Tavoris Cloud vs. Bernard Hopkins - Saturday night chat/fight thread

[Mars_ax]

Did Hopkins win?

Hop officially wins a UD.

[IamInuit]

Well deserved.

[DavilaJones]

I love you b hop. You just paid this months mortgage.

[Mars_ax]

Good win for Hopkins and he deserves credit,, but TBH Cloud has his limitations.

So the old man fools us again, I was hoping Cloud would at least break off Hop's 2 front teeth, so he'd get them capped.

[Master]

Brilliant, the man is a legend.

[Mars_ax]

OK, Hop wins, ask me if I really give a fuck.

[Spicoli]

I have a sudden urge to go rewatch Hopkins vs Joe Lipsey

The man is a textbook. Not everyone breaks their own record in this sport!

[Kirkland Laing]

You realise in 2024 we'll all be in a RBR thread on Saddos saying let's see what Hopkins has left tonight.

[Kirkland Laing]

SuperHugo will get an official seven days mourning period as my avatar then I think I'm doing a Hopkins picture for a while.

[Onetime]

I think Hopkins deserves credit for not making this boring, I thought once he was ahead he would just coast, seriously how many vets would have started coasting after the 9th.

[beenKOed]

OK, Hop wins, ask me if I really give a fuck.

I have never been a big fan of Hopkins, but you have to give credit where credit is due, the guy just keeps cruising along picking up a belt here and a belt there, making this and that guys life miserable, never getting old, never paying the piper just like a cartoon character or a superhero.

What I want to know is where is the Hopkins who lost twice to Jermain Taylor? What happened to that Hopkins?
Almost forgot, excellent fight from Hopkins. He took control and the belt.

[ICB]

I've just woken up and haven't watched the fight but i'd just like to say, i've never been that impressed with Tavoris Cloud. I've said numerous times he just reminds me of another Jeff Lacy, but credit to B-Hop obvisiously.

But Tavoris Cloud has always been pretty lazy offensively, and pretty one dimensional i mean an old Glen Johnson basically fought on even terms with him. I think this was a perfect stylistic match up for B-Hop and it was chosen very wisely, even at his age now he knew he'd be able to school Cloud.

[Hulk]

Hopkins did it again !

Surprisingly, there was no early onslaught or rush from Cloud as I feared there would be. He showed a lil too much respect and paid with right uppercuts and left hooks when he didn't.

I think Hopkins has a very realistic chance of defending or winning a world title at age 50. That's the magic number and his ultimate goal.

[#1FightFan]

CLOUD was exposed...again!!! I'll tell you what, it really got under my skin that Campillo got robbed against cloud. Karma is a MF!!!!

and B-Hop man, what a warrior & boxing legend!!! I've not always liked his style, but u gotta admit. the guy is a crafty MF!!! I knew he'd beat cloud. There wasnt no doubt at all.

[bzkfn]

Hopkins is a legend. I'm glad it wasn't close and he closed the show, last thing we want is another controversy. Cloud isn't special at all. Hopkins exposes another one.

You guys think he'll fight Cleverly next?