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Widely considered one of the greatest boxers of the modern era, he was a highly strategic and defensive boxer known for carrying good speed and power along with counterpunching skills. He credits mastering the boxing fundamentals and a great defense for his longevity in the sport.
Fight ruled a NC after Hopkins was injured when accidentally pushed out of the ring by referee Lane, who was trying to break up one of the many clinches. Hopkins down in the 5th and the 7th. Some sources give this as TKO5. The Philadelphia Inquirer gives it as TKO7.
Bernard Hopkins (born January 15, 1965, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.) is an American boxer who dominated the middleweight division in the early 2000s with a combination of speed and precision that earned him the nickname “The Executioner.”
Oct 27, 2014 · Bernard Hopkins Greatest Hits (HBO Boxing) Subscribe to the HBO Sports YouTube: http://itsh.bo/10qIJDl Take a look at the legendary career of the oldest boxer to win a world title. Hopkins...
Oldest fighter ever to hold the World Middleweight Championship (40 years, 6 months, and 1 day), surpassing Sugar Ray Robinson. Outdid Sugar Ray Robinson by winning both the Middleweight and Light Heavyweight Lineal belts.
Oct 31, 2014 · Bernard Hopkins may well be the best old fighter ever. Sugar Ray Robinson and Muhammad Ali, whose names come up often in discussions of the greatest fighters of all time, were both over the...
Jul 11, 2022 · Bernard Hopkins grew out of the wild youth that saw him thrown in prison. It was behind bars where Bernard found the sweet science and completely turned his life around. As a free man B-Hop...
Mar 7, 2013 · Bernard Humphrey Hopkins, Jr. was born in January 15, 1965 in Philadelphia. He grew up in perhaps the most crime-ridden projects in Philly. By the time he was 11, he was already into...
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Jun 8, 2018 · Bernard Hopkins. 1965— Boxer. Bernard Hopkins was one of the great middleweight champions of all time and, for much of his career, the best pound-for-pound fighter in the sport of boxing.
Bernard Hopkins. Born January 15, 1965 in Philadelphia, PA. Hopkins turned pro in 1988 and won the USBA middleweight title before stopping Segundo Mercado (TKO 7) for the vacant IBF belt in 1995 to begin a historic 160-pound title reign that includes a division record 20 successful title defenses.
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