A bit of both. There were worse fights that Hopkins could have taken, but Pavlik was not the best guy he could have been fighting, and at that...
:lol: The **** these guys have to say to keep a job nowadays....
Sure, but both Hagler and Monzon faced better middleweight comp than Hopkins. It would have helped their cause if they did move up in weight, but...
The latter for me. I still think he's a great, but I have a lower regard for him than most given the circumstances of some of his wins, and the...
Bernard's retirement was about as serious as Floyd Mayweather's. They are both about the same size naturally, but there's no doubt that Joe...
Yeah well that's true enough, but I wasn't referring to defense per se. I was referring moreso to the use of arms/gloves to block punches. Toney...
Marlon is definitely in the discussion. Tightest guard of all time.
By shut out.
Hopkins has a better defensive guard, better sneak lead right and better bounce. If having better strategic planning and stricter adherence to...
You've probably got a point there.
LMFAO@Hopkins' retirement. That's a good one. Hopkins had no qualms fighting Winky and Pavlik at 170, so I'm sure he could have shed another...
Pop don't you think Hopkins would have been better off trying to make fights with the likes of Roy Jones, Montell Griffin, Dariusz Michelczewski,...
Pathetic argument. If he really wanted to force a fight with the likes of Roy he could have become the number one contender in any organisation...
Like this: he spent the better part of his prime fighting the likes of Antwun Echols and Robert Allen over and over and over again instead of...
A lot of people would disagree, but I think Hopkins is only second to Floyd Mayweather in this era for pulling ***** moves.
