Bernard Hopkins; The Executioner??

[DiegoFuego]

Hey people..


Let me start by saying i admire Bernard Hopkins for his overall boxing skills.. His Technique, his defense etc.

However i do not like very much as a person, or should i say his public persona.. Im sure hes probably a nice, intelligent guy in private, but he has pissed me off more than once on screen or in fights.

First of all, i allways hated that ridiculous executioner mask he wears for entrances.. Now i now hes american, and you guys love wrestling so im not surprised he has been able to wear throughout hes career and still be taken seriously.

However, one of the reasons why i think he is so hard to take serious when wearing such a mask(and making that ****** X, reminding me of a famous rapper) is that i dont think theres much in his fighting style that gets me thinking of an executioner... you know, somebody whos chopping peoples heads of, torturing people etc.

Thoughts people??



and also, for the fun of it, who would you consider to be the real executioner of boxing?? Old times and current??

it's one of the worst nicknames in boxing. He never even hurts his opponents much less "executes" them. It's like calling Malignaggi "Iron Hands" or Margarito "The Flash." Hopkins is as far from an executioner as you can possibly get.

[The_Demon]

i like the way nobody responded too my post

a guy looks bad after hopkins-its because bhop 'took their souls'

a guy looks bad after losing too calzaghe-they are over-hyped calzaghe is **** his resume is **** etc etc


explain these double-standards too me someone?

[Carlsson]

i like the way nobody responded too my post

a guy looks bad after hopkins-its because bhop 'took their souls'

a guy looks bad after losing too calzaghe-they are over-hyped calzaghe is **** his resume is **** etc etc


explain these double-standards too me someone?

i cannot, nor will i try since i have been defending calzaghe throughout this thread...

I like Joe... as i said earlier, hes an entertaining fighter and and(it seems) a nice person, more than i can say about Hopkins.

A question for you British fan(i take it your british), what is the british peoples take on the Calzaghe-Hopkins fight??

[The_Demon]

i cannot, nor will i try since i have been defending calzaghe throughout this thread...

I like Joe... as i said earlier, hes an entertaining fighter and and(it seems) a nice person, more than i can say about Hopkins.

A question for you British fan(i take it your british), what is the british peoples take on the Calzaghe-Hopkins fight??

too be honest most of the guys i know are just casual fans,and all they saw was a guy clinching calzaghe for 12 rounds and not much else
i realize it is one of calzaghes best wins,which is a shame,calzaghe should have left frank warren a long long time ago,he is such a bad promoter

[Carlsson]

it's one of the worst nicknames in boxing. He never even hurts his opponents much less "executes" them. It's like calling Malignaggi "Iron Hands" or Margarito "The Flash." Hopkins is as far from an executioner as you can possibly get.

LOL

However, some people in this read have been making some fairly good arguments(not the one who said it was beacause he executed gameplans lol), saying he was more of an executioner in his physical prime i the late 90`s to early 00`s. They are probably right, however i think it would be a more appropriate nickname for a guy like Duran og a prime Tyson(hence my question;who`s the real Executioner of boxing)

but thanks for the laugh, i had the same opinion when makin this thread...

[Carlsson]

too be honest most of the guys i know are just casual fans,and all they saw was a guy clinching calzaghe for 12 rounds and not much else
i realize it is one of calzaghes best wins,which is a shame,calzaghe should have left frank warren a long long time ago,he is such a bad promoter

LOL a guy clinching Calzaghe for 12 rounds

well they are not entirely right, Hopkins did land some good shots.

Im fine with Calzaghe winning but it was a close fight. But i can understand why the casual fan would see it that way.

Another question, hope youve got the time?:

Being british, and a boxing fan, what is your take on the fight??

[JMM_135_#1]

no he didnt...

not on the scorecards and not i my opinion.

He tried, but not in a very executioner style way if you ask me. The way i see it, a boxer who calls himself the executioner would not be using excesive holding og headbutts like he did in that fight... nor try to gain extra time from a low blow that obviously did not hurt that much... renember, Calzaghe cant punch

you want him to live up to this 'executioner' nickname but moan about him roughing poor little joe up a bit ?

[Adamantium]

you want him to live up to this 'executioner' nickname but moan about him roughing poor little joe up a bit ?

Dude, how come your posts are so hardcore?