Hopkins vs. Murat
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Bernard Hopkins-Karo Murat: The Post-Fight Report Card
For six rounds, it sucked. It was really just, well, terrible. Challenger Karo Murat might have won 3 of the first four rounds through sheer hustle, but none of what was going on was entertaining. Then, in round seven, Bernard Hopkins dug in,...
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CompuBox: Hopkins Lands Most Punches in 12 Years
Soon to be 49-yr. old Bernard Hopkins, displaying little movement, had to rumble for this win against the stamina-challenged Murat. Hopkins' 247 landed punches are the most he's landed in 12 years (he landed 260 in his upset win over Trinidad). B-H...
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Hopkins: I Was Telling Murat’s Corner To Stop the Fight
It was a bizarre yet highly entertaining moment — Bernard Hopkins had opened a cut over Karo Murat’s eye in the eighth round of their fight, and suddenly Hopkins turned his back and moved into Murat’s corner, speaking to members of his team while his...
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Hopkins Compares Murat Win to Segundo Mercado Draw
It’s rare to see Bernard Hopkins take many flush punches, yet that’s what happened against Karo Murat on Saturday. Though the first thought might be that Murat’s success in hitting Hopkins is because the 48-year-old is finally showing his age, and sl...
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Videos
Video: Hopkins vs. Murat Post Fight Press Conference
Bill Emes catches the post-fight press conference to Bernard Hopkins' defense of the IBF light heavyweight championship against Karo Murat. Hopkins, and Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer, discuss the victory over Murat and potential future p...
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Hopkins vs. Murat - CompuBox Historical Review
Karo Murat threw and landed twice as many punches as IBF light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins (vs. Cleverly, Campillo - both champions). However, Hopkins is a master at blunting opponents' attacks. Against Hopkins, Tavoris Cloud threw 33% fewer...
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Bernard Hopkins-Karo Murat: The Pre-Fight Report Card
by Cliff Rold - Imhotep, Pythagoras, Mozart, Edison, Einstein… …their names live on long after they have left this plane. Moments might be fleeting, but genius lives forever. Bernard Hopkins hasn’t written a great medical treatise, composed an...
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Hopkins Hopes To End Drought By Knocking Murat Out
Bernard Hopkins doesn't want to just pad his remarkable resume against German Karo Murat on Saturday. The ageless American wants to end his nine-year knockout drought. Hopkins, the oldest boxer to win a major world title, will put his Internationa...
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Murat: I've Followed Hopkins' Career, Now It's Over!
Karo Murat has fired a warning shot to Bernard Hopkins on the eve of their world title showdown in Atlantic City telling the legendary fighter he's going to make him look all of his 48 years. The Philadelphian prizefighter etched his name into the...
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Photos
Photos: Hopkins-Murat, Quillin-Rosado, Wilder Weigh-In
The weights are in for Saturday's Showtime televised tripleheader from the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. In the main event, the near 50-year-old Bernard Hopkins will defend his IBF light heavyweight title against mandatory challenger Karo Murat of...
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Weights: Hopkins-Murat, Quillin-Rosado, Wilder-Firtha
Atlantic City - The weights are in for the Showtime televised tripleheader taking place at the Boardwalk Hall. In the main event, Bernard Hopkins will defend his IBF light heavweight championship against the mandatory challenger Karo Murat of Germ...