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Hopkins rant



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Published Date: 16 April 2008
BERNARD HOPKINS has once again risked playing the race card ahead of Saturday night's showdown with Joe Calzaghe.
Hopkins, who recently declared he would "never lose to a white man", drew a parallel with basketball Hall of Famer Larry Bird, saying: "You can look at Calzaghe's situation as someone who has been blown up more than the others.

"It reminds me of Larry Bird – great basketball player but did he get his notoriety based on how he could play, or that he could play more than the average guy of his colour could play?"





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  • Last Updated: 16 April 2008 10:36 AM
  • Source: Edinburgh Evening News
  • Location: Edinburgh
 
 

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