Is this true? If so, WHY???????? (Hopkins)...

[Khmelnytsky]

It's true, Hopkins psyche was so damaged by losing to whiteboy Clinton Mitchell in his pro debut that he did not fight again for 1.5 years, when he returned he dropped 3 weightclasses so he could beat up on tiny MW's.

[Forza]

[Rockin']

It's true, Hopkins psyche was so damaged by losing to whiteboy Clinton Mitchell in his pro debut that he did not fight again for 1.5 years, when he returned he dropped 3 weightclasses so he could beat up on tiny MW's.

so Hopkins comes in to fight at an optimum weight for himself and holds the MW title for years. I don't get your point here if there is even one to be understood...........Rockin'

[ICEMAN JOHN SCULLY]

Clinton Mitchell isnt white....actually, he's from Brooklyn, NY, and was a top flight 178 pound amateur in the class of 1988...fought many top amateurs including Andrew Maynard...

[ИATAS]

Clinton Mitchell isnt white....actually, he's from Brooklyn, NY, and was a top flight 178 pound amateur in the class of 1988...fought many top amateurs including Andrew Maynard...

I heard he died a few years ago

[!! Shawn]

Clinton Mitchell isnt white....actually, he's from Brooklyn, NY, and was a top flight 178 pound amateur in the class of 1988...fought many top amateurs including Andrew Maynard...

You miss this? So much for icing his shoulder...

[Chuckguy]

You reaching ice. Let me slam Chad so all his weight falls on his elbow and see if he is ok after. Hey John we all know hop fights dirty but u have to admit that was an intentional slam by Chad. He wrapped his left arm under hops right leg and slammed him. Next time tell him to elbow him or ball
Whack him so we get our money's worth. Thanks skully.

[BoZz]

Hopkins quit the fight...I'm saying that as a fan..him making those ****** faces when he went down was bad acting ..he did the same in the roy fight..acting like a little girl once things don't go his way...dawson would of destroyed him if he kept going.

[KJB]

yea, but u rest before the fight...heal up, get strong...and the point is IF he had something wrong already then that casts a HUUUUGE doubt and shadow and cloud over the whole situation!!!

You can't base any wild conclusions off of an ice pack on the shoulder. Could have been just to cool him down, he could have chronic inflammation of his shoulders.
Doesn't mean a fighter can win a TKO on a single leg takedown, though.

[KJB]

Icepack / icepress + Towel behind the neck is quite a common thing isn't it?

Yeah, it is. They are trying to make something out of nothing.