Bernard Hopkins Retains IBF Light-Heavyweight Crown......

Veteran Bernard Hopkins kept hold of his IBF light-heavyweight crown with a unanimous points victory over Karo Murat in Atlantic City.



The 48-year-old came into his own in the heart of the fight to take the contest 119-108, 119-108 and 117-110 on the judges' scorecards.....snip~

Hopkins retains his IBF crown - RTÉ Sport


Anyone see the fight? Hopkins is the Oldest Boxer out there Right now. According to this he won the fight comfortably.

Hopkins otherworldly in decision win.....

Light heavyweight titlist defies age (48) and reason in successful defense.



Light heavyweight titleholder Bernard Hopkins, known for fighting at a measured paced and usually being in -- let's be honest -- boring fights, was forced into a bit of a brawl with mandatory challenger Karo Murat. And at age 48, Hopkins was more than up to the task.

The plan was to let the dog follow the bone into the dark alley," Hopkins said. "He doesn't know what he's about to get into, but he's waiting. You stalk him. He doesn't know what he has gotten himself into."

Hopkins, of Philadelphia, was making the first defense of the belt he won in March by easily outboxing Tavoris Cloud to become the oldest fighter in boxing history to win a world title.

With the mandatory out of the way, Hopkins is hoping for a big-time fight. He has talked of a showdown with pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr. -- at welterweight or junior middleweight -- but that fight is probably more fantasy that reality. Hopkins' problem is that he is affiliated with Showtime, and most of the top light heavyweights and super middleweights -- such as Adonis Stevenson, Sergey Kovalev, Pascal, Lucian Bute and Andre Ward -- fight on HBO.....snip~

Bernard Hopkins otherworldly in decision win over Karo Murat - ESPN


Do you think Boxing can do anything to increase their ratings? What do you think about Hopkins saying he would fight Mayweather?

MMC said:

Do you think Boxing can do anything to increase their ratings

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I think that ship has sailed. There was a time when condensing the alphabet soup of sanctioning bodies that produced tons of meaningless "titles" and getting some of the more crooked elements out of the sport would have been beneficial, but now, with the rising popularity of MMA and the growing opportunities for youths in other sports, I think it's too late. Most of the problems plaguing boxing are self-inflicted wounds.

MMC said:

What do you think about Hopkins saying he would fight Mayweather?

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I'm sure he would, and if I were Mayweather I probably wouldn't want anything to do with it, since Hopkins outweighs Mayweather by about 25 pounds and could easily cut the weight to get down to middleweight without losing much power.

Kobie said:

I think that ship has sailed. There was a time when condensing the alphabet soup of sanctioning bodies that produced tons of meaningless "titles" and getting some of the more crooked elements out of the sport would have been beneficial, but now, with the rising popularity of MMA and the growing opportunities for youths in other sports, I think it's too late. Most of the problems plaguing boxing are self-inflicted wounds.



I'm sure he would, and if I were Mayweather I probably wouldn't want anything to do with it, since Hopkins outweighs Mayweather by about 25 pounds and could easily cut the weight to get down to middleweight without losing much power.

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Heya Kobie. :2wave: Yeah that would be Hopkins wish. I doubt Mayweather will consider it. He wants fights that would generate money. Hopkins wouldn't be much of a payday.

MMC said:

Heya Kobie. :2wave: Yeah that would be Hopkins wish. I doubt Mayweather will consider it. He wants fights that would generate money. Hopkins wouldn't be much of a payday.

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Especially not for a fight Mayweather would stand a solid chance of losing.

Kobie said:

Especially not for a fight Mayweather would stand a solid chance of losing.

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I don't know.....Mayweather might just dance all around him and just wear his ass out if that fight was to happen. Until the last couple of rounds and then light him up. I don't think Hopkins would be able to knock him out or win on points.

Way to go old fart. I'm not looking forward to his retirement. He's about the only professional athlete older than me. Maybe a few golfers.

poweRob said:

Way to go old fart. I'm not looking forward to his retirement. He's about the only professional athlete older than me. Maybe a few golfers.

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Heya PW. :2wave: Glad ya noticed it. Its like ya said last time with not many getting into boxing. I didn't even hear anything about his fight, until that Night after the fight.

Maybe they should move away from Pay Per view.

Clearly they should. It's dying because of these price limitations for the viewer.

poweRob said:

Clearly they should. It's dying because of these price limitations for the viewer.

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That certainly doesn't help matters any. UFC is thriving with a mix of PPV and free (or at least basic cable) offerings.

Kobie said:

That certainly doesn't help matters any. UFC is thriving with a mix of PPV and free (or at least basic cable) offerings.

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It's the crack dealer approach. "Your first hits free kid. Tell all your friends."