6:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Seriously, why?

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by The Kittitas Kid on Apr 22, 2009 6:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

ugh

tito is just ruining his legacy for a payday.

if he wants to fight, great. he needs to get his fatass in the gym and get down to 154 and not take one fight every two years.

by sonofapsycho on Apr 22, 2009 7:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I don’t think he’s concerned with what people twenty or thirty years from now are going to think of him. He needs money now.

by SHATNER1234 on Apr 22, 2009 8:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Anyone interested in stealing his boxing license? I really think it's necessary.

Can’t let this happen.

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by SSreporters on Apr 22, 2009 8:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Well, I think it’s a dumb fight, but I am EXTREMELY DOUBTFUL it will happen. I hear rumors all the time, but I will go out on a limb and say that this rumor is pure bull, floated out there to provoke the exact sort of reaction it is getting.

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by jrok on Apr 22, 2009 11:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

This would make me vomit.

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by dinkman on Apr 23, 2009 3:19 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Hopkins has the common sense to know that nobody would respect this fight. I have to believe that. This fight would be obliterated by every single media outlet there is, and it’s hard to argue that even “the fans” want to see this one, because even the most diehard of Tito supporters had to admit the dude can’t fight this heavy after watching him against shot ass Roy Jones.

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by SC on Apr 23, 2009 3:51 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs