Bernard never squeaks a word about Andre Ward... He's an opportunist and always have

He's repeatedly said he's too close with Ward to want to fight him.

 

Oh, yeah Bernard is an extreme cherrypicker.

Tough and strong... those are the ones he like.
(Trinidad, Pavlik etc...)

A bit of technical skill and speed and he fails... if he doesn't run first..
(Taylor and no.. he will never mention Ward)

 

"Andre Ward is the next thing for Bernard Hopkins. I’m going on record telling everyone that’s listening, and I have no promotional relationship with Andre Ward. They’re watching everybody else. They better watch him, period.”-Bernard Hopkins.

He sees him as a future successor, not an opponent.

 

What bull****. How dumb does Bernard think boxing fans are?

Successor? Frazier, Ali, Foreman.. successors? They still fight each other...

If people say "so what" to his successor story, then Bernard will marry someone is Ward's family and claim "I cannot fight family".

It all boils down to Bernard being **** scared of Ward.. and therefore he will say whatever to avoid having to fight him. If Ward was crude... Bernard would fight him in a heartbeat. Its that simple.

 

Literally almost fell off my chair when I got to the James Toney part :rofl:rofl:roflatsch

Well played

 

No. But I would not be surprised if he created this elaborate story that he sees Ward as someone who can carry the torch... someone the American people can rely on.. someone to continue the legacy... all with wet eyes...

Or whatever other story he can come up with to avoid Ward.

It doesn't really matter what story he invented.. the bottom line is that he will never fight Ward because he only goes for the "strong and crude" as a rule with very few exceptions. And Ward is far too good to be someone Hopkins would want to even consider.

 

Not a good post bro.

 

Yeah, how many 48-year-olds do you see in the NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB or MMA? Yet B-Hop (and Vitali for that matter) are supposed to grow some nuts and fight twenty something year olds in their prime atsch

 

Honestly he has done his fair share of cherry picking and clever matchmaking. But what he's done at such an old age is commendable any way you cut it.

 

You know what, Benard Hopkins has paid his dues in this game and he probably should bow out gracefully but he keeps himself in excellent condition and I don't mind seeing him play the gatekeeper cause he still has the skills to weed out the bull****. Him fighting Ward is not a big issue cause they are going in different directions and Ward has established himself as a true champion. On the other hand, Cloud is a little shakey and I don't see nothing wrong with B Hop checking his credentials. Boxing is not one dimensional.:bbb

 

hopkins is nearly 50, campaigns at 175 and andre ward cannot make him any money. there's no reason why he should be mentioning ward, and stylistically it's one of the worst matchups to be made north of welterweight. he shouldnt be mentioning andre ward.