The shocking facts of where Bernard Hopkins grew up

[C'MONMANG']

[QUOTE=ICEMAN JOHN SCULLY;3309046]

LOLOL I am bitter? LOL So I post things and I am bitter but you post things and its just business as usual? He fought a kid who grew up on a farm (RJ) and his life theory didnt work out for him. Now he says it will work with Joe...maybe he beats Joe, I dont know....but anybody who actully thinks he beats him for the reasons he stated is not realistic. Growing up in poverty, tough, drugs, prison etc, means VERY little in the boxing ring on fight night. When you get drilled with a spearing body shot to your gut that you arent prepared for, the fact that you have been stabbed. have robbed peoe and have had prison yard fights wont help SQUAT. Do u have any idea how many guys like Hopkins I have seen quit, get KO'd, get dropped etc etc? Many, trust me

yeah bitter....

HOPKINS uses his experience in life as motivation..he has said this TIME and TIME again..motivation to stay near his exact weight between fights and to be more then 100% dedicated to the sport.

boxing is 75% MENTAL..try and tell me it isnt... he is VERY mentaly STRONG AND "HE" attributes that to being in prison, being stabbed mutiple times..

who are YOU...to say it has nothing to do with his success?

he has also mentioned his resume and Joe's.. and he NEVER said " Im ******, went to prison, there fore Joey C cant beat me "..

like I said you sound bitter. maybe it was that white boy commment

[Burner]

Who cares where Hopkins grew up.

[C'MONMANG']

Who cares where Hopkins grew up.

all these bitter posters..

[Burner]

all these bitter posters..

oh i see................

[C'MONMANG']

They will not factor into how he performs against Calzaghe, but they mold the mental character that Hopkins brings into every situation, in and out of the ring. It's good for press also.

plain and basic common sense...

[C'MONMANG']

man.....Bernard said that expressing than he is gonna win over Calzaghe because Joe cant bring anything tougher than he has been trough....

yeah, and he has been through Taver, Winky, Tito, JT, RJ..

[deanrw]

"In North philadelphia born and raised
On the playground where I spent most of my days
Chilling out, maxing, relaxing all cool
And all shooting some b-ball outside of the school
When a couple of guys said "we’re up in no good"
Started making trouble in my neighbourhood
I got in one little fight and my mom got scared
And said "you’re moving with your aunte and uncle in Germantown"

[C'MONMANG']

aint that the truth, since i've moved from long beach, ca. a lot of neighborhoods changed and that has only been 13 years since i split. some of the very worst neighborhoods with the worst gang activity is all cleaned up and yuppy now. i guess who ever actually owned the houses found out that the property value was worth more and raised the price and moved out the poor. then they fixed and sold a lot of homes or left it for the buyer to upgrade their **** and now they have a completely different and new neighborhood.

what should be looked at is, how it was back then, not now....... that could be a world of difference, usually is.......

parts of DC have changed drasticaly IN THE PAST 10 years..

[C'MONMANG']

"In North philadelphia born and raised
On the playground where I spent most of my days
Chilling out, maxing, relaxing all cool
And all shooting some b-ball outside of the school
When a couple of guys said "we’re up in no good"
Started making trouble in my neighbourhood
I got in one little fight and my mom got scared
And said "you’re moving with your aunte and uncle in Germantown"

lmao......

[kayjay]

Who cares where Hopkins grew up.

Hopkins cares. He mentions it in EVERY interview. But the history he gives is bull****. He grew up in a plush neighborhood.

This is just setting facts straight, as far as his PR stunt about having had a tough childhood and overcoming obstacles.

It ain't so. Otherwise carry on. I didn't see this as such an important topic, though for some reason posters have trouble accepting that Hopkins is not who they think he is as far as his past is concerned