Comments Thread For: On this day: Bernard Hopkins takes apart Felix Trinidad

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  • Boricua181
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    #11
    Originally posted by Chaos

    White boy Smith knocking him out of the ring, and then Hop crying that he was pushed out and damaged his ankle -- when he landed on his back -- is one of the all time great moments in boxing history.

    In fact, here's the video for everyone to enjoy:



    And a couple longer ones



    The only baby crying in or when knocked out of the ring was none other than Bernard Hopkins.
    He's also stated that 'He would never lose to a white boy", and then he went on to lose to a three white boy's.
    I didn't hate Hopkins for beating one of the greatest fighters to come out of Puerto Rico, but I sure did hate him for throwing Puerto Rico's flag to the floor twice!

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    • joseph5620
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      #12
      Originally posted by Boricua181

      Hopkins was one of the dirtiest fighters in history, one of his favorite dirty tactic's was punching his opponent on the thigh's.
      He'd reason that it wasn't dirty/a foul if the referee didn't see it, that's like saying it's not a crime, if your not caught.
      Trinidad was pretty dirty himself. He was very skilled at low blows. He also tried to use illegal hand wraps. But I guess you forgot about that.

      Hopkins kicked Trinidad's ass and there was nothing dirty about it so I don't understand why it's being brought up for this fight.

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      • JTfloyd
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        #13
        what a great night of boxing that was. I had only been watching the sport for a couple of years, but based on what I saw (Hopkins' versatility/Tito's one dimensional style), I picked Hopkins to easily outbox Tito. the PR part of my family obviously disagreed, and thought Tito was going to "beat Hopkins' ass." their faces changing as Tito got picked apart for the first few rounds, then beaten up for the last few, and ultimately needing Papa Trinidad to rescue him, was hilarious.

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        • Boricua181
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          #14
          Originally posted by Chaos

          Another was faking injury like he did against Dawson and Smith Jr in search of a DQ/NC, and faking low blows like he did repeatedly against Calzaghe.
          Fact's! Great champions should never fake an injury in order to win a fight, or avoid a loss.
          Last edited by Boricua181; 09-29-2024, 04:43 PM.

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          • Lefty0616
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            #15
            This fight made overrated boxer Hopkins a star. Talk about weight bullies. This hustler made a name for himself over small Trinidad, DLH, and Wrinky Wright. He got handled by boxers his size, like J Taylor, Chad Dawson, J Calzaghe, Kovalev, and J Pascal. He avoided Andre Ward, because Ward would have ended his career earlier than the hustler would have liked. I only give him credit against Tarver and Pavlik - those were surprising wins that should be commended.
            Last edited by Lefty0616; 09-29-2024, 05:23 PM.

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            • 1Eriugenus
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              #16
              I was 100% certain Felix was going to KO B-Hop until, well, until he didn't. That night B-Hop was truly special. I scored B-Hop v Calzaghe a draw. Calzaghe threw far more punches but most of them landed on shoulders & arms. B-Hop threw all the quality shots.

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              • 1Eriugenus
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                #17
                'This fight made overrated boxer Hopkins a star. Talk about weight bullies. This hustler made a name for himself over small Trinidad, DLH, and Wrinky Wright. He got handled by boxers his size, like J Taylor, Chad Dawson, J Calzaghe, and J Pascal. He avoided Andre Ward and Kovalev, because they would have ended his career earlier than the hustler would have liked. I only give him credit against Tarver and Pavlik - those were surprising wins that should be commended'.

                OK, so B-Hop's size was LHW? That is why he stayed at M/W for, like, 10 years & made about 20 defences of the M/W title? There are some fools on this site.

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                • Chaos
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                  #18
                  Originally posted by 1Eriugenus
                  I scored B-Hop v Calzaghe a draw.


                  Next time you watch a fight stay off the acid.

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                  • Lefty0616
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                    #19
                    Originally posted by 1Eriugenus
                    'This fight made overrated boxer Hopkins a star. Talk about weight bullies. This hustler made a name for himself over small Trinidad, DLH, and Wrinky Wright. He got handled by boxers his size, like J Taylor, Chad Dawson, J Calzaghe, and J Pascal. He avoided Andre Ward and Kovalev, because they would have ended his career earlier than the hustler would have liked. I only give him credit against Tarver and Pavlik - those were surprising wins that should be commended'.

                    OK, so B-Hop's size was LHW? That is why he stayed at M/W for, like, 10 years & made about 20 defences of the M/W title? There are some fools on this site.
                    The fool is you. I get it. You're a Hopkins fan. It doesn't matter how long that he stayed at middleweight, he gradually moved to heavier weight classes naturally. He never fought anyone who outclassed him in size/weight, it was the other way around. He lost against the more powerful punchers.

                    He got some of his biggest wins against smaller elite fighters, and he only beat two that were his size in their primes - Pavlik and Tarver.

                    Straight defense streaks mean nothing if you avoid the best, and get beat by fighters your own size.
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                    Last edited by Lefty0616; 09-29-2024, 05:50 PM.

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                    • Brother Mouzone
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                      #20
                      Originally posted by LAchargers373
                      Tito is my favorite all time fighter. The Hopkins fight broke my damn heart.
                      Same mane ............

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