Words from Eastman "I'm gonna knock out Hopkins within five"...all talk. Hopkins schooled Eastman and gave him a boxing lesson...there was nothing he could do to possibly win. His so called punching power was nothing to Hopkins who shrugged Eastman's punches off like nothing. I must clarify that the reason Eastman looked like crap is because Hopkins outclassed him so bad that he looked like ****. Now bring on Jermain Taylor, Antonio Tarver or Glenn Johnson. I laugh at all of you who said Eastman would win, you geniuses. :tool:

i dunno what fight you were watching, but there was no 'boxing lesson' here. Both fighters looked mediocre at best, with hopkins scoring an unimpressive points win after more low blows than i cared to count.
The hopkins we saw in this fight would get murdered by glenn johnson

i dunno what fight you were watching, but there was no 'boxing lesson' here. Both fighters looked mediocre at best, with hopkins scoring an unimpressive points win after more low blows than i cared to count.
The hopkins we saw in this fight would get murdered by glenn johnson

Bernard's a prolific fighter, he is probably one of the smartest figthers I have ever seen fight.

I was very impressed that Hopkins used his ring smarts to outpoint Eastman. Turning this fight into a slug fest would not have been a smart thing. This fight was an example of how Hopkins is able to adapt to different styles and do what he needs to do to win. Jermain Taylor looked great too and I would like to see him fight Hopkins.

Well Eastman came in with the right mentality, he was just outclassed. He fought the best he can but Bernard's skill was too much. He got in a couple of good uppercuts and counters but nah, you ain't hurting Bernard with a "couple".

i dunno what fight you were watching, but there was no 'boxing lesson' here. Both fighters looked mediocre at best, with hopkins scoring an unimpressive points win after more low blows than i cared to count.
The hopkins we saw in this fight would get murdered by glenn johnson


Glen Johnson rushes straight foward, Hopkins would counter-punch him to death. The only way Glen Johnson beats Hopkins is if he comes in better conditioned than Bernard. And I don't see that happening.

glen would get frustrated and gas out early I'd assume, however he is a fellow old soldier so he has plenty of tricks up his sleeve, but nard's reflexes, counterpunch ability, and the way he picks his shots and moves will keep him undefeated for up to his 25th defense imo.

nard will have his name among the great ray robinson, lamotta, hagler, etc. The only fighter I see as Nard's equal is Ray Robinson, he's above all the other great middleweights in my opinion

This was a boring fight. But Hopkins won it fair and square. No complaints from this Brit.

i dunno what fight you were watching, but there was no 'boxing lesson' here. Both fighters looked mediocre at best, with hopkins scoring an unimpressive points win after more low blows than i cared to count.
The hopkins we saw in this fight would get murdered by glenn johnson



yes and your opinion is completely unbiased...being that your location says...essex, ENGLAND :bsflag:

glen johnson mayb old, but he is still in decent condition and a decent fighter
but he's not going to beat bernard, unless, he pulls off a spectacular KO, and i dont c that happening. hopkins will be rushed against the ropes, but once he just spins johnson around, johnson will be against the ropes.
Hopkins UD12 (116-112)

you did the right job(daddy bernard),maybe you are old but not old enough to retire. keep it up men! you are like a wine that delivers a taste the older the better,experience and tactics are both exceled factors that you've got......looking forward for your 21 title defense...

He had a good chin though....

yes and your opinion is completely unbiased...being that your location says...essex, ENGLAND :bsflag:


I never said anything about the judges or the nard victory, he clearly won the fight. The thread title was 'eastman looked like ****' and the basis of my reply was that he wasnt the only man that looked like **** in that fight.

Bernard's a prolific fighter, he is probably one of the smartest figthers I have ever seen fight.

i dont disagree, he's an extremely intelligent fighter and among the great middleweights of all time, he just didnt look great on the night

Eastman is among the most overrated fighters in the world today. Hopkins should stick to fighting local opponents...at least the level of competition would be higher.

Eastman is among the most overrated fighters in the world today. Hopkins should stick to fighting local opponents...at least the level of competition would be higher.
Well, if that was true, then I guess Bernard would've knocked him out inside the first three rounds...?
No fighter that shares the ring with Bernard Hopkins for the full 12 rounds sucks, easy as that.

Some of you are idiots. Eastman is not a bad fighter, he is in fact a good fighter. He ust got beat by a great and smarter fighter, plain and simple. If Hopkins wuld have stood toe-to-toe with him I bet Eastman would have looked a lot beter to some of you.

Some of you are idiots. Eastman is not a bad fighter, he is in fact a good fighter. He ust got beat by a great and smarter fighter, plain and simple. If Hopkins wuld have stood toe-to-toe with him I bet Eastman would have looked a lot beter to some of you.



That's why I stated in my thread that eastman looked like crap because Hopkins made him look like crap...the fact that Hopkins could take this fighter and make him look like dog**** shows his ring superiority. I laugh at the idiots who said Eastman would win. :****you:

u guys r soundign liek glen johnson would fight B hop at middle. lmao B hop at ligth heavy would get pwnt so hard by glen johnson. hopkisn is 0-1 at light heavy :p

u guys r soundign liek glen johnson would fight B hop at middle. lmao B hop at ligth heavy would get pwnt so hard by glen johnson. hopkisn is 0-1 at light heavy :p





I doubt that...styles makes fights...and Johnson's straight ahead come at you style is made for an elusive counter puncher like Hopkins no matter what weight they fight in.

Sturm rules here is what I am talking about what happens when a fighter just comes and charges at Hopkins all night.



http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/1570000/images/_1571484_trinidad300.jpg

That's why I stated in my thread that eastman looked like crap because Hopkins made him look like crap...the fact that Hopkins could take this fighter and make him look like dog**** shows his ring superiority. I laugh at the idiots who said Eastman would win. :****you:
I was one of those idiots :D
But that was only based on the weigh-in pics... Thought Hopkins looked a little out of shape.
However, I knew Eastman was a good fighter, and still is.
Much better than most of you would like to admit.
It's just that B-Hop is in a league of his own right now. He's kinda like the new Roy, dominates everyone.

I was one of those idiots :D
But that was only based on the weigh-in pics... Thought Hopkins looked a little out of shape.
However, I knew Eastman was a good fighter, and still is.
Much better than most of you would like to admit.
It's just that B-Hop is in a league of his own right now. He's kinda like the new Roy, dominates everyone.




well at least you're man enough to admit it and NOT crying like a Euro-***.