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ATLANTIC CITY — Bernard Hopkins wasn’t just the more aggressive, entertaining fighter in the ring Saturday night.
The ageless legend, notorious for bending boxing’s rules, was the cleaner fighter, too. The 48-year-old Hopkins refrained from complaining about Karo Murat’s audaciously dirty tactics during their 12-round fight for Hopkins’ IBF light heavyweight title at Boardwalk Hall, but Hopkins’ trainer condemned Murat’s approach and asked officials to better protect Hopkins from blatant rules violations in future fights following Hopkins’ unanimous-decision win.
“I was a little taken aback by some of the tactics [Murat] applied,” Naazim Richardson said. “And I’ll say this again. I know y’all are probably tired of hearing this, and I don’t care how people take this. I’m not whining. I’m not crying. My athlete can fight accordingly.
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The ageless legend, notorious for bending boxing’s rules, was the cleaner fighter, too. The 48-year-old Hopkins refrained from complaining about Karo Murat’s audaciously dirty tactics during their 12-round fight for Hopkins’ IBF light heavyweight title at Boardwalk Hall, but Hopkins’ trainer condemned Murat’s approach and asked officials to better protect Hopkins from blatant rules violations in future fights following Hopkins’ unanimous-decision win.
“I was a little taken aback by some of the tactics [Murat] applied,” Naazim Richardson said. “And I’ll say this again. I know y’all are probably tired of hearing this, and I don’t care how people take this. I’m not whining. I’m not crying. My athlete can fight accordingly.
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