Bernard Hopkins Appreciation Thread

[Mr. Philadel]

[BoZz]

yea man b-hop always been my ****** brother..great role model.

[Eastbay Giant]

B-Hop is a master in and out the ring. O.G triple, triple O.G 4real. He's a solid reason of why I still love this sport.

[Blubba]

take the test hopkins!

[English Lion]

Amazing legend who will be spoken of along side other greats like hagler, archie moore, etc

[Mr. Philadel]

old ****in school baby!!! LOL

[bojangles1987]

You can't hate on what he's done in the ring. And no matter what you think of Pascal as an opponent, that isn't the point. Pascal was the best light heavyweight in the world, he earned the right to be called that, and at 46 years old Hopkins schooled him twice. That's unbelievable.

[street bully]

[Spacey1991]

Great, great fighter... am I the only one that was getting a little annoyed with the HBO team though? Seemed like they were biased as ****, Hopkins proven why he is an ATG and HOF though.

[Jeff Da Maori]

and ppl wonder how he does it....

age 46, doesn't drink, doesn't smoke, makes money & isn't flashy. u hate hopkins, u hate yourself....perfect example of the american dream right here.

idiots say he's boring, don't like his fights, etc......hopkins shows you waht the sport is all about. hit and don't get....what his career has been built on, the reason he'll still be around beating ass close to his 50's. u dudes that like to see "wars" and "brawls" how long does your favorite fighter last in the sport? and by "last," i mean remaining a relevant threat, and not a stepping stone, or fighting to collect checks.

Spot on bro. The idea is to hit and not be hit. People who call that boring lack a real appreciation for boxing. Don't get me wrong, I loved watching Gatti, Corrales, Hatton, Katsidis and countless other face first brawlers, but fighters like Hopkins deserve every bit as much respect from the fans. He's even taking more risks now than he did when he was a younger man, so why people still hate on him is a puzzle.