Tavoris Cloud vs. Bernard Hopkins - Revision history

Slugger at 04:08, 25 March 2020

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	*With the win, Hopkins, 48, broke his own record of being the oldest world champion in boxing history.		*With the win, Hopkins, 48, broke his own record of being the oldest world champion in boxing history.
	*Cloud suffered a significant cut to his left eyelid in Round 6, which was ruled incorrectly by referee Earl Brown to be from an accidental clash of heads. Replay showed it to be from a short left hook. A cut also opened to Cloud's right eyelid in the twelfth round ruled to be from an accidental headbutt.		*Cloud suffered a significant cut to his left eyelid in Round 6, which was ruled incorrectly by referee Earl Brown to be from an accidental clash of heads. Replay showed it to be from a short left hook. A cut also opened to Cloud's right eyelid in the twelfth round ruled to be from an accidental headbutt.
	*CompuBox Stats[http://compuboxonline.com/compubox-stats-hopkins-w-12-cloud/]		*CompuBox Stats. [http://compuboxonline.com/compubox-stats-hopkins-w-12-cloud/]
			*[[:File:2013-03-09 - Bernard Hopkins vs. Tavoris Cloud (Poster).jpg\|Fight Poster #2]]

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	*With the win, Hopkins, 48, broke his own record of being the oldest world champion in boxing history.		*With the win, Hopkins, 48, broke his own record of being the oldest world champion in boxing history.
	*Cloud suffered a significant cut to his left eyelid in Round 6, which was ruled incorrectly by referee Earl Brown to be from an accidental clash of heads. Replay showed it to be from a short left hook. A cut also opened to Cloud's right eyelid in the twelfth round ruled to be from an accidental headbutt.		*Cloud suffered a significant cut to his left eyelid in Round 6, which was ruled incorrectly by referee Earl Brown to be from an accidental clash of heads. Replay showed it to be from a short left hook. A cut also opened to Cloud's right eyelid in the twelfth round ruled to be from an accidental headbutt.
			*CompuBox Stats[http://compuboxonline.com/compubox-stats-hopkins-w-12-cloud/]

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Slugger at 19:30, 30 December 2013

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	<fight>1751129</fight>		<fight>1751129</fight>
			*'''[[International Boxing Federation]] Light Heavyweight Title''' (5th defense by Cloud)
			*'''Promoters:''' [[Richard Schaefer]] ([[Golden Boy Promotions]]), [[Don King]] ([[Don King Productions]])
	*'''Ring Announcer:''' [[Michael Buffer]]		*'''Ring Announcer:''' [[Michael Buffer]]
	*'''Promoters:''' [[Don King]], [[Golden Boy Promotions]]
	*'''Aired On:''' [[HBO World Championship Boxing]] (Main Event)		*'''Aired On:''' [[HBO World Championship Boxing]] (Main Event)
	*'''[[International Boxing Federation]] Light Heavyweight Title''' (5th defense by Cloud)

	== Notes ==		== Notes ==
			[[File:Bernard Hopkins vs. Tavoris Cloud (poster).jpg\|250px\|right]]
	*Tavoris Cloud 24-0 (19 KOs) vs. Bernard Hopkins 52-6-2 (32 KOs).		*Tavoris Cloud 24-0 (19 KOs) vs. Bernard Hopkins 52-6-2 (32 KOs).
	*Hopkins, a 1.6-to-1 betting underdog, entered as the #1 light heavyweight contender to world champion [[Chad Dawson]] according to [[The Ring Magazine]]. Cloud was ranked as the #2 contender by the same publication. [http://msn.foxsports.com/boxing/odds/moneyline] [http://ringtv.craveonline.com/ratings/light-heavyweight]		*Hopkins, a 1.6-to-1 betting underdog, entered as the #1 light heavyweight contender to world champion [[Chad Dawson]] according to [[The Ring Magazine]]. Cloud was ranked as the #2 contender by the same publication. [http://msn.foxsports.com/boxing/odds/moneyline] [http://ringtv.craveonline.com/ratings/light-heavyweight]
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	*Hopkins won a coin toss in negotiations allowing him to come to the ring after Cloud, despite Cloud being the defending world champion in the fight.		*Hopkins won a coin toss in negotiations allowing him to come to the ring after Cloud, despite Cloud being the defending world champion in the fight.
	*Both HBO's [[Harold Lederman]] and ESPN's [[Dan Rafael]] scored the bout 116-112 in favor of Hopkins.		*Both HBO's [[Harold Lederman]] and ESPN's [[Dan Rafael]] scored the bout 116-112 in favor of Hopkins.
	~~[[File:HopkinsCloud.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|right]]~~
	*With the win, Hopkins, 48, broke his own record of being the oldest world champion in boxing history.		*With the win, Hopkins, 48, broke his own record of being the oldest world champion in boxing history.
	*Cloud suffered a significant cut to his left eyelid in Round 6, which was ruled incorrectly by referee Earl Brown to be from an accidental clash of heads. Replay showed it to be from a short left hook. A cut also opened to Cloud's right eyelid in the twelfth round ruled to be from an accidental headbutt.		*Cloud suffered a significant cut to his left eyelid in Round 6, which was ruled incorrectly by referee Earl Brown to be from an accidental clash of heads. Replay showed it to be from a short left hook. A cut also opened to Cloud's right eyelid in the twelfth round ruled to be from an accidental headbutt.

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	== Notes ==		== Notes ==
	*Tavoris Cloud 24-0 (19 KOs) vs. Bernard Hopkins 52-6-2 (32 KOs)		*Tavoris Cloud 24-0 (19 KOs) vs. Bernard Hopkins 52-6-2 (32 KOs).
	*Hopkins, a 1.6-to-1 betting underdog, entered as the #1 light heavyweight contender to world champion [[Chad Dawson]] according to [[The Ring Magazine]]. Cloud was ranked as the #2 contender by the same publication. [http://msn.foxsports.com/boxing/odds/moneyline] [http://ringtv.craveonline.com/ratings/light-heavyweight]		*Hopkins, a 1.6-to-1 betting underdog, entered as the #1 light heavyweight contender to world champion [[Chad Dawson]] according to [[The Ring Magazine]]. Cloud was ranked as the #2 contender by the same publication. [http://msn.foxsports.com/boxing/odds/moneyline] [http://ringtv.craveonline.com/ratings/light-heavyweight]
	*At 48 years of age, Hopkins was 17 years older than Cloud.		*At 48 years of age, Hopkins was 17 years older than Cloud.
	*It was the first fight for Cloud with trainer [[Abel Sanchez]]. Cloud fired [[Al Bonanni]] on December 1, 2012. [http://www.12rounder.com/tavoris-cloud-fires-trainer-working-with-abel-sanchez.html]		*It was the first fight for Cloud with trainer [[Abel Sanchez]]. Cloud fired [[Al Bonanni]] on December 1, 2012. [http://www.12rounder.com/tavoris-cloud-fires-trainer-working-with-abel-sanchez.html]
	*According to official records, Hopkins earned a $750,000 purse compared to Cloud's of $550,000.		*According to official records, Hopkins earned a $750,000 purse compared to Cloud's $550,000.
	*At 173 3/4 lbs., Cloud weighed in at the lightest weight of his professional career to date.		*At 173 3/4 lbs., Cloud weighed in at the lightest weight of his professional career to date.
	*Hopkins won a coin toss in negotiations allowing him to come to the ring after Cloud, despite Cloud being the defending world champion in the fight.		*Hopkins won a coin toss in negotiations allowing him to come to the ring after Cloud, despite Cloud being the defending world champion in the fight.

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	== Notes ==		== Notes ==
	*Tavoris Cloud 24-0 (19 KOs) vs. Bernard Hopkins 52-6-2 (32 KOs)		*Tavoris Cloud 24-0 (19 KOs) vs. Bernard Hopkins 52-6-2 (32 KOs)
	*Hopkins, a 1.6-to-1 betting underdog, entered as the # 1 ~~lightweight~~ contender to champion [[Chad Dawson]] according to [[The Ring Magazine]]. Cloud was ranked as the # 2 contender by the same publication. [http://msn.foxsports.com/boxing/odds/moneyline] [http://ringtv.craveonline.com/ratings/light-heavyweight]		*Hopkins, a 1.6-to-1 betting underdog, entered as the #1 light heavyweight contender to world champion [[Chad Dawson]] according to [[The Ring Magazine]]. Cloud was ranked as the #2 contender by the same publication. [http://msn.foxsports.com/boxing/odds/moneyline] [http://ringtv.craveonline.com/ratings/light-heavyweight]
	*At 48 years of age, Hopkins was 17 years older than Cloud.		*At 48 years of age, Hopkins was 17 years older than Cloud.
	*It was the first fight for Cloud with trainer [[Abel Sanchez]]. Cloud fired [[Al Bonanni]] on December 1, 2012. [http://www.12rounder.com/tavoris-cloud-fires-trainer-working-with-abel-sanchez.html]		*It was the first fight for Cloud with trainer [[Abel Sanchez]]. Cloud fired [[Al Bonanni]] on December 1, 2012. [http://www.12rounder.com/tavoris-cloud-fires-trainer-working-with-abel-sanchez.html]
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	*With the win, Hopkins, 48, broke his own record of being the oldest world champion in boxing history.		*With the win, Hopkins, 48, broke his own record of being the oldest world champion in boxing history.
	*Cloud suffered a significant cut to his left eyelid in Round 6, which was ruled incorrectly by referee Earl Brown to be from an accidental clash of heads. Replay showed it to be from a short left hook. A cut also opened to Cloud's right eyelid in the twelfth round ruled to be from an accidental headbutt.		*Cloud suffered a significant cut to his left eyelid in Round 6, which was ruled incorrectly by referee Earl Brown to be from an accidental clash of heads. Replay showed it to be from a short left hook. A cut also opened to Cloud's right eyelid in the twelfth round ruled to be from an accidental headbutt.

	== Quotes ==		== Quotes ==
	*"I was here in a similar situation in New York a little more than 22 years ago. That's when I brought a young man named Terry Norris here to New York, and he fought another legend at New York's Madison Square Garden. If you all remember, we retired that legend. So we're about to retire another legend on Saturday night. When I brought Terry Norris here, nobody gave him a chance. The craftiness and the ring experience of the legend that we fought was supposed to be too much for Terry Norris, and you all remember what happened. I expect the same results on Saturday night, and a new star will be born, which is Tavoris Cloud." - Trainer Abel Sanchez referring to [[Terry Norris vs. Sugar Ray Leonard]]. [http://ringtv.craveonline.com/blog/177591-lems-latest-sanchez-says-cloud-hopkins-is-norris-leonard-]		*"I was here in a similar situation in New York a little more than 22 years ago. That's when I brought a young man named Terry Norris here to New York, and he fought another legend at New York's Madison Square Garden. If you all remember, we retired that legend. So we're about to retire another legend on Saturday night. When I brought Terry Norris here, nobody gave him a chance. The craftiness and the ring experience of the legend that we fought was supposed to be too much for Terry Norris, and you all remember what happened. I expect the same results on Saturday night, and a new star will be born, which is Tavoris Cloud." - Trainer Abel Sanchez referring to [[Terry Norris vs. Sugar Ray Leonard]]. [http://ringtv.craveonline.com/blog/177591-lems-latest-sanchez-says-cloud-hopkins-is-norris-leonard-]
	*"You want to box? There's the clinic right there." - HBO's [[Jim Lampley]] referring to Hopkins.		*"You want to box? There's the clinic right there." - HBO's [[Jim Lampley]] referring to Hopkins.
	*"I've got a history of destroying young champions." - Bernard Hopkins in the post-fight interview.		*"I've got a history of destroying young champions." - Bernard Hopkins in the post-fight interview.

Sweetscientist at 05:26, 10 March 2013

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	*'''Ring Announcer:''' [[Michael Buffer]]		*'''Ring Announcer:''' [[Michael Buffer]]
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	*Hopkins, a 1.6-to-1 betting underdog, entered as the # 1 lightweight contender to champion [[Chad Dawson]] according to [[The Ring Magazine]]. Cloud was ranked as the # 2 contender by the same publication. [http://msn.foxsports.com/boxing/odds/moneyline] [http://ringtv.craveonline.com/ratings/light-heavyweight]		*Hopkins, a 1.6-to-1 betting underdog, entered as the # 1 lightweight contender to champion [[Chad Dawson]] according to [[The Ring Magazine]]. Cloud was ranked as the # 2 contender by the same publication. [http://msn.foxsports.com/boxing/odds/moneyline] [http://ringtv.craveonline.com/ratings/light-heavyweight]
	*At 48 years of age, Hopkins was 17 years older than Cloud.		*At 48 years of age, Hopkins was 17 years older than Cloud.
	~~[[File:CloudHopkins.jpg\|225px\|thumb\|right]]~~
	*It was the first fight for Cloud with trainer [[Abel Sanchez]]. Cloud fired [[Al Bonanni]] on December 1, 2012. [http://www.12rounder.com/tavoris-cloud-fires-trainer-working-with-abel-sanchez.html]		*It was the first fight for Cloud with trainer [[Abel Sanchez]]. Cloud fired [[Al Bonanni]] on December 1, 2012. [http://www.12rounder.com/tavoris-cloud-fires-trainer-working-with-abel-sanchez.html]
	*According to official records, Hopkins earned a $750,000 purse compared to Cloud's of $550,000.		*According to official records, Hopkins earned a $750,000 purse compared to Cloud's of $550,000.
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	*Hopkins won a coin toss in negotiations allowing him to come to the ring after Cloud, despite Cloud being the defending world champion in the fight.		*Hopkins won a coin toss in negotiations allowing him to come to the ring after Cloud, despite Cloud being the defending world champion in the fight.
	*Both HBO's [[Harold Lederman]] and ESPN's [[Dan Rafael]] scored the bout 116-112 in favor of Hopkins.		*Both HBO's [[Harold Lederman]] and ESPN's [[Dan Rafael]] scored the bout 116-112 in favor of Hopkins.
			[[File:HopkinsCloud.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|right]]
	*With the win, Hopkins, 48, broke his own record of being the oldest world champion in boxing history.		*With the win, Hopkins, 48, broke his own record of being the oldest world champion in boxing history.
	*Cloud suffered a significant cut to his left eyelid in Round 6, which was ruled incorrectly by referee Earl Brown to be from an accidental clash of heads. Replay showed it to be from a short left hook. A cut also opened to Cloud's right eyelid in the twelfth round ruled to be from an accidental headbutt.		*Cloud suffered a significant cut to his left eyelid in Round 6, which was ruled incorrectly by referee Earl Brown to be from an accidental clash of heads. Replay showed it to be from a short left hook. A cut also opened to Cloud's right eyelid in the twelfth round ruled to be from an accidental headbutt.

Sweetscientist at 05:24, 10 March 2013

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	<fight>1751129</fight>		<fight>1751129</fight>
	*'''Ring Announcer:''' [[Michael Buffer]]		*'''Ring Announcer:''' [[Michael Buffer]]
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	*Hopkins, a 1.6-to-1 betting underdog, entered as the # 1 lightweight contender to champion [[Chad Dawson]] according to [[The Ring Magazine]]. Cloud was ranked as the # 2 contender by the same publication. [http://msn.foxsports.com/boxing/odds/moneyline] [http://ringtv.craveonline.com/ratings/light-heavyweight]		*Hopkins, a 1.6-to-1 betting underdog, entered as the # 1 lightweight contender to champion [[Chad Dawson]] according to [[The Ring Magazine]]. Cloud was ranked as the # 2 contender by the same publication. [http://msn.foxsports.com/boxing/odds/moneyline] [http://ringtv.craveonline.com/ratings/light-heavyweight]
	*At 48 years of age, Hopkins was 17 years older than Cloud.		*At 48 years of age, Hopkins was 17 years older than Cloud.
			[[File:CloudHopkins.jpg\|225px\|thumb\|right]]
	*It was the first fight for Cloud with trainer [[Abel Sanchez]]. Cloud fired [[Al Bonanni]] on December 1, 2012. [http://www.12rounder.com/tavoris-cloud-fires-trainer-working-with-abel-sanchez.html]		*It was the first fight for Cloud with trainer [[Abel Sanchez]]. Cloud fired [[Al Bonanni]] on December 1, 2012. [http://www.12rounder.com/tavoris-cloud-fires-trainer-working-with-abel-sanchez.html]
	*According to official records, Hopkins earned a $750,000 purse compared to Cloud's of $550,000.		*According to official records, Hopkins earned a $750,000 purse compared to Cloud's of $550,000.
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	*With the win, Hopkins, 48, broke his own record of being the oldest world champion in boxing history.		*With the win, Hopkins, 48, broke his own record of being the oldest world champion in boxing history.
	*Cloud suffered a significant cut to his left eyelid in Round 6, which was ruled incorrectly by referee Earl Brown to be from an accidental clash of heads. Replay showed it to be from a short left hook. A cut also opened to Cloud's right eyelid in the twelfth round ruled to be from an accidental headbutt.		*Cloud suffered a significant cut to his left eyelid in Round 6, which was ruled incorrectly by referee Earl Brown to be from an accidental clash of heads. Replay showed it to be from a short left hook. A cut also opened to Cloud's right eyelid in the twelfth round ruled to be from an accidental headbutt.
	== ~~Quote~~ ==		== Quotes ==
	*"I was here in a similar situation in New York a little more than 22 years ago. That's when I brought a young man named Terry Norris here to New York, and he fought another legend at New York's Madison Square Garden. If you all remember, we retired that legend. So we're about to retire another legend on Saturday night. When I brought Terry Norris here, nobody gave him a chance. The craftiness and the ring experience of the legend that we fought was supposed to be too much for Terry Norris, and you all remember what happened. I expect the same results on Saturday night, and a new star will be born, which is Tavoris Cloud." - Trainer Abel Sanchez referring to [[Terry Norris vs. Sugar Ray Leonard]]. [http://ringtv.craveonline.com/blog/177591-lems-latest-sanchez-says-cloud-hopkins-is-norris-leonard-]		*"I was here in a similar situation in New York a little more than 22 years ago. That's when I brought a young man named Terry Norris here to New York, and he fought another legend at New York's Madison Square Garden. If you all remember, we retired that legend. So we're about to retire another legend on Saturday night. When I brought Terry Norris here, nobody gave him a chance. The craftiness and the ring experience of the legend that we fought was supposed to be too much for Terry Norris, and you all remember what happened. I expect the same results on Saturday night, and a new star will be born, which is Tavoris Cloud." - Trainer Abel Sanchez referring to [[Terry Norris vs. Sugar Ray Leonard]]. [http://ringtv.craveonline.com/blog/177591-lems-latest-sanchez-says-cloud-hopkins-is-norris-leonard-]
	*"You want to box? There's the clinic right there." - HBO's [[Jim Lampley]] referring to Hopkins.		*"You want to box? There's the clinic right there." - HBO's [[Jim Lampley]] referring to Hopkins.
	*"I've got a history of destroying young champions." - Bernard Hopkins in the post-fight interview.		*"I've got a history of destroying young champions." - Bernard Hopkins in the post-fight interview.

Sweetscientist at 05:11, 10 March 2013

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	*Both HBO's [[Harold Lederman]] and ESPN's [[Dan Rafael]] scored the bout 116-112 in favor of Hopkins.		*Both HBO's [[Harold Lederman]] and ESPN's [[Dan Rafael]] scored the bout 116-112 in favor of Hopkins.
	*With the win, Hopkins, 48, broke his own record of being the oldest world champion in boxing history.		*With the win, Hopkins, 48, broke his own record of being the oldest world champion in boxing history.
			*Cloud suffered a significant cut to his left eyelid in Round 6, which was ruled incorrectly by referee Earl Brown to be from an accidental clash of heads. Replay showed it to be from a short left hook. A cut also opened to Cloud's right eyelid in the twelfth round ruled to be from an accidental headbutt.
	== Quote ==		== Quote ==
	*"I was here in a similar situation in New York a little more than 22 years ago. That's when I brought a young man named Terry Norris here to New York, and he fought another legend at New York's Madison Square Garden. If you all remember, we retired that legend. So we're about to retire another legend on Saturday night. When I brought Terry Norris here, nobody gave him a chance. The craftiness and the ring experience of the legend that we fought was supposed to be too much for Terry Norris, and you all remember what happened. I expect the same results on Saturday night, and a new star will be born, which is Tavoris Cloud." - Trainer Abel Sanchez referring to [[Terry Norris vs. Sugar Ray Leonard]]. [http://ringtv.craveonline.com/blog/177591-lems-latest-sanchez-says-cloud-hopkins-is-norris-leonard-]		*"I was here in a similar situation in New York a little more than 22 years ago. That's when I brought a young man named Terry Norris here to New York, and he fought another legend at New York's Madison Square Garden. If you all remember, we retired that legend. So we're about to retire another legend on Saturday night. When I brought Terry Norris here, nobody gave him a chance. The craftiness and the ring experience of the legend that we fought was supposed to be too much for Terry Norris, and you all remember what happened. I expect the same results on Saturday night, and a new star will be born, which is Tavoris Cloud." - Trainer Abel Sanchez referring to [[Terry Norris vs. Sugar Ray Leonard]]. [http://ringtv.craveonline.com/blog/177591-lems-latest-sanchez-says-cloud-hopkins-is-norris-leonard-]
	*"You want to box? There's the clinic right there." - HBO's [[Jim Lampley]] referring to Hopkins.		*"You want to box? There's the clinic right there." - HBO's [[Jim Lampley]] referring to Hopkins.
	*"I've got a history of destroying young champions." - Bernard Hopkins in the post-fight interview.		*"I've got a history of destroying young champions." - Bernard Hopkins in the post-fight interview.

Sweetscientist at 04:57, 10 March 2013

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	== Quote ==		== Quote ==
	*"I was here in a similar situation in New York a little more than 22 years ago. That's when I brought a young man named Terry Norris here to New York, and he fought another legend at New York's Madison Square Garden. If you all remember, we retired that legend. So we're about to retire another legend on Saturday night. When I brought Terry Norris here, nobody gave him a chance. The craftiness and the ring experience of the legend that we fought was supposed to be too much for Terry Norris, and you all remember what happened. I expect the same results on Saturday night, and a new star will be born, which is Tavoris Cloud." - Trainer Abel Sanchez referring to [[Terry Norris vs. Sugar Ray Leonard]]. [http://ringtv.craveonline.com/blog/177591-lems-latest-sanchez-says-cloud-hopkins-is-norris-leonard-]		*"I was here in a similar situation in New York a little more than 22 years ago. That's when I brought a young man named Terry Norris here to New York, and he fought another legend at New York's Madison Square Garden. If you all remember, we retired that legend. So we're about to retire another legend on Saturday night. When I brought Terry Norris here, nobody gave him a chance. The craftiness and the ring experience of the legend that we fought was supposed to be too much for Terry Norris, and you all remember what happened. I expect the same results on Saturday night, and a new star will be born, which is Tavoris Cloud." - Trainer Abel Sanchez referring to [[Terry Norris vs. Sugar Ray Leonard]]. [http://ringtv.craveonline.com/blog/177591-lems-latest-sanchez-says-cloud-hopkins-is-norris-leonard-]
			*"You want to box? There's the clinic right there." - HBO's [[Jim Lampley]] referring to Hopkins.
			*"I've got a history of destroying young champions." - Bernard Hopkins in the post-fight interview.

Sweetscientist at 04:53, 10 March 2013

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	*Tavoris Cloud 24-0 (19 KOs) vs. Bernard Hopkins 52-6-2 (32 KOs)		*Tavoris Cloud 24-0 (19 KOs) vs. Bernard Hopkins 52-6-2 (32 KOs)
	*Hopkins, a 1.6-to-1 betting underdog, entered as the # 1 lightweight contender to champion [[Chad Dawson]] according to [[The Ring Magazine]]. Cloud was ranked as the # 2 contender by the same publication. [http://msn.foxsports.com/boxing/odds/moneyline] [http://ringtv.craveonline.com/ratings/light-heavyweight]		*Hopkins, a 1.6-to-1 betting underdog, entered as the # 1 lightweight contender to champion [[Chad Dawson]] according to [[The Ring Magazine]]. Cloud was ranked as the # 2 contender by the same publication. [http://msn.foxsports.com/boxing/odds/moneyline] [http://ringtv.craveonline.com/ratings/light-heavyweight]
			*At 48 years of age, Hopkins was 17 years older than Cloud.
	*It was the first fight for Cloud with trainer [[Abel Sanchez]]. Cloud fired [[Al Bonanni]] on December 1, 2012. [http://www.12rounder.com/tavoris-cloud-fires-trainer-working-with-abel-sanchez.html]		*It was the first fight for Cloud with trainer [[Abel Sanchez]]. Cloud fired [[Al Bonanni]] on December 1, 2012. [http://www.12rounder.com/tavoris-cloud-fires-trainer-working-with-abel-sanchez.html]
	*According to official records, Hopkins earned a $750,000 purse compared to Cloud's of $550,000.		*According to official records, Hopkins earned a $750,000 purse compared to Cloud's of $550,000.
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	*Hopkins won a coin toss in negotiations allowing him to come to the ring after Cloud, despite Cloud being the defending world champion in the fight.		*Hopkins won a coin toss in negotiations allowing him to come to the ring after Cloud, despite Cloud being the defending world champion in the fight.
	*Both HBO's [[Harold Lederman]] and ESPN's [[Dan Rafael]] scored the bout 116-112 in favor of Hopkins.		*Both HBO's [[Harold Lederman]] and ESPN's [[Dan Rafael]] scored the bout 116-112 in favor of Hopkins.
			*With the win, Hopkins, 48, broke his own record of being the oldest world champion in boxing history.
	== Quote ==		== Quote ==
	*"I was here in a similar situation in New York a little more than 22 years ago. That's when I brought a young man named Terry Norris here to New York, and he fought another legend at New York's Madison Square Garden. If you all remember, we retired that legend. So we're about to retire another legend on Saturday night. When I brought Terry Norris here, nobody gave him a chance. The craftiness and the ring experience of the legend that we fought was supposed to be too much for Terry Norris, and you all remember what happened. I expect the same results on Saturday night, and a new star will be born, which is Tavoris Cloud." - Trainer Abel Sanchez referring to [[Terry Norris vs. Sugar Ray Leonard]]. [http://ringtv.craveonline.com/blog/177591-lems-latest-sanchez-says-cloud-hopkins-is-norris-leonard-]		*"I was here in a similar situation in New York a little more than 22 years ago. That's when I brought a young man named Terry Norris here to New York, and he fought another legend at New York's Madison Square Garden. If you all remember, we retired that legend. So we're about to retire another legend on Saturday night. When I brought Terry Norris here, nobody gave him a chance. The craftiness and the ring experience of the legend that we fought was supposed to be too much for Terry Norris, and you all remember what happened. I expect the same results on Saturday night, and a new star will be born, which is Tavoris Cloud." - Trainer Abel Sanchez referring to [[Terry Norris vs. Sugar Ray Leonard]]. [http://ringtv.craveonline.com/blog/177591-lems-latest-sanchez-says-cloud-hopkins-is-norris-leonard-]