The Hilarious Part Of B-hops career
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...."
Re: The Hilarious Part Of B-hops career
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Originally Posted by 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.
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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
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Originally Posted by 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...."
He wont be able to retire.
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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
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I thought that the hilarious part of B-hops career was his second fight with Antwun Echols. ;D
"Bernard is faking..."-Antwun Echols
Re: The Hilarious Part Of B-hops career
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Originally Posted by 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...."
I hear you. cc.
Can't please some people.
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Originally Posted by 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...."
he didn't really get past Winky's defense. Winky stopped most of his shots from landing.
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Originally Posted by Taeth
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Originally Posted by 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...."
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.
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Originally Posted by miles
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Originally Posted by 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.
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Originally Posted by silent assassin
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Originally Posted by miles
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Originally Posted by 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
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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.
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Originally Posted by Trainer Monkey
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Originally Posted by silent assassin
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Originally Posted by miles
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Originally Posted by 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
Agreed. It's hard to watch a great fighter stay in for too long & get punished in fights.
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Originally Posted by silent assassin
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Originally Posted by Trainer Monkey
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Originally Posted by silent assassin
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Originally Posted by miles
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Originally Posted by 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
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.
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Originally Posted by nonito (formerly eagle)
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Originally Posted by silent assassin
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Originally Posted by Trainer Monkey
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Originally Posted by silent assassin
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Originally Posted by miles
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Originally Posted by 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
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.
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Hopkins has been great for the sport.....but i think i would like to see him retire...however i said that after JT second fight, and then Tarver....the geezer is 42 now and there is nothing else to prove....we all (well most) think hes already a ATG he should just retire and enjoy that huge wealth he must of built!
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Originally Posted by cockey cockney
Hopkins has been great for the sport.....but i think i would like to see him retire...however i said that after JT second fight, and then Tarver....the geezer is 42 now and there is nothing else to prove....we all (well most) think hes already a ATG he should just retire and enjoy that huge wealth he must of built!
It would make sense to ride off into the sunset.
But personally, I would like to see Calzaghe get thru Kessler & B-Hop hand Joe his first L. Then hang'em up. Maybe it's just wishful thinking but If it could play out like this for anyone, I wouldn't doubt Hop is the guy that can go out like this.
