When was Hopkins prime? does anyone know?

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  • Doctor_Tenma
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    #21
    He still wants to engage me, even after excreting alarming levels of bitchassness. I made my point clear, comprehend it better.

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    • A-Wolf
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      #22
      Originally posted by Doctor_Tenma
      He still wants to engage me, even after excreting alarming levels of bitchassness. I made my point clear, comprehend it better.
      Twenty minutes to come up with this? Impressive doe.

      You say Hopkins at no point "became smarter." Right? You didn't want to respond like a man so I'll have to assume that was your argument. In the simplest terms Bernard himself and the majority of people observing would disagree. Nicely self owned, Doctor. That however wasn't even what I was saying, clever girl. And you're talking about "comprehending better." Damn, son.

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        #23
        Originally posted by A-Wolf
        Twenty minutes to come up with this? Impressive doe.

        You say Hopkins at no point "became smarter." Right? You didn't want to respond like a man so I'll have to assume that was your argument. In the simplest terms Bernard himself and the majority of people observing would disagree. Nicely self owned, Doctor. That however wasn't even what I was saying, clever girl. And you're talking about "comprehending better." Damn, son.
        Hopkins can say that himself, people who don't know how to analyze can say the same as well, I'm not oblivious to Hopkins having made that comment. Two versions, one who was forced to reserve his energy due to being diminished and another who wasn't. On the other hand you couldn't name one single aspect of Hopkins' game late into his career that he didn't possess earlier, easy to understand why though lol

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          #24
          Originally posted by Doctor_Tenma
          Hopkins can say that himself, people who don't know how to analyze can say the same as well, I'm not oblivious to Hopkins having made that comment. Two versions, one who was forced to reserve his energy due to being diminished and another who wasn't. On the other hand you couldn't name one single aspect of Hopkins' game late into his career that he didn't possess earlier, easy to understand why though lol
          What is this gibberish that you're speaking?

          Was he "reserving energy" against Morrade Hakkar lmao??

          "One aspect" are you ****ing serious?? See this is why I know you're full of ****. Early in his career Hopkins used to bull rush and throw hard hooks like Iron Mike. NOTHING like the guy with sublime lead right hands, pop step attacks and textbook combinations and footwork from his supposed "peak" and NOTHING like the rhythm breaking combination flurrier old geezer we see nowadays. Utter horse****.

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            #25
            Anyone ever watch Yu Yu Hakusho? Bhop is Genkai. Old mofo that reverts back to his prime in the middle of a fight.

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              #26
              hard to say exactly when his prime started but he grew during his years as IBF MW champ, maybe something like half a dozen defenses in. somewhere around the tito fight or maybe a fight or two later is when he started to decline. by the time he was 38 he visibly declined a bit, had the skills and smarts to find ways around it though.

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              • Doctor_Tenma
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                #27
                Originally posted by A-Wolf
                What is this gibberish that you're speaking?

                Was he "reserving energy" against Morrade Hakkar lmao??

                "One aspect" are you ****ing serious?? See this is why I know you're full of ****. Early in his career Hopkins used to bull rush and throw hard hooks like Iron Mike. NOTHING like the guy with sublime lead right hands, pop step attacks and textbook combinations and footwork from his supposed "peak" and NOTHING like the rhythm breaking combination flurrier old geezer we see nowadays. Utter horse****.
                Didn't have the foot speed to consistently stay on Hakkar who fought negatively, and used the step off counter right hand to take over. This again exposes your inability to analyze, Hopkins has always had those attributes in the bold. Try again though, name one....

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                • A-Wolf
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                  #28
                  Originally posted by Doctor_Tenma
                  Didn't have the foot speed to consistently stay on Hakkar who fought negatively, and used the step off counter right hand to take over. This again exposes your inability to analyze, Hopkins has always had those attributes in the bold. Try again though, name one....
                  Dishonest, insecure little bugger. And Hopkins is supposedly one of your "favorites." Look here, son. Instead of trying to seem knowledgable why don't you instead spend some time actually studying Bernard's fights? You might learn something, grasshopper. You're actually ignorant enough to pass off Bernard's own words and the basic tenets of human intelligence? Yes, ******. He got smarter. Keep preserving that fragile little ego of yours, sweetie. Don't hurt nothin.

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                  • Doctor_Tenma
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                    #29
                    Name calling, still not being able to name one single aspect, I'm glad I managed to trap you with that one.


                    Clinching, directional feints and taunting MORE are the only changes he made. Hopkins maximized more on being deceptive so as to reserve his energy and compensate for his diminished physical attributes. That expressionless face, with the step off counter right hand that's usually snapping heads has been at his disposal since early, Jones dealt with that in 93. His ability to bait or feint isn't anything new, his youth added to that allowed him to stop guys and that's the difference. Nothing newly added, thanks for playing

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                      #30
                      Hopkins is the 9th wonder of the world. That MFer still in his prime.


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