Bernard Hopkins: One bad fight could change your life

Bernard Hopkins on his mentality both before and during boxing matches, how his intense preparation and commitment to training alleviated fear and why he makes no apologies for his defense-first approach.
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[@sunnyboy7033]

I have so much respect for this guy

[@miamimagicians]

Hopkins is a living legend

[@jonnycool5]

B-hop is a legend, very wise. great interview!

[@kevinaraujo4945]

very wise. he loves to talk , especially talk about himself, his perspective is more important than any one else is called selfish

[@kevinaraujo4945]

Johnny cool your not that smart , b hop is a high school drop out but tries to talk like he graduated from Harvard. he talks too much. he lost against joe gonzagie a white guy

[@jamessutton7923]

jonnycool5 your an Idiot ..dummy..

[@wutang5503]

Kevin araujo spoken like a true casual. Worried more about talking than fighting.

[@eopanther8]

kevin araujo shut your stupid ass up! Only a true idiot would equate how "smart" someone is by how much schooling they have. Do your homework on how many certified geniuses & super successful people never even finished high school. You also don't know when to use you're instead of your, so STFU.

[@dammionpeaks2209]

Man, all the good interviews are always short.

[@Joydeep2000]

Boxing - best sport ever.

[@leelunk8235]

not

[@leelunk8235]

@IM O its a sport also dumbass

[@mistermarcos5508]

Perfectly answered, yet he had grumbles about Mayweather. Tyson is right, a lot of fighters were/are jealous of Floyd!

[@anthonypatterson8796]

And yet Tyson got paid more than anyone to annihilate overmatched bums. He’s one to talk.

[@VanFaux]

Can't wait to see the one with Nico Rosberg Graham!

So the question becomes, what is the defining quality of agelessness? The sheer desire to compete-whether rational or not-or is it based on those who continue to fight and achieve some level of success? And at what age does a fighter transition into the period of his career when his deeds in the ring characterize him as ageless?

[@MackTheGovnah]

He’s right about fighters who take too many punches in their careers.

[@boxingenius]

when he says i still have two weeks.. doesn't that imply this was from before his final fight

[@kaceyv6368]

boxingenius like

[@dnzwill]

boxingenius no this was before the 1st Chad Dawson fight. I remember watching this on tv.

[@rhyswatts5856]

Apart from the Jermaine Taylor fight he's right he humbled the rest

[@freddy8479]

Look at what happened to Jermain Taylor after he faced B-HOP? He went DOWNHILL and got KO'ED by Kelly Pavlik, who Bernard TOOK APART!!!

[@deannagreen2006]

Bernard Hopkins Your Birthday is two Days Before mine Boy YES CAPRICORNS ARE THE TRUTH .

[@24bigcoop]

The Taylor fights were close but Taylor did officially win.

[@WeFreestyleForever]

Frederick Wells losing the last 4 rounds in a 12 round fight doesn't mean you lost the fight. Taylor dominated the first 7 rounds. No way you can say Hopkins won 7 rounds in that fight.

[@jamessutton3184]

I disagree

[@estherlee5527]

My favorite fighter along with Oscar De La Hoya

[@254ChuckDawg]

What do he mean by one bad fight can change your life

[@WithBACON]

A bad fight can result in death, brain damage, a career being permanently damaged, etc.

[@leelunk8235]

I BOXED THIS ONE TIME AND NEVER DID IT AGAIN....I SUCK AT PUNCHING WITH MY SHORT STOCKY ARMS, I RATHER DO SUBMISSIONS AND CHOKE SOMEONE OUT OR BREAK AN ARM

[@cjj9127]

lee lunk no one gives a fuck

[@alexanderrenz9341]

You just need to get on the inside and throw uppercuts my friend, the short man can have the advantage if he knows what hes doing, come in like smokin joe unload and stay there.

[@leelunk8235]

@@alexanderrenz9341 TRUE

I still remember his debut fight, the year 27 BC, David Vs Goliath on the undercard was a good bout, and Julius Caesar vs Pompeii the great wasn't bad either but B Hop stole the show with a 2nd round KO of "medi~evil" Mike Ali.

[@handsomesquidward8686]

Unoriginal

[@salihkurtovic9009]

1 Ali 2 Hopkins

[@nocomment1469]

love this guy ... but "seek n destroy" ??? more like jab , push , jab , dirty box , jab .... continue for 12 rounds

[@robertbaratheon4621]

no comment he's old

[@RGTomoenage11]

no comment HE DESTROYED TRINIDAD.

[@warking2915]

roger that was almost 20 years ago

[@MrAthiestapostle]

War King but it happened - would you stand in front of Hopkins today? Hell no he can kick your ass and all of us

[@samgaudino1698]

i mean he had one best punches ever for his weight class.