The Best Boxing GIFs of the Week: December 17th
One hitter-quitters, taunts, and the end of a legend.
We couldn’t avoid putting the GIF of Hopkins getting knocked out of the ring. It would be blatantly biased toward a fighter we’ve loved of the years. In honor of Hopkins, here’s the video HBO ran on his career.
Welcome back to the pros, Hassan N’Dam
Fresh off his embarrassing loss at the Olympics, N’Dam lets everyone know that he’s back.
Sullivan Barrera finishes Vyacheslav Shabranskyy
Barrera dropped Shabranskyy a couple of times, got up off the deck himself, and scored this nice stoppage victory.
Usyk finishes the job
Thabiso Mchunu made things as difficult as possible, but Usyk found the openings and made him pay.
Usyk has had enough of being countered
Mchunu wasn’t the most offensive, but he kept landing big counter. Usyk shows he’s visibly frustrated.
Fantastic exchange between Usyk and Mchunu
These GIFs make it seem like this was a real barn-burner but it actually wasn’t. This sequence, however, was beautiful.
Joe Smith Jr with brilliant combination punching
Not a lot of fighters have chose to go to the body against Hopkins. For Smith Jr, it was the right course of action.
Alexander Povetkin with big left hooks
We really shouldn’t be showcasing this fight considering Alexander Povetkin has failed 2 drug tests this year, but you can’t deny those left hooks were nice.
Povetkin KOs a guy in running shoes
Seriously. That’s how prepared Duhaupas was for this fight and how much stake you should put in this win for 37 year old Povetkin.
Give and take between Hopkins and Smith Jr
A younger Hopkins would have eaten Smith Jr for breakfast. At 52? Great exchanges like this one.
Bernard Hopkins knocked out of the ring
For the second time!
