Bernard Hopkins vs. Joe Smith: Winner, Recap and Knockout Reaction

Joe Smith Jr. has retained hisWBC international light heavyweight title and sent Bernard Hopkins into retirement with an eighth-round TKOvictory in California on Saturday night. The end of the fight was controversial, at least from Hopkins' perspective. Smith unleashed a flurry of heavy punches on Hopkins, who was leaning against the ropes and fell through them all the way down to the floor. Hopkins was able to stand up on his own outside the ring, walked around for a moment seemingly confused b...