Out of all the fights Hopkins WON, who gave him his hardest fight?

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  1. Taylex

    Taylex Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Why?
     
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  2. Robot16

    Robot16 Keep it Kr0nkn Full Member

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    Also agree, in the 10th or 11th antwun rocked hopkins good, stunned him.

    Agreed i thought he won clearly, i remember some people at the bar believing that winky won:huh
     
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  3. Arriba

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    I think he was trying to make a statement about the state of that fight basically.
     
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  4. Carnage

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    Whats wrong with saying Calzaghe?
     
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  5. FINITO

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    Because Hops didnt win..
     
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    mercado
     
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  7. Tuavale

    Tuavale Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Can't be Mercado becasue that was a draw. The rematch that Hopkins won wasn't his hardest fight.

    Back in 1993, a tough kid from California named Gilbert Baptist gave Hopkins a very tough night for 12 rounds. One judge only had Hopkins ahead 115-112. And truthfully, I felt it was a fight that could have gone either way. Very competitive.:smoke:smoke

    He also gave Terry Norris a very tough fight in 1988.
     
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  8. Kyroguy

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    Taylor 1 because Hopkins really won
     
    Kyroguy, Apr 3, 2009
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  9. altez

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    My friend met Hopkins in California one time and asked him the same question .. Hopkins said Echols was his toughest fight.
     
    altez, Apr 3, 2009
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  10. san rafael

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    ^^^^^
     
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  11. san rafael

    san rafael 0.00% lemming Full Member

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    It had that appearance.
     
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  12. NALLEGE

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    Imo it was Echols. Segundo Mercado put Hop down one time legitimately with the other being more of a bad call...but that fight wound up a draw, not a win for Hop. So going by saying that Hop won, I'd go with Echols. Hop dominated that fight, but he showed his chin and true skills against a very tough prime Echols.
     
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    Read the thread title, and get back to us. To the guy that said Taylor...read the thread title and get back to us.:-(
     
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