Who deserves more respect and why?

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  1. Bladegunner

    Bladegunner Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    :rofl

    If pac and hopkins was the same weight class, hopkins style would be a nightmare for pac to deal with.:patsch
     
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  3. s23041983

    s23041983 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    :deal:good
     
  4. persianprince

    persianprince Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Oldest champion in boxing... nuff said ;)
     
  5. Uncle Rico

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    Styles make fights.

    It doesn't make Hopkins the better fighter.
     
  6. Post Box

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  7. TYSON DURAN

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    Got to be B-Hop for his longevity, doing what he's doing at his age deserves respect.

    Don't get me wrong I'm a massive Pac fan and what he's achieved is phenomenol but I have to side slightly with Hopkins.
     
  8. TYSON DURAN

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    Really :huh

    Technically I would say Hopkins is far superior to Pacquiao and I'm a massive Pacquiao fan.

    Pac is a great fighter but his main asset is his speed not his boxing ability.
     
  9. cesare-borgia

    cesare-borgia Übermensch in fieri Full Member

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    Damn im voting both, look where they came from and what they accomplished, its incredible.
     
  10. Uncle Rico

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    He said fighter. Not technician. Fighter encompasses everything - skill, technique, speed, power, athleticism, etc. When all that is considered, Pac is the better fighting machine. He's proven this with the overall competition he's faced, and how he's dealt with them. Hopkins, be it because he's had lesser opponents before him, hasn't come close to racking up impressive victories in the same manner Pac has. Very few people have, to be fair.
     
  11. prelude

    prelude Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    True....fantasy fight. PAC would get killed.
     
  12. Tyler-Durden

    Tyler-Durden Boxing Junkie banned

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    I didn't know we could do that. :think

    Well, that wouldn't change my vote anyway. :yep
     
  13. Ripper11

    Ripper11 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    in terms of boxing career, or personally or what? I say in terms of boxing, I respect Hopkins more and his discipline to the sport.
    But he's a controversial person and says some racist stuff that would make you lose respect for him also
     
  14. JASPER

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    I have mad respect for both but i am a fan of Pacs and do not like Bhop . . . so I gotta go with Pac!
     
  15. hooligan

    hooligan Millionaire Bum Full Member

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    pac aint even from america...