The fun, glorious stuff has already taken place-- Sergey Kovalev scored a one-sided shutout of Bernard Hopkins using his size, strength, and most importantly, unflappable will and focus. He has added Hopkins' WBA and IBF belts to his own WBO strap. Everything happened perfectly for the "Krusher" and the passing of the torch from aged legend to dominant younger star was … [Read more...]
There Goes My Hero: The Sunday Brunch
Hola familia y amigos, welcome to an extraterrestrial tinged episode of Central America's highest-grossing, hardest-hitting weekly pugilistic paper, The Sunday Brunch - We are the mythos of bronze-age goat herders, re-written hundreds of times, by thousands of people and finally translated into American English. We're taking a glance back at the great, the legendary Bernard … [Read more...]
Kovalev Ends an Era with Dominant Win Over Hopkins
Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey-- WBO light heavyweight champ Sergey Kovalev (26-0-1, 23 KOs) put an end to the legendary run of 49-year-old WBA/IBF light heavyweight champ Bernard Hopkins (55-7-2, 32 KOs) via dominant unanimous decision Saturday night by scores of 120-107, 120-107, and 120-106. From the moment Kovalev sent Hopkins to the canvas from a right hand … [Read more...]
Bernard Hopkins and Meta Boxing
I’m not sure that by using conventional boxing methods, Bernard Hopkins, at nearly 50 years of age, could beat any of the bigger, stronger, faster, harder punching opponents that his own demanding Old School self-image requires him to face. As the years have passed, Hopkins has systematically jettisoned one standardized boxing form after another, replacing each with … [Read more...]
Bernard Hopkins vs. Sergey Kovalev: Staff Predictions
The Boxing Tribune staff is voting 7-2 in favor of Sergey Kovalev over Bernard Hopkins. Read on to see each staff member's individual take on the big fight: Ted Sares Jean Pascal laid out the blueprint in their first fight when he almost mugged Hopkins early but then he let him off the hook and let him find his rhythm. Kovalev is no Pascal and once he gets Hopkins buzzed, … [Read more...]