By Mark Vester
Richard Schaefer, CEO for Golden Boy Promotions, would like to see his friend and business partner Bernard Hopkins retire from the ring. Hopkins, 45, finally got his revenge on Roy Jones Jr. on Saturday night in Las Vegas by winning an ugly, foul-filled twelve round decision.
Hopkins nearly fainted after the fight was over. He felt dizzy, blaming his post-fight reaction on Jones hitting him with illegal punches to the back of the head. Hopkins was taken to a local hospital for evaluation. Doctors wanted to take him away on a stretcher, which he refused.
Hopkins is now calling for a fight with WBA heavyweight champion David Haye, who battered John Ruiz on Saturday night in Manchester. Schaefer would rather see Hopkins forget about Haye, and focus on calling it a career.
"For Bernard, it could be a good ending," said Schaefer. "He got his revenge, and he waited 17 years to end it. It could be something which as a friend I would advise him to consider. I think it's time for his friends and family to have a serious talk with him."
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