Hopkins has lost alot of muscle since the Tarver fight

[ßringer]

I just re-watched the Pavlik, Tarver and Pascal fights about a fortnight ago and it reminded me that people were saying he was going to get outsped and outfought and retire after said bout for years.

Yup. I remember it even as far back as the Trinidad fight when Hopkins was 36 at the time, the general feeling was that he was "old" then, and that Trinidad's youth and power was going to dethrone him.

This **** has literally been going on for over a decade. And I agree with those who say it's become tiresome.

[IronDanHamza]

Yup. I remember it even as far back as the Trinidad fight when Hopkins was 36 at the time, the general feeling was that he was "old" then, and that Trinidad's youth and power was going to dethrone him.

This **** has literally been going on for over a decade. And I agree with those who say it's become tiresome.

Yeah I thought Trinidad would beat him aswell.

It's crazy he was 36 in that fight.

[ßringer]

real fan...too bad Bad Chad will make you cry tonight....

If he does, so be it. It'll be a tough one to swallow, for sure, as I've been watching Hopkins do his thing since I was about 13, but oh well. He's had a legendary career, and nobody lasts forever.

That said, I got him to win by gritty SD in a pretty ugly scrap.

[Alx.]

noticed as well, a lot of muscle mass

[Chuckguy]

a 47 year old defending the lineal title name a bigger feat

So exactly how old is bhop?

[sicko]

Muscles Don't Win Fights so who gives a ***!

[Rip Chudd]

this must be like the 8th or 9th fight where everyone is concerned with hopkins age and "oh no is he getting old overnight"

bhops been around the game spanning 3 decades. im pretty sure he knows what hes doin in terms of selling the fight / mind games / tricks.

chad dawson cannot beat bernard. he just cant hes not good enough

Bet all your points on it if you're so sure