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Bernard Hopkins: Ignored 'because I'm black'
Posted on 11/3/14 at 2:24 pm
Posted on 11/3/14 at 2:24 pm
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Oh Bernard
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"[It's] because I'm black," Hopkins said before the start of his media workout at the Joe Hand Boxing Gym. "What do you think if my name was Augustine, Herzenstein, Stern? Cappello? Marciano? Don't you understand the conflict of interest?
"If I was any of those names of any other background, I'd be on every billboard and every milk carton and every place to be. If we're talking 'American Dream,' here's a guy who almost threw his life away and he took this great country's great attributes and used it -- do for self, work hard and be a law-abiding citizen. I've done that for 26 years.
Oh Bernard
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Posted on 11/3/14 at 2:26 pm to NorthshoreTiger76
millionaire black person being ignored because hes black. 
Posted on 11/3/14 at 2:30 pm to NorthshoreTiger76
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Hopkins is no stranger to speaking out about race. In 2011, he made national headlines for comments about then-Washington Redskins quarterback Donovan McNabb not being "black enough."
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That was the greatest moment of my life because it was undeniably white against black,"
Bernard sho loves him some race card
Posted on 11/3/14 at 2:30 pm to harry coleman beast
Networks love him
Posted on 11/3/14 at 2:40 pm to NorthshoreTiger76
quote:who?
Bernard Hopkins
Posted on 11/3/14 at 2:42 pm to NorthshoreTiger76
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Bernard Hopkins: Ignored 'because I'm black'
I mean, he's got a point, its not like there has ever been an immortalized black boxer before...
Posted on 11/3/14 at 2:44 pm to barry
Hes also half-retarded which probably doesnt help, but throw out the race card and the media will eat it up so good for him i guess.
Posted on 11/3/14 at 2:44 pm to barry
Dude's been hit in the head a few times...
Posted on 11/3/14 at 2:51 pm to NorthshoreTiger76
No black boxers have ever become famous. Ever.
Posted on 11/3/14 at 3:04 pm to NorthshoreTiger76
He's crAzy but he has some points...
At what point does "blackness" dissolve? Some people feel like "working hard, do for self and being a law abiding citizen" isn't enough to escape the stereotypes and "burdens" of being black in America.
And he's not the first prominent person to speak on this. So when do we look at ourselves, as a country, and ask ourselves some stuff questions ?
At what point does "blackness" dissolve? Some people feel like "working hard, do for self and being a law abiding citizen" isn't enough to escape the stereotypes and "burdens" of being black in America.
And he's not the first prominent person to speak on this. So when do we look at ourselves, as a country, and ask ourselves some stuff questions ?
Posted on 11/3/14 at 3:27 pm to NorthshoreTiger76
ehh... he is ignored these days b/c he lost his last couple of middleweight fights which was the weight class he had most of his career/success in and b/c the current heavyweights he is fighting are a bunch of "blah blah who cares" fighters.
shite, he couldn't even beat Chad Dawson who is 1-3 since being forced to beat Hopkins a second time.
shite, he couldn't even beat Chad Dawson who is 1-3 since being forced to beat Hopkins a second time.
Posted on 11/3/14 at 3:28 pm to StrongSafety
I soooooo hope Kovalev beats that fool into retirement this Saturday.
But I have a feeling Hopkins will do his thing and hold, fake injuries, throw low blows, etc. and cheat his way to a win or no contest.
As long as Kovalev says frick it and unloads on him, he'll finish Hopkins.
But I have a feeling Hopkins will do his thing and hold, fake injuries, throw low blows, etc. and cheat his way to a win or no contest.
As long as Kovalev says frick it and unloads on him, he'll finish Hopkins.
Posted on 11/3/14 at 3:30 pm to Marciano1
How old is he now?
He doesn't do his executioner bit anymore does he?
He doesn't do his executioner bit anymore does he?
Posted on 11/3/14 at 3:32 pm to sms151t
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How old is he now?
He doesn't do his executioner bit anymore does he?
He's 49
Now he's "The Alien"
Posted on 11/3/14 at 3:35 pm to NorthshoreTiger76
He is ignored because his style is boring as frick. But that has allowed him to keep fighting. He should shut the frick up and entertain us.
Posted on 11/3/14 at 3:35 pm to NorthshoreTiger76
Great boxer. Boring as shite to the casual viewer.
Posted on 11/3/14 at 3:45 pm to NorthshoreTiger76
Intelligence was never one of B-Hop's best attributes. I still love him, though.
Posted on 11/3/14 at 3:46 pm to NorthshoreTiger76
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every milk carton
Isn't this the last place you wanna end up?
Posted on 11/3/14 at 3:50 pm to StrongSafety
Mayweather, George Foreman, Ali, Sphinx, and others were ignored?
Posted on 11/3/14 at 4:05 pm to NorthshoreTiger76
I guess "Black Athlete succeeds at Sports" isn't as interesting as "Hey this Jewish kid can box!"
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