Bernard Hopkins older than Eubank ?

mrkh · Post by **mrkh** » 11 Nov 2007, 20:48

Thats kind of weird

Makes you feel Eubank was a little spoiled because of his marriage proposal, lisp and posing when proper fighters like Hopkins had to graft there way to the top and go unnoticed for years

Phenomenal-Nutrition · Post by **Phenomenal-Nutrition** » 11 Nov 2007, 21:26

Do you mean BHOPs older than Eubank? BHOPs didnt turn Pro till late because he was doing time for snatching Grannys purses, BHOPs wasnt really dodged by anyone and he turned down 2 massive fights against RJJ and Calazage

Des1 · Post by **Des1** » 12 Nov 2007, 04:00

Phenomenal-Nutrition wrote:Do you mean BHOPs older than Eubank? BHOPs didnt turn Pro till late because he was doing time for snatching Grannys purses, BHOPs wasnt really dodged by anyone and he turned down 2 massive fights against RJJ and Calazage

Hopkins didnt do time for snatching purses, he did time for armed bank robbery

Greg Nicholas · Post by **Greg Nicholas** » 12 Nov 2007, 04:14

Frank Bruno is a bigger name than Larry Holmes (in Britain).. get over it..

Greg Nicholas · Post by **Greg Nicholas** » 12 Nov 2007, 04:17

And didnt Eubank have to graft his way to the top..? He had to fight to get out of the Bronx and learned his craft in the toughest gyms, came up with no TV and got the Benn fight on merit.. then got battered left, right, under and upwards by Benn before getting his hands on the belt.. so he didnt exactly just stroll along and pick up a pot of gold.. Hopkins 'Benn' fight was Trinidad, he failed in his previous Benn fight (Rjj)..