Comments Thread For: Bernard Hopkins on Cloud: I Know I'm The Better Fighter

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Despite celebrating his 48th birthday in January, Bernard Hopkins shows no signs of slowing down as he attempts to extend his record as boxing's oldest champion in New York on Saturday night.

Almost 20 years after his first world title tilt ended in defeat to Roy Jones in Washington, Hopkins will challenge for the IBF light-heavyweight title currently held by unbeaten Tavoris Cloud.

It will be Hopkins' first fight since his rematch loss via majority decision to Chad Dawson in April last year, which was assumed by many to be the last time the veteran Philadelphian would pull on the gloves.

However, Hopkins insists that while time will soon draw a close on his exploits, he is still "not satisfied" with a career that started in ignominious circumstances back in 1988, when he was outpointed on his debut by Clinton Mitchell.
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Big Rigg

Too old for my son Cloud. Your gonna get Beatdown bad.

Muscles72

We'll see that's all I can say guys were counting Hopkins out years ago when he fought Trinidad and he keeps Winning with the exception of calzaghe who just out worked Hopkins and I don't think you can go on his last performance against Dawson cause he was taller than Hopkins and a southpaw I think he has enough left to desicion cloud B-Hop has a much better resume than this kid.

Mike_R

You can never say never, it's Hopkins.

bray26

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Originally Posted by Big Rigg

Too old for my son Cloud. Your gonna get Beatdown bad.

Fast hands are really the only way to beat Hop,(Taylor, Joe Cal)if he uses that to keep Bernard on the defensive, he can win! You cant beat him down tho, he's too crafty! Plus he'll hold and clinch rather than take punches!

IIG

I really hope Hopkins manages to make it to retirement without being KO'd. Particularly not by Cloud, who doesn't deserve such an accomplishment on his record.

ddangerous

I know this too, BHop.

TangInaMo Floyd

@ 60 yr old. Hopkins' still fighting!

Fighting_Pride

knowing is different from actually doing, just like how physical is not the same as mental

Big Rigg Undisputed Champion Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: New York Age: 27 Posts: 1,679 Rep Power: 6 Points: 23,259.38 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 23,259.38 Donate	Too old for my son Cloud. Your gonna get Beatdown bad.

Muscles72 Interim Champion Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 774 Rep Power: 3 Points: 13,838.14 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 13,838.14 Donate	We'll see that's all I can say guys were counting Hopkins out years ago when he fought Trinidad and he keeps Winning with the exception of calzaghe who just out worked Hopkins and I don't think you can go on his last performance against Dawson cause he was taller than Hopkins and a southpaw I think he has enough left to desicion cloud B-Hop has a much better resume than this kid.

Mike_R Interim Champion Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: raleigh, NC Age: 27 Posts: 828 Rep Power: 9 Points: 44,787.35 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 44,787.35 Donate	You can never say never, it's Hopkins.

IIG Undisputed Champion Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 3,895 Rep Power: 12 Points: 58,026,583,078.60 Bank: 306,352,689,469.21 Total Points: 364,379,272,547.81 Donate	I really hope Hopkins manages to make it to retirement without being KO'd. Particularly not by Cloud, who doesn't deserve such an accomplishment on his record.

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TangInaMo Floyd Floyd Sucks Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 382 Blog Entries: 1 Rep Power: 1 Points: 4,688.12 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 4,688.12 Donate	@ 60 yr old. Hopkins' still fighting!

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