Bernard Hopkins Execution

[Run]

It seems the Executioner has been getting bad press as a fighter due to his style as of late. There are too many people who accuse Hopkins of being a pure boxer.......when he is far from that. Before his fight with Trinidad, all he ever did was fight toe to toe basically. He is one of the best inside fighters in the game, yet nobody gives him credit for that side of his ability. I just dont understand. Did these people start watching him fight right after he beat Trinidad and he recieved the mainstream exposure? One poster I saw....said he ran from Morrad Hakkar the entire fight. How is that possible...when the ref warned Hakkar that he would take a point off for not fighting.

Did these people miss his fights with Holmes, Echols, Roy Jones, and literally everyone else he faced before...or what?

Anyone have any answers?



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[Bozo_no no]

I think a lot of casual fans didn't really see him fight before the Trinidad fight, and call him a boring boxer because he's not a one punch KO artist.

In a word: ignorance.

Hopkins is a slick, savvy pro who's a violent and rugged inside fighter. He will beat and break fighters down with a mix of intelligent boxing and rugged tactics. Whatever works.

IMO, until he loses or retires, he's got a strangle hold on being the best fighter in the sport.

[Run]

In a word: ignorance.

Hopkins is a slick, savvy pro who's a violent and rugged inside fighter. He will beat and break fighters down with a mix of intelligent boxing and rugged tactics. Whatever works.
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Exactly....he is one of the most rugged inside fighters I have ever seen...and he chased opponents around the ring time after time. Nowadays....people are basically discrediting him for those fights because of the way he ran from Eastman. LOL.



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[Floydmayweather]

I never was a big fan of Hopkins style, and i think the same thing holds true with other boxing fans. The difference for me being that i box i appreciate his skills but respect and appeal are different.

[Run]

I never was a big fan of Hopkins style, .

And what style would that be? He has used like 5 different styles in every fight I have ever seen. He is more of a toe to toe fighter than the slick boxer as of late.



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[Floydmayweather]

I really dont like his tactics in the ring but he is hell of a fighter.

[Tha Greatest]

This is Hopkins era

He would rip u up brawl or box..

[Super_Lightweight]

hmm

Hopkins impresses me. I don't like him, and obviously in his old age he has become more cautious...but people should watch his fight with Roy. Bernard had no chance to outbox Roy so he fought him hard and he won 3-4 rounds doing that and was competitive. Roy's most competitive fight was with Bernard in my opinion.

Bernard outmsarted and outboxed De La Hoya when most thought Bernard would try to smash him. He surprised a few people in that one although many I'm sure felt he could do whatever he wanted to De La Hoya. But if you thought that, you thought that because you know Hopkins is a jack of all trades.

His demolition of Tito pretty much showed how complete of a fighter Hopkins is. His abuse of Joppy was just plain sickening. I didn't see his fights with Echols, but Echols was a BIG puncher in his prime and was a very good fighter, and Hopkins beat him at his own game.

[guru]

i dont have a problem with nard, he does what he has to win... sometimes he can be boring.... i think he's going to lose to taylor though

[Run]

I really dont like his tactics in the ring but he is hell of a fighter.

For sure. He is definitely a dirty fighter, and has been known for that. My point of this thread....was just wanting to know why people think he is merely an outside boxer...who distances himself with the jab like Winky Wright does. That is so not true.....because he can brawl as well. On another thread....I saw someone type something to this effect:

"Hopkins would get knocked out. The reason why people rate his chin so high...is because he never gets hit. All he does is run away from his opponents."

To me.....that is ****** as hell, and warrants blasphemy in a boxing religious sense. That poster is one of the people I want answers from.



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