Bernard Hopkins; The Executioner??

[Pugilistic™]

Thanks

now i know i said it was my last question, but another one just popped up in my head, hope youve got the time...

Just saw a live(back then) argument on youtube between Roy and Bernard, i think it is after bernard defeated Trinidad. Hopkins defenitly looking for a fight... Think it fell through due to arguments over the purse..

Who do you think would have won if such a fight had materialised in 2001??

I expect a close fight which could of gone either way.

Most people instantly pick Jones because of how good he looked in his prime but there was no one there that was a prime Bernard Hopkins.

It would of been a tactical fight, It's a shame it didn't go down.

[ИATAS]

It's also interesting to note that very early in his career it was bernard "the terror" hopkins, as you can see here in hopkins 5th pro fight:



It was changed to "the executioner" shortly after

[Carlsson]

Last time I checked most people agree Calzaghe will be in the hall of fame...



Again, thanks for your awesome opinion. And again, hopkins fought a lot differently when he got the nickname then he did as the years went on and he evolved into a more defensive fighter. It shouldn't be that hard to figure out (not sure why you're struggling with this).

i hope he will...

But i have to disagree, most people on this board(usually americans) mostly refer to him as a fraud, calslappy etc. you even made fun him for "slapping like a girl" in an earlier post...

Well i started this thread, and in my thread me and everybody else has the right to an opinion. So piss off with your "awesome opinion" sarcastic b´llsh`t you ****.. ****** idiot...


but for the record, i got it, hopkins apparently was an EXECUTIONER in physical prime, you want me to excuse myself for not knowing and for wanting people to enlighten me? again, you idiot...

i even acknowledged that you made some good arguments... now your just an idiot.

[Pugilistic™]

It's also interesting to note that very early in his career it was bernard "the terror" hopkins, as you can see here in hopkins 5th pro fight:



It was changed to "the executioner" shortly after

I totally forgot about that.

[Carlsson]

I expect a close fight which could of gone either way.

Most people instantly pick Jones because of how good he looked in his prime but there was no one there that was a prime Bernard Hopkins.

It would of been a tactical fight, It's a shame it didn't go down.

all right... thanks for your time

could have been great... Should have been done back then. The they probably wouldnt be talkin bout it now...

[Adamantium]

i watched it dozens of times on tv/dvr and can not find a way to score the fight for joe. if you're scoring the fight on punches landing on scoring area's then i can't see how anyone can think calzaghe won.

You've watched that fight, dozens of times? Once was more than enough for me.

[βetamax]

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He should of got docked at least two points in that fight, for his headbutting and holding. Cortez really disgraced himself as well, for allowing it.

Yea, and Calzaghe was a perfect angel with his low blows (one which he admitted was deliberate) and rabbit punches.

Why do people bring up that headbutt has an example of Hopkins being "dirty"? Calzaghe came flailing in with his chin sticking out and he threw a right hook which Hopkins ducked and he then lifted his head to throw a counter. It's not his problem that Calzaghe's in his zone. What was he supposed to do, not lift his head and get hit? It would be like in baseball telling a pitcher that he shouldn't try to throw a strike in the inside corner because the batter bended his knee into the strike zone.

[Allucard]

He did beat Calzaghe. Even floored him, Calzaghe landed nothing but was awarded the W in the hopes he'd stay around for bigger fights. Since then not a single other European fighter has been awarded a gift in the states. Lesson learned.

[Adamantium]

Yea, and Calzaghe was a perfect angel with his low blows (one which he admitted was deliberate) and rabbit punches.

Have you got a link for that info?

[THE REED]

Have you got a link for that info?

I was about to ask the same exact thing..