Comments Thread For: Bernard Hopkins: Mind Games With Shumenov Have Begun

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It was subtle, and Beibut Shumenov might not have even noticed that there was more to what Bernard Hopkins was doing. But others saw and heard Hopkins as he directed Shumenov on where to stand and look during a photo opportunity at their press conference on March 11 in Washington, D.C., and they knew that more was at play than Hopkins merely being helpful to the press in attendance.

“I gotta transform that into the ring: move right here, get right there, get right there so I can hit you with this, so I can hit you with that,” Hopkins said to reporters at an event ahead of his April 19 bout with Shumenov at the D.C. Armory.
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[Hougigo]

Did you make him another towel?

[jas]

and this is why im convinced froch is gonna beat groves. groves looked for help when he was shoved.

[jas]

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[Respect Power]

B- hop has been winning on smarts a long time .. Get a small mental edge and build on it .

[cupocity303]

At the end of the video: "I'm not looking past Shumenov, I'm looking through him".

[wiz1030]

Hopkins paid a lot of attention to Stevenson in this. I feel certain that after Bhop unifies against Shumenov, we're going to get Hopkins-Stevenson. Haymon is puppeteering the sport

[boxingfocus]

and this is why im convinced froch is gonna beat groves. groves looked for help when he was shoved.

You clearly did not understand what Hopkins said.

Groves is winding Froch up. That he got a rise out of Froch in a shove means he's the one under Froch's skin, not the other way around. His reaction then is all based around belitting Froch as unprofessional, unsettling him by saying to Hearn that the fight is off if he does it again. Froch is the one getting riled.

What Hopkins is talking about is establishing dominance. In any relationship, there's a dominant personality and a submissive one. If you can be the dominant side, you have an edge. It translates in subtle ways into the ring action. They start following your lead etc. Most people don't even notice it, it is a subconscious thing. Sometimes it isn't even a factor. Other times it is a huge factor.

[hyeduk]

This alien thinks he's some sort of Einstein, but he forgot that only ****** people show off the way he does. I hope this guy fights Kovalev and no mind games will help this Hopkins. Just like it didnt help against Calzaghe

[fish262]

and this is why im convinced froch is gonna beat groves. groves looked for help when he was shoved.

I thought it was the other way around. Froch really broke character there. I think groves is in his head a little. I hope froch wins but.