Whose higher on your ATG list: Bernard Hopkins or Julio Cesar Chavez (Sr.)?

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  1. pride4jc1222

    pride4jc1222 Active Member Full Member

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    Bernard Hopkins and Julio Cesar Chavez are two of the greatest fighters of the past 30 years. Which one do you rate better?
     
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    LoRd_inFamousX1 Lord of the Square Rings Full Member

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    Bernard Hopkins
     
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  3. gumbo2176

    gumbo2176 Active Member Full Member

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    Chavez Sr. and it's not even close. The man fought 115 fights, won 107 times and KO'ed his opponents in 86 of them.
     
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  4. the cobra

    the cobra Awesomeizationism! Full Member

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    Same range, Chavez a few spots higher.
     
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    Bogotazo Amateur Full Member

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    I have to see more of Chavez's career (beyond just the 5-10 name fights), but I'm leaning towards Hopkins.
     
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  6. the cobra

    the cobra Awesomeizationism! Full Member

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    Which ones have you seen, Bog?
     
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    freddy-wak M O D E R A T O R Full Member

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    on this board, hopkins...














    chavez is mexican
     
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    phantasma Active Member Full Member

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    easily chavez not even close.
     
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  9. Colpolite

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    B-hop baby. He did it his way.
     
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  10. Bogotazo

    Bogotazo Amateur Full Member

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    Whitaker, Taylor, Rosario, Haugen, De La Hoya 1 & 2, Camacho, Mayweather 1 & 2, Aguilar, Martinez, Perez, Limon.

    I'll eventually get around to Buchanan, Lockridge, La Porte, Randall next.
     
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  11. the cobra

    the cobra Awesomeizationism! Full Member

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    Good stuff. Chavez was one of the few guys whose entire filmed career I actually bothered to check out. With most fighters before my time I tend to just get to the big fights and leave it at that. Really enjoyed watching Chavez though, and seeing him progress & improve through the years. Same goes for Hopkins, of course, and maybe even to a greater extent. Love these two.
     
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    Jason997 Active Member Full Member

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    Chavez, but Hopkins is right there.
     
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    Chavez easily
     
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  14. Bogotazo

    Bogotazo Amateur Full Member

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    Definitely man :good those are two fighters with styles and resumes that invite you to sit there all day and watch them progress and rack up a long, quality list of conquered rivals.
     
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    I was very impressed when I saw Chavez the first time against Rosario,but to be honest I never took to him the way I usually do with the elite Mexican boxers.
    They're not far apart,but Hopkins nicks this by a round or two for me.
     
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