Bernard “The Executioner” Hopkins dismantles Kelly “The Ghost” Pavlik
Bernard “The Executioner” Hopkins dismantles Kelly “The Ghost” Pavlik
Seventeen years his senior, Bernard “The Executioner” Hopkins completely rips the heart out of previously undefeated Kelly “The Ghost” Pavlik in a historic 12 rounder.
If you have been reading The G Manifesto for a while, you know that I used to roll in B-Hop’s Entourage in the late 1990’s and constantly back him. I didn’t cover this fight beforehand because I didn’t want to effect the betting line, which went off at almost 5-1 for Pavlik before the fight. (You need to get your paydays where you can during the Down Economy).
Here is a round by round.
Round 1: Hopkins starts out with lateral movement, and using footwork. Lands the cleaner shots. 10-9 HOPKINS
Round 2: Pavlik stalking but X lands the clean shots. Left hook behind the ear has Pavlik already shaky. Pavlik having trouble with the movement of Hopkins. 10-9 HOPKINS
Round 3: Hopkins showing amazing ring generalship. Winning all skirmishes. 10-9 HOPKINS
Round 4: Where is the Pavlik double jab? Looks like he left it back in Youngstown, Ohio. X lands great body shot and continually gets off first. Pavlik tries to step it up, but B-Hop keeps landing the classic left hook to body, right hook to head combo. 10-9 HOPKINS
Round 5: The Executioner keeps feinting and landing the left hook. Starts to beat up Pavlik. 10-9 HOPKINS
Round 6: Hopkins pot shots Pavlik. Least action round so far. 10-9 HOPKINS
Round 7: Pavlik showing nothing. Hopkins showboats and lands a la Muhammad Ali. Big round Hopkins. 10-9 HOPKINS
Round 8: Hopkins combo. Pavlik loses point for holding and hitting which was unnecessary. 10-8 HOPKINS
Round 9: Pavlik bleeding from a right. Hopkins loses a point for holding. Seems like it was done to even up point taken from Pavlik in last round. 9-9 Even
Round 10: Hopkins gives 2 for every punch Pavlik lands. 10-9 HOPKINS
Pavlik looks finished between rounds.
Round 11: Lots of wrestling. Boring round. X lands a right. 10-9 HOPKINS
Round 12: Hopkins rips Pavlik with combos. Owns him. Pavlik hurt. Round ends. 10-9 HOPKINS
Both corners spill into ring as B-Hop still goes after a completely beaten Pavlik.
Hopkins glares at the Media assembled at ringside.
Unanimous decision Hopkins.
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Unreal performance that conjures up memories of Hopkins dominating Tito Trinidad. Or George Foreman defeating Michael Moorer at age 45.
A Masterpiece.
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