What could Bernard have done to gain respect in the UK?

[D-MiZe]

Tito, Jackson, Holmes, Allen...

Tito - Blown up WW


Allen and Jackson are crap. Holmes' best win is over Robert McCracken.

[Bigchill79]

I respect BHop, he has a great resume and is a great fighter.


The more knowledgable fan know better and that in reality it was a close fight and for me the performance against pavlik showed me everything i need to know about the man.

pure class

well said.
he just didnt have the lungs or energy to beat Calzaghe. It was close.

[W1LL]

He shouldn't have ducked Calzaghe in their primes, and he should fight Roy Jones now 50-50 split.

[Chuckguy]

In a way though, loads of Americans say "He needs to come fight in America... he hasn't fought outside his backyard, he has only fought bums", when a lot of there fighters have only fought in America and nowhere else but its okay.

Of course space cause this is where the money is at and you know it. This is where you make a name for yourself. Name a few boxers that are big names past and present that never fought in the states?
Now name some that were/are big names that never fought in europe?
I bet our list is bigger than yours.
It also depends on who the bigger name is. If you are the bigger name then you call shots. The problem with Kessler, Calz, is they are not the bigger names. They are relative unknowns even now because they spent most of their careers over there.

I would love to see Calz fight Hop again but in the O2 or somewhere in euro.
or a hatton de la hoya send off in the UK would be huge.

[Chuckguy]

I respect BHop, he has a great resume and is a great fighter.

I hated the way he chose to fight Calzaghe and that is probably why he catches flack on this side of teh pond.

Basicly the casual fans saw the guy not trying to win at any point past the first round, pull every dirty trick in the book, from gamesmanship to outright cheating and the American press and fans turn round and said he was robbed.

The more knowledgable fan know better and that in reality it was a close fight and for me the performance against pavlik showed me everything i need to know about the man.

pure class

Thats true
I was going for Calz in that fight and I thought he was gonna get taken to school after he was dropped in the first. It was a good fight but Hop just took most of the rounds off. I think he was scared of getting KD not out but KD

[hammerhiem]

The problem with Kessler, Calz, is they are not the bigger names. They are relative unknowns even now because they spent most of their careers over there.

Unknown in America you mean.

You think the likes of Ward, ortiz, Berto et al is well known in the UK?

America is not the only country on the planet in case you hadn't noticed.

[Яша]

Of course space cause this is where the money is at and you know it. This is where you make a name for yourself. Name a few boxers that are big names past and present that never fought in the states?
Now name some that were/are big names that never fought in europe?
I bet our list is bigger than yours.
It also depends on who the bigger name is. If you are the bigger name then you call shots. The problem with Kessler, Calz, is they are not the bigger names. They are relative unknowns even now because they spent most of their careers over there.

I would love to see Calz fight Hop again but in the O2 or somewhere in euro.
or a hatton de la hoya send off in the UK would be huge.

Wladimir Klitschko rarely fights in the states and he is a household name in Germany, Ukraine, Russia and Eastern Europe.

You need to understand that guys like Roy Jones, Hopkins and Del a Hoya etc etc are NOT famous in Europe, Nobody here except boxing fans has heard of those. While guys like Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko, Lennox Lewis, Ricky Hatton etc etc are household names over here. The world does not revolve around the U.S. just because you aren't a big name in america doesn't mean you are not a big name.

[The Gully Gad]

1) Dont complain about the weather
2) Befriend Ricky Hatton
3) Watch loose women
4) wear silly union jack t-shirts whenever his out and about
5) Go on next years Big Brother and hope for the best

[street bully]

Bernard Hopkins is higher on the ATG list than any fighter to ever come out of the UK, who cares about what some guys missign most of tier teeth think, that still talk about how big they were hundreds of years ago.

[The Gully Gad]

Bernard Hopkins is higher on the ATG list than any fighter to ever come out of the UK, who cares about what some guys missign most of tier teeth think, that still talk about how big they were hundreds of years ago.

lol

that **** is a myth Streets..
I've lived in the uk for around 15 years my teeth are fine white like Hatton
and i aint noticed anyone with ***ed up teeth really apart from brown heads