Comments Thread For: One Vote For a Prolonged Bernard Hopkins Swan Song

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By Lyle Fitzsimmons - I confess. I'd never been the biggest Bernard Hopkins fan. In fact, it wasn't all that long ago -- while slaving for another boxing master -- that I penned a column titled "Goodbye Bernard, Old Buddy" in the run-up to the old man's (he was a month shy of 41 at the time) loss to Jermain Taylor in the second of their middleweight title fights in December 2005...
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[MelanKomas]

B-hop is a CRAZY mofo unbelievable he's fighting the guy who just ktfo Fonfara.

he'll be 52 next month my god. I know you can't stop the man but damn. I will be rooting for b-hop like crazy Saturday

look what happened to Ruddock, risky business fighting that old

[SN!PER]

Better hope Hopkins loses.

If he wins his ego will blow up and he'll call out Adonis Stevenson.

[robbyheartbaby]

Great read thanks!

[ruedboy]

Hopkins is an ATG, but...

You have to admire Hopkin's longevity, his work ethic and his accomplishments. His defensive skills are amazing and he's definitely a unique fighter.
But I'm going to have to agree with Ray Mancini who said, "Hopkins is an ATG but I wouldn't cross the street to see him fight."
What Ray meant was Bernard will use any tactic known to man to "take the fight, out of the fight".
Hopkins is a master at neutralizing the opposition.
His wins are educational, like calculus and just about as boring.
As for Hopkins beating Jones, it's true Bernard beat a faded Roy, but a prime Jones beat Hopkins in an earlier (and boring) fight.