Bernard Hopkins was a beast in his prime

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  1. Flo_Raiden

    Flo_Raiden Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Rewatched some of his early fights pre-Trinidad. He was a really fast starter in his early years in boxing and very aggressive at times. People always saying that Hopkins is a boring fighter haven't seen his early fights. Hopkins in his physical prime was fast and entertaining, although not as technically polished as the fighter he would become years later. I think his best performance was against Glen Johnson or Echols, where he was a complete fighter.
     
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  2. JudgeDredd

    JudgeDredd Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I think whats most impressive is the way he changed his style as he got older to extend his career.
     
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  3. Wig

    Wig Boxing Addict Full Member

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    All of his top wins are against little guys coming up. All of them.

    Racist bully with the IQ of an Alsation dog.
     
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  4. Exactabox

    Exactabox Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I traveled from Virginia to go to this fight. It was a brutal beat down. You could hear the shots from 20 rows away.

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtm5ApQ4mWk[/ame]
     
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  5. Flo_Raiden

    Flo_Raiden Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Indeed. People don't realize that when he slowed down he needed to be more defensive minded. By that time he was so technically superior and mentally strong that's what kept him winning.
     
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  6. Arcane

    Arcane One More Time Full Member

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    This bellend personifies the typical Hopkins hater :deal the first Hopkins fight they saw was against Wright :dead
     
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  7. elTerrible

    elTerrible TeamElite General Manager Full Member

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    echols fight was awesome, him getting body slammed and hurting his shoulder and fighting with one hand for the rest of the round.
     
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  8. Marky1985

    Marky1985 New Member Full Member

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    Yes you must be right no iq but still approaching 50 years old, and the oldest world champion ever no iq wtf is wrong with you.

    Bernard Hopkins is a legend maybe not the most exciting fighter in the world but how exciting do you think manny pacquiao would or will be at 38 let alone 48
     
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  9. m8te

    m8te Oh you ain't know? Full Member

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    check out his second fight against segundo mercado. destruction
     
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  10. bernie4366

    bernie4366 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Yes indeed.
     
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  11. bernie4366

    bernie4366 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    You're thinking of Hagler.

    Yes, Nard can be unpleasant personally, he can also be super nice. He's a complex guy. Doesn't have anything to do with his ring work. He's not Tony ****ing Ayala or Valero or something, he's just a guy whose mouth gets out ahead of his brain from time to time.
     
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  12. JMP

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    Watching Hopkins fights that took place a decade ago or more just put into perspective how much he has faded since then. He's almost 47, so obviously that's going to be the case, but he was a truly great fighter and while he could be ugly to watch, at other times, he was nothing short of brilliant.
     
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  13. beefman180

    beefman180 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    :deal:thumbsup

    This, definitely. His KO of Joe Lipsey is one of the most devastating I've ever seen as well.
     
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  14. Dorfmeister

    Dorfmeister Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Hopkins has always been fundamentally sound and there are comments about that in his first title attempt in 1993. The thing was that the way he came through Mercado in the rematch, the wins against Echols, Allen, Jackson and methodically damaged Keith Holmes with non-stop aggressiveness was the difference. For me it's good either way, the guy is a mentally strong, physically superb specimen who can execute whatever gameplan they lay out for him.
     
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  15. timmyjames

    timmyjames PTurd curb stomper Full Member

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    it's easy to forget how aggressive he was
     
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