Thread: One on One Bernard Hopkins Interview At Kelly Pavlik Conference

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prOw7Zp8TS0

It seems he is not totally confident that he will win like his other fights, Is it me or does it seem like he is getting a little punch drunk?

Anyone else's thought

A humble Hopkins? Whats the world coming to. Seems he finally realizes this could be the end of a great journey. He talked about how important the mental aspect is, and then the next breath he was begging for two more years of health, his age and health are on his mind and thats not a good sign. Kelly is going to hurt him, I know B-hop's never been hurt, but he also hasn't shown this much respect. Deep down he's scared, can tell by the sarcasism.

Then again, it could just be Hopkins being a master at hyping a fight. First of all, I'm a massive Pavlik fan and have never liked Hopkins' fighting style. But let's face it... B-Hop is a "very-much-in-shape", "wily 41-year old veteran" who has never been seriously hurt in the ring (even against some big bangers), and has always found a way to fight his fight. Lately, his fights look like reruns of the same movie:

B-Hop throws some early, sneaky-fast punches to score some points. He grabs, he lunges, he mauls..... headbutts if he has to..... he frustrates the other fighter into fighting HIS fight. It ends in a decision, and... rightly or wrongly... B-Hop claims victory and claims he was robbed if the other guy gets the "W". And us fans are left with yet ANOTHER boring-ass fight.

This will be no different. Pavlik may win, but he will not hurt Hopkins. (Too bad, though... I wish I were wrong).