Comments Thread For: Bernard Hopkins To Receive 2013 Wanamaker Award

[BIGPOPPAPUMP]

PHILADELPHIA - At 48-years-old, Bernard Hopkins is the oldest fighter to win a world championship in the history of boxing, and on June 20 he will be recognized for that accomplishment and more when he accepts the 2013 John Wanamaker Athletic Award at the Wanamaker Building's Crystal Tea Room. The award, which has bestowed since 1961, will be presented by the Philadelphia Sports Congress (PSC), a division of the Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau (PHLCVB), in conjunction with Amerimar/Behringer Harvard. It recognizes the athlete, team or organization that has done the most to reflect credit upon Philadelphia and to the team or sport in which they excel.

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[NoMoTomatoCans]

Like him or hate him, BHop has accomplished a great task that all boxing fans should be proud of. While his fights may be perceived as boring or dirty, he truly at his age has mastered the sweet science of what boxing really is. He has proved that you don't have to be fast or strong, but simply smarter than your opponent to win. Boxing really is more of a sport and chess match, than it is two men slugging it out gladiator style. I think too many fans compare boxing to the UFC and so they want all-out action sluggfests when really that isn't what real boxing is about. Bhop is a great example of how the sport really is and I congratulate him for his accomplishments.

[ИATAS]

An absolute legend.

[theocdog]

Hopkins a Master Boxer.