Benard Hopkins makes history...Again!

[Brown Bear]

Last night Benarnd Hopkins became the oldest boxer to win a major title, scoring a 12-round unanimous decision over Tavoris Cloud to claim the IBF light heavyweight championship.

He's always been a favorite of mine. This guy never seems to age, he's timeless.

[toysrus]

I missed the fight. Amazing for sure at 48 yrs old! I heard the fight itself was slow paced. This would be a perfect time for Hopkins to retire on top.

[toys2cool]

dudes a beast

[Hector]

As long as he doesn't fight Andre Ward, he should be fine.

Congrats to the old man!

[Random Axe]

I'd pay money to see Leonard and Hearns go at it again in their fifties/sixties.

[J.B.]

My favorite Hopkins fight was when he took out then undefeated Felix Trinidad. The Executioner was truly impressive. I agree with toysrus, now is the time to retire.

[Hector]

I missed the fight. Amazing for sure at 48 yrs old! I heard the fight itself was slow paced. This would be a perfect time for Hopkins to retire on top.

Hopkins' ego is too big...he won't.

He'll retire after he eventually gets KTFO, lol.

[J.B.]

Hopkins' ego is too big...he won't.

He'll retire after he eventually gets KTFO, lol.

Yep, it usually comes down to too much ego or too much debt that causes a fighter to stay longer than he should; tarnishing his image and taking a few serious beat-downs along the way. Roy Jones Jr. comes to mind.