opkins (55-7-2, 32 KOs with 2 no contests) jumped up two weight classes to light heavyweight and upset Antonio Tarver to win the lineal title. He also upset Kelly Pavlik and, in 2011, outpointed Jean Pascal in a rematch of their draw to become, at 46, the oldest fighter in history to win a world title.
"He has nobody to fight who anybody cares about," Hopkins said. "It would be the best teaching to a student other than what I did to Kelly Pavlik. But I think Triple G is better than Kelly Pavlik. I can fight at 168 with no problem."