Look at the combo from another angle, 38:07-38:18.
The "shoulder push" in your GIF occurs at around 38:12-38:15, in which you can clearly see that it hits Bernard's face and doesn't make any contact whatsoever with his shoulder.
I can't blame Hopkins for thinking he was pushed and I don't blame Kellerman for not showing him a replay right then to show him he got pieced up and launched out of the ring with a left hook. It kills me that Smith Jr. Backed up his words about Pavlik but we know that wasn't the same Bernard that Pavlik fought. Bring Kelly back for a few lhw fights and we got a sellable masterpiece. Kelly has probably depleted enough after 4 years out of the ring to make it interesting. ; )
I can't blame Hopkins for thinking he was pushed and I don't blame Kellerman for not showing him a replay right then to show him he got pieced up and launched out of the ring with a left hook. It kills me that Smith Jr. Backed up his words about Pavlik but we know that wasn't the same Bernard that Pavlik fought. Bring Kelly back for a few lhw fights and we got a sellable masterpiece. Kelly has probably depleted enough after 4 years out of the ring to make it interesting. ; )
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