I don't completely disagree with him. If you were to take a white American who had the exact same record and was world champion at this age, he'd be a lot more well known outside of boxing no matter how shitty and narrow minded a person he was. I think it's a little bit wishful or naive to pretend that isn't true.
What is more important though; and what obviously doesn't register with old Hopkins, is that he gets a lot less respect than he would in no small part because he comes up with stuff like this every other time you put him behind a mic. If there were a white Bernard Hopkins, he'd basically be some Aryan Brotherhood thug who was on record saying he'd never lose to a black man and that they are holding him back. But apparently that guy would be on Milk Cartons and sitting on massive endorsement deals if you ask this idiot![]()
Can I ask you lot, is boxing about being entertained or being bored to death, when I watched
Hagler , SRL, Duran, I was thrilled they were fantastic.
Hopkins is SHIT TO WATCH, he is not fit to carry Hagler's Jock strap, Hopkins is ignored because
no one likes the fucker simple.![]()
We are boxing fans so should be able to see past this hype. Come on lads.
Hopkins is hyping the fight and himself up - siege mentality.
I very much doubt Hopkins would take drugs his reputation and legacy means far too much to him.
Do not let success go to your head and do not let failure get to your heart.
His reputation as the most dirty boring boxer of all time? His reputation and legacy are built on the length of his career. I'm convinced that his longevity has been aided by use of PEDs which I believe he began using years ago. Surely he used some kind of steroid to recover from the horribly painful injury he sustained against Dawson.
Hard to believe all it takes is a single cut of red meat to keep the wolves howling.
When I'm 50 ill be happy to be making healthy bowel movements ffs. Hopkins is a self righteous media savvy asshole....is that really shocking anymore![]()
This. Is. a. great. Match! Find a fookin positive.
...well to be quite honest I'm afraid of giving Bernard Hopkins the proper credit and attention he deserves because he's not white.
As the average boxing fan my friends and I have always been able to avoid giving proper attention and credit to black and non white fighters as the "Old Boys Club" of boxing has always been the sport of the white man....much like Ice Hockey and NASCAR. But now with Bernard Hopkins FINALLY at the peak of his career, the prime of his life, being able to be the first black man to ever win a boxing match in the history of the sport....I have to tell you, I am absolutely terrified of it.
But I guess all us white people have to come to terms.....we no longer own the entire sport of boxing......what will we lose next the NBA?!?!?!?!
Brilliant work Lyle.
My thoughts exactly.
denilson is seen here in action...
same thought system going on exactly.
Actually you can see @denilson200 is interviewing @Dia bando in the first part:
George Dixon won the world featherweight title more than 50 years before Jackie Robinson played Major League baseball.
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