He can be dirty, but it's not something he always relies on. Think of some of his biggest wins - Pascal, Tarver, Pavlik, Trinidad were all pretty clean. It's in the fights where his game plan is to smother and get dirty, usually high volume guys or guys with athletic advantages that he tries to nullify with those tactics. But yeah it's a good point Jas brings up - when was the last time he's been deducted points? As a reputation as a dirty fighter, he does a pretty damn good job of being subtle about it usually (the Dawson tackle was not subtle lol), unlike idiots like Victor Ortiz or Mares who are pretty blatant and obvious when they do something dirty.
Video: Bernard Hopkins - The Dirtiest Boxer Ever?
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I wonder why the referees have not taken more points from B-Hop, especially in the second Dawson fight where he was repeatedly head butting??Comment
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LOL@ 14.46
*Takes out mouth-piece*....."BERNARD IS FAKING!"
Hopkins has been pulling this **** his whole career.Comment
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Who said that? I can't watch the video.
It's true, I don't mind the dirty stuff, it's a fight and get away with what you can.
But I can't stand the faking being injured, faking low blows for a rest, takin a knee from a rabbit punch, quitting against Dawson.
I don't like that stuff.Comment
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