Who do you want to see Hopkins end his career against?

[C.J.Rock]

Ive been a Hopkins fan all along but especially since I met him & Bouie when I was with Quincy Taylor who was defending his WBC middleweight title against Keith Holmes on a Tyson undercard & got blatantly robbed by Richard Steele. Knowing Quincy was down about being robbed Bernard came to him & said. " Don't let it get to you you & me are the two best MW in the world we need to get it on" I forget who Bernard was fighting but he won easy. Had a long chat with Nard & Bouie both were great guys.
Really I'd like to see Bernard retire now He's got nothing else really to prove to anyone he is a boa fide ATG We'll never see his like again. I know his pride wont want him to go out on the loss to Kovalev bt is pride worth risking his health Bernard is one of the very best

[mikeeod]

Ive been a Hopkins fan all along but especially since I met him & Bouie when I was with Quincy Taylor who was defending his WBC middleweight title against Keith Holmes on a Tyson undercard & got blatantly robbed by Richard Steele. Knowing Quincy was down about being robbed Bernard came to him & said. " Don't let it get to you you & me are the two best MW in the world we need to get it on" I forget who Bernard was fighting but he won easy. Had a long chat with Nard & Bouie both were great guys.
Really I'd like to see Bernard retire now He's got nothing else really to prove to anyone he is a boa fide ATG We'll never see his like again. I know his pride wont want him to go out on the loss to Kovalev bt is pride worth risking his health Bernard is one of the very best

Awesome story/experience with Hop/Bouie. I think Brother Naz is a great trainer, but I dint think he had the connection/impact on Hop that Bouie did. It killed me to see those two squabble over money.

I was a HUGE Quincy Taylor fan. He had great skills and was a solid fighter. Think that knee injury made him old before his time...

Hop is one of, if not my favorite fighters ever. He has scored numerous upsets and the only guy I see having a solid argument to be ranked ahead of him from his generation is Floyd. That being said, I think Hop should retire now. The Kov fight proved he was done at the elite level.

[Vendettos]

I can't respect hopkins over the last decade.

He hasn't come to fight and had bored crowds on his way to tactical and dirty wins.

He hasn't had a stoppage on roughly 10 years and doesn't exactly dazzle with skills.

He has tarnished his legacy a lot and will be remembered by me as "that old guy that wouldn't go away" instead of "legend middleweight".

[Tam Seddon]

B hop will always be a legend in my eyes and your comment hasn't made any sense. B hop has had some Stella and outstanding performances throughout his career. Holds the record for middleweight title defences and moved up to light heavyweight to become a two time champion at an age where most people would have been long retired. I love watching b hop fight, from a sheer technical perspective. He's an outstanding fighter, I will miss him greatly.

[Hulk]

B hop will always be a legend in my eyes and your comment hasn't made any sense. B hop has had some Stella and outstanding performances throughout his career. Holds the record for middleweight title defences and moved up to light heavyweight to become a two time champion at an age where most people would have been long retired. I love watching b hop fight, from a sheer technical perspective. He's an outstanding fighter, I will miss him greatly.

Yes yes and yes. He fights at the highest level and gives us a thrill with the "can he do it again?"

He's the fucking man and proved how tough he is against Kovalev.

Let him school Adonis or at least try!

[Primo Carnera]

I can't respect hopkins over the last decade.

He hasn't come to fight and had bored crowds on his way to tactical and dirty wins.

He hasn't had a stoppage on roughly 10 years and doesn't exactly dazzle with skills.

He has tarnished his legacy a lot and will be remembered by me as "that old guy that wouldn't go away" instead of "legend middleweight".

To be honest , I used to think that he shouldn't get any favours because he's old. If he wants to be classed as a World Champion, he should fight the best.
To his credit, he had the balls to do exactly that, taking on Kovalev when People like Stevenson don't really want to. Ok , so he lost, but at least he got in there.
I understand this way of thinking about not liking people if they're not KO merchants, but I don't subscribe to it. However, not respecting their achievements is a completely different thing, and that I don't understand.
the way I see it , is that if he is boring crowds with tactical and dirty wins, it is up to the opponents he faces to stop that happening, like Kovalev did. it's all well and good saying he should entertain, but that's Bollocks really.
What winners do first and foremost is WIN! everything after that is a bonus.
For his last fight, I personally would like to see him fight Froch. I reckon he beats Froch , as he has too much ringcraft, and furthermore I firmly believe Froch at best is a bit worried about that and at worst Knows it!

[erics44]

I can't respect hopkins over the last decade.

He hasn't come to fight and had bored crowds on his way to tactical and dirty wins.

He hasn't had a stoppage on roughly 10 years and doesn't exactly dazzle with skills.

He has tarnished his legacy a lot and will be remembered by me as "that old guy that wouldn't go away" instead of "legend middleweight".

To be honest , I used to think that he shouldn't get any favours because he's old. If he wants to be classed as a World Champion, he should fight the best.
To his credit, he had the balls to do exactly that, taking on Kovalev when People like Stevenson don't really want to. Ok , so he lost, but at least he got in there.
I understand this way of thinking about not liking people if they're not KO merchants, but I don't subscribe to it. However, not respecting their achievements is a completely different thing, and that I don't understand.
the way I see it , is that if he is boring crowds with tactical and dirty wins, it is up to the opponents he faces to stop that happening, like Kovalev did. it's all well and good saying he should entertain, but that's Bollocks really.
What winners do first and foremost is WIN! everything after that is a bonus.
For his last fight, I personally would like to see him fight Froch. I reckon he beats Froch , as he has too much ringcraft, and furthermore I firmly believe Froch at best is a bit worried about that and at worst Knows it!

good speach

[erics44]

i think he should fight a dirrell

or martin murray

[Primo Carnera]

I can't respect hopkins over the last decade.

He hasn't come to fight and had bored crowds on his way to tactical and dirty wins.

He hasn't had a stoppage on roughly 10 years and doesn't exactly dazzle with skills.

He has tarnished his legacy a lot and will be remembered by me as "that old guy that wouldn't go away" instead of "legend middleweight".

To be honest , I used to think that he shouldn't get any favours because he's old. If he wants to be classed as a World Champion, he should fight the best.
To his credit, he had the balls to do exactly that, taking on Kovalev when People like Stevenson don't really want to. Ok , so he lost, but at least he got in there.
I understand this way of thinking about not liking people if they're not KO merchants, but I don't subscribe to it. However, not respecting their achievements is a completely different thing, and that I don't understand.
the way I see it , is that if he is boring crowds with tactical and dirty wins, it is up to the opponents he faces to stop that happening, like Kovalev did. it's all well and good saying he should entertain, but that's Bollocks really.
What winners do first and foremost is WIN! everything after that is a bonus.
For his last fight, I personally would like to see him fight Froch. I reckon he beats Froch , as he has too much ringcraft, and furthermore I firmly believe Froch at best is a bit worried about that and at worst Knows it!

good speach

thank you. and not wishing to appear pedantic, but I think it's "Speech."

[erics44]

I can't respect hopkins over the last decade.

He hasn't come to fight and had bored crowds on his way to tactical and dirty wins.

He hasn't had a stoppage on roughly 10 years and doesn't exactly dazzle with skills.

He has tarnished his legacy a lot and will be remembered by me as "that old guy that wouldn't go away" instead of "legend middleweight".

To be honest , I used to think that he shouldn't get any favours because he's old. If he wants to be classed as a World Champion, he should fight the best.
To his credit, he had the balls to do exactly that, taking on Kovalev when People like Stevenson don't really want to. Ok , so he lost, but at least he got in there.
I understand this way of thinking about not liking people if they're not KO merchants, but I don't subscribe to it. However, not respecting their achievements is a completely different thing, and that I don't understand.
the way I see it , is that if he is boring crowds with tactical and dirty wins, it is up to the opponents he faces to stop that happening, like Kovalev did. it's all well and good saying he should entertain, but that's Bollocks really.
What winners do first and foremost is WIN! everything after that is a bonus.
For his last fight, I personally would like to see him fight Froch. I reckon he beats Froch , as he has too much ringcraft, and furthermore I firmly believe Froch at best is a bit worried about that and at worst Knows it!

good speach

thank you. and not wishing to appear pedantic, but I think it's "Speech."

i didnt think it was a good speech

[Beanflicker]

Ive been a Hopkins fan all along but especially since I met him & Bouie when I was with Quincy Taylor who was defending his WBC middleweight title against Keith Holmes on a Tyson undercard & got blatantly robbed by Richard Steele. Knowing Quincy was down about being robbed Bernard came to him & said. " Don't let it get to you you & me are the two best MW in the world we need to get it on" I forget who Bernard was fighting but he won easy. Had a long chat with Nard & Bouie both were great guys.
Really I'd like to see Bernard retire now He's got nothing else really to prove to anyone he is a boa fide ATG We'll never see his like again. I know his pride wont want him to go out on the loss to Kovalev bt is pride worth risking his health Bernard is one of the very best

Meh I thought it was a good stoppage against Holmes, and Quincy won the title off a washed up Hawk anyway.

[C.J.Rock]

Ive been a Hopkins fan all along but especially since I met him & Bouie when I was with Quincy Taylor who was defending his WBC middleweight title against Keith Holmes on a Tyson undercard & got blatantly robbed by Richard Steele. Knowing Quincy was down about being robbed Bernard came to him & said. " Don't let it get to you you & me are the two best MW in the world we need to get it on" I forget who Bernard was fighting but he won easy. Had a long chat with Nard & Bouie both were great guys.
Really I'd like to see Bernard retire now He's got nothing else really to prove to anyone he is a boa fide ATG We'll never see his like again. I know his pride wont want him to go out on the loss to Kovalev bt is pride worth risking his health Bernard is one of the very best

Meh I thought it was a good stoppage against Holmes, and Quincy won the title off a washed up Hawk anyway.

Quincy fought & TKO'd Julian Jackson with a torn ACL. I was there when Jose Suliaman saw Quincy limping around after KO'ing Raphael Williams. Theyd stalled Quincy on a title shot for ages. Suliaman offered him the title shot KNOWING Quincy did not have time for surgeryon the knee. He was hoping Quincy would have to turn it down & as the injury was not boxing related Quincy might not ever get another chance
As for the Holmes fight Quincy had had surgery but his knee was still numb but he never told anyone > Holmes caught him with a shot & his knee let him down. He was up & ok Holmes thinking he'd hurt Quincy attacked .throwing wild shots & Steele stepped in & stopped the fight. Now I sat with Quincy & watched a tape in slow motion & of all the shots Holmes threw only ONE scored hitting Quincy a glancing blow the others were all blocked or missed. Steele was Don King's ref Who managed Holmes? Don King's stepson Carl need I say more. Quincy never got a chance to rematch Was a blatant screw job.
Oh & BTW Bernard Hopkins promised Quincy he'd get Holmes for him He did too didn't he LOL