Is Bernard Truly Retired

Thats my point for right amount of money he would and the money would be right for this rematch. The only reason why HBO offered so little for the rematch earlier this year is because they were both coming off of L's. Now that Hop beat Tarver and if Jones wins in July they would offer major cake for this match. I'm sorry boxing needs to back as one of the premier sports. I mean you never hear about boxing on around the horn, PTI etc. The only way to bring in commercial fans is if fights are made between stars. Two fights in my opinion that could do that for boxing this year Oscar vs Floyd and B-Hop vs Jones imagine what that would do for Golden Boy Promotions

Hopkins is done. He is very happy the way his career ended last night, and he will not come back because he said so, and I believe him. He had a fantastic HOF career, and what a way to end it last night by beating, Loud Mouth Tarver. He also said for the right amount of money he would.

Hopkins is done. He is very happy the way his career ended last night, and he will not come back because he said so, and I believe him. He had a fantastic HOF career, and what a way to end it last night by beating, Loud Mouth Tarver.

i hope he stays retired. but i won't be pissed off by any means if they find a way to make hopkins jones for the fall. hopkins would have roy out of there before round 10 judging off his tarver-rubbermatch performance. if hopkins could ko roy jones, i'm sorry- but to me that's the absolute best possible ending for the hopkins career. it is unfinished business and it will never not feel like unfinished business to hopkins and jones fans.

I will surely sound like an incurable romantic. But I'd like Hopkins to resist all lures, go to retirement as he promised and stay retired. Nothing he does in the future will eclipse what happened. Anything he'll do shall be a let-down. I like the montage of images that my mind has retained out of Hopkins-Tarver never to be blighted by any future ring appearance by "The Executioner." Scores later, when people speak of retirement drama, a number will talk about Jordan, but most will glow as they speak of Bernard. If boxing legacies are to be discussed, people shall cite less the longest string of Middleweight title defenses that Hopkins holds--formidable a record as it is-- but enthuse more about how he put the final excalamation point on a sterling career marked not merely by excellent performances in the ring but also by the courage to take on the sport's powers-that-be.

Roy didn't play B-Hop out with 60/40 Bernard was a sell out fighter until he beat Trinidad.

I would like to see him fight one more time, a fight against Jones would have been huge a few years ago when they were both in their prime.

I doubt very much he would rematch Roy. Roy played B-Hop out for years with the 60/40 split thing ,when i know B Hop needed a chance to prove himself. Now B Hop beat the man who wooped roy's azz. Bernard would be doing Roy a Huge favor. meanwhile Roy didn't return the favor in over 10 years.