Comments Thread For: Bernard Hopkins on Ryan Garcia: 'We're Not in the Business of Kissing a Fighter's Ass'

[BIGPOPPAPUMP]

Golden Boy partner Bernard Hopkins apparently isn't too interested in sugarcoating his words toward his fighters--even one that is regarded as a cash cow. The Hall of Fame fighter popped up in the headlines this week when comments he previously made about Ryan Garcia,
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[Nightfall]

Lmmao

[juanpablo]

Promoters are supposed to promote a fighter. How can you have a product and not believe in your product 100%? Having said that, more reporters nowadays should think like BHop is thinking here. Too many reporters are in the business of brown-nosing rather than reporting facts and calling fighters out on their BS.

[GoonFace9917]

100% agree , even in life ( never was a fan of hopkins)

[chepboxingking]

I Agree, don’t promote a lie, but as a promoter you must exaggerate the truth. All promoters do it.

[chepboxingking]

Promoters are supposed to promote a fighter. How can you have a product and not believe in your product 100%? Having said that, more reporters nowadays should think like BHop is thinking here. Too many reporters are in the business of brown-nosing rather than reporting facts and calling fighters out on their BS.

Agree, reporters are the worst. Ellie comes to mind right away. But as a promoter, you must sell your product. You can’t go to interviews and bash your biggest attraction.

[Smash]

basically u are not even a world champ dude, u have delusions of grandeur & u want people to treat u like u are the p4p no1 guy in the world proven without a doubt

[Smash]

i sense a mental health breakdown or at least hissy fit may occor soon, the king has been disrespected even insulted and made to look bad infront of their followers

[Roj]

Basically I’m not interested in a thing Ryan Garcia has to say until he can provide a real answer to this question about the fight with Davis: If you were able to spring to your feet when the ref’s count would have reached “11,” why couldn’t you do it when it actually reached “9”?

[anonymous2.0]

I think you kinda do, you want to sell your fighter and keep him happy at the same time. Happy fighters are an easy promotion.