B-Hop: The Mask Is Back

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BERNARD HOPKINS: "THE MASK IS BACK...I'M NOT GOLDEN BOY RIGHT NOW!"

"April 19th, Bernard Hopkins will destroy another undefeated fighter. I'm going to make him look ordinary and I'm going to send him home on a long flight back to London," stated light heavyweight king Bernard "The Executioner" Hopkins as he shared his thoughts on his upcoming clash with super middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe. You don't want to miss what he had to say in this in-depth interview as he talks more about Calzaghe and the politics of the sport, how his partnership with Golden Boy Promotions started and his relationship with Oscar Dela Hoya as well as Shane Mosley, who he confirms he'll be helping train for his May 31st clash with Zab Judah.

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[jazarilex]

Great find. Calzaghe's going down.

[Deanrw]

He is going to start using his mask again?



Well that changes everything!

[Master]

It is his biggest challenge since Tito, but the mask symbolises that he going back to those days. If only it was that simple I would put on my school uniform and I would be young again.

[GAME]

He is going to start using his mask again?



Well that changes everything!

Well its certainly put a whole new perspective on the fight hasnt it !

[donnydarkoIRL]

He's very confidnt.
Hopkins is a fighter who's mentality is always set on winning, but in this situation he seems to be demanding it, craving the victory.

I thought this would be a dull fight, but I could be wrong.

[DaxxKahn]

Yeah well the mask won't be the one doing the fighting......Something Tell's me Calzaghe is not going to be deterred because Hopkins feels the need to show off something from the S&M collection.....

[Wayne]

Hoof--that Bernard Hopkins is verbose. This kind of illuminates what he was talking about years ago after fighting nobodies like Morrade Hakkar. He was talking about people working against him and Larry Merchant's face was a giant question mark.

[Dark Lord Al]

Im am wanting Hopkins to win so much.

[Spicoli]

Hoof--that Bernard Hopkins is verbose. This kind of illuminates what he was talking about years ago after fighting nobodies like Morrade Hakkar. He was talking about people working against him and Larry Merchant's face was a giant question mark.

Hakkar was a waiste.Whats amazing is that the W(e) B(e) C(ollecting) had that guy as a Mandatory challenger.Yeh I remember Merchant was all over Hopkins,All in his face.Sort of rude but Hopkins seemed to invite conflict.

[Wayne]

Hoof--that Bernard Hopkins is verbose. This kind of illuminates what he was talking about years ago after fighting nobodies like Morrade Hakkar. He was talking about people working against him and Larry Merchant's face was a giant question mark.

Hakkar was a waiste.Whats amazing is that the W(e) B(e) C(ollecting) had that guy as a Mandatory challenger.Yeh I remember Merchant was all over Hopkins,All in his face.Sort of rude but Hopkins seemed to invite conflict.

It makes me like Hopkins a little more because at the time, I thought he was a little looney. He should have opened up more to Merchant so we could have all been on the same page and not five years later.

[BoxingGorilla]

I think Hopkins will need the mask to cover his wounds.

[Gandalf]

Hopkins is a great fighter but the facts are that he is seriously up against it here. I cannot see him beating Calzaghe. He can talk as much as he likes and he is good at that but there is little to no way he will beat Calzaghe. Im still somewhat confused as to why Hopkins has actually gone through with this, he is usually so calculated and picks his opponents so well. He beat Tarver which was respectable but Tarver was a shell of a fighter that night. And Winky was way out of his weight range and before that there were two fights with Taylor in which Hopkins was pushed to the wire both times. Calzaghe is so much better than any of those fighters (though Winky at the lower weights was extremely good).

I maintain that Calzaghe will dominate this fight and Hopkins will look his age. Calzaghe is as skilled as they come and able to adapt in the ring to anything that Hopkins can offer at this late stage. It wasnt right for Hopkins to go through with this several years ago and now it is?? Something is amiss and its most likely Hopkins.

[ICB]

Hopkins is a great fighter but the facts are that he is seriously up against it here. I cannot see him beating Calzaghe. He can talk as much as he likes and he is good at that but there is little to no way he will beat Calzaghe. Im still somewhat confused as to why Hopkins has actually gone through with this, he is usually so calculated and picks his opponents so well. He beat Tarver which was respectable but Tarver was a shell of a fighter that night. And Winky was way out of his weight range and before that there were two fights with Taylor in which Hopkins was pushed to the wire both times. Calzaghe is so much better than any of those fighters (though Winky at the lower weights was extremely good).

I maintain that Calzaghe will dominate this fight and Hopkins will look his age. Calzaghe is as skilled as they come and able to adapt in the ring to anything that Hopkins can offer at this late stage. It wasnt right for Hopkins to go through with this several years ago and now it is?? Something is amiss and its most likely Hopkins.

Sorry Miles but your way off here and to say Hopkins has little to no chance is way off the mark IMO. He can beat Calzaghe many ways by clinching and slowing Calzaghe's work rate down. Make it a rough tough fight which lesser fighters like Reid, Bika, had great success by frustrating Calzaghe making him lose his concentration and not allowing him to set the pace. And he can also use his best punch to good use aka the right hand which is Calzaghe's biggest weakness and that is one of Hopkins strong points. Im not saying Hopkins will win but he has a much better than than what your giving him.

[Majesty]

he wore his mask for the Taylor rematch too.