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DaSlimReaper

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B-Hop is the truth!! Precision punching, defense, and real strength at the 175 Lb limit is what cealed the deal. Hopkins has to be in the Top Ten of greatest fighters of all time, and probably the 2nd best middle weight of all time next to Hagler.
 
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DaSlimReaper

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^The fight is way too big for youtube, you have to download it at a boxing torrent site.
 
miggidy

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There's a better avi currently floating around all the torrent sites.
It's about a gig in size and much better than the 135 meg nsv one.

Anyways, I watched the fight earlier tonight.
Wow....
I gave every round to B-Hop.
I thought Tarver would man handle Hopkins just as long as he put on some pressure, and not fighting all tentative like he did in his first fight with Jones.
I was very wrong, Tarver applied pressure but B-Hop put on a masterful performance with his ring generalship.
Tarver went after him but B-Hop was no where to be found.
B-Hop avoided Tarver's straight left all night long and was able to lead with his right hand at will from the outside. He never gave Tarver a chance to let go because when ever Tarver did get close enough, B-Hop would clinch.
But he didn't stop there, B-Hop pounded him in the clinch. Which reminded me of Jack Johnson.
B-Hop is a real throw back to fighters of old.

Listenning to the post fight interview, he sort of left the door open for another fight.
I really hope he stays retired, he stands nothing to gain by fighting again.
I mean think about it, who else is out there for him?
Winky Wright? Joe Calzaghe?
He already dominated a bigger and tougher fighter than those two.
 
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I picked Hopkins to win but I didn't think he'd dominate like this. What is up with Roy Jones? I betcha Roy is shaking his head. I didn't see the fight so I gotta catch the replay. Bernard is deep.
 
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miggidy said:
Listenning to the post fight interview, he sort of left the door open for another fight.
I really hope he stays retired, he stands nothing to gain by fighting again.
I mean think about it, who else is out there for him?
Winky Wright? Joe Calzaghe?
He already dominated a bigger and tougher fighter than those two.
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I think he's going to stay retired and he should.

This is straight from B-Hop, earlier today:

"Now things will take a different turn because I'm keeping my word about Saturday being the last time you will see Bernard Hopkins in the ring fighting. My main focus now is to develop, guide and promote all the boxers at Golden Boy East. My nephew Demetrius had a sensational one punch knockout on Wednesday night and it helped inspire me for my performance. The entire Golden Boy Promotion will take over boxing and bring the sport some credibility." Read it in it's entirity

As much as I love watchin hopkins fight and I honestly believe he could fight a couple more years if he wanted to (he's in better shape than most boxers half his age!), he's got nothing else to prove. Go out on top like how michael jordan should have gone out in the nba.
 
miggidy

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^^^^
Right on for the info!

I wish him and De La Hoya the best of luck with trying to clean up the sport (I think that's one of the reasons why those Las Vegas judges gave him no love against Taylor).
I know that both Don King and Bob Arums days are numbered.
Hopefully together they can over take former HBO Sports Exec and now promoter Jew DiBella, I mean Lou DiBella :)

Speaking of B-Hop's nephew D-Hop, did anyone catch his one punch KO on last week's Wednesday Night Fights on ESPN2?
It was a Tommy Hearns like crushing right hand. Best KO of the year so far....
 
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miggidy said:
Speaking of B-Hop's nephew D-Hop, did anyone catch his one punch KO on last week's Wednesday Night Fights on ESPN2?
It was a Tommy Hearns like crushing right hand. Best KO of the year so far....
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For real? I didn't see it and I didn't know it was that crushing of a punch. I'm going to have to try and find it...

And I agree about hopkins/de la hoya. I think they can definately help the sport out a lot.
 
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Thanks for the link 2-0 !!



by Bernard Hopkins as told to Brian Adams

I secured my boxing legacy after I successfully made 20 defenses of my middleweight crown. That legacy was added to a few years before that when I easily defeated the mighty Felix Trinidad. For years now I've been telling all that I wouldn't rest until I accomplish what my hero Sugar Ray Robinson couldn't accomplish. And for years the naysayers ignored my words, because (in their opinion) I was an egotistical, selfish bastard who talked too much. I got one question for those same naysayers: Can you hear me now?

Several years back I told the world that I made a promise to my mother that I wouldn't box past the age of 40 unless it was for the opportunity to win what Sugar Ray Robinson attempted to win. I made it my business to negotiate with Antonio Tarver, who is the best light heavyweight in the world (or was at least). I could have chosen a lesser opponent for my farewell fight in my home town of Philadelphia, but why? I wanted to hear people say that I was crazy and out of my mind. I wanted to have all of the "disadvantages" that they said I would have.

I understand that at the age of 17, when most teenagers are in school getting their diploma, I was in a state prison getting my hard knock life degree. But what I don't understand is why in the world do all of these college graduates, corporate investors and intelligent speaking people keep thinking that I'm crazy? I've done things my way my entire career and thank God that everything has been, thus far, historic.

I kept hearing the doubters claim that Tarver is just too big for me. If you were judging the outcome on that theory, then you're the crazy one. Size has nothing to do with skills and intelligence. I know what I'm capable of and what any boxer who gets into the ring with me is capable of. After that loss to Roy Jones Jr. in RFK Stadium in Washington DC, I promised myself that focus and determination will be the keys to my success..

I took a look at Tarver's eyes throughout the press tour and I saw a guy who lacked focus and determination. He didn't have the focus to understand that a 41 year old man who was coming off two controversial losses was calling him out. Instead, he accepted an offer from Sly Stallone to be in the upcoming movie Rocky 6. He didn't have the determination to understand that by making a bet of $250,000 that it would hurt his mental toughness in the long run. I made the same mistake when I bet William Joppy $50,000 that I would knock him out. I was determined to win the bet, but I wasn't determined to knock him out because I allowed him to survive and I wasn't smart in my attack.

Boxing's ultimate king, Sugar Ray Robinson, tried to be the first middleweight champ to successfully win the light heavyweight title. He came extremely close but due to the heat conditions, he failed. I admire Ray Robinson so much that I always knew that I would follow in his steps and eventually do what he failed to do. But in order to do so there were a few obstacles in my way.

First obstacle: I'm a true gym rat and I've never walked around higher than 165 pounds, so how was I to train for a fight in a weight class that was 15 pounds higher? The answer was simple. Bring in the assistance of fitness guru Mackie Shilstone to guide me in putting on weight properly. That was the determination side of me.

Second obstacle: I'm a very good defensive fighter with a 70" reach who is facing a defensive minded southpaw with a 73" reach and a long left hand. So how will I be able to get inside and avoid ending up like Roy Jones Jr? Simple - understand my strengths and his weaknesses. That was the focus side of me.

Tarver knocked Roy Jones out and immediately yelled at people, demanding they give him respect. That right there shows lack of focus and determination. I thrived on the naysayers and those who refused to give me my due. I had an agenda to myself as well as my family and not to the public or powers to be. My agenda was always a selfish one - selfish in the manner where as long as I'm healthy, wealthy and can provide for mine, then I'll be happy. I wanted to do things my way and was more than willing to fight the system. I was 17 and in a situation where, statistics show, that I should have been back inside not long after I got released. But I refused to be normal.

When I turned pro everyone told me that the professional game is a certain way and it can't be changed if I intend on having a successful career. But no, I refused then to be part of the system and I refused now.

Now things will take a different turn because I'm keeping my word about Saturday being the last time you will see Bernard Hopkins in the ring fighting. My main focus now is to develop, guide and promote all the boxers at Golden Boy East. My nephew Demetrius had a sensational one punch knockout on Wednesday night and it helped inspire me for my performance. The entire Golden Boy Promotion will take over boxing and bring the sport some credibility.

I'm sure the naysayers will still be talking. But this time they will be doubting the fact that me and Oscar will be able to work together peacefully. They will say we will lose the trust of the young boxers one day. But just like I told everyone before the night of June 10th, I enjoy proving them wrong and I love it when they ignore me. When the smoke is clear on the promotional aspect of things, and Hollywood comes knocking at my door about doing my life, I'll look all you in the face and ask once again: Can you hear me now?
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Hopkins: I'm done!

"I'm done. I don't need to risk anything else," said Bernard Hopkins after dethroning Antonio Tarver as light heavyweight king. "What am I going to do, go up to cruiser? Heavyweight? It's nothing else to do." If the retirement promise sticks, the 41-year-old Hopkins, who made a record 20 middleweight title defenses, ends with a 47-4-1 record and 32 KOs. 'The Executioner' stated that in his bout with Tarver, he still had a middleweight mentality. "You saw speed, quickness and reflexes. Even though I bulked up 15+ pounds, I didn't lose the mobility I had as a middleweight." Hopkins also threw his support behind his ex-rival Jermain Taylor, who defends Hopkins' former middleweight crown against Winky Wright on Saturday in Memphis. "The worst thing that could happen is if Jermain Taylor don't win Saturday. That would blow the top off the pot."

http://www.fightnews.com/fightnews_2/headlines//EEVpkkkulZvageGavq.html

By the way, www.fightnews.com is a very good website for the latest in boxing news. Don't judge a book by its cover, I know the website looks cheapish but they have a lot of connections.
For a free website, it beats the $hit out of Maxboxing.com for the latest news....
 
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