Comments Thread For: True Dat: Colorful Hopkins Makes Valid Point on Pacquiao

[djtmal]

WTF?! I assumed Cotto knew how to box...I mean he outboxed Margarito for a majority of their fight, and he outboxed a "slick african american" fighter in Mosley, but since Pac beat Cotto now Cotto was flat-footed?!?! I guess.

cotto does know how to box...people get selective amnesia when cotto's name is brought up....and even cotto didn't potshot and run all night (slick afro american boxer trait these days), which is what we're gonna get in a fmj/manny fight...i can see fmj getting a decision, but we'll be sleep before the 10th round...i don't see fmj not really willing to risk what it would take to put manny on his back...hell he didn't want to step on the accelerator to get a lethargic shane mosley outta there...manny steward has been very vocal about these non action packed, boring decision fights being detrimental to the sport...

hopkins is a golden boy company man...thats where his bread is buttered...should be obvious that he's punting for shane...don't forget who was the main instigator when shane called out fmj in the marquez interview...

its interesting how a fighter who made a career out of beating smaller men is passing judgment on somebody who is beating bigger men...

[Rolaz]

Instead of castigating Pacman, Hopskin should convince Floyd Jr to come out and agree to fight Pacman next year!

You simply can't find any african-american boxers from Flyweight to Lightweight, that can give Pacman worthy fights; it so happens that the top rated boxers in those divisions happens to be Latinos!

Other than Floyd jr., Hopkins should mention any AFRICAN AMERICAN boxers who are better than Pacman in terms of World records and PPV.

Other than Floyd jr., Is there any african american Boxer who was chosen as Boxer of the Year award by BWAA?

[piye]

lol true stuff in the article and typical of an article that does not praise Pac you get insults and hatred hurled around.

[vrodz]

Hpkins is a racist! And so was this article.

Last I remember floyd was to busy on vacation and wife beating to fight so that leaves maybe Berto who would get crushed by most of mannys "slow footed" left overs and killed by manny himself.

[Mr. Philadel]

By Lyle Fitzsimmons - Leave it to Bernard Hopkins.

Seven months off his last win in Las Vegas and several weeks from his next test north of the border, the imminent senior citizen still manages to make news with his mouth.

By alleging pound-for-pound phenom Manny Pacquiao is undeserving of consensus No. 1 status because he hasn’t fought a top-flight black opponent, Hopkins regained in a single sound bite the relevance he’d apparently craved since embarrassing Roy Jones Jr. last April.

“Floyd Mayweather would beat Manny Pacquiao because the styles of African-American fighters – and I mean black fighters from the streets or the inner cities – would be successful,” he said. “I think Floyd Mayweather would pot-shot Pacquiao and bust him up in between the four to five punches that Pacquiao throws, and then set him up later on down the line.

“Maybe I'm biased because I'm black, but I think that this is what is said at people's homes and around the dinner table among black boxing fans and fighters. Most of them won't say it (in public) because they're not being real and they don't have the balls to say it.” [Click Here To Read More]

good read

just for the sake of argument.....if Floyd was a UNDEFEATED P4P King and had NEVER fought a Mexican.....lets say he was beating the Zab's, Chop Chops, Vivian Harris's and dudes like that with technichal styles....and Oscar had came out with a statement like "Floyd hasn't fought a Mexican Warrior".....yall know for sure that Floyd would get bashed around here....he would be called a ducker and ppl would DEMAND to see him in there with a tough Mexican warrior....and Oscar's comments would not have been considered to be racist....and ALL you know it!!!....B.Hop spoke some TRUTH!!

[vrodz]

cotto does know how to box...people get selective amnesia when cotto's name is brought up....and even cotto didn't potshot and run all night (slick afro american boxer trait these days), which is what we're gonna get in a fmj/manny fight...i can see fmj getting a decision, but we'll be sleep before the 10th round...i don't see fmj not really willing to risk what it would take to put manny on his back...hell he didn't want to step on the accelerator to get a lethargic shane mosley outta there...manny steward has been very vocal about these non action packed, boring decision fights being detrimental to the sport...

hopkins is a golden boy company man...thats where his bread is buttered...should be obvious that he's punting for shane...don't forget who was the main instigator when shane called out fmj in the marquez interview...

its interesting how a fighter who made a career out of beating smaller men is passing judgment on somebody who is beating bigger men...

Totally agree, well said.

[IAMBIAZED]

"Maybe I'm biased because I'm black"

Yawn..

[KJB]

Why don't Benard " ALL BLACK " Hopkins have a good crap...

Time & time again he gets away with murder???

Making these racist remarks when if indeed the tables were turn and it was a White fighter making similar remarks..this whole goddamn so-called politically correct world would have the white guy assassinated in the public eye..

Ya know what? Bernard is actin' like an "N" word..

And the "N"word to me doesn't mean color..it simply just means IGNORANT !!

You, my friend, are a monumental idiot. Bernard Hopkins said nothing racist in that interview, nothing racist whatsoever.
For the record, the "N" word you are referring to has EVERYTHING to do with race, thats why you wont type it on the internet let alone say it to a black mans face. You are the ignorant one.

[Tweezy316]

name 1 black guy Pacquiao ducked or should of fought in his Career that was slick? *Mayweather is the only one and he's ducking Pac*

Name Top Contenders Mayweather ducked in his career *to many to list*

Zahir Raheem. When Pacquiao sat in the crowd and watched him pick Morales apart. Pac could of took that fight BUT he opted to take the fight with Morales. Typical Pac fighting the LOSER!!! And AVOIDING the blacks!! And the people that say he's been trying to fight with Mayweather. Ummm HOW??? Send me the link to ONE video where he's calling Mayweather out. Everytime he's asked about Mayweather all he says is "if the fight happens it happens". "I'm happy with what I've accomplished in boxing". That doesn't sound like he wants the fight. At least Mayweather has already said he wants to whip his punk ass. And of course we have the video on ustream. So Mayweather has said far more in terms of wanting a fight with Pac than Pac has said in terms of wanting a fight with Mayweather. And if Mayweather is really scared why doesn't pac take the test and call his bluff. Then we'll know for sure!

[Tweezy316]

good read

just for the sake of argument.....if Floyd was a UNDEFEATED P4P King and had NEVER fought a Mexican.....lets say he was beating the Zab's, Chop Chops, Vivian Harris's and dudes like that with technichal styles....and Oscar had came out with a statement like "Floyd hasn't fought a Mexican Warrior".....yall know for sure that Floyd would get bashed around here....he would be called a ducker and ppl would DEMAND to see him in there with a tough Mexican warrior....and Oscar's comments would not have been considered to be racist....and ALL you know it!!!....B.Hop spoke some TRUTH!!

That's a very good point I'd love to see a Pacfan respond to this.