What is Bernard "The Executioner" Hopkin's best win?

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  1. thewoo

    thewoo Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Trinidad. That's the fight that really made his career. He went into it as a 3-1 underdog and completly dominated Tito. People try to play the weight card but Tito was a beast. He had destroyed joppy in a manner that no middleweight could. I think he would have beaten any other active middleweight other than hopkins at the time and hopkins not only beat him but owned him

    Also this is the fight that took hopkins from fighting for peanuts at the blue horizon and on ESPN to headlining multi million dollar fights. Trinidad opened the doors to the big time and made every other fight in the poll possible
     
  2. ImElvis666

    ImElvis666 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Although not his best, De La Hoya should have made the poll at least.
     
  3. ViktorVaughn

    ViktorVaughn Well-Known Member Full Member

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    U seen Hopkins vs Johnson? If u haven't u should check it out. Hopkins was impressive in that fight even though Johnson was not the fighter he eventually became. He was still a work in progress at that time. But from Johnson mouth: that's the only time he took a beating!
     
  4. ViktorVaughn

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    Naaah! DLH was the one coming from a very controversial win against Sturm (who got the favor returned last weekend) and no one expected him to do well. Even the end of the fight with the body shot was controversial. Wouldn't make the poll IMO.
     
  5. TheAlcatraz

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    At the time, I remember being surprised that Tito carried his power to mw in beating Joppy. But I wasn't overly impressed, I have to admit. No offense, but it was Joppy! Never understood, however, how he was the favorite against Hops, who was, in my mind, clearly bigger, stronger, and more crafty. The only thing I remember thinking at the time was that Tito would have a chance if Hops got old overnight! Little did I know!
     
  6. stuistylee

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  7. Colpolite

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    His best win was the destruction of the "Knee Gals"
     
  8. Manning

    Manning Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Not technically a win but I thought the way he heroically lost to Joe Calzaghe was pretty heroic. He really did go out on his sword in a close fight. There is no shame in losing to an ATG fighter in such a way, props to old Bernard.
     
  9. zarman

    zarman Guest

    Pascal for me, I never thought anyone would surpass Foremans record, he did it by beating the undisputed champ
     
  10. Colpolite

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    Calzaghe is not ATG. He was a great undefeated fighter that will go to the hall of fame no doubt.

    B-HOP is the ATG.
     
  11. CubanLinx

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  12. Manning

    Manning Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Beat an ATG you become an ATG, Calzaghe is this era's Rocky Marciano.
     
  13. bodhi

    bodhi Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Tito
    Tarver
    Pascal
    Pavlik
     
  14. bodhi

    bodhi Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Fixed.
     
  15. Ike Turner

    Ike Turner Guest

    Tito best win and best performance.