Comments Thread For: Boxing Legend Bernard Hopkins Still Fighting Fit At Age 50

[Eastcoast]

http://espn.go.com/boxing/story/_/id/12170911/want-fight-one-fight-50

BHop vs GGG should be fun.

[Muscles72]

Happy birthday B-Hop!! As a philly area native myself man I wish you the best of luck your legacy will never be denied or forgotten in this sport or the philly area stay healthy and strong!!

[LA_2_Vegas]

Dude, I read "Boxing Legend Bernard Hopkins" and my heart almost immediately sunk. Thought I was about to read "Passes away at the age of 50." Bullet.Dodged.

LOL man, same here. I think my brain filled in the rest of the sentence before I got to the end...I got concerned for a second.

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anyway - Happy Bday B-Hop!

[MDPopescu]

... Earlier today, Jas started a "happy birthday" thread for B-Hop...

[wlliam]

... Earlier today, Jas started a "happy birthday" thread for B-Hop...

Ahhh Jas..see all the points i got, Jas donated those to me. Good dude.

[Tony Trick-Pony]

Hopkins has proven to be amazing for his longevity. You have to hand it to the man He has surpassed all of his own peers and even some later ones.

However, I don't believe him to be an all-time great. He will get in the IBOF but it is called the hall of....fame.

Does one get to be famous without being great? Oh yeah. Jorge Paez was famous. Hector Camacho was famous. Buster Douglas was famous. Great? Um...no.

Hopkins is a great technician, but for me, the guy cheated like hell. Low blows, rabbit punches and head butts abound. I'm sure Holyfield he Head will get in too. I know a lot of people respect and admire them, but the cheating is so bad it makes it difficult for me.

Plus Hopkins' boring, ten punch a round style. Even when he wins, it's not an exciting fight. Defense wise, he's great, but what about offense? That low punch output is not great offense. It's sharp and precise but there is so much dead air in his fights that they just are not any fun.

So Hopkins- defense and longevity wise= super. -offense and entertainment wise- dreadful.

[royjonesjrKTFO]

However, I don't believe him to be an all-time great. He will get in the IBOF but it is called the hall of....fame.

Hopkins is a great technician, but for me, the guy cheated like hell. Low blows, rabbit punches and head butts abound. I'm sure Holyfield he Head will get in too. I know a lot of people respect and admire them, but the cheating is so bad it makes it difficult for me.

To me as well. I'd say one of the best of the Roy Jones Jr. ERA. Same as someone like a Shane Mosely. Both of whom I think are Great in their ERA, but NOT ALL-TIME Greats. It bothers me that some call BHop Old-school, but have you seen James Toney( Real Old school ) do all of the cheap shots you just pointed out. Worse is fake injuries to buy time.