Before Hopkins turned his life around, was he taking drugs (etc weed....)

He took poppers in prison to loosen his arsehole. True story.

Never heard him admit when he was living the bad life that he was actually taking drugs. Has he ever admitted this? And i wonder what drugs he was taking? bhop never took drugs, he just robbed muhfukkers

"I used to smoke reefer" -Bernard Hopkins

He said it was a new experience for him to be in prison and "get all the reefer out of the system". Not that I think weed is an especially big deal, but robbing people and getting stabbed is.

Never heard him admit when he was living the bad life that he was actually taking drugs. Has he ever admitted this? And i wonder what drugs he was taking? The guy grew up hard - what do you think? Regardless of that, it really doesn't matter, the guy is a great ambassador not only for boxing, but how sport can change a person's life, give them focus, and fill whatever void inside them is perhaps preventing them from being a good contribution to society. It doesn't matter what he did before he changed his life around. I'd let my son have a B-Hop poster on his wall. The man is a great role model and an example of doing what needs to be done if you're lucky enough to have a second chance at making it in life.