Why I Dislike?

[Mars_ax]

The Hopkins who dismantled and stopped Felix Trinidad was one of my alltime favorite fighters, and I can't help but admire the him for his later performances against Tarver, Pavlik, and Pascal. Having said that, I just wish he'd do a rematch with Dawson and then retire, i've seen all I want to see of Bernard Hopkins.

I can see why people admire him as a fighter, but as a person I don't hold him in high regard,
don't get me wrong this is not a sport, for choir boy's.?
We can all say he is no roll model,bad boy come good? may be to some, do we judge him in
or out of the ring or on the both it's up to the individual.?
That's my take Hopkins.?

Hop probably isn't that bad of a role model for kids who've gotten in trouble with the law. I can't say I like him much as a person, but I do respect him for what he's been able to do with his life, nothing was given to him.

As a fighter, Hopkins' performance against Trinidad was one of the best, if not the best demonstrations of boxing ability combined with punching power that I can ever remember witnessing. It was a thing of beauty the way he dismantled Trinidad, and then punctuated his work with a KO in the final round.

This is why, deep down, i'll always be a bit of a fan of Hopkins: