The shocking facts of where Bernard Hopkins grew up

[mrrupo]

Hey, my man, do you know where the Happy Hollow rec is?? You near there? You near Champs at all?

im familiar with happy hollow, that is actually a neighborhood within germantown, but not their rec center. im actually a bit further south than germantown, near broad and girard and the Blue Horizon.

[ICEMAN JOHN SCULLY]

Oh, OK. I visted the twins, Tiger and Rock, and their dad once a few years ago at the Happy Hollow. Then the next day we met in the morning at Champ's to get some sparring in. LOVED that gym, reminded me a lot of the gym in Rocky 3 that Apollo took Rocky to so that he could get the "Eye of the Tiger" back.

[j.razor]

b-hop

As a Philly native I didn't need to do any demographic research, but I did it anyway.

Germantown is one of the more peaceful and affluent neighborhoods in Philadelphia. Bill Cosby is from there as well, as was Sun Ra. White collar workers outnumber blue collar workers by about 9/2. The median income is over $40,000/ year.

Crime rates are some of the lowest in the city.

I didn't grow up in the roughest "hood" either, but even I grew up in a tougher Philly neighborhood than Hopkins did, with higher crime rates and lower median income. So I can't help but laugh when he refers to his tough background: he's a middle class kid! Sure he went to prison, but anyone can do that.

He's built a false image on being "street." But it's not him. Sorry if you thought he would be too "street" for Calzaghe or anyone else, but you have the wrong guy.



Click this link for details:

http://homes.point2.com/Neighborhood...ographics.aspx

i bet his street ass will kick ur's

[SUPER ZAB FAN]

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

Ok less jsut say he grew up , in a Nice neighborhood . Had Two parents in the home, a dog named Poochie and a white picket fence in his yard.

the fact of the matter is he spent five years in a Penitentary. I dont think 100% of people on this board or from life in general want to go through that . If you dont have a picture of what it is like in there check out a fellow Philly Native named Beanie Siegal's firsts cd track # 11 What ya life like ..... He paints a pretty good picture of the situation. Alot of times the Pen dont change people for the better . It makes them worse .

[steptwome]

Let's keep this post running. It's interesting to see fellow boxingscene members being duped.
The statistical demographics that are inquestion are based on statistics from 2005.... It would be fair to state that Germantown has been through a gentrification or "transitional period WHEN THINGS CHANGE > influencing the economical and social structure. Surely the economy nor the populaton of the 1980's would not be as that of 2005 or in any place for that matter.
This is like some one saying the Statistics (Poulation, Economy,Income level, ethnic groups, etc.) of South Bronx of 2005 is similiar that of the 1980's. > That would be FALSE INFORMATION.


Advice To my READERS - If the Message is suspect then so is the Messenger

Hidden Agenda- THIS IS CLEARLY A HOPKINS HATER THREAD

[Boogie Nights]

so...........22 pages on a guy's street address. wow. i need to send this **** to golden boy promotions, bernie's office.

who gives a **** where he came from. most guys like to run a con on where they grew up as means of a psychological edge. like the schoolboys fear playground bullies. type of **** that says, i been there, done that, and was playing with gun in my hand, while you were refilling your milk bottle from your mothers ****. it's old. personally i dont give a **** where he came from. your backround tells you about demographics, and you decide whether you're comfortable with them. i can say this much, hopkins true realization came in the pen not when he was robbin nickels from someone with a bb gun.

[sterling]

who cares? if ur street or posh as long as u can box lol

[Thread Stealer]

http://philadelphia.about.com/od/nei...germantown.htm

Demographics

According to 2000 U.S. Census data, Germantown's population of 50,614 is 86% Black or African American, 10% white, 1.5% Hispanic and 2.5% other or mixed race. Almost 25% of Germantown residents live below the federal poverty level.

About 40% of the residents reside in owner-occupied housing units and 60% in renter occupied housing units.

The median household income is $29,066.

http://inquirer.philly.com/packages/...tml/102497.asp

A dozen neighborhoods - Fairhill, Tioga, Mantua, Kingsessing, Hunting Park, East Germantown and parts of North Philadelphia - are besieged by violent crime. Rates of murder, **** and robbery are twice as high as for the city as a whole, and 15 times as high as in the city's safest neighborhoods.

[Sweet Pea 50]

Swet Pea LOL relax man. Its a MESSAGE BOARD. And u know wwhat..I have my opinion on the situation, (AND I AM RIGHT LOL) but at the endof the day I know one thing....all the talk in the world isnt going to make a difference to two guys of this magnitude once they get in the ring. The guy with thwe plan that goes into full effect that night will most likely win, regardless of where he is from, what hes been through etc

Fair enough.
I was a little tipsy when I made that post Scully. Nothing against you, man. Brew on me.

[ИATAS]

http://philadelphia.about.com/od/nei...germantown.htm

Demographics

According to 2000 U.S. Census data, Germantown's population of 50,614 is 86% Black or African American, 10% white, 1.5% Hispanic and 2.5% other or mixed race. Almost 25% of Germantown residents live below the federal poverty level.

About 40% of the residents reside in owner-occupied housing units and 60% in renter occupied housing units.

The median household income is $29,066.

http://inquirer.philly.com/packages/...tml/102497.asp

A dozen neighborhoods - Fairhill, Tioga, Mantua, Kingsessing, Hunting Park, East Germantown and parts of North Philadelphia - are besieged by violent crime. Rates of murder, **** and robbery are twice as high as for the city as a whole, and 15 times as high as in the city's safest neighborhoods.

LMAO,