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By Jake Donovan - It was supposed to be youth versus experience, offense versus defense and in the end, Kelly Pavlik’s further development as one of the rising young stars of the sport.
In the end, nothing was as it seemed, as 43-year old Bernard Hopkins once again defied father time, as the former middleweight king dominated the current one in a 170 lb. catchweight bout Saturday night at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Pavlik promised to not allow Hopkins to slow the fight down to a crawl. Hopkins promised a more spirited performance than has been the case in recent fights. Both lived up to their word in the early going, though with little in the way of successful offensive results.
Hopkins opened up early, working his jab but often falling short with his follow up right. Pavlik fought behind a high tight guard, sticking his jab in Hopkins’ face and landing right hands, but nothing to force his iron-chinned future Hall of Fame opponent to take notice. [details]
In the end, nothing was as it seemed, as 43-year old Bernard Hopkins once again defied father time, as the former middleweight king dominated the current one in a 170 lb. catchweight bout Saturday night at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Pavlik promised to not allow Hopkins to slow the fight down to a crawl. Hopkins promised a more spirited performance than has been the case in recent fights. Both lived up to their word in the early going, though with little in the way of successful offensive results.
Hopkins opened up early, working his jab but often falling short with his follow up right. Pavlik fought behind a high tight guard, sticking his jab in Hopkins’ face and landing right hands, but nothing to force his iron-chinned future Hall of Fame opponent to take notice. [details]
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