Bernard Hopkins Biography

Bernard Hopkins Jr, was born on January 15, 1965, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is an American boxer. Born to Bernard Hopkins, Sr. and his wife Sue, Bernard grew up in the Raymond Rosen projects with his family.  He is a former Undisputed World Middleweight Champion, and the first fighter to retain all 4 world titles of each major boxing sanctioning body, plus the Ring Magazine belt, in the same fight.

Bernard Hopkins Profile

Full name : Bernard Humphrey Hopkins Jr
Nickname(s) : The Executioner, B-Hop
Rated at : Middleweight, Light Heavyweight
Height : 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Nationality : United States American
Date of birth : January 15, 1965
Place of birth : Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Stance : Orthodox

Bernard Hopkins career

Having defended a world middleweight title for a record 20 times, he is considered one of the greatest middleweights of all time. He is the oldest boxer ever to win a world championship title, when at age 46, he defeated Jean Pascal on May 21, 2011 by unanimous decision, surpassing the record previously held by George Foreman.

Currently, Hopkins is the WBC, IBO and The Ring Light Heavyweight Champion. Eric Gomez of Golden Boy Promotions called Hopkins a "top 20 fighter of all-time and arguably, a top two or top three middleweight ever." Hopkins holds notable wins over Oscar De La Hoya (via KO), Roy Jones, Jr. (via Unanimous Decision), and Félix Trinidad (via TKO).

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