Bhop............

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by badman, Nov 15, 2008.


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  1. badman

    badman Member Full Member

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    I initially though Bhop was a bit of an arrogant ***** to be honest, especially some of the stuff he has done though out his career, however after watching him after the fight with Pavlik I have gained a bit of respect for the guy. After the decision he went to pavlik and said some nice things to him about not letting the fight effect him and how he could develope his game plan.

    I thought that was a great thing to do and respect to him for it especially as he did not need to do it.

    Pavlik needs to develope quicker hand speed, combinations and more lateral movement instead of fighting in straight lines, he will become a great in my eyes when he does that.

    :thumbsup :thumbsup to bhop.
     
    badman, Nov 15, 2008
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  2. catasyou

    catasyou Lucian Bute Full Member

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    Yep,Bernard is really a great guy.
     
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  3. El Cepillo

    El Cepillo Baddest Man on the Planet Full Member

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    Bernard obviously has race related issues, but I tend to think he is actually a pretty nice guy.
     
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  4. badman

    badman Member Full Member

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    I must say that I tough I would never say it about the guy but he is a pretty nice guy.

    I think he is just highly strung and and likes to put a show on to try and intimidate.

    But; hey boxing is no fairytale so he is justified to some degree to do what he does although he does push the limits somtimes.

    I would like to see a calzaghe hopkins rematch.
     
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  5. treva1977

    treva1977 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    he should have an oscar as he is brushing up on his acting skills....if pavlik won he would have been calling him all the ****s under the sun,he is a bad loser and unsporting.
    the one thing i did admire him for was helping out that kid from philly who had cancer.
    that was him being decent as a person,but as a boxer no.
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  6. badman

    badman Member Full Member

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    I agree he is a bad loser.
     
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  7. Diablo

    Diablo Active Member Full Member

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    He acts fine towards people he just beats...but acts terrible in defeat.

    Its pretty shocking the way he gives Calzaghe zero respect:-(
     
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  8. PH|LLA

    PH|LLA VIP Member Full Member

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    he also said after the fight something like "you should learn to fight like a black fighter"
     
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  9. clubberlang

    clubberlang Active Member Full Member

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    Yeah he's great when hes just beat someone, but I thought he was pretty patronsing after the Pavlik fight, he milked the situation much more than he should have.
     
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  10. iceman71

    iceman71 WBC SILVER Champion Full Member

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    reminds me of chavez sr.
    great winner....horrible loser
     
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  11. konaman

    konaman Boxing Addict Full Member

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    :lol:

    Although i think very highly of Bhop as fighter, he is the type of person that you would think is a total tool if you met them outside of the scheme of boxing.
     
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  12. BewareofDawg

    BewareofDawg P4P Champ Full Member

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    There was that story about him and that boy that died that really touched me and made me respect him. Also the fact that he went to Roy Jones's locker room after the fight says alot about his character as well. Many things can be misconstrued by the press and media and especially by hype and build up to fights.
     
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  13. badman

    badman Member Full Member

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    It does go a long way to show his character.:happy
     
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  14. the prom queen

    the prom queen bitter and clinging Full Member

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    I think b-hop seems to be a pretty good guy outside of the ring
     
    the prom queen, Nov 15, 2008
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  15. toffeejack

    toffeejack Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Hopkins is a good winner but a bad loser.

    Lots of boxers are disrespectful before a fight that's just the way it is but his antics during the Calzaghe fight and the blatant disrespect afterwards towards Joe showed what a ***** the man can be.
     
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