Executive Privilege: Classless, Clueless Bernard Hopkins Is Mr. Bad Example

[Mikkel_K]

This article is clearly written with the sole purpose of creating attention to Kessler (for whom Marley is the US agent). Hell, it isnt even thinly veiled, if you read it to the end.

Comparing Kessler losing the decision to Calzaghe and Hopkins losing the decision to Calzaghe makes no sense, as they occurred under very different circumstanses. And while I had Calzaghe winning both fights by a couple of rounds, one fight was (relatively) easy to score and one was not.

[Kev]

This article is clearly written with the sole purpose of creating attention to Kessler (for whom Marley is the US agent). Hell, it isnt even thinly veiled, if you read it to the end.

Comparing Kessler losing the decision to Calzaghe and Hopkins losing the decision to Calzaghe makes no sense, as they occurred under very different circumstanses. And while I had Calzaghe winning both fights by a couple of rounds, one fight was (relatively) easy to score and one was not.

I think it's just a case of certain people having an axe to grind with BHop. Like you say the Kessler fight was a clear win for Calzaghe, I've not heard a single person dispute that.

But the Hopkins fight was much closer. Calzaghe got floored and rocked again later in the fight. Barely more than a couple rounds were really decisive one way or the other. My own opinion of watching the fight was that Calzaghe swept the late rounds to win by a couple but you could conceivably have given Hopkins the first 4 rounds and I believe the 8th and already with the extra point for the knockdown it's level. I think many gave him the 11th as well so a Hopkins win was certainly not out of the question.

[fugaziuk]

don't all jump on top of me - but i did lose a bit of respect for b-hop when he pulled the stunt with the low blow - i expect that sorta thing from judah not from a legend such as hopkins

[Fenster]

He was talking about Hopkins behaviour at the after fight press conference.

A bit of humility goes down well especially AFTER a fight.

So with Hopkins refusing to direct a smidgen of praise towards the "white boy", coupled with his advocating Calzaghe should have been ROBBED by America because he (Hopkins) would have been robbed in Britain, it doesn't sit well with certain people.

But this is hardly surprising coming from Hopkins.

He broke a promise to his dying mother, exposed himself as a proud racist, is totally delusional about his worth in boxing and is totally ignorant of the world outside the USA. Quality (boring, ugly, dirty) fighter though.

[JLAQ]

The sad part about all these is that he's all this bad boy persona but he's still boring! WTF? Does he really add anything of value to boxing with the way he fights? Methinks not, and he prolly turned-off a million fans from watching another boxing match.

[OumaFan]

Marley's good at breaking news but he's not exactly a professional writer, he likes some guys, he hates some guys, he's just a fan.