I used to live down the road from Bhop as a kid when he was starting in Germantown PA. Dude was up everyday at 4am jogging-7 days a week! One morning i got up to play video games and this was how i began to catch him running. He ran with a crew as he got more famous. But, dude would train, eat, and sleep at exact times. A stone cold savage never to be replicated. The original Black Rocky!!
As a 66 year old white man raised in the south, sounds to me like Mr. Hopkins has it EXACTLY right. This country's either gonna change, or it's gonna stay the same. And staying the same is not an option. Nope.
Hopkins says a few things that I don’t agree with but his point was valid in that interview. That was a long time ago and his point is still relevant today.
Classic line from reporters who are afraid to tie their name to their opinion. "Some people would say" aka that's what I would say, but I don't want you to criticize me for it.
Jim gray was not ready and not equipt to deal with the raw powerful honesty of the champ. Real life experience vs watching from the sidelines and forming an opinion.
Me too cause this is how Black Americans generally thought like, so we should not hate each other nor anyone cause of the oppression built in this nation
If you talk to him off camera he’s the same til this day. You can’t really speak this blunt today w/o pretty much blackballing yourself, cameras are everywhere.
Wooooooooowwwwww this is the way to argue w/o cursing not a single bad word coming out of BHop mouth or screaming at the reporter, mad respects for BHop
"a black man has no rights that a white man need respect." "don't let the sun set on you here." "i'm free, white and 21!" come on, let's go racist comment for racist comment. i'll take the whites and you take the blacks and lets see who wins! it's fun for the whole family! i'll spot you "hymie town." by jesse jackson to get you started.
I will bet any amount of money this guy is a Calzaghe fan. Double the bet if he's from the UK. TRIPLE it that he's ever commented how it's a "shame" that Joe doesn't get the "recognition he deserves." Calzaghe fans are all the same.
Bernard Hopkins is a very good speaker for his self and told it like he knows it and had to say it like a Champion. Bernard Hopkins got boxing to work for him and that is the mark of a good Champ. 👍
It’s an illusion that he’s insightful because he dominates the conversation. There is no doubt he has points worthy of discussion or debate. But when you steamroll the conversation, it’s easy to look like a sage. And Gray was smart enough to question, and/ or make a counterpoint (Gray may have had his own agenda) and Hopkins had every right to set the tone. But it was a one way diatribe, and suffered as a result
I miss intelligent champions with character, who could express themselves, defend their ideals and expose the corruption of the sport, with eloquence and emotional intelligence. 🐐 🏆
Hopkins never schooled anybody, we already know boxing can be corrupt because money talks, Hopkins was rewarded handsomely for his fights, just doing the belly aching thing because he had a few wins and was starting to get recognised! Remember what he said to Calzage "l ain't never gonna let a white boy whip me" 😂
Jim Gray is the sole reason for the content. Understand what he said, " I don't have an opinion, I'm asking the questions. He respected that Benard answered his question about the fight, then he gave leading questions so Benard could express himself, much respect to Jim Gray. Watch the uncut video, brilliant.
Everything BHop said was true, but one place he may have gone wrong: Jim Gray was for real asking a question saying "some people out there might say..." and while BHop's answer was solid, it came across like he was angry at Jim.
Cant stand Hopkins. This is the same guy who said a white boy would never beat him. Fast forward to our very own Joe Calzaghe who schooled him. And then don't get me started on Joe Smith Jnr who knocked his ass out the ring comedy style. I laughed my ass off😂
Things only got worst now, canelo made GGG wait over 5 years and now won't fight benavides when he's been the mandatory for over 2 years. Corruption in boxing only got worst
Well said. Although I do kind of feel like he was just asking questions for questions sake not really throwing slander at him with his opinions but maybe they were mixed in there a little bit I don't know.
Jim Gray is a fool for those statements back then.. Don’t Fight??!! Wtf. Bernard here and many other times paved the way for these boxers to get paid and treated fairly!! Salute 🫡 to the Champ
hopkins was so right in this interview. khazars like jim gray and larry merchant were running dogs for their master bob arum. as much they talked about their love for boxing, they had little respect for fighters and none for fighters who challenged "the system". the missed the old days when they could call a grown man who had gone through the same hardship and struggles, if not more, than the so-called chosen a boy.
Been a big B-Hop fan since the night he stopped Felix Trinidad on his stool. Dude is a perfect example of getting a 2nd chance and making the most of it.
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I used to live down the road from Bhop as a kid when he was starting in Germantown PA. Dude was up everyday at 4am jogging-7 days a week! One morning i got up to play video games and this was how i began to catch him running. He ran with a crew as he got more famous. But, dude would train, eat, and sleep at exact times. A stone cold savage never to be replicated. The original Black Rocky!!
Black Rocky?😂Rocky doesn't exists..it was a made up television champion for white folks😂😂😂😂
Sharpneck St. W/ Space & Them Off Gorgas & Musgrave 💪🏾✊🏾✊🏾💪🏾💪🏾His Sister Used To B Up In The Gym W/ Us Up Horter St. Those Were The Days
All yall mofos are nuts. Bhop sit your racist ass down
So you're the one who sold him the peds
@@Me_preppy Nope, That was Tank’s dad
I really appreciate Bernard Hopkins for standing up not only for boxing but but also standing up as a man in schooling those who need to be schooled
And Hopkins has changed in to them
@@raven4545 Sadly you're correct
What's right Hopkins talk bout all them peds he was on
@@nas8326 was he really on PEDS ?
Jim Gray usually was a moron
Schooled Jim Gray who's acting clueless about the politics and corruption in boxing!
They always act clueless to politics and corruption pertaining to everything that goes on in society. Js
@@devinthomas5258except for that tank Davis Jim grey interview where he made it political when tank only referred to guns as in his punches haha
Facts!!
@@Xenlacasa45I remember that. Nobody was thinking about that until he brought it up. Straight clown
He acts clueless because if he didn't he wouldn't have a job
Bernard is mentally sharp.
Especially for being in that sport that long, usually by that time they are slurring their words when they speak
@@jaydrains2247not everyone slurs pacquiao sounds fine so does de la hoya Marquez barerra and morales they all took a lot of blows to the head
Not anymore
Not really...
@@Xenlacasa45 so your point being? Fighters are often very smart people but the brain damage gets almost all of them sooner or later
B-Hop owned this interview, very well said
He owned it because almost all of the interviewers responses, questions and comments were cut out! 😂 That said, BHop was right about a lot of things!
As a 66 year old white man raised in the south, sounds to me like Mr. Hopkins has it EXACTLY right. This country's either gonna change, or it's gonna stay the same. And staying the same is not an option. Nope.
Hopkins says a few things that I don’t agree with but his point was valid in that interview. That was a long time ago and his point is still relevant today.
We need more allies like you. Peace brother
It’s not gonna change by voting 😂
@@Modus888-if9yjwhat do YOU suggest champ ?
@@TheLanternZ it says in your Constitution what to do when you have a tyrannical government
This was the version of B-Hop we loved. He was a man against the machine, now he speaks like a company man.
🎯
He, alongside Oscar, owns Golden Boy promotions.
.....🫵🏼
@@user-no4ly9ev6non its last leg 😂
@@nas8326Filthy rich too
One of the sharpest minds in boxing in and out the ring
Jim gray stepped into some shit he couldn't get out of,and had the nerve to suggest an ultimatum.
Thats was crazy
Schooled Jim Gray and just about everyone else who came against him!
I thought what ‘B-Hop did it was a crafty way of putting out a “if the shoe fits wear it“ style message. You know who you are🥊
I remember that interview, I loved how Bernard Hopkins put this dude in his place!!! Well done!!!❤
Classic line from reporters who are afraid to tie their name to their opinion. "Some people would say" aka that's what I would say, but I don't want you to criticize me for it.
Exactly.
People do this all the time even when they aren’t reporters they wanna throw a rock and hide their hand
In my humble opinion I think this is the greatest sports interview of all time
Jim gray was not ready and not equipt to deal with the raw powerful honesty of the champ. Real life experience vs watching from the sidelines and forming an opinion.
Jim Grey knows exactly what he’s talking about and wants to make him look like a fool for exposing the truth.
I MISS this B Hop! 🫡
Me too cause this is how Black Americans generally thought like, so we should not hate each other nor anyone cause of the oppression built in this nation
If you talk to him off camera he’s the same til this day. You can’t really speak this blunt today w/o pretty much blackballing yourself, cameras are everywhere.
B Hop wanted to throw in an 'accidental' headbutt😂😂😂
Jim Gray has always been a little suspicious.
Is this him as a person or just some work persona? This small clip made me angry.
He's a jerk
@@scott7521 And Hopkins is a former criminal. I'll take a "jerk" over a criminal any day.
Well done Bernard for not taking any of Jim Grays garbage
Back when Bernard was sharp as a samurai sword.
Just to become a clown as the clowns u was clowning
B-Hop, sharp as a tack... That last quote was powerful...
Wooooooooowwwwww this is the way to argue w/o cursing not a single bad word coming out of BHop mouth or screaming at the reporter, mad respects for BHop
I don't like "journalists" either, but that boxer is talking to the wrong guy. Talk to the people that are responsible.
Correct. Bernard should also mention names of the corrupt people, not throw indirect comments to a reporter trying to interview him.
B-Hop stood on his square!!
TRUTH BERNARD LOVE YOU MI BROTHER
Well said !!
Jim Gray should be quiet, no one wants to hear what he thinks. Let the athletes speak.
“You don’t have to go along with the system if you’re unhappy with it”
Bet
"Ain't no white man alive that can beat me" 😂😂
"a black man has no rights that a white man need respect." "don't let the sun set on you here." "i'm free, white and 21!" come on, let's go racist comment for racist comment. i'll take the whites and you take the blacks and lets see who wins! it's fun for the whole family! i'll spot you "hymie town." by jesse jackson to get you started.
It's always one goofy
@@thisislaflaretv5250no idea what that means
it was hopkins as quoted during the press for his fight with joe calzaghe@@kdee8166
I will bet any amount of money this guy is a Calzaghe fan. Double the bet if he's from the UK. TRIPLE it that he's ever commented how it's a "shame" that Joe doesn't get the "recognition he deserves." Calzaghe fans are all the same.
Now he is the politics of golden boy promotions
I like how Jim just says to stay out of it if you don’t want to be taken advantage of!!
And media has always been sneaky!!
30 years later no one watches or follows boxing! The biggest fights are celebrities versus retired fighters.
Bernard just told the truth about the business of boxing and must be admired for doing so!
He is the man. The real deal. No joke. Love Hopkins.
Now this the BHOP EVERYBODY misses!!!
Jim Gray has always been a low down sneaky reporter
I hated seeing him on Tyson podcasts🤦🏾🤔
Bernard Hopkins is a very good speaker for his self and told it like he knows it and had to say it like a Champion.
Bernard Hopkins got boxing to work for him and that is the mark of a good Champ. 👍
Interviewer said he doesn't have to fight, THAT'S HOW HE MAKES HIS LIVING!
It’s an illusion that he’s insightful because he dominates the conversation. There is no doubt he has points worthy of discussion or debate. But when you steamroll the conversation, it’s easy to look like a sage. And Gray was smart enough to question, and/ or make a counterpoint (Gray may have had his own agenda) and Hopkins had every right to set the tone. But it was a one way diatribe, and suffered as a result
Bernard spoke BARE FACTS …… these jokers were ALWAYS trying to silence him!
I miss intelligent champions with character, who could express themselves, defend their ideals and expose the corruption of the sport, with eloquence and emotional intelligence. 🐐 🏆
One of my all time favs !! Tell Jim off!
That's what u call Standing on Business. Well said B-Hop🫡🫡
I saw this interview back in the day live on tv. 🥊👍👈🏻🤛🏽👊🏽✊🏿
I love Bhops response to the "if you dont like it you can quit comment"
RESPECT! ✊🏾
Jim Grey was the only interviewer Mike Tyson really trusted. Hopkins was talking to the wrong guy.
Jim Grey was a snake and all the boxers knew it even Tyson!
No he wasn't
Can someone post the FULL interview? 👀👂🏼
Hopkins never schooled anybody, we already know boxing can be corrupt because money talks, Hopkins was rewarded handsomely for his fights, just doing the belly aching thing because he had a few wins and was starting to get recognised! Remember what he said to Calzage "l ain't never gonna let a white boy whip me" 😂
Your last sentence has nothing to do with your point.
@@kylenickelberry1602 really, nothing to do with exposing his true 'character ' then ?
1:22 was so on point
It seem like they think they are untouchable and walking away like that is what true kings are about.
He was trying his best to get a reaction, I'm proud of this man for keeping his composure. While standing up for what is right.
That's the last time I could actually stand to hear him talk at length.
Same when they ask Muhammad Ali why he changed his name and why he won't fight in the war Black Man standing up for what he Believes In.
PLEASE ! Ali stood up against Vietnam, B hop stood up for SHOW ME THE MONEY !
Jim Gray is the sole reason for the content. Understand what he said, " I don't have an opinion, I'm asking the questions. He respected that Benard answered his question about the fight, then he gave leading questions so Benard could express himself, much respect to Jim Gray. Watch the uncut video, brilliant.
We need this BHOP back
oh God i miss old school boxing 🥊🥲
"B-HOP IS "THE LAST OF THE OLD SCHOOLERS"........
He was SPOT ON about us "MISSING HIM IN THE SQUARED CIRCLE."
Everything BHop said was true, but one place he may have gone wrong: Jim Gray was for real asking a question saying "some people out there might say..." and while BHop's answer was solid, it came across like he was angry at Jim.
All this technology and features in our phones still can’t get you to spell things right.
That guy is smart he is a big thinker takes time to thing and leastning before he talks and has an athlete is a great one and I love to watch him
SHCOOL? Damn, he schooled him so hard, he reinvented spelling!
I've always loved Bernard Hopkins! 👊🏾🥊
“I never got injured….but when I did get injured…” 😂😂😂
Look At How They Spelled School 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️ Hope They Did That On Purpose.... NOT
Our Philly’s own BHop telling it like it is !!!! 💯
JUCK FIM GRAY
WHY was this interview edited, there were important things he said that were left out?!?! 😤
Damn !!! That How Real Men Talk.
Hopkins thinks he the smartest man in every room he goes in…
That was classic yesteryear Hopkins!!! Always could hold his own against them people. Inside and out side the ring
Cant stand Hopkins. This is the same guy who said a white boy would never beat him. Fast forward to our very own Joe Calzaghe who schooled him. And then don't get me started on Joe Smith Jnr who knocked his ass out the ring comedy style. I laughed my ass off😂
COOKED HIM BAD
The problem in this world is people don’t stand up like Hopkins did in this video
Hopkins is a smart well spoken man!! Good for BHop he put buddy in his place.
Every interview that i watch of Hopkins makes me more of a fan of him
1 of the best mike talkers
Bhop
Things only got worst now, canelo made GGG wait over 5 years and now won't fight benavides when he's been the mandatory for over 2 years. Corruption in boxing only got worst
Tell em King BHoP🤴🏾👈🏾💪🏾😎🫡
Jim would’ve been better off covering water polo with his sensitive disposition. 🥊🥊
I like how he doesnt blame the interviewer
My favorite was when he said hed never lose to "a white boy" then got knocked out of the ring lol
That's what u got out of this clip huh?
Also lost to Joe calzagne
Back when boxers was eager to get back in the ring boxers today go 9 months without fighting
He’s said some wild things lately, but everything he said here was on point.
Well said. Although I do kind of feel like he was just asking questions for questions sake not really throwing slander at him with his opinions but maybe they were mixed in there a little bit I don't know.
Then why cut him off while he's speaking? The interview is abt him not the person doing the interview.. yikes!
That man was cooking 🧑🍳 FACTZ
Jim Gray is a fool for those statements back then.. Don’t Fight??!! Wtf. Bernard here and many other times paved the way for these boxers to get paid and treated fairly!! Salute 🫡 to the Champ
Damn Bhop spoke clear and concise
I have 2 words "Joe Calzaghe"
I have one word goofy
Bhop was 50 years old senior citizen when they fought. A set up fight for privileged white hope can crusher and senior citizen crusher Calzaghe 🤣
@@TBE99 Hopkins was 43. Stop lying.
Bill Haney needs to watch this for saying Bernard not standing up for his people and also the boxerse
Bernard Hopkins , well said brother 👏 👍 💯 s
Good for you Bernard.
Genius!
Him and Mayweather sound similar ,
Always liked bhop and Roy. They were from the Golden days of the middle weight division.
The brother was sharp as a tack. Especially to be talking like that right after a fight. Salute 🫡
hopkins was so right in this interview. khazars like jim gray and larry merchant were running dogs for their master bob arum. as much they talked about their love for boxing, they had little respect for fighters and none for fighters who challenged "the system". the missed the old days when they could call a grown man who had gone through the same hardship and struggles, if not more, than the so-called chosen a boy.
Golden ✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽
Been a big B-Hop fan since the night he stopped Felix Trinidad on his stool. Dude is a perfect example of getting a 2nd chance and making the most of it.