Bernard Hopkins' final fight of his career couldn't have ended on a worse note as the legendary boxer was literally knocked out of the ring by opponent Joe Smith Jr. The knockout took place in the eighth round at The Forum in Inglewood, and the crowd erupted as Hopkins fell through the ropes and was unable to return to the ring with an injury.
It was the first loss in Hopkins' career by TKO, who prior to this match held a 55-7-2 record with those seven losses coming by decision. Smith Jr. retained his WBC light heavyweight title with the victory, but of course all people were talking about following the match was Hopkins hitting the floor.
At 51, Hopkins seemingly had an uphill battle against a younger opponent in Smith Jr. (27). Guess you're never too old to become a meme.