Who will be remembered as the greater fighter: Bernard Hopkins or Floyd Mayweather?

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  1. freedom2013

    freedom2013 Boxing Junkie banned

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    I think Bernard Hopkins had a greater career than Floyd Mayweather.

    He fought the best, while Floyd avoided many of the better boxers in and around his division.

    Floyd avoided Williams, Margarito, prime Mosley, Morales, prime De La Hoya, Casamayor, Tszyu, Forrest and of course Pacquiao.

    I remember Hopkins once offered to fight a heavyweight Oleg Maskaev when Oleg had the WBC title.
     
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  2. jtc

    jtc New Member Full Member

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    bhop
     
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  3. Imperial1

    Imperial1 VIP Member Full Member

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    Hopkins with out question
     
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  4. hofbrau

    hofbrau Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Floyd never fought a Russian or an Asian.
    He havent fought outside LV too.
    What a pick!
     
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  5. Florez

    Florez Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Hopkins
     
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  6. JacK Rauber

    JacK Rauber Unbourboned by what has been Full Member

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    Mayweather is the better fighter but no one likes him and throughout his career ducked many fighters in their prime. Hopkins has only become more likeable as his myth has grown, due to his longevity and his ability to still fight/survive at 50. Personally, I think they both are overrated.
     
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  7. Barrera

    Barrera Defeated Boxing_master Full Member

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    no both or none option ?
     
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  8. OBSERVER7421

    OBSERVER7421 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    who voted for Floyd ?
     
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  9. Sosa

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    OMG....this is just ridiculous
     
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  10. freedom2013

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    I think it's Hopkins

    Floyd will be remembered as the one who avoided ATG Pacquiao and other good fighters
     
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  11. MVC!

    MVC! The Best Ever Full Member

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    Floyd, by far.

    He's on the Fab 4 level.
     
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  12. greenwood70

    greenwood70 New Member Full Member

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    Not a hope!

    The Fab Four saw each other asa challenge and revelled in it ,much as Hopkins has done,Mayweather has never been an underdog and pulled it out the bag like Hopkins did vs Pavlic,Tarver,Cload,pascal,Trinidad and de la Hoya .
     
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  13. punisher

    punisher Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Hopkins will be remembered as greater. Floyd will be remembered as better.
     
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  14. Faerun

    Faerun Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Mayweather, let's not be stupid now.
     
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  15. Tancred

    Tancred Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Hopkins

    Mayweather has been to safe when picking his opponents
     
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