Tavoris Cloud vs Bernard Hopkins

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Bernard “The Executioner” Hopkins (52-6-2, 32KO’s) will look to make history and break his own record as oldest ever world champion when he battles IBF light heavyweight world champion Tavoris “Thunder” Cloud (24-0, 19KO’s) at the Barclays Center in  Brooklyn, live on HBO.
Hopkins, 48, beat Jean Pascal for the WBC light heavyweight championship in 2011 to beat George Foreman’s record as oldest man to win a world championship.
He would lose the title to “Bad” Chad Dawson in April of last year and has not fought since.
Standing across from the ageless wonder is Cloud, 31, who hasn’t fought since a controversial split decision victory over Gabriel Campillo last February.
Cloud is a very strong, aggressive, come-forward type of fighter. Normally this would play perfectly into the hands of the wily Hopkins.
Before every Hopkins fight in recent years all experts ask, is tonight the night that father time catches up to the legendary fighter?
So far, the granddaddy of boxing has time and time again turned back the clock, beating top-notch competition.
Despite proving critics wrong again and again, the question has to be asked, will Cloud be too much for boxing’s elder statesman?
At 31, Cloud has proven to be tough to fight. Though his style appears tailor made for Hopkins, he has spent his whole career at light heavyweight and has not yet learned how to lose.
Five years ago Hopkins gave then undisputed middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik his first career loss.
Like Cloud, Pavlik was seen as too young and too strong. Unlike Pavlik, Cloud is not coming up in weight.
Until 2006 Hopkins had spent his career at middleweight, where he made his legendary 20 title defenses as undisputed champion before moving up to light heavyweight to face Antonio Tarver.
Not only does Hopkins have old bones, he is also the naturally smaller man.
If history has taught critics anything, it’s to never doubt Bernard Hopkins.
No matter the opponent, no matter the circumstance, even in defeat the man fights like he is 20 years younger.
Despite his accolades, the question must again be asked; will Hopkins be able to turn back the clocks one more time to once again become the oldest world champion?