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Hopkins? legacy is secure in spite of the fall
By Michael Rosenthal, RingTV.com, Mon, 19 Dec 2016
INGLEWOOD, Calif. ? It wasn?t supposed to end this way, not with a devastating loss and not in such a bizarre manner.
Bernard Hopkins looked like an average fighter at best in his farewell outing against Joe Smith Jr. on Saturday night at the Forum, as the 51-year-old struggled to get his punches Read Full Story >>>The Execution of Bernard Hopkins II: Smith Happens
By John Gatling, NYFights.com, Mon, 19 Dec 2016
?Sinatra lifestyle I?m just being Frank wit cha? That?s why I?m headed to the bank nigga!?
Drake, B-Hop-esque in a double entendre of ?My Way?
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I don?t know what was going on in Toronto, but at 5am in Los Angeles, I found out Bernard Hopkins (55-8-2, 32KOs) got bodied by Joe Smit Read Full Story >>> JOE SMITH, JR. DEFEATS BERNARD HOPKINS IN THE "FINAL 1" TO RETAIN THE WBC INTERNATIONAL LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE
PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 19 Dec 2016
LOS ANGELES (Dec. 17, 2016) - Joe Smith, Jr. (23-1, 19 KOs) retained his WBC International Light Heavyweight Title with a technical knockout victory after sending Bernard "The Executioner" Hopkins (55-8-2, 32 KOs) throug Read Full Story >>> ASTON PALICTE MAKES A SMASHING LAS VEGAS DEBUT
By Ed de la Vega, DDS, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 19 Dec 2016
?The winner by split decision is from Bago, Cebu, Aston Palicte? so said the ring announcer after 10 hard fought rounds of boxing that featured heavy exchanges phone booth style last night at the D Hotel Event Center at dow Read Full Story >>> ASTON PALICTE WINS NABF AND WBO INTERCON TITLES IN AMERICAN DEBUT
By Maloney L. Samaco, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 19 Dec 2016
Aston Palicte of Bago City won his American debut via split decision against Oscar Cantu of Texas during the "Knockout Night at the D" series at the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center indoor facility. One judge scored the Read Full Story >>> TABUGON DECKS NERY BUT GETS STOPPED IN 4TH
By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 19 Dec 2016
Raymond Tabugon of the Sanman returned to Mexico to face world ranked Luis “Pantera” Nery in Chiapas December 17. In the opening round, Tabugon was cornered and receiving a hard volley when a right counter sent Nery down. Read Full Story >>> NBA - - Rockets pull improbable OT win over stunned Wolves
By Daniel Quindao Guden, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 19 Dec 2016
MINNEAPOLIS - A golden performance turned into a disappointing silver finish for the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday night when they surrendered a 12-point lead with 2:19 left in the fourth quarter and lost to the Houston Ro Read Full Story >>> Hopkins vs. Smith ? Imagine That
By Marc Livitz, Boxing.com, Mon, 19 Dec 2016
Bernard was introduced in the ring as ?The Executioner? as opposed to ?The Alien,? so there?s still hope for intelligent life beyond our solar system?
?I don?t believe in destiny or the guiding hand of fate. I don?t believe in forever or love as a mystical state? were the lyrics penned to yet ano Read Full Story >>> Bernard Hopkins knocked out of the ring in dramatic career-ending defeat to Joe Smith Jnr
By Tony Mogan, Yahoo! Sports, Mon, 19 Dec 2016
Bernard Hopkins was knocked out of the ring in a dramatic defeat to Joe Smith Jnr in his last ever fight in a boxing ring.
Hopkins, who turns 52 in January, was sent flying through the ropes after a devastating flurry from Smith in the eighth round. The veteran insisted post-fight he was pushed o Read Full Story >>> HOPKINS VS SMITH FULL FIGHT REVIEW AND POST-FIGHT ANALYSIS
By James Sullivan , Boxing News and Views, Mon, 19 Dec 2016
No matter how revered or respected a fighter Bernard Hopkins has become, going into battle at the age of 51 against a much younger, fresher power puncher was always going to be a monumental risk.
Hopkins vs Smith Full Fight Review
Hopkins ? who went into the fight as the heavy favourite having n Read Full Story >>> Following shocking KO, Povetkin denies doping despite WBC findings
By Phil D. Jay, World Boxing News, Mon, 19 Dec 2016
Alexander Povetkin was shockingly allowed to fight this past Saturday night despite failing a drugs test for the second time in less than a year.
The Russian fought late replacement Johann Duhaupas just hours after scheduled foe Bermane Stiverne pulled out following revelations from the WBC that Read Full Story >>> Exclusive: No Duhaupas regrets despite Povetkin substance fail KO
By Phil D. Jay, World Boxing News, Mon, 19 Dec 2016
Johann Duhaupas and his manager believe better notice would have resulted in a different outcome on the back of a sixth round knockout loss to Alexander Povetkin.
Frenchman Duhaupas, who recently won the WBC Silver title by knocking out Robert Helenius, took the fight at just twenty hours notice Read Full Story >>> NOTES FROM NEW DELHI: VIJENDER SINGH AND INDIAN BOXING
By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 18 Dec 2016
DELHI, INDIA ? In a country known more for cricket, the boxing fans inside India?s Thyagaraj Sports Complex were certainly full of life. And that is quite an understatement.
The country?s flag was enthusiastically waved as the al Read Full Story >>> LIBRANZA, ASTROLABIO KO RIVALS IN SEN. PACQUIAO?S BIRTHDAY SLUGFEST
By Lito delos Reyes, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 18 Dec 2016
GENERAL Santos City (DEC 18) ? MP Davao Stable?s Genesis ?Cobra? Libranza and Vincent ?Explosibo? Astrolabio had both remained undefeated after knocking out their opponents in the MP Promotions? year-ending presentation ?Boxing Blast in Gensan? last Saturday night at the Robinson?s Place here.
Bo Read Full Story >>> Palicte split decisions Cantu in classic; Gallimore stops Baez in 1st round
PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 18 Dec 2016
LAS VEGAS (December 17, 2016) - Tonight's final round of the 2016 "Knockout Night at the D" series ended in typical style as "Mighty" Aston Palicte won a 10-round split decision over previously undefeated "Lil'" Oscar Cantu i Read Full Story >>> Requiem for a Legend: Joe Smith Jr. Stops Bernard Hopkins
By Cheekay Brandon, Boxing.com, Sun, 18 Dec 2016
In the end, we witnessed the sun setting on the career of one of the best pound-for-pound fighters to ever live, and one of the great sports stories of our time?
INGLEWOOD, California?Saturday night at The Forum, in a fight billed as ?The Final 1,? Bernard Hopkins (55-8, 1ND, 1NC, 32 KOs) said Read Full Story >>> PRESIDENT DUTERTE DECLARES SENATOR PACQUIAO ?PRESIDENT ?TO-BE? ON HIS 38TH BIRTHDAY
By Maloney L. Samaco, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 18 Dec 2016
The highest person on the land President Rodrigo Roa Duaterte declared fellow Mindanaoan Senator Manny Pacquiao ?President-to-be? during this 38th birthday celebration in General Santos City. He also told Pacquiao ?Presi Read Full Story >>> EDUARDO JIMENEZ SLOWLY MAKING WAVES IN THE LOCAL CEBU OPEN BOXING SCENE
By Felman Gingoyon, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 18 Dec 2016
Winning gold in a national open boxing championships is a task that requires strong will and determination but winning it thrice in a row is something that brings about Spartan tenacity. You have to ask someone who's been there Read Full Story >>> Bernard Hopkins falls out of the ring to a TKO in loss to Joe Smith Jr.
By Lance Pugmire, Los Angeles Times, Sun, 18 Dec 2016
The punches that Bernard Hopkins had ducked throughout his career and for a good portion of Saturday night finally did him in at age 51, closing his career in the veteran?s farewell bout.
New York?s Joe Smith Jr., throwing a heavy six-punch combination in a neutral corner, hurt Hopkins with a har Read Full Story >>> In final bout, Bernard Hopkins knocked out of ring by Joe Smith Jr.
By Joseph Santoliquito, Philly Voice, Sun, 18 Dec 2016
INGLEWOOD, Calif. ? It always tends to end this way in boxing, and it doesn?t matter who it is. Boxing and age tend to eat its greats. It happened to Joe Louis. It happened to Muhammad Ali.
And on Saturday night, in the fabled, refurbished, Forum, in a fight billed as ?The Final One,? it happene Read Full Story >>>
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