**** Kirks Championships 2013 ****

Might resemble Cotto vs Torres :bbb

 

Upon entering the presser, Hopkins (53-6-2, 32 KOs) presented Richard Schaefer with the robe he wore for the bout to give to Oscar De La Hoya as a memento. “I made Richard an outfit when I beat Kelly Pavlik as a 6-1 underdog in Atlantic City. And since I made history, I get a chance to give my other partner something that is special and historic. This is the robe I fought in. It’s blood, sweat, and DNA. This is Oscar’s”.

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“I don’t like Don King, and I made it clear,” exclaimed Hopkins. “It ain’t a black or white thing, it’s a people thing. He don’t treat people right. Who would ever think after all these years that a mosquito bite couldn’t get rid of him, Bob Arum couldn’t get rid of him, but Bernard Hopkins would stay around long enough to put Don King and the last fighter on his banner out of business? A lot of dictators have fallen in the last 2 or 3 years. Don King: it’s been 10 years since we reunited. I made a living beating all of your fighters; I built my record of 20 [middleweight] defenses with 90% of your fighters. I get the chance to put the nail in your coffin and get rid of the last horse in your stable. I did Richard a favor, I did HBO a favor, and I even did Bob Arum a favor. The Don King that you know of is no more.”