His fights with Echols are great to watch (and dirty as hell). His fight with Johnson was masterful. His fight vs Jackson (his trainer) was also a great display. The first Segundo Mercado fight was fun to watch...especially when you find out the "extenuating circumstances" surrounding the fight. My honest suggestion tho. Find as many as you can from as far back as you can (recently, many have been uploaded to youtube..check some of them out) and watch them through. The transformation you see in his style, as he learned his own strengths and totally reinvented himself into the great fighter he became is a thing of beauty.
tru he has definitely learned how to fight at his age...master defense...that is a badass avatar syes 2nd
Right on man, great post. I love the Johnson fight, definitely one of Hopkins' best clinic-style executions (along with the Tito and Pavlik fights)
Hopkins vs Mercado 1 and 2 are good. Hopkins vs Jones Hopkins vs Echols Hopkins vs Johnson. WBVA has a whole bunch of them
