Bernard Hopkins top 5 performances

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  1. dmt

    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

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    which do you pick?

    1) vs Trinidad
    2) vs Tarver
    3) vs Mercado 2
    4) vs Pascal 2
    5) vs Keith Holmes
     
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  2. Journeyman92

    Journeyman92 Mauling Mormon’s Full Member

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    I really liked the Pavlick bout
     
  3. Dynamicpuncher

    Dynamicpuncher Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    In no order.

    Felix Trinidad

    Antonio Tarver

    Kelly Pavlik

    Antwun Echols 2 = For winning with a dislocated shoulder.

    Glen Johnson
     
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    AwardedSteak863 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    The Tarver fight is my number one hands down. Tarver was a killer at that time and BHOP utterly dominated him in every way.

    After that, I have them ranked as follows.
    2. Tito
    3. Pavlik
    4. Cloud
    5. Winky.
     
  5. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    Don’t forget Lipsey. He ruined that guy’s career.
     
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  6. Bulldog24

    Bulldog24 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Glen Johnson fight. If you’ve seen it. He was overlooked for so long Hopkins.

    Pascal
    Calzaghe (negation of a machine)
    Felix
    Holmes (how to negate a tall tricky southpaw and beat him up inside)
     
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  7. Wladimir

    Wladimir Active Member Full Member

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    Trinidad
    Tarver
    Pavlik
    Holmes
    Jackson
     
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  8. Journeyman92

    Journeyman92 Mauling Mormon’s Full Member

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    Bhop is one helluva southpaw slayer wasn’t it 12-14?… awesome fighter for that F southpaws they’re a blight on my viewing experience and I root against them every single fight (Pac-Man excluded…) I loved watching him in the beginning of his career as a seek and destroy type.
     
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  9. dmt

    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

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    So many folks are mentioning the Pavlik fight. I need to go back and watch this.
     
  10. Mandela2039

    Mandela2039 Philippians 2:10-11 Full Member

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    What happened?
     
  11. thistle

    thistle Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Pavlik
    snooze 1
    snooze 2
    spoiler 1
    spoiler 2
     
  12. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    I think he put me to sleep at least five times.
     
  13. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    He beat the absolute crap out an undefeated, decent contender and Lipsey’s career was done after that.
     
  14. Cobra33

    Cobra33 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Holmes was a boxer I could never figure out until I got a little older. Holmes would look absolutely world class one fight..........and then the next fight look the total opposite. And it was because Holmes really didn't' like boxing it was something that he did very well and made a lot of money doing.
    And if you look at his career you will see so many uneven performances because of that. The Hopkins bout? He looked like he was sleep walking the entire fight not ever once trying to win.
     
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  15. Mandela2039

    Mandela2039 Philippians 2:10-11 Full Member

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    No like i know that but i'd like to know what happened afterwards that ended the career of Lipsey, or was the beating so badly that he jusr decided to wrap it up?