He knows every trick in the book hes a great fighter. Kinda funny to watch him in the calzaghe fight, calzaghe would slap then out of nowhere boom a headbut. Bernard "dirty" Hopkins.
When did you start watching Bernard Hopkins...honestly?
I mean, you do realized that prior to beating Trinidad, he was ALREADY 36 and had successfully defended his middleweight crown 13 times, already tied for the record?
You do know that was against a lot of middleweights, right? I mean, don't assume he was a nobody because YOU hadn't heard of him. And don't assume he beat little guys his whole career just because you caught the tail end of it (ironic since he leaped two divisions to close out his career).
Unless, of course, the 32-0 Glenn Johnson who he beat the **** out of was a little guy. Or even two-time champ Keith Holmes, who weighed 184 on fight night...yeah, he was tiny.
Heck, very few people considered Hopkins stronger than Tito in the weeks leading up to the bout. Following his massacre of Joppy, Tito was expected to bomb Hopkins out (ridiculous, when you think of it).
Bernard Hopkins' prime was around 97-99 IMO. He was a monster then, a fighter at his physical peak; the long-reigning middle champ; considered one of the ten best in the world by nearly every list but couldn't get anyone to utter his name. Don King wouldn't let his fellow champs (Holmes & Joppy) anywhere near BHop. It wasn't until he found a special fighter in Trinidad - and Hopkins talked himself into the middleweight tourney - that Hops got his shot. And look what he did, even at his advanced age. Just goes to show you how great he was. If you missed his prime, I urge you to go find some tapes. That man didn't beat up on smaller fighters...he beat everybody.
When did you start watching Bernard Hopkins...honestly?
I mean, you do realized that prior to beating Trinidad, he was ALREADY 36 and had successfully defended his middleweight crown 13 times, already tied for the record?
You do know that was against a lot of middleweights, right? I mean, don't assume he was a nobody because YOU hadn't heard of him. And don't assume he beat little guys his whole career just because you caught the tail end of it (ironic since he leaped two divisions to close out his career).
Unless, of course, the 32-0 Glenn Johnson who he beat the **** out of was a little guy. Or even two-time champ Keith Holmes, who weighed 184 on fight night...yeah, he was tiny.
Heck, very few people considered Hopkins stronger than Tito in the weeks leading up to the bout. Following his massacre of Joppy, Tito was expected to bomb Hopkins out (ridiculous, when you think of it).
Bernard Hopkins' prime was around 97-99 IMO. He was a monster then, a fighter at his physical peak; the long-reigning middle champ; considered one of the ten best in the world by nearly every list but couldn't get anyone to utter his name. Don King wouldn't let his fellow champs (Holmes & Joppy) anywhere near BHop. It wasn't until he found a special fighter in Trinidad - and Hopkins talked himself into the middleweight tourney - that Hops got his shot. And look what he did, even at his advanced age. Just goes to show you how great he was. If you missed his prime, I urge you to go find some tapes. That man didn't beat up on smaller fighters...he beat everybody.
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