Bernard Hopkins gives Evander Holyfield advice

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As reported by Keith Idec of Northjersey.com Evander Holyfield sat at Bernard Hopkins' table at a dinner Friday night at MGM Grand to honor Hopkins who has recently retired from Boxing. At the dinner Holyfield asked Hopkins for his opinion on his decision to continue fighting. Idec reports that Hopkins gave Holyfield a brutally honest answer.

Quoted by NorthJersey, Hopkins said: "I told him he should be done with it. He's done everything he can do in this sport. What else is left for him to accomplish? And he doesn't need the money, so why keep fighting? I told him he
should just enjoy his kids and give back to the sport in some other way."

In regards to how Holyfield handled the advice, Hopkins said, "He just kind of put his head down and started eating his salad. But he heard me. He understood where I was coming from."

Source of Quotes and information: Keith Idec, NorthJersey.com.

[josenoway]

hopkins is right, what's there to prove, holyfield hurts his legacy with each fight he loses, and in some ways it's even worse considering the heavyweight division is utter garbage as it is.

[Xcel]

hopkins is right, what's there to prove, holyfield hurts his legacy with each fight he loses, and in some ways it's even worse considering the heavyweight division is utter garbage as it is.

You cant hurt a legacy.

[BKM-]

"He just kind of put his head down and started eating his salad.

Awwww. Sad stuff man.

[micky_knox]

evander wont listen

its a shame

[King Koyle]

Gotta give B-Hops credit for trying.

[Sttuddahboy619]

Like Hopkins and other veteran fighters, he knows that It's hard to say goodbye to the game!You have to know when to quit!

[joeytrimble]

hopkins has balls...im sure a few fighters would have drew back at people trying to stop them from fighting ...then agian they might not be that wired

[jack_the_rippuh]

Bernard Hopkins said what he had to say the right way.
He told him like it was but in a positive way.
He told him he had already accomplished everything there is to accomplish in the sport. What is the point?

[hemichromis]

the thing is to a amn like holyfield that will just spur him on and make him more determined to fight