BHOP - Better Than Floyd P4P Defensively

I hope you're not judging based on Hopkins' last two fights like many of the simple minded people do. Hopkins also barely had scratches on his face leaving fights in his prime.

 

Mayweather uses the Philly shell. Against Mosley he barely even moved laterally.


How exactly is Floyds defense athletically based? atsch

 

Holy ****, how did I miss this live on TV.

 

Uhhh Floyd broke Zab down the same way Hopkins broke Pascal down. Both Zab judah and Pascal are frontrunners that cant fight a full 12 round fight. Mayweather punished Zab to the body and made him fight, nothing to do with Zab tiring.

 

Even though i disagree its not really relevant to the arguement, point was the defensive work done by Floyd.
Floyd when faced with greater speed turned very conventional in his defense.

Where Hopkins who almost always faces greater speed still makes people hit shoulders and air with upperbody movement and a philly shell.

Which stems back to my point that Floyds defense is a combination of almost equal parts between great technique and athleticism.

B-Hop is almost purely technique.

 

Both are GREAT! But this is B-Hop night so I'm not gonna compare right now.

 

You mean it woodent B Nice cuz hed LOOSE! I agree it aint fare 2 BHOPS.

 

Too bad FLoyd was beating his AZZ in the 3rd, 4th, and 5th.

 

Hopkins lost 4 out of the first 5 rounds and he got tagged alot... Floyd is better Defensively! Hopkins is not on floyds level..

 

Ugh the hugger brigade is on my ass, fine you guys are right and im wrong.
Christ you cant even bringup a valid point without people getting into uber defensive mode.

I never once disputed how great Floyd is, but im sorry i can see things objectively.

 

FLOYD is the best defensive boxer in this era point blank Hopkins would be number 2

 

BHOP is better skilled then Floyd in every category.. he just lacks the athletcism of lil Floyd.