Floyd Mayweather vs. Bernard Hopkins: Why, or why not?

Mayweather vs. Hopkins at Middleweight in 2014? Rumors have been flying of a potential Floyd Mayweather vs. Bernard Hopkins fight for 2014. The topic seemingly came up by chance at first, but now it appears that there's legitimate interest from both parties. So, should the question for the proposed Mayweather vs. Hopkins clash be why, or why not? Mayweather vs. Hopkins - Why? Credit: Tom Casino / Showtime I've speculated about potential opponents for Mayweather following his master-class against Canelo Alvarez, and while there are only one or two "obvious" names, there's definitely a crop of solid options in and around the Welterweight division. This includes, most notably, Danny Garcia, as well as the winner of the Devon Alexander vs. Amir Khan clash. Then, there are a bunch of "ifs", as in -- Timothy Bradley if he defeats Juan Manuel Marquez, Marcos Maidana if he defeats Adrien Broner, Keith Thurman, if he defeats Robert Guerrero. Another potentia...