All posts tagged "bernard Hopkins"
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Ryan Garcia Blasts GBP At Presser, Oscar Counters on Social
If the fight is as interesting as the press conference, then fight fans will be buzzing Saturday night when Ryan Garcia takes on Oscar Duarte in...
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Ryan Garcia vs Own Promoter Golden Boy Beef Continues
Ryan Garcia vs. Golden Boy Promotions (GBP) is a gift that keeps on giving, for those who treasure such relationships playing out a certain way in...
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NYF Prospect Watch: Aaron Silva, Golden Boy Promotions
What a weird time it has been to be Golden Boy Promotions. The company is fronted by Oscar De La Hoya, with Eric Gomes acting as...
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Zepeda vs Gesta: How To Watch, Start Time
Zepeda vs Gesta is almost here. Boxing fans will see William Zepeda (28-0, 24 KOs) versus Mercito “No Mercy” Gesta (34-3-3, 17 KOs) on September 16...
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Oscar De La Hoya: Death Threats Kept Me From Postfight Presser
One element of chatter from the Gervonta Davis Ryan Garcia scrap is getting more play, two days after the body shot close out by Tank. You...
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Shields vs. Marshall Postponement Is Nothing New In Boxing
This was to be a historic weekend for women’s boxing, with the undisputed middleweight championship between Claressa Shields and amateur conqueror Savannah Marshall on tap for...
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Oscar De La Hoya On Weigh-Ins: In Between Fights, You Can’t Be Fluctuating Up And Down
We will have a Golden Boy Promotions card on DAZN live from downtown Los Angeles tomorrow night. It won't feature the welterweight contender Vergil Ortiz Jr....
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MUST READ: “Championship Rounds” by Hall of Fame Writer Bernard Fernandez
For more than four decades, Bernard Fernandez was a sportswriter. From 1984 until his retirement in 2012 he covered boxing for the Philadelphia Daily News. During...
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Colbert Was Lil Bhopp, Then Goldenchild, Now Primetime, Soon A World Champion
Philadelphia, Liacouras Center, Saturday, Jan. 18: When I enter the locker room and say hello to Lil Bhopp, he is quick to remind me his new...
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Bernard Hopkins, Juan Manuel Marquez and Shane Mosley Enter Int’l Boxing Hall of Fame
The International Boxing Hall of Fame and Museum announced the members of the Class of 2020, and a Hall call came for all-time aces Bernard Hopkins,...
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Kathy Duva: Bernard Hopkins Told Sergey Kovalev What Would Happen
We now know, because he’s told us so, that Sergey Kovalev had been drifting for a spell before he experienced back to back losses at the...
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Hey Manny Pacquiao, You Retire When You Damn Well Want To, OK?
The “he oughta retire” column is one that is seen within the realm of other sports, yes, but more often in boxing, for a simple reason....
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The Execution of Bernard Hopkins II: Smith Happens
“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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Bernard Hopkins Knocked Out Of Ring In Career Ender; “Common” Joe Smith Beats Legend
Bernard Hopkins, 51 years old and a walking and talking and most of all fighting embodiment of ferocious pride powered by a fuel of a snarling...
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Tommy Gallagher Not A Bernard Hopkins Fan
They will be rooting hard in the Queens residence of Tommy Gallagher, NY boxing royalty, for Joe Smith to beat Bernard Hopkins in LA tonight. Gallagher…...
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This Pro Boxer Likes Smith To Upset Hopkins
Friend of NYF Shawn Cameron is a strong predictor and has a keen eye which helps him analyze how a bout will unfold. I asked the...
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The Execution of Bernard Hopkins
In 2006, while running around like a teenage skycap at Tampa International Airport, I had a chance encounter with Bernard Hopkins just days ahead of his...
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Can “Common” Smith Ruin “Special” Hopkins Adios Bash?
“The Final One,” the last bout of Bernard Hopkins' pro career, unfolds tomorrow evening in Los Angeles and on HBO. We have not seen the likes...
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Quotes From Hopkins and Smith, Days Away From Hopkins Farewell
LOS ANGELES (Dec. 13, 2016) – Former two-division world champion and Future Hall of Famer Bernard “The Executioner” Hopkins (55-7 2, 32 KOs) today hosted a...
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Hopkins SWEARS This Is Last Fight; Young Gun Smith Promises To Throw Nasty Hands At Retirement Party,
Bernard Hopkins took part in the final tele-conference of his storied career on Wednesday, as he counts down to the Dec. 17 adios scrap against young...