Walcott is bigger, but not THAT much bigger plus these guys would be wizards compared to the standard competition. Can he clear these smaller atg fighters ?
Walcott was on and off, but at his best he takes the 175lbs versions of both. I definitely think the Hopkins fight would go the distance, but Walcott would use his size and win a decision.
Bigger How??? 1 inch taller than Jones and 1 inch smaller than Bhop. Stature & Build same as Jones and Bhop would look like an Ezzard Charles in the 1940s a L-HW cum HW. keep in mind Fighters that size in the 1940s aren't dreaming of Middleweight Divisions & Titles, NO! They would be the same as their 'then' peers and be competting at L-HW and finishing at HW with mostly 'catchweight' fights in between. Jones & Walcott would be a good one but Bhop would be Spoiling, Hugging and Complaining because he can't eke out a win. JJW would beat him up.
Do you know this, i've always felt that Hopkins would be very difficult for Walcott. Hopkins has a longer reach and is taller and physically, he is enormously robust, plus, and most importantly, he is not particularly fast for a middelweight, but I think he'd be faster than Walcott. Weighing in at 178, 180lbs, I think he would put Walcott in serious trouble by a) being rangier b) being faster c) being even sneakier d) having a better jab. In a 12 round fight I just do not see where the 7 Walcott rounds are coming from. Jones, I would pick Walcott, physically he is less robust, he is a little smaller, I just don't like that match for Jones.
Generally I'd lean RJJ way, but I think he just plays into JJW's bag of tricks. I think B-Hop actually has the better chance on this one despite the h2h with RJJ Hop beats JJW, JJW beats RJJ, RJJ beats Hop. Maybe
Jones outquicks him, possibly knocks him down, on the way to an easy decision. A lot of Walcott's cutest work, such when it happened, relied on quick change of pace, reflex actions. But Jones was better in that capacity and meets him at the pass with his own offence. Hopkins can not negative fight his way to a win over the best version of Joe.