Bernard Hopkins: record, next fight and profile →
Bernard Hopkins was all smiles after Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez captured the WBA, WBC and IBO middleweight titles after a majority decision against Gennady Golovkin. The fight at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas came nearly a year to the day since a split-decision draw left the Kazakh boxer stunned.
Bernard Hopkins Video Interview - GENNADY Golovkin and Saul “Canelo” Alvarez faced off for the final time ahead of their eagerly awaited rematch as they comfortably made the weight for their middleweight grudge match.
LAS VEGAS – Bernard Hopkins readily admits he has “an agenda.” Not only is the retired legend a partner in the company that promotes Canelo Alvarez, the Mexican icon can prevent Gennady Golovkin from breaking Hopkins’ record for consecutive middleweight title defenses by beating Golovkin on Saturday night. Hopkins recognizes that their rematch should amount to another close fight Saturday night, though, and respects Golovkin’s considerable power.
As BoxingScene.com previously reported, IBO, WBC, WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (38-0-1, 34 KOs) will attempt to snap the defense record of division great Bernard Hopkins, when the undefeated beltholder steps in the ring to defend his titles against Saul "Canelo" Alvarez.
Tom Loeffler, promoter for IBO, WBC, WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (38-0-1, 34 KOs), sees legacy at stake for both boxers when GGG steps in the ring to defend his titles against Saul "Canelo" Alvarez.
He came, He saw, He conquered. And he did it Mexican Style! Refusing to let boxing be held hostage on its biggest day, Cinco De Mayo, undefeated World Middleweight Champion GENNADY "GGG" GOLOVKIN's Big Drama Show made a triumphant return to HBO. Last Saturday, in his first non-pay-per-view event since 2016.
CARSON, California – Gennady Golovkin expressed respect for Bernard Hopkins on Saturday night, as did his trainer, Abel Sanchez. Golovkin appreciates that he was able to tie Hopkins’ middleweight record after making a 20th consecutive title defense Saturday night. By knocking out Vanes Martirosyan in the second round at StubHub Center, Kazakhstan’s Golovkin defended the WBA middleweight championship he won 7½ years ago for the 20th time.
By Cliff Rold - This Saturday, middleweight Gennady Golovkin (37-0-1, 33 KO) will attempt the 20th defense of the WBA middleweight belt he has held since a 2010 victory over Milton Nunez. In the years since, he’s added WBC, IBO and IBF belts with wins over Marco Antonio Rubio and David Lemieux. With a victory over 20...
If Gennady Golovkin beats Vanes Martirosyan on Saturday night, he’ll tie Bernard Hopkins’ middleweight record by making a 20th consecutive defense of one of his 160-pound titles. The potential tie notwithstanding, Golovkin thinks his reign is more impressive than Hopkins’ 10-year run as a middleweight champion. The unbeaten Golovkin said during a conference call Monday that his record is “much stronger” than Hopkins’ resume when the Philadelphia native was a middleweight champ.
In this post-modern boxing age of old-school, new-school, never-went-to-school James Toney (77-10-3, 47 KOs) is patronised in some quarters as a fat guy who could do a few shoulder rolls. Yes, and Joe Louis was a short guy who could punch a little bit. In a single year, 1991, Toney arguably achieved more at middleweight than Bernard Hopkins achieved in the years in which he allowed inertia to creep in after the triumph of his win over Felix Trinidad.