"Fast" Eddie Hopson, former Super Featherweight Champion

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  1. SmashBoxing

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  2. Flash24

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    A southpaw Meldrick Taylor.
     
  3. SmashBoxing

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    Eddie Hopson passed away a couple of weeks ago
     
  4. Cobra33

    Cobra33 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    god he was soooo fast and slick I thought i was watching a future great.Dont know what happened to him.
    Alot of people forget but Eddie got robbed when he fought Kelice Banks in the Olympic Trials.
     
  5. Cobra33

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    im very sorry to hear that. I remember hearing stories that he was so fast Whitaker would have alot of trouble catching him.