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In his upcoming fight with the highly touted middleweight sensation Jermain Taylor, undisputed champ Bernard Hopkins can score his own personal boxing hat-trick. That's right, victory over Taylor nets three monumental wins for Hopkins. Even his one sided victories over Felix Trinidad and Oscar De La Hoya won't measure up to the satisfaction he'll get handing Jermain Taylor his first loss as a pro.
The most obvious, has been the back drop every time Hopkins has fought since 2002 is his public feud with former advisor Lou DiBella. Which stems from a law suit filed against Hopkins by DiBella for defamation. This was after Hopkins claimed DiBella shook him down for $50,000. Hopkins alleged the money was so he could fight on HBO while DiBella was still the vice-president of programming for the network. The issue was resolved when the court ruled in DiBella's favor awarding him $610,000. Hopkins appealed the verdict and lost the appeal, something DiBella didn't let anyone forget at the press conference this past May 3rd to announce the Hopkins-Taylor middleweight championship bout. [details]
The most obvious, has been the back drop every time Hopkins has fought since 2002 is his public feud with former advisor Lou DiBella. Which stems from a law suit filed against Hopkins by DiBella for defamation. This was after Hopkins claimed DiBella shook him down for $50,000. Hopkins alleged the money was so he could fight on HBO while DiBella was still the vice-president of programming for the network. The issue was resolved when the court ruled in DiBella's favor awarding him $610,000. Hopkins appealed the verdict and lost the appeal, something DiBella didn't let anyone forget at the press conference this past May 3rd to announce the Hopkins-Taylor middleweight championship bout. [details]