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\u201cI\u2019m in a position right now where I haven\u2019t been in many, many years, and that is people overlooking my opponent,\u201d Hopkins said. \u201cI\u2019m here to show that this is why I\u2019m different and to show how in a sport that\u2019s so physical and mental, what better place to prove yourself than boxing?\u201d<\/p>\n
Hopkins (54-6-2, 32 knockouts) grew up in Philadelphia, and after numerous scrapes with the law, he was sent to prison for 4\u00bd years at age 17 after being convicted of armed robbery.<\/p>\n
He didn\u2019t turn pro until he was 23 and lost his first fight. But he stayed the course, became a world champion at middleweight and, despite his advanced age, continues to perform at a world-class level as a light heavyweight.<\/p>\n
Last year, Hopkins, at age 48, became the oldest man to win a world title when he took the IBF belt with a victory over Tavoris Cloud.<\/p>\n
Hopkins said his continued excellence at his age is a blessing and a curse.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople have overlooked Bernard Hopkins even with titles,\u201d he said. \u201cI have the records to prove, but at the same time, I know what that can do to a guy. It can motivate a guy, and it can also put pressure on a guy. That\u2019s the blessing, and that\u2019s the education that I come from both sides.\u201d<\/p>\n
The 30-year-old Shumenov, who was born in Kazakhstan, has had only 15 fights (he\u2019s 14-1 with nine KOs), but Hopkins said anybody who thinks he isn\u2019t a worthy opponent is a fool.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you look at Shumenov\u2019s record, you can be misled by that,\u201d Hopkins said. \u201cYou\u2019re thinking one way, then you think what you see. But I\u2019m smart enough to understand that when a guy has a pedigree of an amateur record where he has hundreds of fights and fought in the Olympics for Kazakhstan, he understands the big stage. He\u2019s been around the championship level. So I\u2019m not underestimating him.\u201d<\/p>\n
Still, it\u2019s going to be a challenge for Shumenov to solve the complexities that make up Hopkins\u2019 ring repertoire. And from Hopkins\u2019 perspective, he\u2019s not going to be surprised by anything Shumenov does on Saturday at the D.C. Armory.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s nothing I haven\u2019t seen, and I\u2019ve been in this game 26, 27 years, that\u2019s going to surprise me,\u201d Hopkins said. \u201cI repeat, there\u2019s no style on this planet Earth dealing with boxing that I haven\u2019t seen or been in the ring with.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hopkins has done his homework on Shumenov and is well aware of his style.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve seen how Beibut holds his hands, how he fights with a jab out, all this stuff,\u201d Hopkins said. \u201cThis isn\u2019t giving away no secrets. That\u2019s the boldness of me, not the showoff, because I\u2019m confident about what I say based on putting the work behind and understanding I have to live up to those things.\u201d<\/p>\n
In 2001, Hopkins defeated Felix Trinidad and unified the middleweight title. Thirteen years later, he can do the same thing by beating Shumenov and taking his WBA belt, then pursuing World Boxing Council champ Adonis Stevenson later in the year.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo me, this isn\u2019t the climax, this is the pre-climax,\u201d Hopkins said. \u201cI love history, and I love breaking records that have been set for multiple years. So, yes, this has me energized.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hopkins said he\u2019s not finished crafting his legacy in the ring, which is why he continues to fight.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have my own agenda,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd, trust me, that agenda is one day to be part of a long conversation about where do they put Bernard Hopkins because we can\u2019t just put him with all the other historic legend boxers. So I want to make y\u2019all have a really hard time figuring out where to put this.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou work now, you enjoy later. That\u2019s how it\u2019s supposed to be.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bernard Hopkins, the man who defies Father Time and seemingly refuses to age, was born on January 15, 1965. As he approaches his next fight this Saturday night, where he looks to unify his IBF light heavyweight title with Beibut Shumenov’s WBA belt, let’s take a look at some FUNFACTS! to showcase just how technically old Hopkins is, no matter what his body tells him or us.<\/p>\n
On the day B-Hop was born…<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The No. 1 single on the Billboard Hot 100 was “I Feel Fine” by The Beatles. The day after his birth, “Come See About Me” by The Supremes took over for a week before giving way to Petula Clark’s “Downtown.”
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Who released “I Can’t Explain” in the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n
In 1965…<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The top grossing film in the United States for 1965 was The Sound of Music, which also won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 TV premieres: World of Sport in the UK, I Dream of Jeannie, Get Smart, The Wild Wild West, Hogan’s Heroes, Days of Our Lives, Green Acres, Lost in Space, The Dean Martin Show, and the immortal My Mother the Car, among others.
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 CBS first aired A Charlie Brown Christmas on December 9.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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