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Bernard Hopkins was in his usual pre-fight form Wednesday. The legend from Philadelphia demonstratively degraded Joe Smith Jr., his opponent Saturday night, during the final press conference for their HBO “World Championship Boxing” main event at The Forum in Inglewood, California.
NEW YORK – Bernard Hopkins didn’t predict that he’ll beat Joe Smith Jr. on Saturday night as easily as he defeated Pavlik eight years ago. But the former undisputed middleweight and light heavyweight champion did discuss Smith in the same sentence as Pavlik...
by Cliff Rold - In September 2010, it was announced that Bernard Hopkins would challenge Jean Pascal for the lineal light heavyweight title in what would be the first of two fights between the two. It seemed as good a time as any for a career retrospective. Hopkins was, then, 45 years old. A win seemed like a...
Joe Smith Jr. Video Interview - LOS ANGELES - Former two-division world champion and Future Hall of Famer Bernard "The Executioner" Hopkins (55-7 2, 32 KOs) and Joe Smith, Jr. (22-1, 18 KOs) hosted a final press conference ahead of their showdown for the WBC International Light Heavyweight Championship on Saturday, December 17. The bout will be televised live from Inglewood, Calif.'s "Fabulous" Forum on HBO World Championship Boxing® beginning at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. Photos by Tom Hogan/HoganPhotos.
Final Presser Photos - LOS ANGELES - Former two-division world champion and Future Hall of Famer Bernard "The Executioner" Hopkins (55-7 2, 32 KOs) and Joe Smith, Jr. (22-1, 18 KOs) hosted a final press conference ahead of their showdown for the WBC International Light Heavyweight Championship on Saturday, December 17. The bout will be televised live from Inglewood, Calif.'s "Fabulous" Forum on HBO World Championship Boxing® beginning at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. Photos by Tom Hogan/HoganPhotos.
By Lyle Fitzsimmons - I confess. I'd never been the biggest Bernard Hopkins fan. In fact, it wasn't all that long ago -- while slaving for another boxing master -- that I penned a column titled "Goodbye Bernard, Old Buddy" in the run-up to the old man's (he was a month shy of 41 at the time) loss to Jermain Taylor in the se...
NEW YORK – Joe Smith Jr. sat directly across from Bernard Hopkins last week, surrounded by a table full of reporters in a Manhattan meeting room. As Hopkins spoke, sometimes for several minutes without interruption, Smith seemed almost astounded at the loquacious legend’s ability to continue talking. And talking. And talking. And talking. And talking. And talking.
Naazim Richardson Video Interview - A Los Angeles-area fighter caused controversy Friday in Omaha, Nebraska, but there wasn’t any drama on the scales in Los Angeles. All four fighters made weight for the two championship fights Showtime is scheduled to televise Saturday night from USC’s Galen Center.
Two-division former world champion and Future Hall of Famer Bernard "The Executioner" Hopkins poses on December 6, 2016 in New York City at the offices of Forbes Magazine prior to his 12-round fight for the WBC International Light Heavyweight title against hard-hitting Light Heavyweight contender Joe Smith, Jr. from Los Angeles' iconic Fabulous Forum on Saturday, December 17 to be televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing®. Photos by Janier Bigio Jr/Hoganphotos.
NEW YORK – Joe Smith sat stone-faced at a table Tuesday afternoon, patiently listening to everything and anything a verbose Bernard Hopkins said during their hour-long meeting with reporters in Manhattan.