Eddie Hopson

ShoeShine · Post by **ShoeShine** » 07 Jun 2005, 14:30

Anyone remember this kid, he was from St louis and almost made the US olympic team.. he used to do these flips after he won a fight...I wondered what happended to him. he really didnt have a bad record as a pro but he seemed to just disappear.

ferocity · Post by **ferocity** » 08 Jun 2005, 00:34

Wasn't he that one that was trained by Lou Duva? Became champion then was rushed to early with Tracy Patterson? If that the same Eddie Hopson, I remember he was a good fighter wish fast hands, and too early put in with a tough veteran like Tracy Patterson.

ferocity · Post by **ferocity** » 08 Jun 2005, 00:37

I checked his record that is him. I remember seeing that fight with Patterson it was on abc I think, It was a shock when he lost.

ShoeShine · Post by **ShoeShine** » 08 Jun 2005, 09:25

yup thats him, I was looking at his record 32-2 not bad but he just disa ppeared.

walshb · Post by **walshb** » 08 Jun 2005, 13:26

Great little fighter, If I remember correctly it was Kelcie Banks that beat him to the Olympic spot in 1988. Banks won 2 of their 3 contests in the box offs

barry · Post by **barry** » 08 Jun 2005, 13:30

He had a lot of talent, but a rather brittle chin! I don't recall why he just fadded away the like he did.

ShoeShine · Post by **ShoeShine** » 08 Jun 2005, 13:56

Yeah I think He lost to Kelcie Banks from Chicago who went to the Olympics and got decked in his first fight!!! I liked Hopson he had lots of enegry!!

ferocity · Post by **ferocity** » 08 Jun 2005, 15:56

ShoeShine wrote:Yeah I think He lost to Kelcie Banks from Chicago who went to the Olympics and got decked in his first fight!!! I liked Hopson he had lots of enegry!!

I rememeber they were calling him the next Pernal Whitiker but with a punch.