The Hilarious Part Of B-hops career

[Trainer Monkey]

Its a series of "he cant" "he wont"
And when he does,some fans still try a way to downplay it

He wont agree to the unification bouts
He did
He wont be able to beat Trinidad
He did
He wont be able to set the record for defenses
He did
He wont be able to handle Tarver's power at a higher weight
He did
He wont be able to outbox to get past Winky's defense
He did
After he does it
"Yeah but...."

[Gandalf]

Its a series of "he cant" "he wont"
And when he does,some fans still try a way to downplay it

He wont agree to the unification bouts
He did
He wont be able to beat Trinidad
He did
He wont be able to set the record for defenses
He did
He wont be able to handle Tarver's power at a higher weight
He did
He wont be able to outbox to get past Winky's defense
He did
After he does it
"Yeah but...."

Yeah but why wont he now retire?

There really is little else to prove.

[Trainer Monkey]

Lord knows I wish he would
Its just so funny that for example,the Trinidad fight.At the time nobody gave Bernard a holy hope in hell
Now
Oh he was just a puffed up WW
Then,there was no shot of him being able to survive Tarvers power
Now
Oh Tarver wasnt any good(lord knows 2 time chanps ALLWAYS suck)
The revisionism that happens with B-hop is utterly amazing

[gyrokai]

Its a series of "he cant" "he wont"
And when he does,some fans still try a way to downplay it

He wont agree to the unification bouts
He did
He wont be able to beat Trinidad
He did
He wont be able to set the record for defenses
He did
He wont be able to handle Tarver's power at a higher weight
He did
He wont be able to outbox to get past Winky's defense
He did
After he does it
"Yeah but...."

He wont be able to retire.

[JonesJrMayweather]

yeah but...he still hasn't moved up to heavyweight and beat the klitchkos...so he sucks..


nah just joking...come man you know that nothing any new era fighter ever does they'll never get credit..so

[Hulk]

I thought that the hilarious part of B-hops career was his second fight with Antwun Echols.
"Bernard is faking..."-Antwun Echols

[Bomp]

Its a series of "he cant" "he wont"
And when he does,some fans still try a way to downplay it

He wont agree to the unification bouts
He did
He wont be able to beat Trinidad
He did
He wont be able to set the record for defenses
He did
He wont be able to handle Tarver's power at a higher weight
He did
He wont be able to outbox to get past Winky's defense
He did
After he does it
"Yeah but...."

I hear you. cc.
Can't please some people.

[Taeth]

Its a series of "he cant" "he wont"
And when he does,some fans still try a way to downplay it

He wont agree to the unification bouts
He did
He wont be able to beat Trinidad
He did
He wont be able to set the record for defenses
He did
He wont be able to handle Tarver's power at a higher weight
He did
He wont be able to outbox to get past Winky's defense
He did
After he does it
"Yeah but...."

he didn't really get past Winky's defense. Winky stopped most of his shots from landing.

[silent assassin]

Its a series of "he cant" "he wont"
And when he does,some fans still try a way to downplay it

He wont agree to the unification bouts
He did
He wont be able to beat Trinidad
He did
He wont be able to set the record for defenses
He did
He wont be able to handle Tarver's power at a higher weight
He did
He wont be able to outbox to get past Winky's defense
He did
After he does it
"Yeah but...."

he didn't really get past Winky's defense. Winky stopped most of his shots from landing.

He got past it enough to get the W.

[silent assassin]

Its a series of "he cant" "he wont"
And when he does,some fans still try a way to downplay it

He wont agree to the unification bouts
He did
He wont be able to beat Trinidad
He did
He wont be able to set the record for defenses
He did
He wont be able to handle Tarver's power at a higher weight
He did
He wont be able to outbox to get past Winky's defense
He did
After he does it
"Yeah but...."

Yeah but why wont he now retire?

There really is little else to prove.

I agree that his career accomplishments are at a place that not much else can be proven. But people need to understand that fighters--fight. That's what lives inside of a fighter. And as long as a guy has not declined to the point that he's in physical danger then it's on them to do what they want to do.

I do understand that alot of fans would like to see some of these great fighters go out while they still have some gas in the tank. But at the end of the day, these guys put their pants on 1 leg at a time just like everyone else. They're regular guys that happen to fight for a living. And they're just living their life how they want to.

[Trainer Monkey]

Its a series of "he cant" "he wont"
And when he does,some fans still try a way to downplay it

He wont agree to the unification bouts
He did
He wont be able to beat Trinidad
He did
He wont be able to set the record for defenses
He did
He wont be able to handle Tarver's power at a higher weight
He did
He wont be able to outbox to get past Winky's defense
He did
After he does it
"Yeah but...."

Yeah but why wont he now retire?

There really is little else to prove.

I agree that his career accomplishments are at a place that not much else can be proven. But people need to understand that fighters--fight. That's what lives inside of a fighter. And as long as a guy has not declined to the point that he's in physical danger then it's on them to do what they want to do.

I do understand that alot of fans would like to see some of these great fighters go out while they still have some gas in the tank. But at the end of the day, these guys put their pants on 1 leg at a time just like everyone else. They're regular guys that happen to fight for a living. And they're just living their life how they want to.

The absolute horror of watching Ali get abused by Holmes
Thats why

[yoitsdan]

How I would personally describe Bernard Hopkins place in boxing today, if he was still thuggin, he'd be an OG. if he was in the mafia, he'd be the Godfather. If he was royal, he'd be the King. If he was a politician, he'd be the president. He's the oldest, AND he's the wisest, and he's quite possibly the greatest.

[silent assassin]

Its a series of "he cant" "he wont"
And when he does,some fans still try a way to downplay it

He wont agree to the unification bouts
He did
He wont be able to beat Trinidad
He did
He wont be able to set the record for defenses
He did
He wont be able to handle Tarver's power at a higher weight
He did
He wont be able to outbox to get past Winky's defense
He did
After he does it
"Yeah but...."

Yeah but why wont he now retire?

There really is little else to prove.

I agree that his career accomplishments are at a place that not much else can be proven. But people need to understand that fighters--fight. That's what lives inside of a fighter. And as long as a guy has not declined to the point that he's in physical danger then it's on them to do what they want to do.

I do understand that alot of fans would like to see some of these great fighters go out while they still have some gas in the tank. But at the end of the day, these guys put their pants on 1 leg at a time just like everyone else. They're regular guys that happen to fight for a living. And they're just living their life how they want to.

The absolute horror of watching Ali get abused by Holmes
Thats why

Agreed. It's hard to watch a great fighter stay in for too long & get punished in fights.

[eagle]

Its a series of "he cant" "he wont"
And when he does,some fans still try a way to downplay it

He wont agree to the unification bouts
He did
He wont be able to beat Trinidad
He did
He wont be able to set the record for defenses
He did
He wont be able to handle Tarver's power at a higher weight
He did
He wont be able to outbox to get past Winky's defense
He did
After he does it
"Yeah but...."

Yeah but why wont he now retire?

There really is little else to prove.

I agree that his career accomplishments are at a place that not much else can be proven. But people need to understand that fighters--fight. That's what lives inside of a fighter. And as long as a guy has not declined to the point that he's in physical danger then it's on them to do what they want to do.

I do understand that alot of fans would like to see some of these great fighters go out while they still have some gas in the tank. But at the end of the day, these guys put their pants on 1 leg at a time just like everyone else. They're regular guys that happen to fight for a living. And they're just living their life how they want to.

The absolute horror of watching Ali get abused by Holmes
Thats why

Agreed. It's hard to watch a great fighter stay in for too long & get punished in fights.

Hopkins now and Ali v Holmes are 2 different situations. Hopkins has aged much better, and he hasnt had the all out wars and punishment that Ali had.
Also Ali had just come off a loss and a close 15 rounder with Leon Spinks when he fought Holmes, and was way past his prime. Hopkins has beaten two top guys in his last two fights, and u could say is not that far off his prime form at the moment. Dont think there is a guy out there below HW who could abuse Hopkins like Holmes did to Ali, even if BHOP fought til he is 45.

[silent assassin]

Its a series of "he cant" "he wont"
And when he does,some fans still try a way to downplay it

He wont agree to the unification bouts
He did
He wont be able to beat Trinidad
He did
He wont be able to set the record for defenses
He did
He wont be able to handle Tarver's power at a higher weight
He did
He wont be able to outbox to get past Winky's defense
He did
After he does it
"Yeah but...."

Yeah but why wont he now retire?

There really is little else to prove.

I agree that his career accomplishments are at a place that not much else can be proven. But people need to understand that fighters--fight. That's what lives inside of a fighter. And as long as a guy has not declined to the point that he's in physical danger then it's on them to do what they want to do.

I do understand that alot of fans would like to see some of these great fighters go out while they still have some gas in the tank. But at the end of the day, these guys put their pants on 1 leg at a time just like everyone else. They're regular guys that happen to fight for a living. And they're just living their life how they want to.

The absolute horror of watching Ali get abused by Holmes
Thats why

Agreed. It's hard to watch a great fighter stay in for too long & get punished in fights.

Hopkins now and Ali v Holmes are 2 different situations. Hopkins has aged much better, and he hasnt had the all out wars and punishment that Ali had.
Also Ali had just come off a loss and a close 15 rounder with Leon Spinks when he fought Holmes, and was way past his prime. Hopkins has beaten two top guys in his last two fights, and u could say is not that far off his prime form at the moment. Dont think there is a guy out there below HW who could abuse Hopkins like Holmes did to Ali, even if BHOP fought til he is 45.

Yeah, Hopkins is still performing at a very high level.