Does Bernard Hopkins Really Ruin Fighters?

**GodOfWar** · 03-15-2008, 05:06 PM

Calzaghe is going to retire hopkins

**majestiC** · 03-15-2008, 05:09 PM

****in Calzaghe vs Hopkins better last longer than Haye vs Enzo, paid for both and if it ends up another quick job after going all the way to Vegas I will riot and shoot Popkins myself!

**GodOfWar** · 03-15-2008, 05:15 PM

Originally posted by majestiC

****in Calzaghe vs Hopkins better last longer than Haye vs Enzo, paid for both and if it ends up another quick job after going all the way to Vegas I will riot and shoot Popkins myself!

Calzaghe might end it quick

**The Critic** · 03-15-2008, 05:17 PM

No way. He's neither active nor a big puncher. He was a very average puncher at MW.

Most of the guys on that list he fought on the downslide.

Arturo Gatti never fought after Gomez, so did Gomez ruin him?

I guess Larry Holmes ruined Ali, Marcian did Louis, etc.

Hopkins is slick but harmless

**The Critic** · 03-15-2008, 05:18 PM

Btw. that list of fighters is pedestrian as can be. It makes even Calzaghe's list look good, and thats not easy to do

**2501** · 03-15-2008, 05:18 PM

almost every name fighter he's fought still had careers after him.

**!! Shawn** · 03-15-2008, 05:18 PM

Originally posted by Bhopreign

Just a thought....

Fight No. Fighter Name Whereabouts

2 Greg Paige Retired immediately after Hopkins
3 Keith Gray Fought once more 6 years after TKO from Hop
4 Eddie Tyler Fought twice more after TKO from Hopkins
5 Jouvin Mercado Fought on once more after TKO from Hop(Hop
took fight on 5 hours notice)
8 Darren Oliver Fought once more after TKO from Hopkins
9 Mike Sapp Fought once more after TKO from Hopkins
11 Steve Langley Retired immediately after TKO from Hopkins
12 Pedro Marquez Retired immediately after TKO from Hopkins
17 Dennis Milton Fought once more after TKO from Hopkins
25 Roy Ritchie Retired immediately after TKO from Hopkins
30 Segundo Mercado Never won another fight after TKO from Hopkins
32 Joe Lipsey Retired immediately after TKO from Hopkins
37 Simon Brown Never won another fight after TKO from Hopkins
42 Antwun Echols Speech noticably different after second clash
48 Robert Allen Huge dropoff from competive first fight
51 Jermain Taylor Many think he isnt the same fighter since 1st clash
53 Antonio Tarver Many think he isnt the same fighter
54 Winky Wright Hasnt fought since encounter
55 Joe Calzaghe http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...g_barnstar.jpg ?????????

No, Hopkins is simply excellent at picking on old smaller fighters at the end of their careers moving up in weight.

**majestiC** · 03-15-2008, 05:20 PM

Originally posted by !! Shawn

No, Hopkins is simply excellent at picking on old smaller fighters at the end of their careers moving up in weight.

I will shoot ur linux penguin and take him to my lair!

**Vladimir303** · 03-15-2008, 05:24 PM

Originally posted by !! Shawn

No, Hopkins is simply excellent at picking on old smaller fighters at the end of their careers moving up in weight.

You're right, Calzaghe is another one of those moving up in weight.

And Joe's sloppy looking, *****-fighting-his-way-out-of-spider-webs-style will look even uglier once Hopkins enforces his style on him.

Does Bernard Hopkins Really Ruin Fighters?