Will Hopkins FINALLY Act His Age?

Let the record show that on Oct. 8, 2008, Bernard Hopkins promised, on a conference call to hype his Oct. 18 showdown with middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik, that he WOULD NOT be fighting in 2013, when he is 48 years old. "No," Hopkins said, firmly, when asked if he'd be gloving up at 48. Of course, he'd previously promised the fightwrite fraternity that he wouldn't fight past 40, and that statement stemmed from a promise he'd made his mother, Shirley. In 2004, Hopkins went on the Tonight Show, and told Jay Leno that he intended to honor his late mom, and not fight past 40. 40 turned to 41 for Hopkins on January 15, 2006, and he did indeed stay in the sport as an active participant. In fact, he holds a 1-2 mark as a 40-year-old, a 1-0 record as a 41-year-old (he beat Tarver), and a 1-0 record as a 42-year-old (he beat Winky... [read full story]