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A side to fighters that many never see…

November 06th, 2008 | Category: * Full Blog (All Categories)

When time permits, I encourage you to read through the story linked to below:

Hopkins and an even tougher fighter
It is a powerful story about Bernard Hopkins and his friendship with the now deceased Shaun Negler.  There isn’t much that I can say that isn’t included in the link above, so I’ll cut this entry short so you can read the full story.
Ross

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11 comments

11 Comments so far

  1. David November 6th, 2008 3:24 pm

    Very compelling article. Thanks for posting this.

  2. skinsfan28 November 6th, 2008 4:45 pm

    Makes me regret every wasted moment in my life.

  3. Nathan November 6th, 2008 7:59 pm

    Not ashamed to say that there were tears in my eyes as I finished reading that. Thanks.

  4. Adam November 6th, 2008 8:55 pm

    This makes me have even more respect for Bernard what an amazing person. Thanks for the this blog.

  5. Chuck November 6th, 2008 9:19 pm

    Hey Ross!!! It’s your boy Chuck!!!

    Wooo Mannn !!! That was a close one Ross i can’t remember the last time my eyes got this watery. You’ve posted alot of stories on here that can really make a person choke up but man Ross there was something about this one man. I guess this kinda explains the tears that were in hopkins eyes after the fight that night. What he did was very special for this kid & the ass whipping that he gave to pavlik that night was so dominating Shaun couldn’t have gotten a better gift. May God rest his soul & i send my deepest condolences to his family.

    To a real true champ Shaun Negler.

  6. Gym Junkies (Justin) November 6th, 2008 10:40 pm

    Wow what a great piece. I agree with everyone above, made me shed a little tear. Thanks Ross…

    -Justin

  7. Levi November 6th, 2008 10:59 pm

    i hate cancer. cancer took my dad 2.5 yrs ago. but hopkins speaks the truth, cancer didnt win… it was defeated. i learned more from my dad those final days than i did the previous 28 years. maybe because i was listening more intently, i dont know.

    live your life. eat healthy. live healthy, active lives. learn and listen (two ears, one mouth) to those you love dearly. we can all learn a lot from shaun.

  8. CBTman November 7th, 2008 12:06 am

    After all of the nonsense and lack of civility on the recent episode of TUF, it’s nice to know that there are combat athletes like Hopkins out there who represent their sport (and themselves) with class and dignity.

  9. Ross November 7th, 2008 5:20 am

    I read this article a few days ago on the yahoo front page. My cousin had the same type of injury that lead to a very rare cancer.

    This article was inspiration.

  10. Dwyer03 November 8th, 2008 3:48 pm

    That was a very breath taking article. Hopkins is definitely a class act and that is a hell of a thing to do for a person. My condolences to Shaun’s family…he was a strong kid.

  11. Steve November 10th, 2008 3:00 am

    Oh Man! What a Story. Very Inspirational.

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