Hopkins vs. Smith

Smith: Don't Think I'm Getting Deserved Credit for KO of Hopkins

NEW YORK – Bernard Hopkins called Joe Smith Jr. over for a quick chat three months ago. The Boxing Writers Association of America’s annual awards dinner in Manhattan marked the first time Hopkins had seen Smith since the heavy-handed light heavyweigh...

Hopkins-Smith Averaged 934K Viewers; Peaks at 1.035 Million

Bernard Hopkins' farewell fight against Joe Smith Jr. drew an average of 934,000 viewers for HBO on Saturday night, according to figures released Tuesday by Nielsen Media Research. The future Hall-of-Fame fighter's eighth-round technical knockout los...

Joe Smith Continues To Overcome Odds, Exceed Expectations

By Thomas Gerbasi - The magic finally ran out for Bernard Hopkins last Saturday night. Whatever hocus pocus the Philadelphia legend used to hypnotize, baffle and then beat younger opponents over the latter part of a storied career that ended at the a...

"Fighting Words" - Bernard Hopkins: The Ex-Executioner

by David P. Greisman - Bernard Hopkins made a life of accomplishing what people believed he couldn’t and made a career out of achieving what others hadn’t. He was an ex-con who defied the warden who said Hopkins would be back. He was a pro fighter wh...

Hopkins Keeping His Word; Says TKO Loss to Smith is Last Fight

Bernard Hopkins obviously wasn’t pleased with how his final fight ended Saturday night. That didn’t change his mind, at least in the immediate aftermath of his technical knockout loss to Joe Smith Jr., about it being his last fight. Long Island’s Smi...

Referee: Bernard Hopkins Went Out From a Legal Punch, No Push

In a fight that Hopkins vowed would be his last, the 27-year-old Smith – who wasn't born when Hopkins launched his career in 1988 – ended proceedings with a series of blows that included one of his punishing right hands.

Bernard Hopkins Exits the Only Way

Entering the ring to a personalized version of the Old Blue Eyes standard “My Way,” the great Bernard Hopkins exited it at the end of a powerful combination of punches from a much younger man in Joe Smith Jr..

Photos: Smith Ends Bernard Hopkins' Career in Brutal Fashion

Hopkins vs. Smith Photo Gallery - The official ruling was that Hopkins sustained an injury when he flew out of the ring, from legal punches, and he was unable to continue. Hopkins complained that Smith pushed him out of the ring, but several replays...

Joe Smith: I Had To Finish Hopkins, It Was My Career or His

LOS ANGELES - Joe Smith, Jr. (23-1, 19 KOs) retained his WBC International Light Heavyweight Title with a technical knockout victory after sending Bernard "The Executioner" Hopkins (55-8-2, 32 KOs) through the ropes in the eighth round.

Video: Bernard Hopkins Stands Firm That Joe Smith Pushed Him

Bernard Hopkins talks to press at post presser video - Joe Smith Jr. stopped Bernard Hopkins 53 seconds into the eighth round of their WBC international light heavyweight title fight Saturday night. Smith used a six-punch combination to send Hopkins...

Video: Joe Smith Immediate Reaction To KO Win Over Hopkins

Joe Smith Jr. Video Interview - Joe Smith Jr. stopped Bernard Hopkins 53 seconds into the eighth round of their WBC international light heavyweight title fight Saturday night.

Video: Bernard Hopkins Immediate Reaction To Smith KO Loss

Bernard Hopkins Interview Video - Joe Smith Jr. stopped Bernard Hopkins 53 seconds into the eighth round of their WBC international light heavyweight title fight Saturday night. Smith used a six-punch combination to send Hopkins through the ropes and...

Hopkins: He Was Fading, I Was Coming On, Pushed Me Out of Ring

Former world champion Bernard Hopkins' long and illustrious career ended in a brutal defeat when the 51-year-old light heavyweight was knocked out of the ring in the eighth round of his final fight in Los Angeles on Saturday.

Joe Smith Blasts Bernard Hopkins Right Out of The Ring, TKO Win!

By Francisco Salazar - The Forum, Inglewood, California - 27-year-old Joe Smith Jr. (23-1, 19KOs) knocked out former two division world champion Bernard Hopkins (55-8-2-1, 32KOs), almost 52-years-old and coming off a two-year layoff, in the eight rou...

Bernard Hopkins vs. Joe Smith - LIVE BoxingScene Scorecard

Bernard Hopkins vs. Joe Smith Scorecard Live - Former two-division world champion and Future Hall of Famer Bernard "The Executioner" Hopkins (55-7 2, 32 KOs) and Joe Smith, Jr. (22-1, 18 KOs) will battle for the WBC International Light Heavyweight Ch...