Hopkins Was Getting Openly Booed At De La Hoya vs. Forbes

Forgot to mention that.. Bernard Hopkins was booed when his name was announced along with Mike Katsidis, Alexis Arguello, Juan Manuel Marquez and others. Hopkins was the only celebrity or athlete who was booed during Michael Buffer's hype trim fanfare for the big shots in attendance. Hopkins might just be one of, if not the, most disliked fighters in Boxing to the general public and fairweather contingent. He isn't especially popular within the community either from what I can tell. Any thoughts on that? There were a couple of guys sitting behind me who had spent a big dough to be there and they were talking about how Bernard had beaten Jones and lost to Tarver.. I walked around the Home Depot Center at several points during the 4 or so hours I was there and didn't manage to stumble into one Boxing fan - but they hated Hopkins for some reason.. LOL. Nobody knew jack shit about Boxing. Sylvester Stallone got the loudest reaction. There was virtual silence when they announced Katsidis - and outrageously; Alexis Arguello. No reaction at all for Arguello.. I was dumbfounded. And insulted. Sorta made me wonder what kind of reception Floyd Mayweather or some of the other active champions and fighters would have gotten in front of almost 30,000 in Southern California..

Comments (17)

Addison

Hopkins isnt a popular guy...what can i say? he's racist; a trash talker who comes across as a prick in general...and not a likeable guy for most...i think other than the racism he's decent and shouldnt be booed (unless thats what they booed about)... And to answer your question i think being that it was oscar hometown (or practically oscar's hometown) floyd would have gotten booed as well (especially considering majority if not all in attendance were oscar de la hoya fans)... I was thinking his racial comment may have created the stir. He was, SS. I was livid.. Couldn't believe it./quote] I felt the same way in Las Vegas once when there wasn't any applause for a warrior like Iran Barkley (who KO'd Tommy Hearns in Las Vegas), and then a second rate rock star like Sammy Hagar got a big ovation. I hear you, Scott. It's insulting.

18y ago

Scott9945

Alexis Arguello got blanked? :nonono: He was, SS. I was livid.. Couldn't believe it./quote] I felt the same way in Las Vegas once when there wasn't any applause for a warrior like Iran Barkley (who KO'd Tommy Hearns in Las Vegas), and then a second rate rock star like Sammy Hagar got a big ovation.

18y ago

rebmogul

Stunk up the calzaghe fight, deserves it ditto, he gets booed cuz he fought like a little coward bitch after talking all that smack..

18y ago

Addison

Alexis Arguello got blanked? :nonono: He was, SS. I was livid.. Couldn't believe it. LOL...Stallone got by far the biggest reaction at Hopkins vs. Calzaghe as well during Buffer's celebrity name calling...people seem to forget that he never actually was a boxer. HaHA.. True. He must have said the Rocky business there as well.

18y ago

Addison

Addison, btw. he didn't land more than three clean punches on Joe. Those were not hard ones. If he fought with a little more enthusiasm he'd have some fans I know you're kidding.. HaHA.. Hopkins landed half a dozen good hard shots in the 6th round alone. How many times have you rewatched it? Any?

18y ago

MELLYMEL

he made his mark, and chose his path. no matter what way the public feels, he is a hofer, and atg.

18y ago

946etamax

LOL...Stallone got by far the biggest reaction at Hopkins vs. Calzaghe as well during Buffer's celebrity name calling...people seem to forget that he never actually was a boxer.

18y ago

Southpaw_Stinger

Alexis Arguello got blanked? :nonono:

18y ago

tyson

Sheeple are stupid, that is a fact. Hopkins does care, he's a human being. But whether he thinks it's worth being booed for the amount of money he makes because of it is another matter. It's sad that boxing has become a farse like UFC. It's quite astonishing that you didn't encounter one single boxing fan while you were there. Celebreties wants to be associated with violence it seems. Kinda sad. Stallone is an exception.

18y ago

rusticraver

Addison, btw. he didn't land more than three clean punches on Joe. Those were not hard ones. If he fought with a little more enthusiasm he'd have some fans Bullshit he landed quite a few good straight right hands. Spent 12 rounds chasing Hopkins

18y ago

kayjay

Addison, btw. he didn't land more than three clean punches on Joe. Those were not hard ones. If he fought with a little more enthusiasm he'd have some fans

18y ago

rusticraver

Stunk up the calzaghe fight, deserves it

18y ago

THe_TRiNiTY

He's never had a huge following, and recently, he hasn't tried to garner one. He's content with who he is. At the end of the day, fans hate a guy who doesn't try to win them over. It makes them feel unappreciated.

18y ago

adamk1304

He get's booed because he's a cunt, it has nothing to do with people's knowledge of the sport.

18y ago

Pugilistic

Hopkins has never really had a big fanbase anyway and he couldn't give a shit.

18y ago

Darkstar

I think we all know why................ Lets be honest even as p4p number one he wasnt a huge fan fav.

18y ago

El_Jesus

He talks trash, his style is tricky and hard on the casual fan, hes a rugged looking man, and he himself doesnt care that he is disliked, hopkins is hopkins.

18y ago