Bernard Hopkins

thumb|I'll never lose to a white person! Bernard "The Executioner" Hopkins (born 15 January 1965) is an American boxer and the reigning Ring magazine light heavyweight champion. Quotes Let him leave his home town and try to invade the United States and beat Bernard Hopkins, a great champion, a legend. On Joe Calzaghe, as quoted in "Hopkins turns up heat on Calzaghe"at BBC News (14 November 2007) I've never ducked anyone. Bernard Hopkins has beaten people that nobody else wanted to fight — Winky Wright, Antonio Tarver. I knocked out Felix Trinidad easily, Oscar de la Hoya with a body shot, I had world title 20 defences. As quoted in "Hopkins turns up heat on Calzaghe"at BBC News (14 November 2007) I am an old man, I just happen to be an old man that can fight. As quoted at "Calzaghe nicks round one" at BBC Sport (8 February 2008) I feel in an executioner mood, I am going to punish him and punish him slowly. On a scheduled fight with Joe Calzaghe, as quoted in "Hopkins issues chilling warning" (19 February 2008) External links Category:People from Philadelphia Category:Boxers from the United States Category:1965 births Category:Living people Category:International Boxing Hall of Fame inductees