Hopkins is the dirtiest fighter I have ever seen

[vacon04]

Yeah Bhop was dirty, but Pascal was dirtier. Hopkins hit Pascal on the break, but Pascal threw several rabbit punches and the ref didn't warn him about them. In some of the middle rounds Hopkins made Pascal look like an amateur.

[krispy kreme]

No points were taken away that's all that matters.

Yeah, thank god. It just seemed like it was one more thing standing is Hopkins way.

you are right about that,Pascal was rabbit punching and head butting the whole fight.

Yep, I can't blame him though. Any fight with Hopkins is sure to be rough and tough. I like Pascal more now even though he lost. It was cool to see Hopkins give him back the belt.

[stealthie]

They both fought an equally dirty fight. Pascal was rabbit punching the hell out of Hopkins in the late rounds.

[sdcluser]

Hopkins fought dirty as always, but so did Pascal.

The ref was an asshole though, he barely warned Pascal, yet constantly called out Hopkins.

Ref did not call the KDs. The punch caused the KD so I think BHop's win is very convincing.

[-EX-]

No question Bernard is dirty but tonight they both were dirty...Bernard got Pascal to fight his fight...

[GattiFan]

For the record:

1. I wasnt talking about just this fight. Hence the word "ever" in the thread title. Pascal fought like a scared girl, heck they both did. I know they ARENT scared girls, no one that climbs through those ropes is. But they both worked hard at throwing 35 punches a round in the LHW division. The dirty fighter thing is just a conclusion I came to watching Hopkins become the oldest champ in history. If it didnt work, he wouldnt do it. I wasnt crying foul on this fight, hence me posting this well before the decision, just observation. So dry your gay fanboy tears already. =)

2. To all my "Watch more boxing" or "Never had a DQ" people in the house. You never said he didnt do it, just that he had never been caught. The wrong thing is the wrong thing, regardless of outcome. Would I rather watch boxing without it? Yep. Have I? Yep. I thought Hopkins won this right running away (as he did the last one) I just know, like millions of other fight fans, that he is one dirty bastard. Again, I dont think his tactics altered the end result of this fight in the least, just this fight reminded me of how bad it gets at times. And yes, Casa is ****** too. There will always be challengers to the crown, I just know who the champ is in my eyes. lol

Oh and for the record...ive watched almost every major broadcasted fight for the last 15 years(and most of the not so major ones). So...stfu with the watch more boxing. =)

[vacon04]

For the record:

1. I wasnt talking about just this fight. Hence the word "ever" in the thread title. Pascal fought like a scared girl, heck they both did. I know they ARENT scared girls, no one that climbs through those ropes is. But they both worked hard at throwing 35 punches a round in the LHW division. The dirty fighter thing is just a conclusion I came to watching Hopkins become the oldest champ in history. If it didnt work, he wouldnt do it. I wasnt crying foul on this fight, hence me posting this well before the decision, just observation. So dry your gay fanboy tears already. =)

2. To all my "Watch more boxing" or "Never had a DQ" people in the house. You never said he didnt do it, just that he had never been caught. The wrong thing is the wrong thing, regardless of outcome. Would I rather watch boxing without it? Yep. Have I? Yep. I thought Hopkins won this right running away (as he did the last one) I just know, like millions of other fight fans, that he is one dirty bastard. Again, I dont think his tactics altered the end result of this fight in the least, just this fight reminded me of how bad it gets at times. And yes, Casa is ****** too. There will always be challengers to the crown, I just know who the champ is in my eyes. lol

Oh and for the record...ive watched almost every major broadcasted fight for the last 15 years(and most of the not so major ones). So...stfu with the watch more boxing. =)

I don't know, I've seen some extremely dirty fighters that maybe are not so known. One of them is former featherweight champion Cristobal Cruz, and another one is former lightweight champion Luis Alberto Lazarte.

I'm sure there are some others, but those are the ones that come to my mind at the moment.

[OMGLadyGaga]

Why is the moral police congregating in this thread? Its a FIGHT! BHop is indeed one of the dirtiest fighters ever, and yes everybody knew that. So what? The other guy can do that stuff too, if he's not as good at doing it as Hopkins without getting caught then hey guess what clear advantage for Bhop. Its actually a skill to be able to roughhouse like that. Oh and another thing, id much rather watch two guys try to do everything in their power to win, dirty or not, than all that lovey dovey crap touching of gloves that was going on with Shane/Pac. Leave that stuff for after the bell, perfect example being tonight

[Uncle Sam]

I will say this... It's funny to witness what fans tolerate depending on their perception of the fighter.

[BxFanViento]

Yeah Hopkins did a little of this but Pascal also did a little of that, so it cancels out and I was in Awe of Hopkins tonight he once again shut everyones mouth and proved he is a ATG.

Kudos Hopkins