Comments Thread For: Bernard Hopkins Brawls His Way To Overcome Murat

[BIGPOPPAPUMP]

Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City - IBF light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins (53-6-2, 32KOs), 48-years-old, won a twelve round unanimous decision over mandatory challenger Karo Murat (25-2-1, 15KOs) to retain his title. The scores were 117-110, 119-108, 119-109.

Murat started quickly and was outworking the champion in the early rounds, but it didn't take long for Hopkins to turn up the tempo, use defense, and plenty of dirty tricks. Murat used his own dirty tricks and lost a point in the seventh for hitting on the break, and later in the round that resulted in a war of punches between the two boxers.
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[chargerhemi06]

It's so difficult to watch a Hopkins fight. Good win for him though.

[Supreme Being]

Hopkins "The Alien Beast"...Salute!

[ИATAS]

Great fight, highly entertaining. Amazing Hopkins can still put on a show and entertain the crowd just a few months shy of 49

[turnedup]

Most exciting Bhop has had in a while..can't deny this man his place amongst the greatest of all time..at 48...just crazy.

[J The UnBiased]

I f people here are going to do the celebratory money dance when Cotto beats a Rodriguez or when a GGG beats a Rosado or Macklin, I can shout to the highest mountains about his win over Murat lol. Bernard performed beautifully tonight, he boring doe.

[bojangles1987]

Best Hopkins fight in years. I was entertained every step of the way, from introductions to post-fight interviews.

[rey guey]

Hopkins is freak considering his age but I thought he got hit a lot but a bum. if he let some who could punch hit him like that...... IDK


I can't believe I'm saying this but Smoger was awful. yeah I know Hopkins is closer to Smoger's age than that cabdriver but still.


ohh well ever ref can have a bad fight

[bojangles1987]

I f people here are going to do the celebratory money dance when Cotto beats a Rodriguez or when a GGG beats a Rosado or Macklin, I can shout to the highest mountains about his win over Murat lol. Bernard performed beautifully tonight, he boring doe.

**** like this from a 49 year old man puts the "Baddest Man on the Planet" Wlad Klitschko to shame. Makes the Povetkin fight look even worse.

[619 southpaw]

good win for b hop. starting to show that age though. no way he beats the younger stevenson or kov. used to think so def dont think so now