Hopkins Legacy?

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  1. HEADBANGER

    HEADBANGER TEAM ELITE GENERAL Full Member

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    Will Hopkins be partly remembered as someone who feigned injuries and looked for a way out when the going got tough? Someone who didnt care if he robbed the fans of their hard earned money to try and get a fight illegitimately stopped?
     
  2. Ukansodoff

    Ukansodoff Deontay plz stop ducking Joshua. Thank you. Full Member

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    Ive never liked Hopkins, didnt like his style and persona but i hope not. I was just on his Boxrec this morning its nothing short of incredible, he must be a very rich man. And his body has been able to defy time. What a career i hope he goes down as a true legend of the sport.
     
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  3. Brixton Bomber

    Brixton Bomber Obsessed with Boxing banned Full Member

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    No. He'll go down as a legend.

    I remember reading a wrote that basically went like "Even if you beat Bernard, he takes something from you and you're never the same again" and I think that's true. Add to that his achievements over three divisions, his willingness to fight the very best and his longevity, and you've got an ATG.

    I can't stand him on many levels.

    1) He rambles on like god knows what. Can never give a simple answer.
    2) A lot of the time his style left a lot to be desired.
    3) He was a racist, simple.

    But he fought a who's who of his time, outlasted many of them, and was never out of a fight with them (bar Kovalev) even if he lost.

    Those performances against Tito & Pavlik will go down as legendary clinics forever.
     
  4. ZODIUS!!!

    ZODIUS!!! The certified boss banned Full Member

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    A "white boy" nearly ethered him last night
     
  5. Gannicus

    Gannicus 2014 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    Top 50 ATG. Lock. Undebatable.
     
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  6. First Round KO

    First Round KO Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Hopkins quit, he had ample time to return to the ring but didn't want to know, smashed twice by white boys will be this bums legacy.
     
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  7. DirtyOldTown

    DirtyOldTown Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He fell out of the ring himself there, almost launched himself out. Why did he do that?
     
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  8. xosttel

    xosttel New Member Full Member

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    As a fan I didn't like this fight going in. I thought he should have left his period as going the distance with Kovalev at that age. Nothing he could have done in this fight would be as impressive as that anyway. No one will really care or remember this fight in a few weeks so I don't know what the point was.
     
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  9. BlizzyBlizz

    BlizzyBlizz Loyal Member Full Member

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    Hopkins Legacy was sealed a long time ago. What happened tonight was funny. In the end he finally realized that the kid can really hit hard lmfao...
     
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  10. rorschach51

    rorschach51 A Legend & A Gentleman Full Member

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    His legacy is undeniable, he is a top 40 ATG. This unfortunate result does nothing to change that.
     
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  11. ZODIUS!!!

    ZODIUS!!! The certified boss banned Full Member

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    I dunno...

    Why can no man beat Tyson Fury ?

    It's one of life's mysteries
     
  12. ZODIUS!!!

    ZODIUS!!! The certified boss banned Full Member

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    Would you say how smith had BIG HANDS ?

    Did he subcum to those BIG HANDS ?
     
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  13. DoubleJab666

    DoubleJab666 Dot, dot, dot... Full Member

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    I'm starting to think you ARE Tyson Fury...
     
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  14. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    For the last decade ever fight has been win win.

    If he wins he adds to his legacy, if he loses it doesn't matter because he's too old.
     
  15. Bensub

    Bensub Boxing Addict Full Member

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    How many white boys have beat him now??? Haha