Bernard Hopkins is Not Rushing To Fight Again, If at All

[Sin City]

hopkins is a great fighter, he will be missed...

definitely not by me!!

It's about time! Thank you Nard!!
I've enjoyed your career as much as I've enjoyed watching paint dry!

[Low Blow Armo]

I bet the world he fights again. If there were odds in vegas whether he fights again or not, I'm betting the house he fights.....at least 2 more times. And he'll announce that he'll retire after each fight.

[ßringer]

I bet the world he fights again. If there were odds in vegas whether he fights again or not, I'm betting the house he fights.....at least 2 more times. And he'll announce that he'll retire after each fight.

I honestly doubt it. I can see him fighting once more, but even that is a slim possibility given his choice of opponets. Dawson is the only legit one out there. Other than that he can fight Pavlik's punching bag, or Calzaghe's leftovers.

Hopkins needs an opponet to spark him, something greater than just an opponet, something legacy wise. That's basically all he's been fighting for since 2000, legacy drives this man. For some odd reason, he always felt like he had something else to prove to everybody even after Tito, Oscar, Tarver, and Wright bit the dust at his hands.

I don't think he feels that way anymore after dominating Pavlik.

[BOLLOCKS]

Even if he lost to Dawson, Chad would never be able to hold a candle to B-Hop. Let's be realistic.

Yes, He can. He'll be like an entertaining version of Bhop.

[withoutthee]

Yes, He can. He'll be like an entertaining version of Bhop.

[-Swizzy-]

After Bernard Hopkins put on a masterful performance last October in his dominating decision win over Kelly Pavlik, many began to wonder if the veteran boxer would return for one last fight or walk away on a very high note. Hopkins had a few good options after the victory, but most of them have dried up in the last few weeks. A rematch with Roy Jones Jr. was shot in the chest when Joe Calzaghe pounded Jones for almost twelve rounds of their fight last November. Calzaghe announced his retirement last week, which kills the possibility of Bernard avenging his close decision loss from last April. There are still some choices like Chad Dawson, a Jermain Taylor trilogy, Mikkel Kessler or moving up to win a cruiserweight title. [details]

CRUISERWEIGHT TITLE!!!! I am all for this option.

[-Swizzy-]

Bernard said his career is 90% done. I did the math, and that comes out to 6 more fights.

[tommy boo boxer]

CRUISERWEIGHT TITLE!!!! I am all for this option.

naw... let him at valuev...

[BOLLOCKS]

That's Cortez's greatest victory.

[withoutthee]

That's Cortez's greatest victory.

At least you're consistent.

By the way, http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?...NCACAF&cc=5901