Rare Footage: Bernard Hopkins trains at Graterford Prison
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- čas přidán 5. 09. 2024
- In July of 1993, we filmed Bernard Hopkins returning to Graterford Prison. At one-time, Hopkins was an inmate at Graterford and began his boxing career there. To stay grounded and never forget where he came from, Hopkins often returned to the prison and trained. This footage was 17 months before he challenged Roy Jones Jr. for the middleweight title (and lost) and 2.5 years before he actually won the title. #bernardhopkins #prison #graterford #bhop #philadelphia #philly #phillyfighter #boxing #rare #rarefootage
The man defied all odds stacked against him. Starting with his positive attitude, from the penitentiary to world champion. Legendary.
Facts. P4P All Time Great.
Being an apologist for Whïtë racism and çøøñëry he will never be a great. He deliberately said some rubbish leading up to his fixed fight with Joe Calzaghe. The man is a dimwit who just does not get or understand the real picture. He throws his entire group under the bus for personal recognition and rewards.
Very similar to the Quawi Muhammad story. Who was also a great fighter that came out of prison and became champion
Stacked against him? He committed armed robbery and landed in prison. He "defied the odds" by not committing another armed robbery when he got out. Like 99% of people manage to do. Give me a fucking break with this shit.
Like they say, hard work pays off man. B-Hop put in a lot of work and practice to make those dreams come true. That's the bottom line. Gotta work hard for everything in life. 💪
BHop is inspirational. Dude started boxing late in prison and became one of the best in our generation.
He was boxing before prison. Big misconception that he started in prison.
Yes
He got delt with by calzhage
@@broughton90 casual
It's amazing, he started late but he STILL became a master technician. Usually, a master technician starts as a kid. Bernard Hopkins is the most underrated fighter since Archie Moore. As far as pure boxers go, this man had one of the highest ring IQs I ever saw. A master trap setter. A master tactician. People thought it was boring, but I was completely captivated watching him pick and chose his spots, ultimately dictating the terms of the fight.Only the most pure of boxing fans appreciate him.
Was in the fort in 95,B Hop was a legend in there. I remember when I came home back to Brooklyn he was fighting dela and none of my friends really knew about him long story short I got paid off B hop peace and blessing to my philly family
Put RESPECT on this man’s name! This is what a true professional, role model, athlete does!
That footage is pure gold...
I truly admire this Brother!!!! As a kid i looked up to him!
My cousin Bundy did 25 hard long years in that prison Graterford wasn't no joke. Much respect to Bernard Hopkins for being an outstanding champion in the ring and outside the ring as well G.O.A.T.👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿❤❤❤
@d rz Yes it does I agree 100% with you.👍❤
Me & Bundy boxed up Dallas (He was a Rockview fighter)
Ted? 😂
@@raheemtillman1930 I did time in Graterford and DALLAS as well
@@jacthetripper5171 my thoughts exactly...🤣🤓🤣
Hats off to Mr Bernard Hopkins for turning his life around!! And helping the brothers behind the Wall.
Truth!
@@olig7336 Definitely.
They need to make a movie of his life
Amazing footage. Wow.🙌🏽
The Executioner was a GOOD champion & fought the BEST of his era..
Yes
Good?! The man is legendary!
The guy was a few levels above GOOD. One of the best ever. Did everything very well.
1st...and an outstanding video. They have stopped so many programs in these prisons through the years it's ridiculous. There is no rehabilitation or even the chance to better yourself. They have even taken away the ability to get a college degree. The only thing you can do is take some bullshit vocational class or just sit and rot. Give these guys a real shot at being productive citizens
Thank you and you are correct, give them a shot
Read to free your mind
@@BudaMac that also. That's what I did. And workout, kept me out of bull💩 And kept me sharp
Remember 1st not to go to jail
Jail is not to rehabilitate. Jail is punitive.
They owe us nothing. It has to be made up in the mental to not go to the Penal ever again. When the program's were funded cats didn't go to them. Prevention is what we need to learn. That my Brother starts in the house with Dad and Mom.
At least they still alive in prison and maturing in prison so hopefully if they get out they ll be matured all the way.it sucks but yea
Boxing is arts to moves our hearts to teach as soul; behold.
He is from the projects that I was raised my whole life in,Ramon Rosen/ Diamond St 23. Dawn Staley as as well! Salute!
He's from Richard Allen not Raymond rosen
My cousin was Bernard’s sparring partner “action Jackson”…
Wow!
I didnt like Bernard until I saw this and now I'm Extremely Proud of him and respect him to the Highest!!!
Why didn’t you like him before viewing this?
So of all the videos of Bernard giving knowledgeable interviews, dropping gems to the youth, you choose to honor the one that shows him in prison huh. Come Up Brother.
he became his own manager and promoter too.
@@AggroSamuraiI think ODLH and Golden Boy promoted or Co-Promoted some of his fights too 🤔 he was a partner with them throughout the tail end of his career and now still to this day you can see him after the Ryan Garcia fights in the ring most famously the last fight he had with Haney.
Some of the best fights we’ve never seen happened in prison most likely!
you learn something new everyday. thanks for this post, you earned a subscriber brother
this footage is great!
Bernard always spoke well
I was there in the 2012,2013,2015 and 2016..B Hop redid that whole gym and they put a mural up with him on it..They renamed it the fieldhouse..
Much respect..
Bhop real worker didn't drink or smoke that's hunger and dedication
Hopkins is a goat. Ppl forget these vids and things because how he took control of his career
Warden was like, "I told you you'd be back.."
Hahaha!
😂😂😂
Hahahaha good one! But all in good terms... The man BHopkins
I returned to a facility 10 yrs later. They srill remembered me amd said, 'told ya he'd be back!'
@@tcr9315difference with you is you probably committed a crime to go back, huh? 😂😂😂
My favorite boxer of all time him and Gerald McClellan
Both great boxers but both terrible people
@@four-twenty4205 Bernards not a bad person, Gerald was, is a disgusting person.
@@four-twenty4205 Foh boy
Man this is inspirational.. Big ups to changed he made
Thanks!
Met B-Hop on his way to the top on Germantown Ave (@ Chelten) in Philly back in the 90s. He was with some JBM boys that day. Amazing to see what a single opportunity can do for a brother. #BHOP #theford #phillyfighters #theexecutionersmovie #thebottom #theexecutioner #phillystrong #philly #dannongreen
Inspirational human being ✊🏾
And he brought that world title back!!!
REAL rare.
He was amazin him
Stay in school, kids...
Much Love And Respet.
PEACE.
Thanks for the video, THROWBACK MEDIA
There is hella talent filled in the prisons throughout the US. If you think about it, a LOT of fighters will tell you if they didn’t stick with boxing they would have ended up in prison. Think of how many potential champions we missed out on due to their incarceration.
I know that feeling back wen I was locked up at camp Kilpatrick we was in a football team practice was every thing ..every day competing
Made 19 months pass by a lil slower
He’s a consummate Pro
Thanks for posting. Bhop the most fundamentally sound boxer, incredible cardio. Had the highest ring IQ ever, yep more knowledge than Mayweather.
IDK about the IQ statement but he's up there
@Ralph Reilly v De la Hoya watch the mastery of range by Bhop. Mayweather is very hi IQ, but not quite as BHOP.
It's up there...but as a person that grew up with Mayweather in the EARLY years in grand rapids...b hop wasn't in the gym as a 5 year old....Floyd has literally a LIFETIME of on the job training and experience....there is a difference
Why do Mayweather always have to be brought up? Mayweather has so many haters.
Nah bhop is solid boxer but mayweather was best in our generation
Philly just different! You make it here you can make it anywhere.... no 🧢
Legendary BHOP …
Legendary
Wooooooow. Never wanna see that place again
Nice find.
Yo they need to have dis in Connecticut jails, word, definitely New York jails, if they have dis in da New York jails it a be less stabbings ✊🏿💯❤️✊🏿
bhop style is timeless
Bernard Hopkins Was Born to Be a Boxer Turned Out To Be one of The Best Middleweights in The World He also Changed His life Go to show What He learned in That prison
We had boxing in Bordentown AKA Gladiator school. In New Jersey. Albert C Wagner Youth Correctional Facility.
Legend
In several scenes..Nudie Mimms aka Imam Jabber can be scene in the background..tall brother in blue.
Yes sir- Amin was a legend!!!
Respect
Memories
Wow!....
For those who don't know:
Those inmates gave B-HOP "THE ULTIMATE HONOR" of creating A MURAL OF HIM!!!
👏👍
Thought he’s in prison lol but he’s visiting n training others
He was in Prison
I did many years there , shout-out to Frankie Shaffer, Johnny Buck, Jamie Tate, Vinnie mooch from that thing..lol R.I.P. Mark Conway.... Geovani moochie and all those 215 boys .. no matter what Bucky Evans was cool...
What year is this cause if this is before 95 then Nudie Mims was still running Graterford
Nudie.. was running. Tt
@@keithdavis9633 With a iron fist he was the Imam and Graterford was wide open and Nudie was the undisputed HNIC in charge even the Warden went to Nudie my Uncle Positive did time with Nudie before my Uncle went to the Feds in 94
Real good video. Think it’s good to have boxing in jail, positive
HAMMER
Did acouple PV hits at graterford.. world behind a wall ..
Remember these days!
Keep thinking u Hopkins homie but we ain't boxing!
BHop never had a boxers physique. But he was that Nigga
😭😭😭 he is build like them old junkies that stand outside all day drinking 40s
He got a lean built, actually made for boxing✊🏿💯
@@keithluckett3331 That nigga shaped like an alcoholic
@@keithluckett3331 yeah idk what they talking about lol
@@Keaweahe same here, I could see if he had lots of body fat. You don’t need lots of muscles for boxing, some strength and conditioning is what’s needed and mind and skill set.
Concert warrior
Dang how old is Hopkins? Much respect
56 years old
The video look vintage lol
57
He was like 28 in this video
He almost looks the same now. Jus gray haired
6ix9ine would of smoked half these guys if they put him in that jail
Lmaooooo
the face of I'm never going back
Fight night champion based of bernard and ward
Positive story. I use watch B-Hop fight in 90's. But it's AMAZING how the prison system is full of us (Blacks). We got it hard in AmeriKKKa.
I see how Bernard became better them boxers were much better than the ones on the street
Bro sound just like inky johnson !
Heavy.
Bro do they still do this anymore what the hell a prison with a boxing gym ?? With actual decent trainers?!
They need too keep these open in prison
They Should of Kept Shit Like This In The P.NAL SYSTEM It Would Of Relieved R MINDS
Thurl Graterford bouls
R.I.P TO ROME The BROTHA TALKING 3:28
I knew he looked familiar. I think i did time with him in either coal two. Or mercer. Cool dude, s.i.p.
*coal twp.
Is boxing a good idea for prison? and i want y'all to think about it.
Yes bc boxing teach discipline
Ask yourself why, in the same state, they don’t let dudes box in Prison anymore? Born and raised in Philly. I moved out in 2018 when I was 29. It’s never been worse. The DA is horrible. And the recidivism rate is high. All while criminals roam the streets like some sort of dystopian wasteland
But long before any of the current politics, crime and what have you, they randomly stopped letting dudes box in Prison. Why?
In some respects "Prizefighting" can be a great leveller in Society(Sure u just have the causal fans,but look who's seated in the Audience at the Big fights!)
So whether any of these Guys proves to be any good is neither here nor there!.
If the Boxing Training helps them to handle their sentence better,teaches them discipline,(which might be translated to mainstream Society) then that's success&and that's going the f##king 12 Rnds&anyone who does that has my respect..
And as for Bernard Hopkins,his life has been amazing..
Many an time he has frustrated fans with some of his antics,but i remember seeing him fight for the undisputed Middle Title against the Great Felix Trinidad &I watched that on a Big Screen in Vegas(I think it was at the Mirage?)
&,it was a fantastic fight at the Gdn,NYC,just after 9/11..A great night!
So 👍☘️ to all of these Guys,I wish them.all the bed,!&and of course the same for Bernard Hopkins!👍☘️..
Ha!this"is"we're "ab"browner"should"go&get"some"work"this"is"were"the"old"fighters"use"to"do"!they"had"some"hearts"fans&see"what"these"new"fighters"made"of!
Dang he always looked old
The bad is they took this away the program and strip us from blessings for maturity
JDAFLAME music is the truth
CZcams
Fear me, keep up same energy pls. I ain't sleeping on nun of you. I'm prepared to take you all out.
Enough said.
Loved watching him get knocked out the ring loooool
I was in hole in that jail
Fighting ha ha ha
I said it before, and I'll say it again: Judge it by primes and peaks, and Jones is better than Hopkins. Judge it by longevity and there's no comparison. Hopkins was twice the oldest man in history to win a significant title. Consistent, consecutive defenses of his belt, and all this after having a lung collapsed by a knife, several years in Graterford Penitentiary, the death of his brother, and losing his debut match. Better than Floyd or Toney, too. The only fighter of that era in the same legendary category is maybe Pacquiao.
@Chosen O1E Floyd played the game better than any boxer, in terms of his business acumen. He (by his own admission) never even unified a single division. He's great, and probably one of the three best of all-time in terms of the "hit and don't get hit sweet science" (after Pernell) but he's not "TBE." That's just part of his marketing brand. Even he doesn't really believe it. If you believe it, then that means his marketing worked, because you bought what he was selling. B-Hop had twenty consecutive defenses in a row, in one of the original eight glamour divisions. That's five less than Joe Louis. He was beating world champions when he was 45. Floyd in his early forties was fighting MMA fighters and a kickboxer (with a clause that the kickboxer couldn't even use his feet).
@Chosen O1E Floyd looked not great against Pacquiao, he was the only man stunned in that ring and the one who got hit the hardest, iirc. So I don't think it's fair to hold him above Pacquiao.
James toney might be better, idk.
@@Sarissa99 because he got hit the hardest? Thats the dumbest logic ive ever heard.
@@Sarissa99 bro floyd is on a different level than pac!! PAC was aggressive alright but floyd rarely makes a mistake and his temperament is the ring is too class
Im gonna beat the odds too. Ive cheated death 3 times
LOT OF THEM NEVER EVEN HAD A GIRL YET....
I'm gonna give y'all a good life tip. Don't ever fight somebody whose nose and teeth look like that
X
Still has the same teeth.
I did alot of time in that prison .don't even like to talk about it.its a waste of life.
Golden boy shoulda been fixed that mans teeth
And your school teacher should've taught you how to write a sentence..!
@@mr.masses3202 just like u have 2 periods and a exclamation on the end of your sentence ? Lmao I think somebody missed some education also lol
Golden Boy should've fixed that mans teeth is what you were attempting to type out. Criticism of a man that's turned his life around and inspires other FROM a person that has poor sentence construction skills. Hmmm as a troll its sad that that is the only thing you seem to have garnered from this video.
@@Tiber234 I think u meant “inspires others from” Make sure your correct b4 u try to correct somebody else lmao
@@Convo_starters your comment judging another man is very pride 🏳️🌈 friendly lol i guess u were looking for the Yusef Mack videos lmao
Bet he didn't let a white boy beat him 😂
Hopkins never impressed me: boring fighter who held and fought dirty. 👎
He impressed the people who count. He’s in the boxing hall of fame!!
@@davidrodney4950 never disputed his track-record; just reiterating that if I were a boxer (I'm not) I wouldn't fear getting in the ring to oppose him.