I am an old man, I just happen to be an old man that can fight.
BERNARD HOPKINSI am an old man, I just happen to be an old man that can fight.
BERNARD HOPKINSI got knocked down. Anybody could be knocked down, anybody can be knocked out, but it’s not what happened, but what happens next.
BERNARD HOPKINSThere’s always a chance you will see something new in a fight. Especially in boxing.
BERNARD HOPKINSThe powers that be don’t want athletes or boxers to become as smart as they are.
BERNARD HOPKINSThere are so many things I’ve done that the world of boxing has witnessed. It’s going to be difficult for the boxing people to pick one of my performances as the best.
BERNARD HOPKINSThe middleweight division is one of the most exciting divisions in the sport. Fighters can punch like heavyweights and have the speed of the lightweights. You have the best of world worlds.
BERNARD HOPKINSThe only thing I can do is be right about what I say. Because I know I’m being watched. I understand what I’m facing. All I can do is put the work behind it.
BERNARD HOPKINSI didn’t need to take any fight for the last 10 years. But I’ve always fought the best and I’ve always wanted to prove myself to the best.
BERNARD HOPKINSI want to be the poster child for taking care of yourself after 40. Obesity is an epidemic in this country and I’m a living, breathing example of what it means to stay healthy.
BERNARD HOPKINSThis fight isn’t about boxing, it’s something deeper than that.
BERNARD HOPKINSI’ve done so many unpredictable things and so profoundly. Even the people who want to go against me, are afraid to go against me. They’ve been wrong so many times. A lot of them are just being mum right now. They must feel I can still do things.
BERNARD HOPKINSI would never let a white boy beat me. You can print that. I would never lose to a white person.
BERNARD HOPKINSBoxers are resilitant guys. We know how to take of a big punch that hits us, we know how to survive. Oscar is a survivor, he’s gonna be back bigger and stronger.
BERNARD HOPKINSI wouldn’t wanna fight me, because I know it wouldn’t be a good outcome for both.
BERNARD HOPKINSThis is a great position to be in. I don’t really believe there is any fighter, in any decade that can be in my position of luxury that I’ve been in for many years.
BERNARD HOPKINSI’m lining up my troops to go to battle with. Tarver is the man at light heavyweight. He has the credibility of the fans and media, and that’s what counts. That’s why I am taking this risk, but I am taking it by preparing myself with good people.
BERNARD HOPKINS