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Honoring and recognizing Philadelphia's self-made Light Heavyweight Boxing Champion, Bernard Hopkins aka "The Executioner," for establishing a new world record by winning the International Boxing Federation Light Heavyweight Championship title and for being an exemplary role model by overcoming numerous barriers to achieve success and for demonstrating to all Philadelphians the remarkable benefits of physical fitness and a healthy lifestyle.
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WHEREAS, On March 9, 2013, Bernard Hopkins aka "The Executioner" at age 48, became the oldest man to win a major boxing title, scoring a unanimous noncontroversial decision in a 12-round victory over previously undefeated 31-year-old Tavoris Cloud to secure the International Boxing Federation Light Heavyweight Championship title; and
WHEREAS, Hopkins landed 110 of 227 power punches, a remarkable 48 percent according to CompuBox statistics, and had no trouble out-punching and out-landing overall punches against the younger Cloud at 169-139 to sweep the judges' scorecards (116-112, 116-112, and 117-111); and
WHEREAS, Fighting professionally for 25 years, Hopkins scored a well-earned unanimous-decision victory against Cloud who is 17 years Hopkins' junior, to win a light heavyweight world title for the third time and to establish a new world record; and
WHEREAS, Hopkins made history at age 46 by defeating Jean Pascal for the World Boxing Council Light Heavyweight title in May 2011, when he broke the world record previously held by George Foreman. By claiming another 175-pound Light Heavyweight title against Cloud, Hopkins broke his own record as the oldest fighter in boxing history to win a major belt; and
WHEREAS, Born and raised in Philadelphia in the Raymond Rosen projects of North Philadelphia, Hopkins turned to crime early in his life. By age 13, he was mugging people and had been stabbed three times and was arrested more than 30 times before he turned 17; and
WHEREAS, While incarcerated at ...
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