Tim Hopkins

Word that middleweight champ Bernard Hopkins has agreed to meet Jermain Taylor in a passing-the-torch match on July 16 means that six months of this year will have more meaningful matches than the previous 24months combined.…

By TIM DAHLBERG (AP) - Bernard Hopkins says he'll make other plans if Jermain Taylor doesn't quickly accept a $1.5 million US offer to fight him for the undisputed middleweight title on July 16.…

LOS ANGELES - Bernard Hopkins got the number he wanted in making his 20th title defense. Now he's looking ahead, to making money and history as a middleweight champion approaching middle age. Hopkins had barely finished beating Howard Eastman Saturday night when he laid out his immediate future.…