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A boxing ring is the space in which a boxing match occurs. A modern ring, which is set on a raised platform, is square with a post at each corner to which four parallel rows of ropes are attached with a turnbuckle. Unlike its cousin the wrestling ring, the ropes in a boxing ring are generally secured at the midway point.

Construction[link]

As there are a number of professional boxing organizations, the standards of construction vary. A standard ring is between 16 and 25 feet (4.9 and 7.6 m) to a side between the ropes with another 2 feet (0.61 m) outside. The platform the ring is on is generally 3 to 4 feet (0.91 to 1.2 m) from the ground with the posts rising around 5 feet (1.5 m).

The ring itself has around 1 inch (25 mm) of padding covered by stretched canvas. The ropes are around 1 inch (25 mm) in diameter and held up on posts rising around 5 feet (1.5 m) at heights of 18, 30, 42, and 55 inches (.46, .76, 1.07, and 1.37 m).

Terminology[link]

The name ring is an atavism from when contests were fought in a roughly drawn circle on the ground. The name ring continued with the Jack Broughton rules in 1743, which specifed a small circle in the centre of the fight area where the boxers met at the start of each round. The first square ring was introduced by the Pugilistic Society in 1838. That ring was specified as 24 feet (7.3 m) square and bound by two ropes. For these and other reasons, the boxing ring is commonly referred to as the "square circle."

See also[link]

• Ring girl
• Wrestling ring

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Offer Nissim spinning at TLV nightclub in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Offer Nissim (Hebrew: עופר ניסים‎) is a popular Israeli DJ and producer.^[1] He was born in 1964 in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Nissim produces house music in mostly tribal, hard and progressive styles, including exclusive tracks featuring female vocalists (most notably Dana International and Maya Simantov) and Meital De Razon. Annually he performs his highly energetic, diva-heavy sets in Mexico, Brazil, New York, Miami, Montreal, Toronto, Paris, Tel-Aviv etc.

Nissim has remixed a large repertoire for artists such as Madonna, Donna Summer, Deborah Cox, Kristine W, Ivri Lider, Dana International, Christina Aguilera and many more. He has been described by some as a "musical archaeologist."

In April 2007, Nissim released a double CD mixed album called Forever Tel Aviv. The album features several of his latest remixes along with tracks from other DJ's. Guest artists include Maya Simantov, Beyoncé, Suzanne Palmer, Christina Aguilera, Donna Summer and Angie Stone, among others.

In 2008, Nissim released another double CD mixed album called "Happy People". The album features several tracks with Maya Simantov and remixes of various artists, including Shirley Bassey, Deborah Cox, Suzanne Palmer, Tony Moran, and Captain Hollywood Project's "More and More".

Nissim is also well known for being a supporter of the gay community regularly producing tracks featuring vocals provided by a transsexual (Dana International), as well as headling parties in Israel that are for men only.

Production credits[link]

Dana International[link]

• 1993 Dana International (Album
• 1994 UMPATAMPA (Album)
• 1995 E.P. Tampa (E.P)
• 1996 Maganona (Album)
• 1996 Chinquamilla (Single)
• 1998 Diva (Winning Song of Eurovision 98')
• 1999 Free (Album)
• 1999 Free (Single)
• 1999 Woman In Love (Single)

Original Productions[link]

2001

• Offer Nissim ft. Sonny - Now Is The Time

2002

• Offer Nissim ft. Mickiyagi - I'm So Excited

2003

• Offer Nissim ft. Mickiyagi - Love Takes You

2004

• Offer Nissim ft. Maya - Searching
• Offer Nissim ft. Maya - That's The Way I Like It
• Offer Nissim ft. Maya - Only You

2005

• Offer Nissim ft. Maya - Alone
• Offer Nissim ft. Maya - Anything
• Offer Nissim ft. Maya - First Time
• Offer Nissim ft. Maya - Rain
• Offer Nissim ft. Maya - Heartbreaking
• Offer Nissim ft. Maya - Summer Night City
• Offer Nissim ft. Maya - Kol A'holam
• Offer Nissim ft. Maya - On My Own
• Offer Nissim Vs. Intermission - Piece of My Heart
• Offer Nissim ft. Amuka - I Want More

2006

• Offer Nissim ft. Maya - Perfect Love
• Offer Nissim ft. Maya - Be My Boyfriend
• Offer Nissim ft. Maya - For Your Love
• Offer Nissim ft. Maya - First Time (When I'm With You Ver.)

2007

• Offer Nissim ft. Ivri Lider - Nights in White Satin
• Offer Nissim ft. Amir Fay-Guttman - Always
• Offer Nissim ft. Assaf Amdursky - Wild is The Wind
• Offer Nissim ft. Maya - Wish You Where Here

2008

• Offer Nissim ft. Maya - Happy People
• Offer Nissim ft. Maya - I'm In Love
• Offer Nissim ft. Maya - Why
• Offer Nissim ft. Maya - Love
• Offer Nissim ft. Ohad Haeim - Change
• Offer Nissim ft. Epiphony - Out Of My Skin
• Offer Nissim ft. Epiphony - Believe In Me
• Offer Nissim ft. Epiphony - One More Night
• Offer Nissim ft. Epiphony - Knowing Me Knowing You
• Offer Nissim ft. Symphony Extreme - Remember My Name
• Offer Nissim ft. Symphony Extreme - I Close My Eyes

2009

• Offer Nissim - Bimbo
• Offer Nissim - Rhythm Of The Nile
• Offer Nissim ft. Maya - Hook Up
• Offer Nissim ft. Maya - Illusion
• Offer Nissim ft. Maya - You'll Never Know
• Offer Nissim ft. Maya - Tel-Aviv
• Offer Nissim ft. Maya - Superman
• Offer Nissim ft. Maya - Holding on
• Offer Nissim ft. Maya - Cuando
• Offer Nissim ft. Epiphony - Story Ending
• Offer Nissim ft. Epiphony - Mr. Charming
• Offer Nissim ft. Epiphony - Boxing Ring

2010

• Offer Nissim - Out Of My Skin (Turkish Ver.)
• Offer Nissim ft. Maya - Over You
• Offer Nissim ft. Maya - It Was Love
• Offer Nissim ft. Maya - You Were So Right
• Offer Nissim ft. Shlomi Saranga - Essi
• Offer Nissim ft. Nikka – The One and Only
• Offer Nissim ft. Mickiyagi – Freedom to Ya'All
• Offer Nissim ft. Maya – Freak Control
• Offer Nissim – Sound of Bamboo

2011

• Offer Nissim ft. Maya – La Bez'
• Offer Nissim ft. Maya Simantov, Meital de Razon & Maya Buskila - Love Child
• Offer Nissim – Sevillia Nights
• Offer Nissim ft. Epiphony – Million Stars
• Offer Nissim ft. Epiphony – Break My World
• Offer Nissim ft. Maya & Vanessa Klein – Breaking Away
• Offer Nissim pres. The Dynasty Season – The Children
• Offer Nissim ft. Omri Mizrachi – Don’t Stop the Dance
• Offer Nissim ft. Maya – I'd Give You All I Have
• Offer Nissim ft. Epiphony – Drip Drop
• Offer Nissim ft. Epiphony & Gabriel Butler – Hands On

Official Remixes[link]

2002

• Rita - Ma'wal (Offer Nissim Remix)

2004

• Ivri Lider - Beautiful Eyes (Oriental Dub Remix)

2005

• Suzanne Palmer - Home (Offer Nissim Remix pt.1,2)
• Suzzanne Palmer - Fascinated (Offer Nissim Remix)
• Kristine W - Wonder of it All (Offer Nissim Mix)
• Deborah Cooper -Live You All Over (Offer Nissim Remix)
• Club69 - Twisted (2005 Rework)
• Deborah Cox - Easy as Life (Offer Nissim Remix)
• Rita - Jerusalem of Gold (Dub Remix)
• Ivri Lider - Cinderella Rockefella (Dub Remix)
• Ofra Haza - Love Song (Offer Nissim Remix)

2006

• Tony Moran - Something About You (Offer Nissim Remix pt.1,2&3)
• Suzzanne Palmer - Keep The Faith (Offer Nissim Remix)
• Angie Stone - I Wish I Didn't Miss You (Offer Nissim Remix)
• Fairuz - Eastern Drums (Offer Nissim Dub Remix)
• Christina Aguilera - Hurt (Offer Nissim Remix)

2007

• Beyonce - One Night Only (Offer Nissim Remix)
• Beyonce - Deja-Vu (Offer Nissim Remix)
• Suzzanne Palmer - Free My Love (Offer Nissim Remix)
• Kristine W - Be Alright (Offer Nissim Remix)
• Donna Summer - Power of Love (Offer Nissim Remix)
• Alain Chamfort - Manureva (2007 Rework)
• Amuka - Appreciate Me at Night (Offer Nissim Mash-up)
• Sarit Hadad - Ze Sh'shomer Alay (Offer Nissim & Yinon Yahel Remix)
• Santa Esmeralda - Cha Cha Cha (Offer Nissim Remix)

2008

• Deborah Cox - Everybody Dance (Offer Nissim Remix)
• Shirley Bassey - La Passione (Offer Nissim Remix)
• Suzanne Palmer - Eye Can See You (Offer Nissim Remix)
• Jennifer Lopez - Que Hiciste (Offer Nissim Remix)
• Dana International - Petra (2008 Reconstruction)
• Dana International - Maganuna (Reconstruction)
• Captain Hollywood - More and More (2008 Reconstruction)
• Erin Hamilton - Flame 2008 (Offer Nissim Remix)
• Christina Aguilera - Candyman (Offer Nissim Remix)
• Betty - Poison (Reconstruction)
• Ofra Haza - Latet (Reconstruction)
• Kadoc - Night Train (Offer Nissim Edit)
• Culture Beat - Your Love (Offer Nissim Remix)

2009

• Maya - Bringing You Home (Offer Nissim Reconstruction)
• Suzanne Palmer - You Stepped Into My Life

2010

• Shoshana D'amari - Still Here (Offer Nissim Remix)
• Ivri Lider - Fuck Off Berlin (Offer Nissim Remix)
• Anita Meyer – Why Tell Me Why (Offer Nissim Remix)
• Lara Catherine – Nuit Magique (Offer Nissim Remix)

2011

• Ivri Lider – 21 Seconds (Offer Nissim Remix)

2012

• Madonna - Girl Gone Wild (Offer Nissim Remix)

Unofficial Remixes/bootlegs[link]

2004

• Talk Talk - Such a Shame (Offer Nissim Remix)

2005

• Madonna vs. ABBA - Hung up vs. Gimme (Offer Nissim Mash-up)
• Madonna - Issac vs. Ofra Haza (Offer Nissim Remix)
• Madonna - Jump (Offer Nissim Remix)
• Abba - SOS (Offer Nissim Remix)

2006

• Lime - Unexpected Lover (2006 Reconstruction)
• Vanessa Paradis - Joe Le Taxi (Offer Nissim Remix)

2007

• Christina Aguilera - Tell Me / Missteree (Offer Nissim Remix)

2008

• Madonna - Beat Goes On (Offer Nissim Remix)
• Madonna - She's Not Me (Offer Nissim Remix)
• Britney Spears vs. Captain Hollywood - Give More and More (Offer Nissim Remix)
• Michael Jackson - Billie Jean 2008 (Offer Nissim Remix pt.1,2)
• J.J. Goldman - La Vie Par Procuration (2008 Reconstruction)
• Johnny Holiday - Que Je T'aime (Offer Nissim Remix)
• Rihanna - Disturbia (Offer Nissim Remix)

2009

• Madonna - Like A Prayer (Jerusalem Prayer's Remix)
• Mariah Carey vs. Maya - I'm That Chick (Offer Nissim Remix)
• Whitney Houston - I Didn't Know My Own Strength (Offer Nissim Remix)
• Depech Mode - Wrong (Peter Rauhoffer Nissim Mix)
• David Bowie - Let's Denz (Offer Nissim Edit)
• Junior Vasquez - When Madonna Calls (2009 Dub Mix)
• Barbra Streisand - Avinu Malkeinu (Offer Nissim Remix)
• Supertramp - Logical Song (Reconstruction 2009)

2010

• Mylène Farmer - Tristana (Offer Nissim Remix)
• Rihanna - Russian Roulette (Offer Nissim Remix)
• Joe Dassin – Et Si Tu N'existais Pas (Offer Nissim Remix)

2011

• Hot Chip – I Feel Better (Offer Nissim Remix)
• Freddie Mercury – Barcelona (Offer Nissim 2011 Mix)
• Britney Spears – Till The World Ends (Offer Nissim Kinky Mix)
• Britney Spears – Till The World Ends (Offer Nissim Lovers Mix)

References[link]

External links[link]

• Offer Nissim's Website
• Offer Nissim's MySpace Page
• Offer Nissim's International Fans Site
• Offer Nissim's fan site | Israel

Justin Bieber
Justin Bieber at the NRJ Music Awards in Cannes, France in 2012
Background information
Birth name	Justin Drew Bieber[1]
Born	(1994-03-01) March 1, 1994 (age 18)[2] London, Ontario, Canada
Origin	Stratford, Ontario, Canada
Genres	Pop, R&B, teen pop[3][4][5]
Occupations	Singer-songwriter, musician, actor
Instruments	Vocals, guitar, piano, percussion,[6] trumpet[7]
Years active	2008–present
Labels	Island, RBMG
Associated acts	Usher, Ludacris
Website	justinbiebermusic.com

Justin Drew Bieber ( /ˈbiːbər/ BEE-bər, born March 1, 1994)^[2] is a Canadian Pop/R&B singer-songwriter, musician, and actor.^[3][5] Bieber was discovered in 2008 by Scooter Braun,^[8] who came across Bieber's videos on YouTube and later became his manager. Braun arranged for him to meet with Usher in Atlanta, Georgia, and Bieber was soon signed to Raymond Braun Media Group (RBMG), a joint venture between Braun and Usher,^[9] and then to a recording contract with Island Records offered by L.A. Reid.^[6][10] Bieber's debut single, "One Time", was released in 2009 and peaked in the top twenty in Canada and charted in the top thirty in several international markets. His debut album, the seven-track EP My World, followed in November 2009, and was soon certified platinum in the United States. He became the first artist to have seven songs from a debut album chart on the Billboard Hot 100.^[11]

Bieber's first full-length studio album, My World 2.0, was released in March 2010. It debuted at number one or within the top ten in several countries and was certified platinum in the United States. It was preceded by the worldwide top-ten single, "Baby". The music video of "Baby" is currently ranked as the most viewed and most discussed YouTube video.^[12] Bieber followed up the release of his debut album with his first headlining tour, the My World Tour, the remix albums My Worlds Acoustic and Never Say Never – The Remixes, and the 3D biopic-concert film Justin Bieber: Never Say Never, that nearly matched the record for the biggest opening weekend gross for a concert-film. Bieber released his second studio album, Under the Mistletoe, in November 2011, which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. Bieber has received numerous awards, including Artist of the Year at the 2010 American Music Awards, and has been nominated for such awards as Best New Artist and Best Pop Vocal Album at the 53rd Grammy Awards. In 2012, Bieber was named Forbes 3rd most powerful celebrity in the world, earning $55 million. As of May 2012, Bieber has sold 15 million albums.^[13]

Early life[link]

Bieber was born on March 1, 1994, in London, Ontario in St Joseph's Hospital,^[14][15] and was raised in Stratford, Ontario.^[16] Bieber's mother, Patricia Lynn "Pattie" Mallette, was 18 years old when she became pregnant. Mallette, originally from Stratford, raised her son with the help of her parents, Bruce and Diane.^[17] Mallette worked a series of low-paying office jobs, raising Bieber as a single mother in low-income housing. Bieber has maintained contact with his father, Jeremy Jack Bieber, who married another woman and had two children.^[18][19][20] Bieber's great-grandfather was from Germany.^[21] Bieber's mother's ancestry is French Canadian.^[22] Bieber attended a French immersion elementary school in Stratford called Jeanne Sauvé Catholic School.^[17]

During his childhood, Bieber was interested in hockey, soccer, and chess; he often kept his musical aspirations to himself.^[18] As he grew up, Bieber taught himself to play the piano, drums, guitar, and trumpet.^[16][23] In early 2007, when he was twelve, Bieber sang Ne-Yo's "So Sick" for a local singing competition in Stratford and was placed second.^[6][23] Mallette posted a video of the performance on YouTube for their family and friends to see. She continued to upload videos of Bieber singing covers of various R&B songs, and Bieber's popularity on the site grew.^[10] Chris Hicks, Bieber's A&R at Island/Def Jam, explained the young artist's huge online following to HitQuarters by saying:

"He was doing something different. He was an attractive white kid singing very soulful R&B hits. That set him apart immediately from anyone in his range because no one was covering or singing these kind of records. But equally important was that you believed in these songs – it was real. And you wanted to hear more."^[24]

Career[link]

[edit] 2008–09: Discovery and My World

While searching for videos of a different singer, Scooter Braun, a former marketing executive of So So Def, clicked on one of Bieber's 2007 videos by accident.^[18] Impressed, Braun tracked down the theater Bieber was performing in, located Bieber's school, and finally contacted Mallette. Mallette was reluctant because of Braun's Jewish religion; she remembered praying, "God, I gave him to you. You could send me a Christian man, a Christian label! ... you don’t want this Jewish kid to be Justin’s man, do you?"^[18] However, after praying with her church elders and receiving their encouragement, she permitted Braun to fly Bieber, then 13,^[10] to Atlanta, Georgia, to record demo tapes.^[18] A week after arriving, Bieber sang for R&B singer/songwriter Usher.^[25] Bieber was soon signed to Raymond Braun Media Group (RBMG), a joint venture between Braun and Usher.^[9] Justin Timberlake was also reportedly in the running to sign Bieber, but lost the bidding war to Usher.^[9][26] Usher then sought assistance in finding a label home for the artist from then manager Chris Hicks, who helped engineer an audition with his contact Antonio L.A. Reid of Island Def Jam Music Group.^[24] Reid signed Bieber to Island Records in October 2008 (resulting in a joint venture between RBMG and Island Records) and appointed Hicks as executive Vice-President of Def Jam where he would be able manage Bieber's career at the label.^{[6][9][10][24]} At that point, Bieber and his mother moved to Atlanta temporarily, also the home of Usher and Braun, to record and get counseling from Braun.^[9] Braun became Bieber's manager.^[10]

Bieber in September 2009 at the Nintendo World Store

Bieber's first single, "One Time", was released to radio while Bieber was still recording his debut album.^[27] The song reached number 12 on the Canadian Hot 100 during its first week of release in July 2009,^[10] and later peaked at number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100. During fall 2009 it had success in international markets.^[28] The song was certified Platinum in Canada and the US and Gold in Australia and New Zealand.^[29][30][31] Bieber's first release, an extended play entitled My World, was released on November 17, 2009. The album's second single, "One Less Lonely Girl", and two promo singles, "Love Me", and "Favorite Girl", were released exclusively on the iTunes store and charted within the top forty of the Billboard Hot 100.^[28] "One Less Lonely Girl" was later also released to radio and peaked within the top fifteen in Canada and the US, being certified Gold in the latter.^[28] My World was eventually certified Platinum in the US and Double Platinum in both Canada and the UK.^[31][32][33] To promote the album, Bieber performed on several live shows such as mtvU's VMA 09 Tour, European program The Dome, YTV's The Next Star, The Today Show,^[34][35] The Wendy Williams Show, Lopez Tonight, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, It's On with Alexa Chung, Good Morning America, Chelsea Lately, and BET's 106 & Park with Rihanna. Bieber also guest starred in an episode of True Jackson, VP in late 2009.^[36]

Bieber performed Stevie Wonder's "Someday at Christmas" for U.S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama at the White House for Christmas in Washington, which was broadcast on December 20, 2009, on U.S. television broadcaster TNT.^[37] Bieber was also one of the performers at Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest on December 31, 2009.^[38] Bieber was a presenter at the 52nd Grammy Awards on January 31, 2010. He was invited to be a vocalist for the remake of We Are The World (a song written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie) for its 25th anniversary to benefit Haiti after the earthquake. Bieber sings the opening line, which was sung by Lionel Richie in the original version.^[39] On March 12, 2010, a version of K'naan's "Wavin' Flag" recorded by a collective of Canadian musicians known as Young Artists for Haiti was released. Bieber is featured in the song, performing the closing lines.

[edit] 2010–11: My World 2.0 and Never Say Never film

"Baby", the lead single from his debut album, My World 2.0, which features Ludacris, was released in January 2010 and became his biggest hit thus far, charting at number five in the U.S. and reaching the top ten in seven other countries.^[28] Two promo singles "Never Let You Go", and "U Smile" were top thirty hits on the U.S. Hot 100, and top twenty hits in Canada.^[28] According to review aggregator Metacritic, the album has received "generally favorable reviews".^[40] It debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200, making Bieber the youngest solo male act to top the chart since Stevie Wonder in 1963.^[41] My World 2.0 also debuted at number one on the Canadian Albums Chart, Irish Albums Chart, Australian Albums Chart, and the New Zealand Albums Chart^[28] and reached the top ten of fifteen other countries.^[42][43] To promote the album, Bieber appeared on several live programs including The View, the 2010 Kids Choice Awards, Nightline, The Late Show with David Letterman, The Dome and 106 and Park.^[44] Bieber collaborated with Sean Kingston on his single "Eenie Meenie" which also appeared on Bieber's debut album. The song reached the top ten in the United Kingdom and Australia, and the top-twenty of most other markets.

Bieber performing at the Conseco Fieldhouse, in August 2010

On April 10, 2010, Bieber was the musical guest on Saturday Night Live.^[45] On July 4, 2010, Bieber performed at the Macy's Fourth of July Fireworks Spectacular in New York City.^[46] The second single from My World 2.0, "Somebody to Love", was released in April 2010, and a remix was released featuring Bieber's mentor Usher. The single reached number ten in Canada, number fifteen in the United States, and the top twenty in multiple international countries.

On June 23, 2010, Bieber went on his first official headlining tour, the My World Tour, starting in Hartford, Connecticut, to promote My World and My World 2.0.^[47] In July 2010, it was reported that Bieber was the most searched for celebrity on the Internet.^[48] That same month his music video, "Baby", surpassed Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance" to become the most viewed, and most disliked YouTube video ever.^[49] In September 2010, it was reported that Bieber accounted for three percent of all traffic on Twitter, according to an employee of the social-networking site.^[50]

Bieber began recording his second album in July 2010 in New York City.^[51] At this point, because of puberty, his voice was deeper than it was when he recorded his first album. In April 2010, the singer discussing his vocals remarked, "It cracks. Like every teenage boy, I'm dealing with it and I have the best vocal coach in the world. [...] Some of the notes I hit on "Baby" I can't hit anymore. We have to lower the key when I sing live."^[52]

Bieber performing in Jakarta during his My World Tour.

Bieber guest-starred in the season premiere of the CBS crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, which aired on September 23, 2010. He played a "troubled teen who is faced with a difficult decision regarding his only brother", who is also a serial bomber. Bieber was also in a subsequent episode which aired on February 17, 2011, in which his character is killed.^[53] Bieber performed a medley of "U Smile", "Baby", and "Somebody to Love" and briefly played the drums at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards on September 12, 2010.^[54] Bieber announced in October 2010 that he would release an acoustic album, called My Worlds Acoustic.^[55] It was released on Black Friday in the United States and featured acoustic versions of songs from his previous albums, and accompanied the release of a completely new song titled "Pray".^[56]

A 3-D part-biopic, part-concert film starring Bieber entitled Justin Bieber: Never Say Never, was released on February 11, 2011, directed by Step Up 3D director Jon Chu. It topped the box office with an estimated gross of $12.4 million on its opening day from 3,105 theaters.^[57] It grossed $30.3 million for the weekend and was narrowly beaten by the romantic comedy Just Go With It, which grossed $31 million.^[58] Never Say Never is said to have exceeded industry expectations, nearly matching the $31.1 million grossed by Miley Cyrus's 2008 3-D concert film, Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert, which holds the record for the top debut for a music-documentary.^[59][60] Never Say Never grossed a total of $98,441,954 worldwide.^[61] The film is accompanied by his second remix album, Never Say Never – The Remixes, released February 14, 2011, and features remixes of songs from his debut album, with guest appearances from Miley Cyrus, Chris Brown, and Kanye West, among others.^[62]

[edit] 2011–present: Under The Mistletoe and Believe

On February 27, 2011, Bieber attended the 2011 Vanity Fair Oscar Party with American actress and singer Selena Gomez,^[63] confirming several months of media speculation about a romantic relationship between the pair.^{[64][65][66][67][68][69]}

In June 2011, Bieber was ranked number 2 on the Forbes list of Best-Paid Celebrities under 30. He is the youngest star and 1 of 7 musicians on the list raking in with $53 million earned in a 12 month period.^[70] On November 1, 2011, Bieber released Under the Mistletoe, his second studio album.^[71] It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, selling 210,000 copies in its first week of release.^[72]

In late 2011, Bieber began recording his third studio album, entitled Believe. Kanye West and Drake are confirmed to be featured on the album.^[73] On February 22, 2012, Bieber announced via Twitter that the first single off Believe will be released in March 2012.^[74] The following week, Bieber appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show to announce that the first single will be called "Boyfriend" and was released on March 26, 2012.^[75] The song was co-written by Mike Posner.^[76] The second single, Die In Your Arms, was released on May 29th, 2012. ^[77]

Image[link]

Justin Bieber has a higher score on the Klout online "influence" scale than Barack Obama or The Dalai Lama.^[78] According to Jan Hoffman of The New York Times, part of Bieber's appeal stems from his YouTube channel. Long before he released his EP, My World, in mid-November, the YouTube videos attracted millions of views.^[18] Braun recognized the appeal. Prior to flying him to Atlanta, Braun wanted to "build him up more on YouTube first" and had Bieber record more home videos for the channel. "I said: 'Justin, sing like there’s no one in the room. But let's not use expensive cameras.' We'll give it to kids, let them do the work, so that they feel like it's theirs", recalled Braun.^[18] Bieber continues to upload videos to the same channel and has opened a Twitter account, from which he interacts with fans regularly;^[10] his account was reported in November 2010 to have over 6 million followers.^[79] Since then he has been consistently gaining followers at an average of 24,000 per day.^[80] The accounts also serve marketing purposes; for example, Bieber's music video for "One Time" only began selling quickly after it was uploaded to YouTube.^[81]

Bieber performing "Favorite Girl" in Zurich, Switzerland April 2011.

Usher comments that while he and Bieber were both signed at the same age, "I had the chance to ramp up my success, where this has happened to Bieber abruptly." As a result, Usher, Braun, Bieber's bodyguard Kenny, and other adults surrounding Bieber constantly coach him on handling fame and his public image.^[18] After signing Bieber, Usher appointed one of his former assistants, Ryan Good, to be Bieber's road manager and stylist. Good, once nicknamed Bieber's "swagger coach", created a "streetwise look" for the singer which consisted of baseball caps, hoodies, dog chains and flashy sneakers. Amy Kaufman of The Los Angeles Times comments, "Though a product of a middle-class suburban upbringing in Stratford, Ontario, Bieber's manner of dress and speech ("Wassup man, how you doin'?" or "It's like, you know, whateva' ") suggest he's mimicking his favorite rappers."^[82]

Bieber is often featured in teen magazines such as Tiger Beat,^[18] and has been labeled as a "teen heartthrob".^[83] Bieber has released a collection of nail varnishes to raise awareness for charity.^[84] Wax statues of Bieber are on display at Madame Tussauds wax museums in New York, Amsterdam and London.^[85] His change of hairstyle in 2010, and the consequent alterations to Bieber products, led to it being called 'the most expensive musical haircut of all time;^[86] one company spent $100,000 to fix its dolls for the 2011 Christmas season.^[87]

Bieber has been criticized for looking and sounding younger than his age, his teen-pop music, image, and frequent media attention.^[88] He has been a frequent target of Internet bloggers and message board posters, notably by users of Internet message board 4chan and users of YouTube.^[89] Nick Collins of The Daily Telegraph speculated that "Bieber's character also appears to strike a particularly sour note with his Internet critics, with many remarks commenting on his youthful appearance, his teen-pop songs, his image as a heart-throb to young teenage girls and his manner of speech".^[90]

Personal views and life[link]

Bieber is a Christian,^[91] and said he has a relationship with Jesus, talks to him and that "he's the reason I'm here".^[92]

Bieber's comments in a February 2011 profile in Rolling Stone sparked controversy.^[93] Asked about abstinence, Bieber responded, "I don't think you should have sex with anyone unless you love them." He said he does not "believe in abortion" and that it is "like killing a baby".^[94] He described sexual orientation as "everyone's own decision."^[95] Bieber has contributed to the It Gets Better Project,^[96] which aims to prevent suicide among LGBT youth.^[97]

Bieber has said he is not interested in obtaining United States citizenship and has criticized America's health care system. Praising Canada as being "the best country in the world", he cited its health care system as a model example.^[94]

In May 2012, Bieber purchased a 10,000 square-foot mansion on 1.3 acres of land, located in the community of Calabasas, California, a suburb of Los Angeles.^[98]

Twitter[link]

As of April 2012^[update], Bieber's Twitter account (@justinbieber) is the second most popular celebrity account behind that of Lady Gaga.^[99] By mid-April 2012, he had over 20 million followers.^[100][101] His follower acquisition is one new follower every other second.^[102][103] His popularity on Twitter at one point accounted for three percent of all Twitter related traffic, with a Twitter employee commenting that "racks of servers are dedicated" to Bieber.^{[103][104][105][106][107][108][109][110][111][112]} This resulted in over 180 million page views for the service each month.^[105] Bieber was frequently a trending topic on Twitter when the feature first launched^[105] because his fans frequently discussed him on the network. ^[113] and was named the top trending star on Twitter in 2010;^[114] Klout gave his account a score of 100.^[115][116]

The size of Bieber's and Gaga's follower bases are cited as a reason why marketers should pay attention to Twitter:^[117] with an ability to reach millions of people with a single tweet.^[117] 8.3% of tweets mentioning "bieber" were semi-automated and probably Twitter related spam.^[118] Research done about Twitter and the 2011 Egyptian revolution includes Bieber as he made tweets about the topic at a time when he had roughly 8 million followers. His multiple tweets resulted in 32,000 responses each, which made Bieber's Twitter account one of the single largest nodes for discussion about the uprising one of the largest on Twitter.^[119][120]

In March 2012, Bieber fans launched an unsuccessful attempt to unseat Lady Gaga as the most popular celebrity on Twitter. Neither Bieber nor Lady Gaga discussed their mutual fanbase's campaigns on Twitter.^[121]

Discography[link]

Justin Bieber portal

• My World 2.0 (2010)
• Under the Mistletoe (2011)
• Believe (2012)

Tours[link]

• 2009: Urban Behavior Tour
• 2010–2011: My World Tour
• 2012-2013: Believe Tour

Filmography[link]

Awards and nominations[link]

References[link]

Further reading[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Justin Bieber

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• Justin Bieber on Twitter

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]

Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Bernard Hopkins

• List of IBF world champions
• List of WBA world champions
• List of WBO world champions
• List of WBC world champions
• Ring Magazine pound for pound

References[link]

External links[link]

• Professional boxing record for Bernard Hopkins from BoxRec