Where would you rate Hopkins if he beat the following?

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  1. Funtime

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    1. Zolt Erdei

    2. Clinton Mitchell

    3. Roy Jones

    4. Jermain Taylor III

    5. Joe Calzaghe

    6. Jermain Taylor IV

    7. James Toney

    8. Jermain Taylor V

    9. Chris Byrd
     
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    christo Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    I'll rate this the dumbest post yet today.
     
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    If he beat them at this point, I'd only give him credit for Calzaghe and Taylor III. The others wouldn't mean a whole ton. Calzaghe would be a huge statement, but there would always be talk of ring rust, past his prime, broken hands, etc. Taylor would be just a revenge thing, but it would still be good. Jones would be along the same lines, but there's nobody today that would give Jones a very good chance against Hopkins, is there? I'd rather see him hang them up, or fight one more, get a win, and get out.
     
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    Next to Robinson.
     
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    Most of those fighters...Hes BEATEN them already
     
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    Judging by the time it takes Bernard to sign fights, I'd rate him 6 feet under after these fights were over. His final fight with Byrd would earn a special exemption from the WBC to allow a walker to be used in the ring. The fight, of course, would be for the super mega platinum diamond belt.
     
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    Never a convincing officially?
     
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    1. Sugar Ray Robinson
    2. Henry Armstrong
    3. Muhammad Ali
    4. Joe Louis
    5. Roberto Duran
    6. Willie Pep
    7. Harry Greb
    8. Benny Leonard
    9. Sugar Ray Leonard
    10. Pernell Whitaker
    11. Carlos Monzon
    12. Rocky Marciano
    13. Ezzard Charles
    14. Archie Moore
    15. Sandy Saddler
    16. Jack Dempsey
    17. Marvin Hagler
    18. Julio Cesar Chavez
    19. Eder Jofre
    20. Alexis Arguello
     
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  9. MrPR

    MrPR Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    It works both ways..Hopkins has never been defeated convincly either
     
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  10. Funtime

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    But defeated you’re telling me.
     
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    1. Sugar Ray Robinson
    2. Henry Armstrong
    3. Muhammad Ali
    4. Joe Louis
    5. Roberto Duran
    6. Willie Pep
    7. Harry Greb
    8. Benny Leonard
    9. Sugar Ray Leonard
    10. Pernell Whitaker
    11. Carlos Monzon
    12. Rocky Marciano
    13. Ezzard Charles
    14. Archie Moore
    15. Sandy Saddler
    16. Jack Dempsey
    17. Marvin Hagler
    18. Julio Cesar Chavez
    19. Eder Jofre
    20. Alexis Arguello
    21. Barney Ross
    22. Evander Holyfield
    23. Ike Williams
    24. Salvador Sanchez
    25. George Foreman
    26. Kid Gavilan
    27. Larry Holmes
    28. Mickey Walker
    29. Ruben Olivares
    30. Gene Tunney
    31. Dick Tiger
    32. Fighting Harada
    33. Emile Griffith
    34. Tony Canzoneri
    35. Aaron Pryor
    36. Pascual Perez
    37. Miguel Canto
    38. Manuel Ortiz
    39. Charley Burley
    40. Carmen Basilio
    41. Michael Spinks
    42. Joe Frazier
    43. Khaosai Galaxy
    44. Roy Jones Jr.
    45. Tiger Flowers
    46. Panama Al Brown
    47. Kid Chocolate
    48. Joe Brown
    49. Tommy Loughran
    50. Bernard Hopkins
     
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