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By Keith Idec - PHILADELPHIA — Bernard Hopkins happily reminded the throng of reporters surrounding him that he had already proven many of them wrong several times.
Nearly 46 and admittedly removed from his physical prime, the former middleweight champion confidently spoke about his fight against Jean Pascal tonight in a familiar defiant tone.
“Bernard Hopkins is going to win this fight,” Hopkins promised, “and win it impressively.”
The fact that he’ll face a man 17-plus years younger than him, in hostile territory no less, didn’t seem to faze the surefire first-ballot Hall-of-Famer one bit. He proceeded to remind us for seemingly the 10,000th time that a hardened reformed criminal isn’t easily intimidated once he survives five years in prison.
Hopkins talked the same way about boxing then-undefeated Felix Trinidad nine years and three months ago, before beating the Puerto Rican icon so soundly that Trinidad was never really the same. Nearly five years after that career-changing, 12th-round technical knockout win at Madison Square Garden, Hopkins promised another respected opponent, Antonio Tarver, didn’t stand a chance against him, despite that Hopkins was 41 and moving up two weight classes to challenge Roy Jones Jr.’s conqueror for light heavyweight supremacy. [Click Here To Read More]
Nearly 46 and admittedly removed from his physical prime, the former middleweight champion confidently spoke about his fight against Jean Pascal tonight in a familiar defiant tone.
“Bernard Hopkins is going to win this fight,” Hopkins promised, “and win it impressively.”
The fact that he’ll face a man 17-plus years younger than him, in hostile territory no less, didn’t seem to faze the surefire first-ballot Hall-of-Famer one bit. He proceeded to remind us for seemingly the 10,000th time that a hardened reformed criminal isn’t easily intimidated once he survives five years in prison.
Hopkins talked the same way about boxing then-undefeated Felix Trinidad nine years and three months ago, before beating the Puerto Rican icon so soundly that Trinidad was never really the same. Nearly five years after that career-changing, 12th-round technical knockout win at Madison Square Garden, Hopkins promised another respected opponent, Antonio Tarver, didn’t stand a chance against him, despite that Hopkins was 41 and moving up two weight classes to challenge Roy Jones Jr.’s conqueror for light heavyweight supremacy. [Click Here To Read More]
anything can happen though and we all know bernard will put on a show and give 100% against jean. anywho best of luck to both men and should be a great fight
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