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"I keep saying 'I'm different' because it is true and I'm going to prove it once again on July 13," said 48-year-old Bernard Hopkins, referring to his upcoming fight with Karo Murat, who is 19 years younger.

If he gets beyond a mandatory title defense against Karo Murat in July, IBF light heavyweight beltholder Bernard Hopkins would like to face Carl Froch or Lucian Bute. (This story also contains a video of Hopkins accepting Gennady Golovkin's challenge.)

Andre Ward on Bernard Hopkins: "You know, I think this is the first time that I've seen Bernard Hopkins get embraced from the beginning of an event to the end of an event. But, I mean, look how long it took."

Tavoris Cloud on Bernard Hopkins' outfit at Wednesday's press conference: "It was funny to just turn around and to just see a grown man with a ski mask on standing there and not saying nothing to nobody."

HBO's ringside scorer Harold Lederman said Andre Ward was "terrific," and, "sharp" as a network commentator for this past Saturday's triple-header at New York's Madison Square Garden.

Former RING light heavyweight and middleweight champ Bernard Hopkins is being targeted for a comeback on March 9 opposite 175-pound titleholders Nathan Cleverly, Beibut Shumenov or Tavoris Cloud.

Unbeaten former lightweight beltholder Paul Spadafora eyes October return, then shots at 140-pound champ Danny Garcia or welterweight titleholder Paul Malignaggi. Spadafora outpointed Humberto Toledo on Aug. 18.

Roy Jones is talking to the manager of Lateef Kayode about a potential fall bout.

CompuBox punch-counter Lee Groves relives fight night in Carson, Calif., where Nonito Donaire unified two 122-pound belts against Jeffrey Mathebula. Groves, who had strong opinions on Donaire's margin of victory, tries to bridge the gap between the numbers and the scorecards.

Former light heavyweight champ Antonio Tarver is planning to show his younger cruiserweight rival Lateef Kayode the ropes during their Showtime-televised matchup on June 2.  

Recent Hall of Fame electees Freddie Roach, Mark "Too Sharp" Johnson and ring announcer Michael Buffer will be on hand for Saturday's Amir Khan-Lamont Peterson fight.

After landing in Washington, D.C., Amir Khan hopes to land his 27th career victory over Lamont Peterson on Saturday.

"I'm going to go into the ring and I'm going to use my fists until I win," said Glen Johnson of fight with IBF super middleweight beltholder Lucian Bute on Saturday. The 42-year-old vet adds that retirement is not on his mind.

Lucian Bute and Glen Johnson are both friends and familiar foes, having sparred for nearly 100 rounds two years ago in preparation for separate title bouts.

Mark "Too Sharp" Johnson: "There was never any pressure being the only black guy anywhere near my weight class. I never ran from it. In fact, I embraced it."

Lamont Peterson: "This is a dream come true for me. This is my chance right here to win two world titles right here in my home town."

Undersized heavyweight Eddie Chambers will try to topple another giant when he faces Tony Thompson in October, a fight that could lead to a rematch with Wladimir Klitschko.