Thread: The end of The Alien

Bernard Hopkins, 51, to face Joe Smith in 65th and final fight - BBC Sport

Bernard Hopkins aka The Executioner aka The Alien aka B-Hop has announced that he is going to retire after his next (65th) fight, one month before his 52nd birthday.

Regardless of weather you like his style or not, he has had a fantastic career.

I'm glad that he is calling it a day though, it's definitely the right time.

Obviously the guy he is fighting isn't a world class fighter, but I wonder how bhop will look? He is pretty dang old and has been inactive for a while. At that age, I would assume he would be very rusty.

Either way, bhop has had a great career and no matter the outcome, his success at such an advanced age is one of the most impressive feats in sports history IMO

The Kov fight was only November last year, 1 fight a year at that age is pretty acceptable I would say.

Agreed on the success at his age being amazing though

wait a minute we are in 2016 now aint we...fuuucking hell, I honestly lost a year then, I thought it was 2015

that would mean he has been inactive for 2 years, yeah that's a long time at his age.

fucking hell man, where does the time go, have I missed much in 2016?

I've never been a fan of Bernard Hopkins, but he's an all-time great and he's been very successful in the ring. I hope he continues his success outside the ring good luck and God speed.

Originally Posted by Batman

wait a minute we are in 2016 now aint we...fuuucking hell, I honestly lost a year then, I thought it was 2015

that would mean he has been inactive for 2 years, yeah that's a long time at his age.

fucking hell man, where does the time go, have I missed much in 2016?

Yes a lot.

Originally Posted by Master

Originally Posted by Batman

wait a minute we are in 2016 now aint we...fuuucking hell, I honestly lost a year then, I thought it was 2015

that would mean he has been inactive for 2 years, yeah that's a long time at his age.

fucking hell man, where does the time go, have I missed much in 2016?

Yes a lot.

Did I miss any Mayweather fights oh yeah thats right, he retired didn't he

Originally Posted by Batman

Originally Posted by Master

Originally Posted by Batman

wait a minute we are in 2016 now aint we...fuuucking hell, I honestly lost a year then, I thought it was 2015

that would mean he has been inactive for 2 years, yeah that's a long time at his age.

fucking hell man, where does the time go, have I missed much in 2016?

Yes a lot.

Did I miss any Mayweather fights oh yeah thats right, he retired didn't he

Yep, that's right, he did indeed! 😂 😂

Originally Posted by Primo Carnera

Originally Posted by Batman

Originally Posted by Master

Originally Posted by Batman

wait a minute we are in 2016 now aint we...fuuucking hell, I honestly lost a year then, I thought it was 2015

that would mean he has been inactive for 2 years, yeah that's a long time at his age.

fucking hell man, where does the time go, have I missed much in 2016?

Yes a lot.

Did I miss any Mayweather fights oh yeah thats right, he retired didn't he

Yep, that's right, he did indeed! 😂 😂

So you lost the bet? did you have to suck a camel off for losing?

I didn't think he was going to fight again having been out so long either. Smith is the guy who knocked out Fonfara, I think he was in trouble himself before pulling that one out, and he looks basic. Think the guy is/was a construction worker, cool story to pull that upset off and then get to fight Hopkins. I would have liked to see the dinosaur fight Chavez JR, just so there'd be more reason to root for him and laugh at JR once again.

It is nice that B Hop is retiring on his own terms and on a victory. Not many fighters can say that.

The guy he is fighting is a dangerous young fighter and top ten contender for KOn Fonfara.

Hopkins can still school him...I hope.

Does it really look like the guy is that dangerous? I mean it's a great win for him and it wasn't some brick out of nowhere, but Fonfara got stupid after he had him hurt. Hopkins hasn't fought anyone recklessly for 20 years, if he's still go anything this should be a glorified sparring session for him.

Have been a Hopkins fan since mugging Dennis Milton on USA but in a weird way I hope Smith at least scores a hard knockdown, or two. Hopkins is simply a legend. Period. Not many heavily favored 51 yr olds leave on main stage facing a top five contender and are coming off 2 years out. How Smith approaches this...shake and nod just being considered and grab an autograph or actually acting like he belongs there, is more important than what he even tries in the ring. Hopkins wins rounds before the bell sounds and he needs to be on life's evolutionary chart!

Originally Posted by Spicoli

Have been a Hopkins fan since mugging Dennis Milton on USA but in a weird way I hope Smith at least scores a hard knockdown, or two. Hopkins is simply a legend. Period. Not many heavily favored 51 yr olds leave on main stage facing a top five contender and are coming off 2 years out. How Smith approaches this...shake and nod just being considered and grab an autograph or actually acting like he belongs there, is more important than what he even tries in the ring. Hopkins wins rounds before the bell sounds and he needs to be on life's evolutionary chart!

Hopkins, Holyfield, James Toney, and to a great extent Andre Ward (you could even put Wlad in here as well) all have styles of a bygone age...not many people appreciate it, it's not as fun to watch as the flashier styles, but I'll be damned if it isn't effective as hell. They minimize risk, they maximize ring generalship, and they constantly win rounds. All of them have been very difficult to beat. They frustrate their opponents like no other.