The legend killed the legend-killer in the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City as the retiring future-hall-of-famer Bernard Hopkins beat light-heavyweight champion Antonio Tarver in a 12-round decision Saturday night.
The 41-year-old Hopkins, fighting 14 pounds over the weight at which he made boxing history with a decade-long reign as middleweight champion, enhanced his reputation further with a pole-to-post domination of Tarver. All three judges scored the fight 118-109, and it would have been easy to call it a clean sweep for Hopkins, who was more aggressive early and seemed to gain energy late in the fight. More
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Bernard Hopkins:
Accomplishing the Unthinkable
He began his career as an unknown 23-year-old, fresh from the Graterfield State Penitentiary. Tonight, he ends it -- as one of the greatest middleweights of all time. Don't miss HBO's exclusive video tribute to the 20-year career of the man "who stood up when others didn't dare."
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My Story: Antonio Tarver
Antonio Tarver and his family talk candidly about his childhood, early struggles and how his children help to inspire him to be the best.
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My Story: Bernard Hopkins
"I have tasted death...." Bernard Hopkins tells us in his own words how boxing paved the way for him to change his life.
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Hopkins Shines with Final Light
Of all his many accomplishments in boxing, perhaps his last was the most remarkable. Bernard Hopkins went out on top. Few champions leave the ring for the last time with a title belt clasped about their waist. Read More
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Bert Sugar's Post-Fight Analysis
For those who thought the lion was asleep just because they hadn't heard him roar lately, that lion in winter better known as Bernard Hopkins roared loudly Saturday night dissembling light heavyweight champ Antonio Tarver into tidier, neater pieces. Read More
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Compubox Post-Fight Analysis
How dominant was Hopkins? Tarver landed less than 10 total punches in 10 of the 12 rounds. Tarver landed in single digits in power shots in ALL 12 rounds. Those are the kind of numbers Floyd Mayweather put up against Diego Corrales and Roy Jones vs. Reggie Johnson.
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Tarver's Vision Quest
He was 28 when he won a bronze medal in the 1996 Olympics, 29, when he turned pro. It wasn't until he was 34 before he captured his first world championship. In the last two years, he has beaten future Hall of Famer Roy Jones Jr. twice...
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Fighting For History
Bernard Hopkins knows what he's fighting for on June 10 and it's not a leather belt. Certainly the light heavyweight title that Antonio Tarver holds will be at stake when the 41-year-old former middleweight champion steps into the ring at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City for the final time as a prize fighter but Hopkins no longer fights for titles or even for recognition...
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Training Camp: Hopkins
New Orleans, LA -- Middleweight Great Bernard Hopkins opens training camp to students and unveils a secret weapon as he continues to prepare for a June 10 battle with Light Heavyweight Champion Antonio Tarver.
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