Hopkins reigned as world middleweight titlist from 1994 until 2005, unifying and successfully defending his title a record 20 times. He won the International Boxing Federation title in 1994, then added the World Boxing Council, World Boxing Association, and The Ring titles in 2001 and became the first man to hold all four major sanctioning bodies' titles when he won the World Boxing Organization title in 2004. The Ring ranked him #3 on their list of the "10 best middleweight title holders of the last 50 years."
After losing his title to Jermain Taylor in 2005 and failing to regain it in a rematch, Hopkins moved up to light heavyweight and won the Ring and International Boxing Organization titles from Antonio Tarver at 42 years of age, making two defenses of the Ring title before losing it to Joe Calzaghe. Three years later, Hopkins defeated Jean Pascal for the WBC title and broke George Foreman's record for oldest fighter to ever win a world championship at the age of 46. Hopkins later broke his own record by winning the IBF title from Tavoris Cloud in 2013 and again in 2014 when he won the WBA title from Beibut Shumenov at age 48 and 49, respectively.
Hopkins, a native of Baltimore, Maryland, was a standout basketball player in high school and graduated in 1992. He spent his first two seasons playing approximately one hour away in nearby Hagerstown at its community college. He then transferred to VCU to play for the Rams, and in just two years became a highly decorated player in the school's history. During his junior season, Hopkins shot 58.5% from the field and finished with the 25th best shooting percentage in the country. He then broke out during his senior year when he scored 538 points, grabbed 333 rebounds (third highest ever at VCU), compiled 19 double-doubles and guided the Rams to both the conference regular season and tournament championships. In the first round of the 1996 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, which the Rams would lose to Mississippi State by seven, Hopkins was named the CBS Chevrolet Player of the Game. Also as a senior, he became the CAA's first player to record 500+ points, 300+ rebounds, 70+ assists and shoot better than 50% from the field in a single season. He was named the CAA Tournament MVP as well as the CAA Player of the Year. For his career, Hopkins scored 950 career points.
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published: 27 Oct 2014
Roy Jones Jr vs Bernard Hopkins II (Highlights)
Roy Jones Jr vs Bernard Hopkins II (Highlights)
Roy Jones Jr (54-6-0) vs Bernard Hopkins (50-5-1)
Light Heavyweight
2010-04-03
published: 24 Sep 2018
FULL FIGHT | Bernard Hopkins vs. Roy Jones Jr II (DAZN REWIND)
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Bernard Hopkins - 'The Alien'
Bernard Hopkins is one of the greatest fighters alive today. He went from prison to becoming a multi million dollar prize fighter. He won multiple championships in multiple weight classes, and fought top level opponents until he was 50+ years old.
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FULL FIGHT | Oscar De La Hoya vs. Bernard Hopkins (DAZN REWIND)
September 18, 2004 -- Oscar De La Hoya vs. Bernard Hopkins from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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published: 21 May 2020
Los Grandes Momentos de Bernard Hopkins (HBO LATINO)
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published: 01 Nov 2014
Bernard Hopkins - Defensive Slips & Rolls
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Bernard Hopkins - Is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1988 to 2016. He is one of the most successful boxers of the past three decades, having held multiple world championships in two weight classes, including the undisputed middleweight title from 2004 to 2005, and the lineal light heavyweight title from 2011 to 2012.
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Bernard Hopkins | The Executioner (1994-2013) | Highlights
Bernard Humphrey Hopkins, Jr. (born January 15, 1965) is an American boxer who currently fights as a light heavyweight but was also successful as a middleweight.
Hopkins held a piece of the world middleweight championship from 1994 until 2005 and made twenty successful defenses of the title. He won the International Boxing Federation title in 1994, then added the World Boxing Council, World Boxing Association, and The Ring titles in 2001 and became the first man to hold all four major sanctioning bodies' titles when he won the World Boxing Organization title in 2004. The Ring ranked him #3 on their list of the "10 best middleweight title holders of the last 50 years."
After losing his title to Jermain Taylor in 2005 and failing to regain it in a rematch, Hopkins moved up to light heavywe...
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April 3, 2010 -- Bernard Hopkins vs. Roy Jones Jr. 2 from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Bernard Hopkins is one of the greatest fighters alive today. He went from prison to becoming a multi million dollar prize fighter. He won multiple championships...
Bernard Hopkins is one of the greatest fighters alive today. He went from prison to becoming a multi million dollar prize fighter. He won multiple championships in multiple weight classes, and fought top level opponents until he was 50+ years old.
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September 18, 2004 -- Oscar De La Hoya vs. Bernard Hopkins from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Echemos un vistazo a la carrera legendaria del boxeador de más edad en ganar un título mundial. Hopkins vs. Kovalev es el sábado 8 de noviembre en vivo por HBO comenzando a las 10:45pm este/pacífico.
Defensive highlights of the legendary Middleweight and Light-Heavyweight world champion.
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Bernard Hopkins - Is an American...
Defensive highlights of the legendary Middleweight and Light-Heavyweight world champion.
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Bernard Hopkins - Is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1988 to 2016. He is one of the most successful boxers of the past three decades, having held multiple world championships in two weight classes, including the undisputed middleweight title from 2004 to 2005, and the lineal light heavyweight title from 2011 to 2012.
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Defensive highlights of the legendary Middleweight and Light-Heavyweight world champion.
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Bernard Hopkins - Is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1988 to 2016. He is one of the most successful boxers of the past three decades, having held multiple world championships in two weight classes, including the undisputed middleweight title from 2004 to 2005, and the lineal light heavyweight title from 2011 to 2012.
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Bernard Humphrey Hopkins, Jr. (born January 15, 1965) is an American boxer who currently fights as a light heavyweight but was also successful as a middleweight...
Bernard Humphrey Hopkins, Jr. (born January 15, 1965) is an American boxer who currently fights as a light heavyweight but was also successful as a middleweight.
Hopkins held a piece of the world middleweight championship from 1994 until 2005 and made twenty successful defenses of the title. He won the International Boxing Federation title in 1994, then added the World Boxing Council, World Boxing Association, and The Ring titles in 2001 and became the first man to hold all four major sanctioning bodies' titles when he won the World Boxing Organization title in 2004. The Ring ranked him #3 on their list of the "10 best middleweight title holders of the last 50 years."
After losing his title to Jermain Taylor in 2005 and failing to regain it in a rematch, Hopkins moved up to light heavyweight and won the Ring and International Boxing Organization titles from Antonio Tarver at 42 years of age, making two defenses of the Ring title before losing it to Joe Calzaghe. Three years later, Hopkins defeated Jean Pascal for the WBC title and broke George Foreman's record for oldest fighter to ever win a world championship at the age of 46. Hopkins later broke his own record by winning the IBF title from Tavoris Cloud in 2013 and again in 2014 when he won the WBA title from Beibut Shumenov, aged 48 and 49 respectively.
Bernard Humphrey Hopkins, Jr. (born January 15, 1965) is an American boxer who currently fights as a light heavyweight but was also successful as a middleweight.
Hopkins held a piece of the world middleweight championship from 1994 until 2005 and made twenty successful defenses of the title. He won the International Boxing Federation title in 1994, then added the World Boxing Council, World Boxing Association, and The Ring titles in 2001 and became the first man to hold all four major sanctioning bodies' titles when he won the World Boxing Organization title in 2004. The Ring ranked him #3 on their list of the "10 best middleweight title holders of the last 50 years."
After losing his title to Jermain Taylor in 2005 and failing to regain it in a rematch, Hopkins moved up to light heavyweight and won the Ring and International Boxing Organization titles from Antonio Tarver at 42 years of age, making two defenses of the Ring title before losing it to Joe Calzaghe. Three years later, Hopkins defeated Jean Pascal for the WBC title and broke George Foreman's record for oldest fighter to ever win a world championship at the age of 46. Hopkins later broke his own record by winning the IBF title from Tavoris Cloud in 2013 and again in 2014 when he won the WBA title from Beibut Shumenov, aged 48 and 49 respectively.
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April 3, 2010 -- Bernard Hopkins vs. Roy Jones Jr. 2 from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Bernard Hopkins is one of the greatest fighters alive today. He went from prison to becoming a multi million dollar prize fighter. He won multiple championships in multiple weight classes, and fought top level opponents until he was 50+ years old.
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Echemos un vistazo a la carrera legendaria del boxeador de más edad en ganar un título mundial. Hopkins vs. Kovalev es el sábado 8 de noviembre en vivo por HBO comenzando a las 10:45pm este/pacífico.
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Bernard Hopkins - Is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1988 to 2016. He is one of the most successful boxers of the past three decades, having held multiple world championships in two weight classes, including the undisputed middleweight title from 2004 to 2005, and the lineal light heavyweight title from 2011 to 2012.
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Bernard Humphrey Hopkins, Jr. (born January 15, 1965) is an American boxer who currently fights as a light heavyweight but was also successful as a middleweight.
Hopkins held a piece of the world middleweight championship from 1994 until 2005 and made twenty successful defenses of the title. He won the International Boxing Federation title in 1994, then added the World Boxing Council, World Boxing Association, and The Ring titles in 2001 and became the first man to hold all four major sanctioning bodies' titles when he won the World Boxing Organization title in 2004. The Ring ranked him #3 on their list of the "10 best middleweight title holders of the last 50 years."
After losing his title to Jermain Taylor in 2005 and failing to regain it in a rematch, Hopkins moved up to light heavyweight and won the Ring and International Boxing Organization titles from Antonio Tarver at 42 years of age, making two defenses of the Ring title before losing it to Joe Calzaghe. Three years later, Hopkins defeated Jean Pascal for the WBC title and broke George Foreman's record for oldest fighter to ever win a world championship at the age of 46. Hopkins later broke his own record by winning the IBF title from Tavoris Cloud in 2013 and again in 2014 when he won the WBA title from Beibut Shumenov, aged 48 and 49 respectively.
Hopkins reigned as world middleweight titlist from 1994 until 2005, unifying and successfully defending his title a record 20 times. He won the International Boxing Federation title in 1994, then added the World Boxing Council, World Boxing Association, and The Ring titles in 2001 and became the first man to hold all four major sanctioning bodies' titles when he won the World Boxing Organization title in 2004. The Ring ranked him #3 on their list of the "10 best middleweight title holders of the last 50 years."
After losing his title to Jermain Taylor in 2005 and failing to regain it in a rematch, Hopkins moved up to light heavyweight and won the Ring and International Boxing Organization titles from Antonio Tarver at 42 years of age, making two defenses of the Ring title before losing it to Joe Calzaghe. Three years later, Hopkins defeated Jean Pascal for the WBC title and broke George Foreman's record for oldest fighter to ever win a world championship at the age of 46. Hopkins later broke his own record by winning the IBF title from Tavoris Cloud in 2013 and again in 2014 when he won the WBA title from Beibut Shumenov at age 48 and 49, respectively.