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The New Press is a not-for-profit, United States-based publishing house that operates in the public interest. It was established in 1990 as an alternative to large commercial publishers, and is supported financially by various foundations, groups and corporations including the Ford Foundation, the Rockefeller Foundation, the Renco Group and the Center for Justice and International Law.

The New Press publishes about 50 titles each year, ranging from national bestsellers such as Studs Terkel's Race, Peter Irons's May It Please the Court, and James Loewen's Lies My Teacher Told Me to smaller but significant titles such as East to America: Korean American Life Stories and Dismantling Desegregation: The Quiet Reversal of Brown v. Board of Education.

The New Press focuses on number of key program areas, including: contemporary social issues, with an emphasis on race relations, women's issues, immigration, human rights, labor and popular economics, and the media; education reform and alternative teaching materials; cultural criticism; art and art education; international literature; and law and legal studies. Across these disciplines, The Press has also taken a leading role in publishing a wide range of new work in African American, Asian American, Latino, and Native American studies, as well as work by and about other minority groups.

The New Press is very much an activist press; with the help of a group of editorial advisory committees, it seeks to identify areas in which new books and materials are most needed, and to commission books to fill those needs.

Books published by The New Press were distributed by W.W. Norton and Company. The New Press is currently distributed by Perseus.

References[link]

• About the New Press

Lyle Allen "Butch" Jones, Jr. (born (1968-01-17)January 17, 1968) is the current head coach of the Cincinnati Bearcats football team. Jones previously served as head coach at Central Michigan from 2007–2009. A Michigan native, he played college football at Ferris State University. Jones and his wife Barbara, have three sons (Alex, Adam, and Andrew).^[1]

Assistant coaching career[link]

As a college senior, Jones interned for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and then earned a job as a defensive assistant at Rutgers University right out of college in 1990. Two years later, he took a job as offensive coordinator at Wilkes University, helping to guide the team deep into the Division III playoffs. In 1995, he returned to his alma mater, Ferris State to serve in the offensive coordinator role. His offensive acumen was clear as he led Ferris State to the top-ranked offense nationally for three straight years. He arrived at Central Michigan in 1998, coaching tight ends for one year, running backs for two more, and finally called the plays on offense from 2002 to 2004. He left the school in 2005 to work for Rich Rodriguez and coach wide receivers at West Virginia University, helping to lead the school to back-to-back top ten seasons.^[2]

Central Michigan[link]

Jones returned to Central Michigan as head coach in 2007. In his first year he posted an 8-5 overall record and a 7–1 conference record. Jones ended two streaks that had haunted his predecessors. On September 29, 2007, CMU beat Northern Illinois University, which was the first CMU victory over Northern Illinois going back to 1998 (nine games). On November 6, 2007, CMU beat its chief rival, Western Michigan University, at its home field of Waldo Stadium for the first since 1993. He guided CMU to the MAC title at Ford Field in Detroit against Miami (Ohio), and led the team to its second consecutive Motor City Bowl. He was only the ninth football coach in Mid-American Conference history to win the championship in his first season. In 2008, a 31–24 loss to Ball State on Nov. 19 derailed the Chippewas' MAC title hopes, but CMU earned a trip to a third consecutive Motor City Bowl. In 2009 he guided the Chippewas to their third MAC Championship in four years after an 8–0 MAC schedule, the first time in school history the Chippewas went undefeated in the MAC. CMU completed its run with a 20–10 win against Ohio in the MAC title game at Ford Field. He left CMU with a 27–13 overall record and 20-3 MAC record. He did not win a bowl game, though his team won the 2009 bowl game against Troy, 44-41.

Cincinnati[link]

On December 16, 2009, Jones was named head coach at the University of Cincinnati.^[1] He replaced Brian Kelly who left to become head coach at Notre Dame.^[3] Jones had previously replaced Kelly at Central Michigan.

Head coaching record[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Cincinnati profile

Round Table
King Arthur presides at the Round Table with all of his Knights.
Plot element from Arthurian legend
First appearance	Roman de Brut
Created by	Wace
Genre	Fantasy
In-story information
Type	Fictional table
Element of stories featuring	King Arthur

The Round Table is King Arthur's famed table in the Arthurian legend, around which he and his Knights congregate. As its name suggests, it has no head, implying that everyone who sits there has equal status. The table was first described in 1155 by Wace, who relied on previous depictions of Arthur's fabulous retinue. The symbolism of the Round Table developed over time; by the close of the 12th century it had come to represent the chivalric order associated with Arthur's court, the Knights of the Round Table.

History[link]

The Round Table first appears in Wace's Roman de Brut, a Norman language adaptation of Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae finished in 1155. Wace says Arthur created the Round Table to prevent quarrels among his barons, none of whom would accept a lower place than the others.^[1] Layamon added to the story when he adapted Wace's work into the Middle English Brut in the early 13th century, saying that the quarrel between Arthur's vassals led to violence at a Yuletide feast. In response a Cornish carpenter built an enormous but easily transportable Round Table to prevent further dispute.^[1] Wace claims he was not the source of the Round Table; both he and Layamon credit it instead to the Bretons. Some scholars have doubted this claim, while others believe it may be true.^[1] There is some similarity between the chroniclers' description of the Round Table and a custom recorded in Celtic stories, in which warriors sit in a circle around the king or lead warrior, in some cases feuding over the order of precedence as in Layamon.^[1] There is a possibility that Wace, contrary to his own claims, derived Arthur's round table not from any Breton source, but rather from medieval biographies of Charlemagne—notably Einhard's Vita Caroli and Notker the Stammerer's De Carolo Magno—in which the king is said to have possessed a round table decorated with a map of Rome.^[2]

Though the Round Table itself is not mentioned until Wace, the concept of Arthur having a marvellous court made up of many prominent warriors is much older. Geoffrey of Monmouth says that after establishing peace throughout Britain, Arthur "increased his personal entourage by inviting very distinguished men from far-distant kingdoms to join it."^[3] The code of chivalry so important in later romance figures in as well, as Geoffrey says Arthur established "such a code of courtliness in his household that he inspired peoples living far away to imitate him."^[3] Long before Geoffrey, Arthur's court was well known to Welsh storytellers; in the romance Culhwch and Olwen, written around 1100, the protagonist Culhwch invokes the names of 225 individuals affiliated with Arthur.^[4] In fact, the fame of Arthur's entourage became so prominent in Welsh tradition that in the later additions to the Welsh Triads, the formula "Arthur's Court" in the titles of the triads began to supersede the older "Island of Britain" formula.^[5] Though the code of chivalry crucial to later continental romances dealing with the Round Table is mostly absent from the earlier Welsh material, some passages of Culhwch and Olwen seem to prefigure it, for instance when Arthur explains the ethos of his court, saying "[w]e are nobles as long as we are sought out: the greater the bounty we may give, the greater our nobility, fame and honour."^[6]

Though no Round Table appears in the early Welsh texts, Arthur is associated with various items of household furniture. The earliest of these is Saint Carannog's mystical floating altar in that saint's 12th century Vita; in the story Arthur has found the altar and attempts unsuccessfully to use it for a table, and returns it to Carannog in exchange for the saint ridding the land of a meddlesome dragon.^[7] Arthur's household furniture figures into local topographical folklore throughout Britain as early as the early 12th century, with various landmarks being named "Arthur's Seat", "Arthur's Oven," and "Arthur's Bed-chamber."^[8] A henge at Eamont Bridge near Penrith, Cumbria is known as "King Arthur's Round Table".^[9] The still-visible Roman amphitheatre at Caerleon has been associated with the Round Table^[10] and has been suggested as a possible source for the legend.^[11]

In 2010, following archaeological discoveries at the Roman ruins in Chester, some writers suggested that the Chester Roman Amphitheatre was the true prototype of the Round Table^[12] but English Heritage, acting as consultants to a History Channel documentary in which the claim was made, declared that there was no archaeological basis to the story.^[13]

Later development[link]

Sir Galahad takes the "Siege Perilous"

The Round Table takes on new dimensions in the romances of the late 12th and early 13th century, where it becomes a symbol of the famed order of chivalry which flourishes under Arthur. In Robert de Boron's Merlin, written around the 1190s, the wizard Merlin creates the Round Table in imitation of the table of the Last Supper and of Joseph of Arimathea's Holy Grail table. This table, here made for Arthur's father Uther Pendragon rather than Arthur himself, has twelve seats and one empty place to mark the betrayal of Judas. This seat must remain empty until the coming of the knight who will achieve the Grail. The Didot Perceval, a prose continuation of Robert's work, takes up the story, and the knight Percival sits in the seat and initiates the Grail quest.^[1]

The prose cycles of the 13th century, the Lancelot-Grail cycle and the Post-Vulgate Cycle, further adapt the chivalric attributes of the Round Table. Here it is the perfect knight Galahad, rather than Percival, who assumes the empty seat, now called the Siege Perilous. Galahad's arrival marks the start of the Grail quest as well as the end of the Arthurian era.^[1] In these works the Round Table is kept by King Leodegrance of Cameliard after Uther's death; Arthur inherits it when he marries Leodegrance's daughter Guinevere. Other versions treat the Round Table differently, for instance Italian Arthurian works often distinguish between the "Old Table" of Uther's time and Arthur's "New Table."^[14]

Round Table tournaments[link]

Winchester Round Table

During the Middle Ages, festivals called Round Tables were celebrated throughout Europe in imitation of Arthur's court. These events featured jousting, dancing, and feasting, and in some cases attending knights assumed the identities of Arthur's knights.^[15] The earliest of these was held in Cyprus in 1223 to celebrate a knighting. Round Tables were popular in various European countries through the rest of the Middle Ages and were at times very elaborate; René of Anjou even erected an Arthurian castle for his 1446 Round Table.^[15] On 19 December 1566, in Stirling Castle, Mary Queen of Scots gave a feast with 30 guests at an imagined replica of Arthur's round table during the masque-themed celebrations of the baptism of the future James VI.^[16][17]

Winchester Round Table[link]

The artifact known as the "Winchester Round Table," a large tabletop hanging in Winchester Castle bearing the names of various knights of Arthur's court, was probably created for a Round Table tournament.^[18] The current paintwork is late; it was done by order of Henry VIII of England for Holy Roman Emperor Charles V's 1522 state visit, and depicts Henry himself sitting in Arthur's seat above a Tudor rose. The table itself is considerably older; dendrochronology calculates the date of construction to 1250–1280—during the reign of Edward I—using timber from store felled over a period of years.^[19] Edward was an Arthurian enthusiast who attended at least five Round Tables and hosted one himself in 1299, which may have been the occasion for the creation of the Winchester Round Table.^[18] Martin Biddle, from an examination of Edward's financial accounts, links it instead with a tournament Edward held near Winchester on April 20, 1290, to mark the betrothal of one of his daughters.^[20]

Notes[link]

References[link]

• Bromwich, Rachel (2006). Trioedd Ynys Prydein: The Triads of the Island of Britain. University Of Wales Press. ISBN 0-7083-1386-8.
• Geoffrey of Monmouth; Thorpe, Lewis (1988). The History of the Kings of Britain. New York: Penguin. ISBN 0-14-044170-0.
• Lacy, Norris J. (Ed.) (1991). The New Arthurian Encyclopedia. New York: Garland. ISBN 0-8240-4377-4.
• Loomis, Roger S. (1959). "Arthurian Influence on Sport and Spectacle". Arthurian Literature in the Middle Ages. Oxford.
• Padel, O. J. (2000). Arthur in Medieval Welsh Literature. University of Wales Press. ISBN 0-7083-7689-1.
• Rouse, Robert; and Cory Rushton (2005). The Medieval Quest for Arthur. Tempus, Stroud. ISBN 0-7524-3343-1.
• Thomas, Charles (1953). "Folklore from a Northern Henge Monument". Folklore 64 (3): 427–429. JSTOR 1256826. 

External links[link]

• Timeless Myths - Knights of the Round Table
• The 14th Century Round Table in Winchester, Hampshire. UK

Bernard Hopkins
Hopkins in 2010
Statistics
Real name	Bernard Humphrey Hopkins Jr
Nickname(s)	The Executioner B-Hop
Rated at	Middleweight Super Middleweight Light Heavyweight
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Nationality	American
Born	(1965-01-15) January 15, 1965 (age 47) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	62
Wins	52
Wins by KO	32
Losses	6
Draws	2
No contests	2

Bernard Humphrey Hopkins Jr, known as The Executioner (born January 15, 1965, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American boxer and former Ring Magazine and WBC light heavyweight champion. He became the oldest boxer to ever win a world title, when at age 46, he defeated Jean Pascal on May 21, 2011 by a unanimous decision, surpassing the record previously held by George Foreman.

Hopkins is also the former undisputed world middleweight champion, and the first fighter to retain all 4 world titles of each major boxing sanctioning body, plus The Ring belt, in the same fight. Having defended a world middleweight title a record 20 times, he is considered one of the greatest middleweight champions of all time. The Ring ranked him #3 on their list of the "10 best middleweight title holders of the last 50 years."^[1]

In addition to being an active boxer, Hopkins is also a minority partner with Golden Boy Promotions.

Background[link]

Born to Bernard Hopkins, Sr. and his wife Sue, Bernard grew up in the Raymond Rosen projects with his family. Hopkins turned to crime early in his life. By the age of thirteen he was mugging people and had been stabbed three times. At seventeen, Hopkins was sentenced to 18 years in Graterford Prison for nine felonies. While in prison he witnessed rapes and the murder of another inmate in an argument over a pack of cigarettes, but also discovered his passion for boxing. After serving almost five years, Hopkins was released from prison in 1988. He then decided to use boxing as an escape from his previous life, and converted to Islam.^[2] While leaving the prison for the final time, the warden told Hopkins he'd "see [Hopkins] again when you wind up back here," to which Hopkins replied "I ain't ever coming back here." ^[3]

Professional career[link]

He immediately joined the professional boxing ranks as a light heavyweight, losing his debut on October 11, 1988, in Atlantic City, New Jersey to Clinton Mitchell. After a sixteen-month layoff, he resumed his career as a middleweight, winning a unanimous decision over Greg Paige at the Blue Horizon on February 22, 1990.

Between February 1990 and December 1992, Hopkins scored 21 wins without a loss. He won 16 of those fights by knockout, 12 coming in the first round. This victorious sequence was halted when he lost to Roy Jones Jr. in 1993 for their first encounter.

Winning the IBF middleweight title[link]

The IBF came again knocking at Hopkins's door on December 17 of that year, matching him with Segundo Mercado in Mercado's hometown of Quito, Ecuador. Mercado knocked Hopkins down twice before Hopkins rallied late and earned a draw. It has been argued that Hopkins was also not properly acclimated to the altitude of nearly 10,000 feet.^[4]

The IBF called for an immediate rematch, and on April 29, 1995, Hopkins became a world champion with a seventh-round technical knockout victory in Landover, Maryland.

In his first title defense he defeated Steve Frank, whom he stopped in twenty-four seconds. By the end of 2000, he had defended the IBF title 12 times without a loss, while beating such standouts as John David Jackson, Glen Johnson (undefeated at the time and later went on to knock out an aging Roy Jones Jr), Simon Brown, and Antwun Echols.

2001 middleweight unification tournament[link]

The arrival of former welterweight and light middleweight champion Félix Trinidad into the middleweight ranks set off a series of unification fights between major middleweight title-holders. The boxers involved in the tournament would be reigning IBF champion Bernard Hopkins, WBC champion Keith Holmes, WBA champion William Joppy, and Félix Trinidad.

Hopkins vs Holmes[link]

On April 14, 2001, Hopkins won a unanimous decision over WBC champion Keith Holmes in New York City. Trinidad, however, knocked out Middleweight mainstay William Joppy in an impressive five rounds.^[5] This led to many to believe that Felix Trinidad was simply too much, too strong for Bernard Hopkins.^[6]

Hopkins vs Trinidad[link]

Then, on September 29, 2001, WBA champion Trinidad challenged Hopkins for middleweight unification in Madison Square Garden.

For the first time in many years, Hopkins was an underdog in the betting, which led the confident Hopkins to place a $100,000 bet on himself to win the bout. During promotion for the bout, Hopkins caused huge controversy by throwing the Puerto Rico flag on the floor in press conferences in both New York and Puerto Rico, the latter conference leading to a riot in which Hopkins had to be run to safety from the angry mob.^[7]

During the fight, Hopkins was on his way to a lopsided decision victory when, in the 12th and final round, he floored Trinidad. Referee Steve Smoger called a halt to the fight after Trinidad's father entered the ring to stop the fight. It was the first loss of Trinidad's career, and it made Hopkins the first undisputed world middleweight champion since Marvin Hagler in 1987. 'The Ring' magazine and the 'World Boxing Hall of Fame' named Hopkins as the 2001 Fighter of the Year.

Undisputed middleweight champion[link]

He defended the undisputed title six times. Hopkins bested Carl Daniels on February 2 surpassing Carlos Monzon's division record of 14 defenses, 2002, by tenth-round technical knockout; Morrade Hakkar on March 29, 2003, by eighth-round TKO; William Joppy on December 13, 2003, by unanimous decision; and Robert Allen on June 5, 2004, also by unanimous decision.

Oscar De La Hoya[link]

In the highest-paying fight of his career, Hopkins fought six-division titleholder Oscar de la Hoya, another welterweight for the undisputed middleweight championship on September 18, 2004, in Las Vegas. They fought at a catchweight of 158 lbs, two pounds below the middleweight limit of 160 lbs.^[8] Hopkins won the bout by knockout in the ninth round with a left hook to the body and thus became the first boxer ever to unify the titles of all four major sanctioning bodies. At the time of the stoppage, Hopkins was ahead on two of the scorecards, with De La Hoya ahead on the other.^[9]

In November 2004 de la Hoya invited Hopkins to join his boxing promotional firm, Golden Boy Promotions, as president of its new East Coast chapter.

Reaching number 20 - Howard Eastman[link]

At 40 years old, an age at which most boxers are retired, Hopkins reached the middleweight record of 20 title defenses on February 19, 2005, against ranked #1 WBC Middleweight contender Howard Eastman, the European middleweight champion. Hopkins dominated the fight from start to finish, winning 119-110, 117-111 and 116-112.

Hopkins vs Taylor[link]

In his next fight on July 16, 2005, Hopkins lost his undisputed middleweight championship to Jermain Taylor via controversial split decision. Hopkins started slowly but came on strong over the final four rounds. Many press row writers scored the fight for Hopkins. Many boxing observers feel that the decision wasn't booed like a disputed decision normally is because the crowd was pro-Taylor, which influenced the some of the commentators and Harold Lederman.^[10] Compubox round-by-round punch stats showed Taylor outscoring Hopkins 6-5-1 in total punches. Hopkins out landed Taylor in power punches 78-50.

Compubox statistics indicated that Hopkins landed more overall punches and significantly more power shots over the course of the fight, however these statistics may not accurately reflect the judging as rounds are scored in isolation. It should also noted that there are some unaccurate flaws in Compubox statistics and therefore may not reflect the actual outcome of the bout.

On December 3, 2005, Hopkins lost his rematch against Jermain Taylor by unanimous decision in a bout that was reminiscent of their first bout but was a decisive victory for Taylor. All three judges scored the fight 115-113 for Taylor.

Moving up to light heavyweight[link]

Tarver vs Hopkins[link]

Following his two losses to Jermain Taylor, Hopkins at 41 decided not to retire and made the decision to jump two weight divisions to face off against The Ring light heavyweight champion Antonio Tarver on June 10, 2006. Going into the fight, Tarver was a 3-to-1 favorite and had been the first man ever to TKO Roy Jones Jr. Many now placed Tarver among the sports top competitors. He was constantly ranked in the P4P rankings. However, Bernard Hopkins picked up a lopsided unanimous decision, scoring 118-109 on all three judges scorecards.

Antonio Tarver also lost a $250,000 bet with Hopkins, after he failed to stop Hopkins in the first six rounds.^[11]

Hopkins vs Wright[link]

On July 21, 2007, at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Hopkins defended The Ring light heavyweight championship against former undisputed junior middleweight champion Winky Wright. During the weigh-in, Hopkins shoved Wright with an open-hand to the face, igniting a brawl between both fighters' entourages.^[12] Hopkins was fined $200,000 for instigating the brawl.^[13] Hopkins prevailed with a unanimous decision victory by scores of 117-111, 117-111 and 116-112.^[14]

Hopkins vs Calzaghe[link]

On April 19, 2008, at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Hopkins lost The Ring light heavyweight title to Joe Calzaghe via a highly, highly disputed split decision (116-111 and 115-112 for Calzaghe; 114-113 for Hopkins). Hopkins started the fight well, dropping Calzaghe in the first round and using his ring savvy to confuse the challenger. Calzaghe got up to showcase his blazingly fast hands and devastating combinations and despite the fact that Hopkins would smother him whenever he tried to come in and throw more than one punch, According to CompuBox, Calzaghe landed more punches on Hopkins than any of his previous opponents, however there observers again feel that there were flaws in Compubox's recorded statistics again.^[15]

Hopkins vs Pavlik[link]

On October 18, 2008, Hopkins met middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik in a non-title fight at a catch-weight of 170 lbs. Fans and pundits alike felt that knockout king Kelly Pavlik would become the first man to knock Hopkins out. Pavlik was a 4-1 betting favourite heading into the contest. On the night of the fight, Hopkins turned back the clock to produce a performance he claimed to be the best of his career winning a unanimous decision (117-109, 119-106, 118-108) over the undefeated Pavlik. Hopkins prepared for this fight in the late summer heat at his second home, Danny Hawk's "World Famous" Normandy Gym in Miami Beach, FL.

Recent fights[link]

During the Ricky Hatton vs. Manny Pacquiao media conferences before their fight on May 3, 2009, Bernard Hopkins stated he would be "interested" in a proposed fight with British super middleweight champion Carl Froch.

Enrique Ornelas[link]

On December 2, 2009, Bernard Hopkins fought in his home city of Philadelphia for the first time since 2003 beating Enrique Ornelas via 12-round unanimous decision (120-109, 119-109 & 118-110) in what served as a tune-up bout for the 44-year old Hopkins who had not fought since his October 18, 2008 12-round upset victory over undisputed middleweight champion, Kelly Pavlik.

The bout was supposed to be a tune-up for a scheduled March 13, 2010 rematch with Roy Jones, Jr. The rematch was later postponed as a result of Jones, Jr. falling to a first round technical knockout loss to Australian, Danny Green.

Rematch with Roy Jones[link]

Hopkins and old foe Roy Jones Jr. agreed to fight in a rematch on April 3, 2010 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. The two boxers fought again 17 years after their first bout in 1993. Hopkins defeated Jones by a unanimous decision in a 12-round bout marred by illegal blows and a skirmish at the end of the sixth round involving ring entourage, the referee and security guards. Judges Don Trella and Glenn Trowbridge scored it 117-110 for Hopkins, while Dave Moretti favored him 118-109. The Associated Press had it 119-108, scoring 11 of 12 rounds for Hopkins.^[16]

He then challenged WBA Heavyweight Champion David Haye who had successfully defended his title against John Ruiz.^[17] Following Hopkins challenge, Haye ruled out the fight stating Bernard was only looking for a payday.^[18] Hopkins later stated his intentions to fight Lucian Bute following Bute's third round technical knockout victory over Edison Miranda. Golden Boy Promotions also tried to approach retired boxer Joe Calzaghe for a potential rematch in 2010, but Calzaghe, who stated he no longer had the appetite, turned the offer down.^[19]

Hopkins vs. Pascal I & II[link]

Pascal defending versus Hopkins.

At 45 years old, Hopkins fought WBC, IBO light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal on December 18, 2010 at the Colisée Pepsi in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The bout ended in a majority draw decision. Judge Steve Morrow had it 114-112 for Hopkins, but was overruled by Claude Paquette (113-113) and Daniel Van de Wiele (114-114).^[20] Following the controversy of the fight, WBC chairman Jose Sulaiman sanctioned an immediate rematch.

On May 21, 2011, at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada, Hopkins defeated Pascal by unanimous decision to capture the WBC, IBO, and The Ring Light Heavyweight belts.^[21][22] The official scores were 115–113, 116–112 and 115–114.^[23] With the win, Hopkins became the oldest man in the history of the sport to win a major world title, supplanting George Foreman, who had previously held the distinction after his knockout victory over Michael Moorer.^[24] Hopkins won at 46 years, 4 months, 6 days, while Foreman was 45 years, 10 months. After the bout, ESPN columnist Dan Rafael stated: "Bernard Hopkins already had lived several boxing lifetimes, but he was born yet again in Saturday's decision over Jean Pascal, becoming the oldest champion in history."^[24]

Bernard Hopkins vs. Chad Dawson[link]

Hopkins told the world of boxing that his next fight was going to be against former champion Chad Dawson. They fought on 15 October 2011. Hopkins lost via TKO for being unable to continue after injuring his shoulder when Dawson threw him off of his back.

After an investigation by the WBC following a protest filed by Oscar De La Hoya, the WBC ruled that Dawson intentionally fouled Hopkins and returned the belt to Hopkins. ^[25] The Ring magazine also decided to continue to recognize Hopkins as their champion pending the California State Athletic Commission’s ruling on a protest filed on behalf of Hopkins.^[26] Also on December 13, California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) has ruled that the decision will be overturned to a no-contest upon official review and the testimony of referee of the bout, Pat Russell.^[27]

A rematch with Dawson was set for April 28, 2012. Hopkins lost the bout via majority decision.

Professional boxing record[link]

52 Wins (34 knockouts, 18 decisions), 6 Losses, 2 Draws, 2 No Contest[28]
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Rd., Time	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	52-6-2 2 NC	Chad Dawson	Decision (majority)	12	April 28, 2012	Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA	Loses WBC, & The Ring light heavyweight titles.
NC	52-5-2 2 NC	Chad Dawson	No Contest	2 (12), 2:48	October 15, 2011	Los Angeles, California	No Contest. It was originally ruled a TKO victory for Dawson but was overturned by the CSAC since Hopkins was unable to continue after getting thrown from a clinch. The WBC ruled the fight a "technical draw" and continued to recognize Hopkins as their champion.[29][30]
Win	52-5-2 1 NC	Jean Pascal	Decision (unan.)	12	May 21, 2011	Montreal, Canada	Won The Ring and WBC Light Heavyweight titles. Awarded WBC Diamond belt.
Draw	51-5-2 1 NC	Jean Pascal	Draw (maj.)	12	December 18, 2010	Quebec City, Canada	For The Ring, WBC and WBC Diamond Light Heavyweight titles.
Win	51-5-1 1 NC	Roy Jones, Jr.	Decision (unan.)	12	April 3, 2010	Las Vegas, USA
Win	50-5-1 1 NC	Enrique Ornelas	Decision (unan.)	12	December 2, 2009	Philadelphia,PA
Win	49-5-1 1 NC	Kelly Pavlik	Decision (unan.)	12	October 18, 2008	Atlantic City, New Jersey
Loss	48-5-1 1 NC	Joe Calzaghe	Decision (split)	12	April 19, 2008	Las Vegas, Nevada	Lost The Ring Light Heavyweight title.
Win	48-4-1 1 NC	Ronald Wright	Decision (unan.)	12	July 21, 2007	Las Vegas, Nevada	Retained The Ring Light Heavyweight title.
Win	47-4-1 1 NC	Antonio Tarver	Decision (unan.)	12	June 10, 2006	Atlantic City, New Jersey	Won The Ring Light Heavyweight title.
Loss	46-4-1 1 NC	Jermain Taylor	Decision (unan.)	12	December 3, 2005	Las Vegas, Nevada	For WBC, WBA Super, WBO & The Ring Middleweight titles.
Loss	46-3-1 1 NC	Jermain Taylor	Decision (split)	12	July 16, 2005	Las Vegas, Nevada	Lost IBF, WBC, WBA Super, WBO & The Ring Middleweight titles.
Win	46-2-1 1 NC	Howard Eastman	Decision (unan.)	12	February 19, 2005	Los Angeles, California	Retained IBF, WBC, WBA Super, WBO & The Ring Middleweight titles.
Win	45-2-1 1 NC	Oscar De La Hoya	KO	9 (12), 1:38	September 18, 2004	Las Vegas, Nevada	Retained IBF, WBC, WBA Super, The Ring and won WBO Middleweight titles.
Win	44-2-1 1 NC	Robert Allen	Decision (unan.)	12	June 5, 2004	Las Vegas, Nevada	Retained IBF, WBC, WBA Super & The Ring Middleweight titles.
Win	43-2-1 1 NC	William Joppy	Decision (unan.)	12	December 13, 2003	Atlantic City, New Jersey	Retained IBF, WBC, WBA Super & The Ring Middleweight titles.
Win	42-2-1 1 NC	Morrade Hakkar	TKO	8 (12), 3:00	March 29, 2003	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Retained IBF, WBC, WBA Super & The Ring Middleweight titles.
Win	41-2-1 1 NC	Carl Daniels	TKO	10 (12), 3:00	February 2, 2002	Reading, Pennsylvania	Retained IBF, WBC, WBA Super & The Ring Middleweight titles.
Win	40-2-1 1 NC	Félix Trinidad	TKO	12 (12), 1:18	September 29, 2001	New York City, New York	Retained IBF, WBC and won WBA Super Middleweight titles. Awarded vacant The Ring Middleweight title.
Win	39-2-1 1 NC	Keith Holmes	Decision (unan.)	12	April 14, 2001	New York City, New York	Retained IBF and won WBC Middleweight titles.
Win	38-2-1 1 NC	Antwun Echols	TKO	10 (12), 1:42	December 1, 2000	Las Vegas, Nevada	Retained IBF Middleweight title.
Win	37-2-1 1 NC	Syd Vanderpool	Decision (unan.)	12	May 13, 2000	Indianapolis, Indiana	Retained IBF Middleweight title.
Win	36-2-1 1 NC	Antwun Echols	Decision (unan.)	12	December 12, 1999	Miami, Florida	Retained IBF Middleweight title.
Win	35-2-1 1 NC	Robert Allen	TKO	7 (12), 1:18	February 6, 1999	Washington, D.C.	Retained IBF Middleweight title.
NC	34-2-1 1 NC	Robert Allen	No Contest	4 (12), 2:57	August 28, 1998	Las Vegas, Nevada	Retained IBF Middleweight title.
Win	34-2-1	Simon Brown	TKO	6 (12), 1:00	January 31, 1998	Atlantic City, New Jersey	Retained IBF Middleweight title.
Win	33-2-1	Andrew Council	Decision (unan.)	12	November 18, 1997	Upper Marlboro, MD	Retained IBF Middleweight title.
Win	32-2-1	Glen Johnson	TKO	11 (12), 1:23	July 20, 1997	Indio, California	Retained IBF Middleweight title.
Win	31-2-1	John David Jackson	TKO	7 (12), 2:22	April 19, 1997	Shreveport, Louisiana	Retained IBF Middleweight title.
Win	30-2-1	William Bo James	TKO	11 (12), 2:02	July 16, 1996	Atlantic City, New Jersey	Retained IBF Middleweight title.
Win	29-2-1	Joe Lipsey	KO	4 (12), 2:50	March 16, 1996	Las Vegas, Nevada	Retained IBF Middleweight title.
Win	28-2-1	Steve Frank	TKO	1 (12), 0:24	January 27, 1996	Phoenix, Arizona	Retained IBF Middleweight title.
Win	27-2-1	Segundo Mercado	TKO	7 (12), 1:10	April 29, 1995	Landover, MD	Won vacant IBF Middleweight title.
Draw	26-2-1	Segundo Mercado	Draw	12	December 17, 1994	Quito, Ecuador	For vacant IBF Middleweight title.
Win	26–2	Lupe Aquino	Decision (unan.)	12	May 17, 1994	Atlantic City, New Jersey	Retained USBA Middleweight title.
Win	25–2	Melvin Wynn	TKO	3, 0:48	February 26, 1994	Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win	24–2	Wendall Hall	TKO	3 (12), 0:28	November 23, 1993	Las Vegas, Nevada	Retained USBA Middleweight title.
Win	23–2	Roy Ritchie	TKO	7 (12), 1:47	August 3, 1993	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Retained USBA Middleweight title.
Loss	22–2	Roy Jones, Jr.	Decision (unan.)	12	May 22, 1993	Washington, D.C.	For vacant IBF Middleweight title.
Win	22–1	Gilbert Baptist	Decision (unan.)	12	February 16, 1993	Denver, Colorado	Retained USBA Middleweight title.
Win	21–1	Wayne Powell	TKO	1 (12), 0:21	December 4, 1992	Atlantic City, New Jersey	Won vacant USBA Middleweight title.
Win	20–1	Eric Rhinehart	KO	1, 1:47	September 14, 1992	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Win	19–1	James Stokes	KO	1	August 28, 1992	Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win	18–1	Anibal Miranda	Decision (unan.)	10	May 21, 1992	Paris, France
Win	17–1	Randy Smith	Decision (unan.)	10	April 3, 1992	Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win	16–1	Dennis Milton	TKO	4 (10)	January 31, 1992	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Win	15–1	Willie Kemp	Decision (unan.)	10	December 13, 1991	Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win	14–1	David McCluskey	TKO	7 (10)	November 26, 1991	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Win	13–1	Ralph Moncrief	TKO	1 (10), 1:28	September 23, 1991	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Win	12–1	Danny Mitchell	KO	1	July 9, 1991	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Win	11–1	Pedro Marquez	TKO	1	June 20, 1991	Parsippany, New Jersey
Win	10–1	Steve Langley	TKO	3 (6), 1:10	March 18, 1991	Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	9–1	Richard Quiles	KO	1 (6)	February 26, 1991	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Win	8–1	Mike Sapp	TKO	1	November 17, 1990	Fort Myers, Florida
Win	7–1	Darrin Oliver	TKO	1	October 20, 1990	Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win	6–1	Percy Harris	Decision (unan.)	6	August 5, 1990	Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win	5–1	Khalif Shabazz	KO	1, 0:36	June 30, 1990	Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win	4–1	Jouvin Mercado	TKO	2 (4), 0:43	May 31, 1990	Rochester, New York
Win	3–1	Eddie Tyler	TKO	1	May 18, 1990	Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win	2–1	Keith Gray	TKO	1	April 26, 1990	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Win	1–1	Greg Paige	Decision (unan.)	4	February 22, 1990	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Loss	0–1	Clinton Mitchell	Decision (maj.)	4	October 11, 1988	Atlantic City, New Jersey

Coaches[link]

Hopkins has been coached by Philadelphia based English "Bouie" Fisher from 1989 until their split in 2002 which resulted in Fisher taking Hopkins to court, claiming he was underpaid by $255,000. They re-united in 2003, but split again in 2005, again with Fisher claiming to be underpaid, this time to the tune of $200,000. Naazim Richardson, Fishers long-term assistant took over as Hopkins' head coach from 2005. Fisher won the Eddie Futch-John F.X. Condon Award, awarded by the Boxing Writers Association of America, for Trainer of the Year in 2001. Bouie died aged 83 in June 2011.

Controversial quotes[link]

In late 2010, Hopkins suggested that African American fighters who possessed what he described as a "slick" inner-city style of fighting would be successful against Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao. "Maybe I’m biased because I’m black, but I think that this is what is said at people’s homes and around the dinner table among black boxing fans and fighters. Most of them won’t say it [in public] because they’re not being real and they don’t have the balls to say it. But I do think that a fighter like the Ray Leonard's or anyone like that would beat a guy (like Pacquiao) if they come with their game. Listen, this ain’t a racial thing, but then again, maybe it is. But the style that is embedded in most of us black fighters, that style could be a problem to any other style of fighting."^[31][32]

On December 7, 2007, Hopkins and Calzaghe met face to face in the media room set up for the Floyd Mayweather, Jr. vs. Ricky Hatton fight. Hopkins and Calzaghe began shouting insults and taunting each other, with Hopkins shouting, "You're not even in my league! I would never let a white boy beat me. I would never lose to a white boy. I couldn't go back to the projects if I let a white boy beat me." Hopkins would later explain his comments, saying that it was not meant to be taken as a racial slur or a reflection of his feelings on white fighters, but simply said to create some hype for his fight with Calzaghe. On January 23, 2008, the fight was officially announced to take place on April 19, 2008, at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.

On May 11, 2011, Hopkins questioned Minnesota Vikings quarterback Donovan McNabb's racial credentials in a Philadelphia Daily News online article. Marcus Hayes of The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that according to Hopkins, McNabb had a privileged childhood in suburban Chicago and, as a result, is not black enough or tough enough, at least compared with, say, himself, Michael Vick and Terrell Owens. Hopkins saying in part, "He's got a suntan. That's all... McNabb is the guy in the house, while everybody else is on the field... He's the one who got the extra coat. The extra servings . . . He thought he was one of them."

See also[link]

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References[link]

External links[link]

• Professional boxing record for Bernard Hopkins from BoxRec