Is B-Hop realistically done?

**LondonBB** · 04-23-2008 05:41 AM

I think Bhop has proven all hes needed to in that fight with JC!

He lost the fight but it doesnt mean that much at all tbh.

He walked away from the fight (albeit looking like an idiot with racist comments and very bad dirty tactics) unscathed and proved that he is a great athlete and hall of famer, a legend in the sport of boxing.

He also made a lot of people dislike him from the stupid things that came out of his mouth (which he probably didnt mean to be fair to him) but he still ended up looking stupid from it, lets be fair...everyone must agree that saying some of the things he did have absolutely no place in sport (or life) at all.

But the fact is he is still a great boxer at 43, he is a better boxer than kessler, lacy, eubank etc etc, hes recently beaten wright and bashed tarver. To lose in a close fight against JC and to have put him on the floor aswell is absolutely no shame whatsoever.

If he wanted to he could keep boxing, but whats he got to prove?

I can see only 3 options for him:

1. He fights a rematch against RJJ, i think he might win this aswell. I think hopkins is more dangerous at light heavy than he was at middle weight, weve seen this by how he emphatically beat tarver and wright and just lost a close fight with JC. He could end up winning against RJJ at light heavy, it would attract massive media attention and a great payday for both fighters...both bernard and RJJ have something to gain from this...FOR OLD TIMES SAKE

I know id watch it

2. He fights dawson. Just a possibility. I dont think dawson will be able to handle nard. Nard will confuse the young dawson (most people say johnson was too much for him, in chad's very controversial win), nard will be too much and take away chads 0 in my opinion. Moneywise its not bad, id watch the fight, definately not on the level as fighting RJJ in a farewell rematch though...but still he fights another unbeaten fighter and i think he'll remove the 0 from chad, nard may relish the thought of doing that just before he retires.

3. He calls it a day, hangs up his gloves and retires to go back to his family, maybe some boxing commentary, maybe write an autobiography or get a column in a magazine?

Then again, maybe he'll start by being nice and giving respect to the guys that beat him

Haha, nah...thats one thing that nard definately hasnt got on his agender

**LondonBB** · 04-23-2008 05:48 AM

Fuk guys, lets not let this slip back to arguing the fight again

Theres been at least 40 threads that are all about calzaghe vs hopkins...the fight is history now, its over and done with.

Joe won, nard lost, the fact is that joe didnt look good at all against nard and nard still proved that at 43 years old hes a bad ass in the ring and a hall of famer, he muddled up joe's boxing and in the end it was only because joe adapted just in time (i guess thats why hes champ) that he beat nard.

After bhop's loss to JC i actually look at him better than i did beforehand...he has gained more respect in my eyes due to HIS PERFORMANCE in the ring against JC than he had prior to this last fight.

Lets keep this to what the original poster wanted to talk about 'what should nard do next' and not start arguing about the fight.

**JLAQ** · 04-23-2008 06:12 AM

Bernard has been beaten at his own game period. He's done, and this bodes well for the sport, if you think about it. Actually, even if you don't think about it.