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by Thomas Gerbasi - The first knockdown could have been brushed away as questionable. The second time Bernard Hopkins hit the deck against Jean Pascal in their light heavyweight title fight last December, the only question was whether the 45 year old future Hall of Famer had finally reached the end of the line.
Hopkins jumped up immediately that night, ready to re-enter the battle. There was no sign of distress on his face, as he knows better than most the value of holding your cards close to your vest. But in his 59th professional fight, did it go through his head, even for a second, that he had finally grown old?
“Listen,” Hopkins told BoxingScene, “it goes through my head every time my wife says she wants some fun tonight and I can’t deliver. So what the hell, I don’t need to be in the ring to see that.”
That’s vintage Hopkins, and not just because he turned 46 on January 15th of this year. It’s because in a sports world full of liars, you’re going to get the truth from the Philly veteran, even if it’s only the truth as seen through his eyes. So there are no clichés, no softening of the blow to make his comments palatable for the mainstream; it’s all real stuff, and as he rolls towards 50, he admits without hesitation that he’s reached the age where all the parts don’t always work like they used to. [Click Here To Read More]
Hopkins jumped up immediately that night, ready to re-enter the battle. There was no sign of distress on his face, as he knows better than most the value of holding your cards close to your vest. But in his 59th professional fight, did it go through his head, even for a second, that he had finally grown old?
“Listen,” Hopkins told BoxingScene, “it goes through my head every time my wife says she wants some fun tonight and I can’t deliver. So what the hell, I don’t need to be in the ring to see that.”
That’s vintage Hopkins, and not just because he turned 46 on January 15th of this year. It’s because in a sports world full of liars, you’re going to get the truth from the Philly veteran, even if it’s only the truth as seen through his eyes. So there are no clichés, no softening of the blow to make his comments palatable for the mainstream; it’s all real stuff, and as he rolls towards 50, he admits without hesitation that he’s reached the age where all the parts don’t always work like they used to. [Click Here To Read More]
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