Jan 11, 2020 bernard hopkins is harts mentor, which has injected a sense of revenge to this weekends fight. Dec 19, 2016 sport more sports boxing bernard hopkins threw away a glorious record to fulfil a stupid, unnecessary and personal mission. Bernard hopkins 5572, 32 kos weighed in successfully at 174 pounds for his fight against wbc international light heavyweight champion joe smith jr. Dec 19, 2016 bernard hopkins ended his legendary fight career sprawled on the floor outside the ring as the 51yearold lost to joe smith jr in inglewood, california. Bernard hopkins v joe smith on for dec 17 everlast.
My gut is telling me itll be an easy night for bernard but you never know. Joe smith jr tickets and all other fight tickets at stubhub. Bernard hopkins beaten by joe smith jr in controversial final. Tv episode 2016 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Former world title challengers jesse hart and joe smith jr. Bernard hopkins, a month short of his 52nd birthday, is well prepared for his last fight when he meets joe smith jr. Ahead of the highly anticipated final 1 battle between bernard the executioner hopkins and joe smith jr. Mar 08, 2019 the guy who hit boxing legend bernard hopkins so hard he literally knocked him out of the ring says he rewatches the highlight ko to get him fired up to fight. Bernard hopkins knocked out of ring by joe smith jr. He is one of the most successful boxers of the past three decades, having held multiple world championships in two weight classes, including the undisputed middleweight title from 2004 to 2005, and the lineal light heavyweight title from 2011 to 2012. Someone actually made bernard hopkins look his age. Watch live bernard hopkins vs joe smith commentary from.
By continuing to use pastebin, you agree to our use of cookies as described in the cookies policy. Now he enters the opportunity of a lifetime on saturday in bernard hopkins career finale. Suddenly, smith had arrived, and a few months later he was the handpicked opponent to face the great bernard hopkins, the 51yearold legend who needed a. We use cookies for various purposes including analytics. Oct 29, 2016 former twodivision world champion and future hall of famer bernard the executioner hopkins 5572, 32 kos and light heavyweight contender joe smith jr. He became the first boxer to score a knockout over legendary twoweight world champion bernard hopkins in december 2016.
Watch the final 1 bernard hopkins vs joe smith jr press conference 7 golden boy promotions on dailymotion. View slideshow bernard hopkins looks at the overhead monitor to watch the replay, after being knocked out of the ring during the eighth round of his fight with. Hopkins will be facing the young and dangerous joe smith. Light heavyweight bernard hopkins, 51yearsold, will fight joe smith, jr.
On december 17, 2016, from the fabulous forum in inglewood, ca, bernard hopkins 5572, 32 kos takes on joe smith jr. Dec 18, 2016 joe smith jr ended bernard hopkins career with controversy that only hopkins was willing to believe. A rightleft, rightleft combination from joseph smith jr. The forum in inglewood, california is the site for 51yearold bernard hopkins 66th and final bout. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. At 51 hopkins still performs at a higher level than a number of fighters today. Bernard hopkins will be missed but his is a tarnished. The fight was dubbed the battle of the planet, and the fight was for hopkins the ring light heavyweight title. Former multiple weight world champion bernard hopkins 5572, 32 kos announced he would be having a farewell fight at the forum in inglewood, california on december 17, 2016. Bernard hopkins will be missed but his is a tarnished legacy. Joe smith jr video, bernard hopkins rips into joe smith jr.
Former multiple weight world champion bernard hopkins 5572, 32 kos. Bernard hopkins to finish boxing career with fight vs. Dec 15, 2016 for the final time in his 28year, 64fight hall of fame career, bernard hopkins will step into the ring once more saturday night. Tavoris cloud for the ibf light heavyweight championship, held on march 9, 20, at the barclays center, brooklyn, new york, usa. They would have talks, and my dad would put bernard on the phone with me. Thefightguys bring you live commentary from the forum as we watch bernard hopkins vs joe smith jr live. Dec 19, 2016 bernard hopkins and joe smith jr do battle at the forum in inglewood, california. Check out photos and videos from the bernard hopkins vs. Ii, billed as the rivals, was a professional boxing match contested on april 3, 2010. On saturday, december 17, 2016, bernard hopkins took on joe smith jr. Additional scenes, messages hidden in credits and more. Hopkins stood up fine at the count of 8, and then watched referee jack reiss in the ring above him 20 count him out.
Bernard hopkins vs joe smith jr, oleksandr usyk vs thabiso mchunu. Though, at his age, the rest could be more beneficial than someone who is in their physical prime. For the second time in three years, the hardhitting long island light heavyweight beat a favored. Bernard hopkins vs joe smith full fight round by round result, replay update highlights. He became the first boxer to score a stoppage victory over former undisputed middleweight world champion bernard hopkins, who retired after their fight. They tango on dec 17, in california, according to smith cotrainer tommy gallagher. The fight was a rematch of the may 22, 1993 bout between the two where jones defeated hopkins for the ibf middleweight title. Bernard hopkins and joe smith jr do battle at the forum in inglewood, california. Hopkins loses final fight after being knocked out of ring smith landed a huge combo that sent hopkins, 51, through the ropes and onto the ground outside. Bernard hopkins gets knocked entirely out of the boxing ring in final fight the 51yearold veteran did not get the career ending he was hoping for on saturday night vs. Bernard hopkins knocked out of the ring by joe smith video. Teleconference transcript plus audio click here for full mp3 teleconference audio ahead of the highly anticipated final 1 battle between bernard the executioner hopkins and joe smith jr. While the alien may be retired, the executioner has one fight left, and joe smith jr.
The most successful alumnus of graterford prison, who turns 52 on january 15, will fight 27 year old joe smith 221. Hopkins loses final fight after being knocked out of ring smith landed a huge combo that sent hopkins, 51. When it comes to unlikely sporting success stories, the career of bernard hopkins has to be somewhere near the top. The great gilly hopkins 1 hours and 39 minutes movie 2016 a feisty foster kids outrageous scheme to be reunited with her birth mother has unintended consequences in the great gilly hopkins, an entertaining film for the entire family. He challenged once for the wba light heavyweight title in march 2019 and at regional level, held the wbc international light heavyweight title. Bernard hopkins threw away a glorious record to fulfil a. Dec 18, 2016 bernard hopkins knocked out of ring by joe smith jr. Although not all of the fighters who were favored to win on. If you know anything about bernard hopkins history, if you go into details. At the time of the stoppage, smith was up 6964 and 6766, with hopkins up 6766 on the third card. Bernard hopkins will fight explosive contender joe smith jr. The 51yearold will face young, powerful joe smith jr. Fight thread bernard hopkins vs joe smith jr, oleksandr. Smith wobbles bernard just a bit with a couple power shots, and that wins him a cagey round.
Bernard hopkins vs joe smith jr full fight video 2016 result. He is one of the most successful boxers of the past thr. The 51yearold calls time on his remarkable career with one last bout. Bernard hopkins vs joe smith jr press conference p3. Hopkins confounded doubters who figured hed be back behind bars but he instead learned the pugilism trade and debuted as a pro in 1988. At 9 years old, bernard hopkins was calling my father. To see bernard hopkins berate and call joe smith jr. Bernard hopkins was knocked out of ring by joe smith jr. Jayne kaminonceausa today sports b ernard hopkins should be remembered as the best pure middleweight.
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