Hopkins: I'm out of retirement!

I was afraid he couldn't do it.

B Hop ended his career PERFECTLY I fear he will come back once too many times like Michael Jordan did and will ruin that last perfect performance

He stated quite clearly before he retired, that fighting Calzaghe would be a stepbackward for him. He moved up to lightheavyweight, and the only natural step would be heavyweight. Its good that he is back as it adds to the mix. But he could be making a big mistake. The HW division is water that Hopkins doesn't want to wade into. If he did somehow decide to get into that division, he would need to extremely picky about who he fought. Maybe McCline, or Timur. But if tries to get in with someone that can bang? It's over. I dont want to think about what Dimitrenko, Wlad, or Peter would do to him.

toney needs to win a belt, then that's the fight that should be made. the fight should be labeled... "OLD SCHOOL"

First Jay, now B-Hop... the greats can't leave...

He stated quite clearly before he retired, that fighting Calzaghe would be a stepbackward for him. He moved up to lightheavyweight, and the only natural step would be heavyweight. Its good that he is back as it adds to the mix. But he could be making a big mistake.

i think he should stay at light heavy for a while then move up to heavyweight

I think it's great he's coming out retirement, boxing needs him now more then ever, he's a true legend, and a true champion, I hope he fights Mascaguv (sp?) for the heavyweight title, but I doubt it will happen, but fights with Jones, or Wright are good too. we'll see what happens.

This guy is an absolute joke. that guy will give joe c. a boxing lesson and beating of his life.

this is great news..and he doesn't need anymore titles, just big fights... I just want him to fight Winky, Jones, and Calzaghe...

what a fool, hes just kicked the number light heavyweights ass.. and has all he money in the world.. he has every1's respect.. why come out to fight when theres risk to lose or get hurt. hes just copying what oscar said. it must be a pr stunt by Golden boy promotons next shane mosely says hes gonna retire Let me guess. You're getting a bit pissy because this thread isin't about Calzaghe right? Never pay again for live sex! | Hot girls doing naughty stuff for free! | Chat for free!

im pleased BHOP is back

Your saying I nuthug British fighters, and you've been (and are currently) replying in a thread I made on Carl Froch ;) Heh Heh. Geoff pwned 'RunWithKnives'. Juy Juy for the win. :owned:

I think if he does comeback, and if he wants to fight at Heavyweight, he should fight Wlad.

he's only been dropped once and that was against Sergundo Mercado. It was a flash knockdown, and he got right back up. You and I both saw him get tagged by Taylor with huge right hands. He's ultra cautious and that makes him even harder to beat now....next to impossible. The Taylor that "Won" the fights against Hopkins was pretty impressive, throwing huge combinations and landing on the chin at times. Albeit he avoids punches from other big punchers...........he's been tagged. All he does is smile when someone lands flush man. That's the sign that someone has a rock hard chin. Ala Hagler, Toney, etc. Bernard has a great chin, agree...The Mercado fight, I think they said Bernard was having trouble breathing from the conditions of where the fight was.

Correct. I was one of very few people familar with him. I saw him on a few Tyson undercards, I was sent a few of his fights from a friend Stateside, and I was a fan of his. IMO his peak performances were against Joe Lipsey and Glen Johnson - high outout, sharp output, accurate output, he was relentless and barely missed one punch. I started a thread on him on an internet message board in the late 90's and didn't get one reply. Thank God somebody agrees with me...Hopkins isn't nearly the same fighter he used to be...I can't stand people who say he is still in his prime or hasn't declined that much simply because he is winning. If you go back and watch the old Hopkins fights, the guy doesn't bore you like he does now. Oscar was tagging his ass in their fight...that shit would of never happened. So just because he beats a deflated Tarver, who if you want to talk about "what goes around comes around" referring to his "No excuses Roy Jones Jr. about muscle weight loss", this is it. Robert Allen even said that Bernard was slipping and that his power wasn't nearly the same. Bernard looks stiff.

promises are made to be broken i guess........... i wish Hopkins the best, he's my favorite fighter, so i'm backing him a 100%, although i would prefer that he stayed retired, just for the fact that it's too damn cliche' now a days to come out of retirement.

Hopkins VS Calzaghe is a natural, & hopefully the fight that will happen - when Hopkins retired initially that was the one that I regretted wouldn't happen. Stylewise I think it is a great matchup - both are smart fighters that use lots of angles, with Calzaghe the more open & messier fighter, but also the much busier. Should be a great bout. Think Hopkins can still beat the majority of fighters around & pickup a version of LH crown, but think he should be a little wary of Adamek & Briggs - he's got the skills & experience to beat them but both are hungry, dangerous fighters & Hopkins would have to pull out a top performance.

He promised her he wouldn't fight past 40 I believe(he broke that). I think he should stay retired or find another way to get back in the ring, be a trainer or something. Help out in the corner. He went out on top and I think he should keep it that way.

What happened to the promise to his late mom!:nonono: AHAHAHAHAHA I was thinking the same thing, he promised his mom the Tarver fight was the last, ahahaha But everybody knew that B-Hop would come back again. For me, that's some good news, like or not, he's one of the best fighter ever. The guy who said Hopkins chin had not be tested and the other who said he's boring and only throw one or two punches per round are real fucking idiot. THERE IS DIFFERENT STYLE IN BOXING There's no BEST style. Margarito is really good in his style and I appreciate that. But guys like Pbf and Hopkins are really amazing, if you think that's boring, I repeat you probably don't like boxing but slugfest...