Bernard Hopkins rips Donovan McNabb

ESPN.com news services Boxer Bernard Hopkins, a Philadelphia Eagles fan, has ripped Donovan McNabb before. On Tuesday, he took his apparent disdain for the quarterback to another level. Hopkins, in Philadelphia for his May 21 fight against Jean Pascal, invited reporters to watch him train Tuesday and decided to take additional verbal jabs at McNabb and even implied that the Washington Redskins quarterback wasn't black enough. "Forget this," Hopkins said, according to the Philadelphia Daily News, and pointed to his own skin. "He's got a suntan. That's all." According to Hopkins, McNabb had a privileged upbringing in Chicago and isn't as tough as himself, current Eagles quarterback Michael Vick or Cincinnati Bengals receiver Terrell Owens, who famously had a falling out with McNabb before being released by Philadelphia in 2006. Hopkins said Tuesday that McNabb and Owens essentially didn't speak the same language. "T.O. got the boardroom and saw the way they talked to McNabb. Coming from where he -- that's strange to some white people, when a black man speaks," Hopkins said, according to the Daily News. He said Owens " used to this language. used to speaking up.' " Hopkins said that is why McNabb felt a sense of betrayal when he was traded by the Eagles to the Redskins before last season. "Why do you think McNabb felt he was betrayed? Because McNabb is the guy in the house, while everybody else is on the field. He's the one who got the extra coat. The extra servings. 'You're our boy,' " Hopkins said, according to the Daily News, and patted a member of the media on the back to illustrate his point. "He thought he was one of them." When contacted by the Daily News, McNabb's publicist said the quarterback would not have a comment. While he questioned McNabb's mettle, Hopkins didn't take a shot at McNabb's integrity. "Nice guy. I'd trust him around my kids," Hopkins said, according to the Daily News.

Comments (20)

joseph5620

I'm not pretending anything, nor do I care about what people think of DLH, because thats not the issue here. Daily snide remarks about Black people? You're barking up the wrong tree clown. Bernard Hopkins is one person, and no he doesn't represent all Black people. I never said he did. But you're lying to yourself if you don't think many Black people don't feel the same way. But you've been a dumba ss all these years so I can't expect you to understand when an adult speaks. Now go cry into your Black hero pillow. No it's true. That's why this hit a nerve with you. You always chime in with your racist comments. And you're being insincere here. You're 50 years old still trying to be a "vato". You're uneducated and you still live with Mommy in the California Desert. Didn't think I knew that did you?.. I think that clearly shows who the ignorant one is.

15y ago

JmH_Reborn

McNabb is pretty soft though cant deny that. How is he soft? He has to be one of the toughest guys in the sport In 2003, he played with a broken leg and scored nearly a perfect passer rating In 2005, he played with damage thumb AND with a sports hernia In 2006, he had his ACL tear. In 2007 he came back and played the entire year on wobbly legs, with a knee still clearly not fully healed. He was completely immobile that year. He also played with again one of the worst lines in the NFL that year, which resulted in the NY Giants record breaking sackfest against the Eagles, where a rookie (Winston Justice) gave up 6 sacks against Osi and the rest of the line gave up another 7. McNabb got killed that game on national television but got up after every play. Never moaning and never putting on a ***** made crying show All those injuries and he came back in 2008 and 2009 to have his best years in the league since 2004. Hopkins should never question anybody's heart after the shows he put on against Calzaghe and RJJ Jr. And Hopkins is my favorite boxer too, which is the shame

15y ago

Vasyls_dad

Don't pretend like Mexicans don't do the same thing when it comes to people like Oscar Delahoya. And you're the wrong person to speak on this subject with your daily snide remarks about black people. Benard Hopkins is one man and his opinions don't represent all black people. But you've been ignorant in all the years you've posted here so I don't expect anything different from you. I'm not pretending anything, nor do I care about what people think of DLH, because thats not the issue here. Daily snide remarks about Black people? You're barking up the wrong tree clown. Bernard Hopkins is one person, and no he doesn't represent all Black people. I never said he did. But you're lying to yourself if you don't think many Black people don't feel the same way. But you've been a dumba ss all these years so I can't expect you to understand when an adult speaks. Now go cry into your Black hero pillow.

15y ago

Iceta_Lives

Hopkins does things that make people hate his guts even more so than Floyd does almost. Lol.

15y ago

BURNER

McNabb is pretty soft though cant deny that.

15y ago

Bernard talking out his ass again... If he doesn't like McNabb for whatever reason, that's fine but him not being tough cuz he didn't have a rough upbringing is stupid as hell...

15y ago

ny123

McNabb is a choke artist...fukk him!! So because he lost a few games its ok to call him a house niqqa? If Donovan is a house niqqa by Hopkins standards then Mosley sure as hell is one too no?

15y ago

sdcluser

who's this fool talkin' about being a house nigga? http://imageshack.us/m/171/4136/5421.jpg punk got his teeth bleached dressing like GBP's librarian. this motherfucka...:nonono: do he collect antique stamps or going to da antique roadshow?

15y ago

Ether

I've hated Mcnabb since he choked at the Superbowl, but yes... bernard is being ignorant, we know bro.

15y ago

Check_hooks

You should stick to something you know nothing about like boxing. Doesn't PAC eat dogs, that's a delicacy in the Philippines, but a felony here in the states. WTF are you talking about? Your a f*cking moron who brings nothing even remotely related to the thread topic. You should stick to something you know alot about, being retarded. Oh wait, you already did.

15y ago

TheSurgeonMDMPH

15y ago

joseph5620

McNabb is a choke artist...fukk him!! And Hopkins was still wrong.

15y ago

Mr_Philadel

McNabb is a choke artist...fukk him!!

15y ago

joseph5620

I see Bernards point. All real Black men go to prison to earn their manhood. All real Black men need to commit crimes to prove they are indeed, a Black man. A fake Black man, like Donovan McNabb and Grant Hill, are stupid because they take advantage of their upbringing by their fake Black parents. They take advantage of having to go through life without living in the hood and succumbing to an idiot lifestyle. They take advantage of getting educated. They take advantage of learning to present oneself in a respectable manner instead of being loud and obnoxious. Oh how phony of them. I'll never understand the fascination by Black people who revere and respect a "real n igga". What happened to the respect of a real man? Don't pretend like Mexicans don't do the same thing when it comes to people like Oscar Delahoya. And you're the wrong person to speak on this subject with your daily snide remarks about black people. Benard Hopkins is one man and his opinions don't represent all black people. But you've been ignorant in all the years you've posted here so I don't expect anything different from you.

15y ago

joseph5620

He right. I didn't like that about mcnabb either. He never says anything when they spoke negative of him. He was a house n1gga. You're wrong about that. http://fifthdown.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/09/27/mcnabb-somebody-has-to-speak-about-it/

15y ago

PACnPBFsuck

So its bad that you were raised right and had good parents? Does doing time in prison like Bhop and Vick make you better than someone who didn't commit crimes against innocent people and animals? I don't get that. Bhop and Vick are both convicted felons they don't get to judge other people. You should stick to something you know nothing about like boxing. Doesn't PAC eat dogs, that's a delicacy in the Philippines, but a felony here in the states.

15y ago

joseph5620

Hopkins is a great fighter and has a great boxing mind but as a person he comes off as an ignorant piece of ****.QUOTE] He really does.

15y ago

Forza

Yall are dumb... essentially bhop is saying hes a coward, and a house *****. But guess what, you can grow up in the burbs go into corporate world or white mans side of the fence and not act like a coward and shine they shoes. Hes saying hes a coward DUE to the way he was raised hes not saying being raised how he was is wrong or bad. Mcflab need to stop actin like a *****boy. What are you trying to say? How is mcnabb shining white shoes because he is well spoken? If anything he probably has a white butler at his mansion.

15y ago

Dawerlzgreatest

15y ago

BxFanViento

What Hopkins said was horribly Ignorant That's like saying Italians are only Italian if they are in the mob lol GTFO

15y ago