was it just me, or did Hopkins act like a royal Biatch in the fight?

ssabripo · Apr 5, 2010

BigReg said: ↑

Here's what Hopkins had to say about it;

"I felt light headed in the ring from the moment he hit me behind the head and that changed the way I wanted to attack during the second half of the fight. I was seeing spots for the rest of the fight, I felt like was in an elevator on the top floor of a skyscraper coming down to the lobby. It was like the room was moving and I was standing still. I was fighting off of instinct. I don't know when the bell rung, I just know I had to get him and throw punches. Then I saw the referee jump in there and I thought he was stopping the fight at first, but then I saw other people jump in there. I never heard the bell ring. I attacked him like that because I didn't think I would be able to finish the fight seeing spots like that."

"I was trying to shake my head and clear my vision, but I just had to tough it out because that's what warriors do. I think the fight could have been different, but when the other guy doesn't want to do anything to you, but it becomes a mess.

"I thought Roy Jones was going to come in there and be a little leary, but he was scared to death. Trust me, anybody who been in the ring before, not the guys who have been watching it for ten years and think they're experts, when you go in that ring it's a whole new different ballgame. Roy went into that ring petrofied and he had good reasons to based on his previous encounters.

"I expected Roy Jones Jr to fight like a legend and let it all hang out. Our styles don't mesh well, and I knew there would be grabbing, but at the end of the day I'm going to fight like a man. When you fight in the ring you fight under any circumstances. Some don't continue and we've seen that recently. There's only that time when it happens that you have to make the decision to bite down and do what you got to do. 90% of that fight was based on instinct. I think the average person would have been trying to find a way to get out, I didn't. I went right after him."
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LMAO, bhop is smoking some ****! that's a ****ing lame ass excuse.

he didn't do **** either, and it was obvious he was not engaging as much as either. Hell, Roy was the one pushing ahead for the majority of the fight, albeit not throwing but rather fainting.

but he didn't stand and cry like a ****** when he got hit behind the head. Gimme a break.

techks · Apr 5, 2010

BigReg said: ↑

Here's what Hopkins had to say about it;

"I felt light headed in the ring from the moment he hit me behind the head and that changed the way I wanted to attack during the second half of the fight. I was seeing spots for the rest of the fight, I felt like was in an elevator on the top floor of a skyscraper coming down to the lobby. It was like the room was moving and I was standing still. I was fighting off of instinct. I don't know when the bell rung, I just know I had to get him and throw punches. Then I saw the referee jump in there and I thought he was stopping the fight at first, but then I saw other people jump in there. I never heard the bell ring. I attacked him like that because I didn't think I would be able to finish the fight seeing spots like that."

"I was trying to shake my head and clear my vision, but I just had to tough it out because that's what warriors do. I think the fight could have been different, but when the other guy doesn't want to do anything to you, but it becomes a mess.

"I thought Roy Jones was going to come in there and be a little leary, but he was scared to death. Trust me, anybody who been in the ring before, not the guys who have been watching it for ten years and think they're experts, when you go in that ring it's a whole new different ballgame. Roy went into that ring petrofied and he had good reasons to based on his previous encounters.

"I expected Roy Jones Jr to fight like a legend and let it all hang out. Our styles don't mesh well, and I knew there would be grabbing, but at the end of the day I'm going to fight like a man. When you fight in the ring you fight under any circumstances. Some don't continue and we've seen that recently. There's only that time when it happens that you have to make the decision to bite down and do what you got to do. 90% of that fight was based on instinct. I think the average person would have been trying to find a way to get out, I didn't. I went right after him."
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If that **** is true he needs to retire but I doubt it's true because why would you call Haye out knowing he hits harder and knowing you have had problems seeing in the fight you were just in? Just doesn't add up I hope him and Jones retire right now for good.

IPitydaFo0l · Apr 5, 2010

1st time in a long time that I couldn't bear to sit through an entire fight. I was out by the 5th round.

TG1 · Apr 5, 2010

He play acted to make it look like he was up against adversity. I would have taken those shots behind the head an the low blow for **** sake.

Hopkins wanted people to believe it was a fight when it was merely a side show farce against a man who is shot to ****. He embarrased himself and the sport.

Jetset78 · Apr 5, 2010

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I agree but there is no defending his theatrical behaviour against Jones.
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He's got previous for this. He did the same **** against Calzaghe.

He put on such an amazing display against Pavlik and says afterwards that he's going for knock outs in his remaining fights....then he fights like that, truly bizarre. Time to retire.

warrior85 · Apr 5, 2010

disgraceful performance by hopkins

Stovepipe · Apr 5, 2010

BigReg said: ↑

Here's what Hopkins had to say about it;

"I felt light headed in the ring from the moment he hit me behind the head and that changed the way I wanted to attack during the second half of the fight. I was seeing spots for the rest of the fight, I felt like was in an elevator on the top floor of a skyscraper coming down to the lobby. It was like the room was moving and I was standing still. I was fighting off of instinct. I don't know when the bell rung, I just know I had to get him and throw punches. Then I saw the referee jump in there and I thought he was stopping the fight at first, but then I saw other people jump in there. I never heard the bell ring. I attacked him like that because I didn't think I would be able to finish the fight seeing spots like that."

"I was trying to shake my head and clear my vision, but I just had to tough it out because that's what warriors do. I think the fight could have been different, but when the other guy doesn't want to do anything to you, but it becomes a mess.

"I thought Roy Jones was going to come in there and be a little leary, but he was scared to death. Trust me, anybody who been in the ring before, not the guys who have been watching it for ten years and think they're experts, when you go in that ring it's a whole new different ballgame. Roy went into that ring petrofied and he had good reasons to based on his previous encounters.

"I expected Roy Jones Jr to fight like a legend and let it all hang out. Our styles don't mesh well, and I knew there would be grabbing, but at the end of the day I'm going to fight like a man. When you fight in the ring you fight under any circumstances. Some don't continue and we've seen that recently. There's only that time when it happens that you have to make the decision to bite down and do what you got to do. 90% of that fight was based on instinct. I think the average person would have been trying to find a way to get out, I didn't. I went right after him."
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if he really had this sense of honor and "fight like a man" he wouldn't foul everyone intentionally and underhandedly and then go crazy when it is done to him to illicit sympathy from the ref. I know many of his fans find this three stooges stuff to be brilliant....the "ring tactician", but how can he complain when intentional fouling is such an integral part of what he does?

Some don't continue and we've seen that recently.

sounds like he is taking a shot at Dirrell with that.

46and0 · Apr 5, 2010

Hopkins was despicable in this fight. He embarrassed himself.

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was it just me, or did Hopkins act like a royal Biatch in the fight?

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