-Born in the projects.
-Goes to jail for 5 years at the age of 17.
-Gets out of jail and begins pro boxing career at 23.
-Loses his first professional fight.
-22 straight wins before losing to Roy Jones.
-At age 36, Hopkins KO's Felix Trinidad in MSG packed with PR fans while being huge underdog.
- KO's DLH in highly anticipated bout.
-Loses to back to back fights against Taylor and rebounds with victories over Winky Wright and Antonio Tarver.
-Loses to Calzaghe and rebounds with victories over Jones and Pavlik.
-Fights Pascal twice in Montreal.
-Two fights with Dawson that ends up in a NC and loss.
-Rebounds with victories over Cloud, Murat, Shumenov.
-Accepts big risk fight with Kovalev fight at age of 49.
"“I function better when my back is to the wall.”"
- Bernard Hopkins
I agree. Hopkins is a great roll model and inspiration to young and old. After doing wrong and paying the price with prison time he has completely turned his live around. He has lived such an heroic life. He is a great boxer and a good business man. He is worth millions and has a job with HBO and a partnership in Golden Boy. He lives a very healthy life helping him to stay so good in the ring even at 50 years old. His life after prison has been trouble free and he has helped out many boxers including Kovalev. I am a huge Hopkins fan and he inspires me.