Is Bernard Hopkins a dirty fighter?

[mikeeod]

Ahhhhh, Rocco, my favorite troll... YOU missed the point. Lance Armstrong continued to have high stamina at an advanced age. He was a little smarter and had more tricks, but his STAMINA is was broke other cyclists. If you had watched the sport previous to last year, you would have seen/noticed Hops gradual decline from the machine who destroyed Tito, to the guy who started slow n came on late vs Oscar, Eastman n Taylor, to the guy who struggled n couldn't keep pace with Joe C n Dawson.

PEDs allow older fighters to maintain that same level of STAMINA. Hop doesn't win with his stamina, he uses guile and smarts to control the pace and win. Write this stuff down because it will make you sound smarter (not hard for you) in the future.

As for testing, they are ALL tested for banned substances, which include PEDs. If certain fighters want to subject themselves to increased testing similar to what is found in the Olympics, good for them. Only an idiot would complain that a fighter follows the required testing though. When Olympic style testing becomes mandatory, of course Hop n every other fighter will comply. Put more thought in before you post. Use your head, that's the lump three to four feet above your ass...

[ruthless rocco]

When Olympic style testing is made mandatory Bernard will fail a test.

But no, he won't he'll already have retired.

But no!!!! He won't even fight again after Kovalev.

As for the fight against Tito. It was getting busted for illegal hand wraps that beat him.

Eastman really wasn't anywhere near Bernard's level.

Oscar had to fatten up and threw the fight. That body shot wasn't all that and Oscar's acting was terrible.

[mikeeod]

When Olympic style testing is made mandatory Bernard will fail a test.

But no, he won't he'll already have retired.

But no!!!! He won't even fight again after Kovalev.

As for the fight against Tito. It was getting busted for illegal hand wraps that beat him.

Eastman really wasn't anywhere near Bernard's level.

Oscar had to fatten up and threw the fight. That body shot wasn't all that and Oscar's acting was terrible.

Haha! I was kidding earlier, but you really have only recently started watching the sport, huh? Tito could've loaded his gloves with horseshoes, it wouldn't have mattered. Tito was the #2 P4P fighter and huge favorite to win and Hop dominated every single aspect and every single second of that fight. Greatest performance of that decade, hands down. The wraps didn't matter, Hop being an ATG did...

Eastman had only one loss, was the #1 ranked challenger, and was a big middleweight. He was viewed as Hop's biggest challenge at the time and a significant threat. Once again, it would've been better for you to keep your mouth shut and not confirm your ignorance. Back to my point of bringing Howard up, Hop, at this point of his career, was already showing signs of stamina declining and would start slow and then mount a late surge.

Oscar was fat for the Sturm fight, but learned his lesson and came to fight in good shape, weighing about 155. Since you are new to the sport I will clue you in, Hop came in well under the middleweight limit as well, weighing in at 156. Once again, my point is that Hop conserved energy early to come on strong late, showing a reduction in stamina, and contrary to PED usage.

I notice that you dropped your original PED argument and tried to change the subject. Good idea to drop the PED/Armstrong talk. Bad idea to shoot your mouth off more though...

[ruthless rocco]

Haha! I was kidding earlier, but you really have only recently started watching the sport, huh? Tito could've loaded his gloves with horseshoes, it wouldn't have mattered. Tito was the #2 P4P fighter and huge favorite to win and Hop dominated every single aspect and every single second of that fight. Greatest performance of that decade, hands down. The wraps didn't matter, Hop being an ATG did...

Eastman had only one loss, was the #1 ranked challenger, and was a big middleweight. He was viewed as Hop's biggest challenge at the time and a significant threat. Once again, it would've been better for you to keep your mouth shut and not confirm your ignorance. Back to my point of bringing Howard up, Hop, at this point of his career, was already showing signs of stamina declining and would start slow and then mount a late surge.

Oscar was fat for the Sturm fight, but learned his lesson and came to fight in good shape, weighing about 155. Since you are new to the sport I will clue you in, Hop came in well under the middleweight limit as well, weighing in at 156. Once again, my point is that Hop conserved energy early to come on strong late, showing a reduction in stamina, and contrary to PED usage.

I notice that you dropped your original PED argument and tried to change the subject. Good idea to drop the PED/Armstrong talk. Bad idea to shoot your mouth off more though...

Tito knew he was a cheater and that he lacked the power that made him the dominant fighter that he was. This is why Bernard dominated him the way he did. From the first bell Tito threw without conviction. If you watch the fight you'll see he was beat from the start.

Eastman was not considered a real threat. If you wanna act like anyone gave him a chance then you go ahead. I remember watching that fight. Bernard is 2 steps above that bald bum.

Oscar a terrible actor.

I dropped the PED talk because i know I'm right.

[mikeeod]

Haha! I was kidding earlier, but you really have only recently started watching the sport, huh? Tito could've loaded his gloves with horseshoes, it wouldn't have mattered. Tito was the #2 P4P fighter and huge favorite to win and Hop dominated every single aspect and every single second of that fight. Greatest performance of that decade, hands down. The wraps didn't matter, Hop being an ATG did...

Eastman had only one loss, was the #1 ranked challenger, and was a big middleweight. He was viewed as Hop's biggest challenge at the time and a significant threat. Once again, it would've been better for you to keep your mouth shut and not confirm your ignorance. Back to my point of bringing Howard up, Hop, at this point of his career, was already showing signs of stamina declining and would start slow and then mount a late surge.

Oscar was fat for the Sturm fight, but learned his lesson and came to fight in good shape, weighing about 155. Since you are new to the sport I will clue you in, Hop came in well under the middleweight limit as well, weighing in at 156. Once again, my point is that Hop conserved energy early to come on strong late, showing a reduction in stamina, and contrary to PED usage.

I notice that you dropped your original PED argument and tried to change the subject. Good idea to drop the PED/Armstrong talk. Bad idea to shoot your mouth off more though...

Tito knew he was a cheater and that he lacked the power that made him the dominant fighter that he was. This is why Bernard dominated him the way he did. From the first bell Tito threw without conviction. If you watch the fight you'll see he was beat from the start.

Eastman was not considered a real threat. If you wanna act like anyone gave him a chance then you go ahead. I remember watching that fight. Bernard is 2 steps above that bald bum.

Oscar a terrible actor.

I dropped the PED talk because i know I'm right.

There is this boxing magazine called "Ring Magazine". Prior to the Eastman fight there was an article touting him as a challenger and talking about him being Hops bigger threat in the division. Also, and this is really going to be embarrassed for you, Eastman wasn't bald... I'm done with you at this point. You were entertaining for a while, but now it is just pathetic.

[ruthless rocco]

There is this boxing magazine called "Ring Magazine". Prior to the Eastman fight there was an article touting him as a challenger and talking about him being Hops bigger threat in the division. Also, and this is really going to be embarrassed for you, Eastman wasn't bald... I'm done with you at this point. You were entertaining for a while, but now it is just pathetic.

If this is what you call having hair then I guess it explains why we can't agree on anything. Hahahaha!

[mikeeod]

There is this boxing magazine called "Ring Magazine". Prior to the Eastman fight there was an article touting him as a challenger and talking about him being Hops bigger threat in the division. Also, and this is really going to be embarrassed for you, Eastman wasn't bald... I'm done with you at this point. You were entertaining for a while, but now it is just pathetic.

If this is what you call having hair then I guess it explains why we can't agree on anything. Hahahaha!

Ummm. You really need this stuff explained, you're not acting dumb at all. You are really that dumb. Crazy. See Hop in that pic? That is bald. See Eastman, the other guy? That stuff towards top he back of his head is hair. Might not be very stylish, and he may be on his way to losing it, BUT....he isn't bald little buddy. He has hair on his head.

[beenKOed]

Yes, in the sense that he will fudge or push the line as far as he is allowed to. If he has the right referee in there with him (Steve Smogger is a prime example), it can get ridiculous and have me thinking real bad thoughts about both of them.

[Ron Swanson]

Ahhhhh, Rocco, my favorite troll... YOU missed the point. Lance Armstrong continued to have high stamina at an advanced age. He was a little smarter and had more tricks, but his STAMINA is was broke other cyclists. If you had watched the sport previous to last year, you would have seen/noticed Hops gradual decline from the machine who destroyed Tito, to the guy who started slow n came on late vs Oscar, Eastman n Taylor, to the guy who struggled n couldn't keep pace with Joe C n Dawson.

PEDs allow older fighters to maintain that same level of STAMINA. Hop doesn't win with his stamina, he uses guile and smarts to control the pace and win. Write this stuff down because it will make you sound smarter (not hard for you) in the future.

As for testing, they are ALL tested for banned substances, which include PEDs. If certain fighters want to subject themselves to increased testing similar to what is found in the Olympics, good for them. Only an idiot would complain that a fighter follows the required testing though. When Olympic style testing becomes mandatory, of course Hop n every other fighter will comply. Put more thought in before you post. Use your head, that's the lump three to four feet above your ass...

There is a lot of misinformation in this post. I respect your knowledge man but this post has many errors.

[mikeeod]

Ahhhhh, Rocco, my favorite troll... YOU missed the point. Lance Armstrong continued to have high stamina at an advanced age. He was a little smarter and had more tricks, but his STAMINA is was broke other cyclists. If you had watched the sport previous to last year, you would have seen/noticed Hops gradual decline from the machine who destroyed Tito, to the guy who started slow n came on late vs Oscar, Eastman n Taylor, to the guy who struggled n couldn't keep pace with Joe C n Dawson.

PEDs allow older fighters to maintain that same level of STAMINA. Hop doesn't win with his stamina, he uses guile and smarts to control the pace and win. Write this stuff down because it will make you sound smarter (not hard for you) in the future.

As for testing, they are ALL tested for banned substances, which include PEDs. If certain fighters want to subject themselves to increased testing similar to what is found in the Olympics, good for them. Only an idiot would complain that a fighter follows the required testing though. When Olympic style testing becomes mandatory, of course Hop n every other fighter will comply. Put more thought in before you post. Use your head, that's the lump three to four feet above your ass...

There is a lot of misinformation in this post. I respect your knowledge man but this post has many errors.

Appreciate you respecting my knowledge, just wondering what errors you are talking about?