Rank James Toney, Roy Jones Jr. and Bernard Hopkins

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  1. kandamrgam

    kandamrgam New Member Full Member

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    Who's the greatest between these three in terms of resume and legacy?
     
    kandamrgam, Feb 18, 2019
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    emallini Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    1. Jones

    2. Hopkins

    3. Toney
     
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    Jones
    Hopkins
    Toney

    With that said, I would go in the reverse order for my personal favorites. Toney is hands down my favorite to watch out of those three but he had to many missteps in his career and lost a lot of his prime years to BS. He still accomplished a lot in is a first ballot hall of famer when eligible.

    Hopkins is my 2nd favorite. To me, he really had two different careers. Early on as a middleweight, he was a rough and tough guy that physically broke guys down. By the Trinidad fight he started becoming more of a technician and exploited his opponents weaknesses.

    Roy was my least favorite to watch out of the three but to me was the best in his prime. He simply had natural gifts at his disposal that the other guys didn't as much of.
     
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    Smokin Bert Boxing Addict Full Member

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    In terms of legacy: Jones, Hopkins, Toney.

    In terms of who was the best fighter: Jones, Toney, Hopkins.
     
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    Pick em: Hopkins Toney
     
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    Jones
    Hopkins
    Toney
     
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    kandamrgam New Member Full Member

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    I am really new to boxing.. But I was watching some highlight reels of Toney. The guy looked like an absolute monster with his defense and offense. Hence started reading upon him which led me to his other great peers.
     
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    Welcome to boxing lol and this forum. Check out the FOTW threads and get involved in them if you get a chance. Great way to learn about scoring and checking out some great fights and fighters. Either way here is hoping that boxing and this forum will soon consume your life like many of us
     
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    roughdiamond Ridin' the rails... Full Member

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    Also check out the YouTube channel HaNZAgod to inform yourself easily on boxers of all eras, along with the best boxing highlights around.
     
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    I think Jones is the clear No.1. My Spidey senses would put Toney next, then Hopkins.
     
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    1) Jones 2) Hopkins 3) Toney. If Toney had even half of Hopkins' professionalism and focus he'd be leapfrogging Bernard here, but his resume, excellent though it is, doesn't do his pure talent justice.
     
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    Jones , Toney, Hopkins ..
     
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