Well he's not getting a mention in that natural athlete thread put it that way...and if we start a "technically gifted" thread he wouldn't appear in that either.
I'm not overly impressed with Baer, sure he did have crushin power and a proven chin, but his boxing ability leaves a bit to be desired. He was good but nothing special to me. Hopkins is a master at his craft, and I'd put him in the top 10 middleweights of all-time. I think he'd do o.k for himself against Baer. I think he wins a few rounds and actually lasts into the mid to late rounds. But sooner or later Baer is going to land something big and eventually stop Hopkins. I really can't see Hopkins standing up to a big punching heavyweight like Baer. The difference in skill makes this fight interesting but the difference in size makes the outcome a Baer ko.
Bull**** about Baer not be a physically gifted athlete! That guy was considered the specimen of athletic prowess in his time. A great boxer, no. But a gifted puncher, one of the very best. And of yeah, Baer KO's Hopkins in 5.
Well I didn't actually go that far. More a suggestion that he doesn't immediatley spring to mind as being a natural athlete, and probably won't get a mention in that thread.
The guy has never fought above light heavyweight yet you are confident that he can take the punches of possibly the hardest punching heavyweight in history?
I never called him a bum Read it again i said a **** load of bums who went to distence with him sepperating the first 3 from the rest id of said and aload of other bums if i was grouping them together
I don't feel Hopkins has the foot speed to beat Baer for a guy as small as Bernard to win he needs to hit and run like Loughran. But don't feel he would be able to and remember Mercado have Hopkins hurt and down and Baer hits much, much harder.
That is just a horrible comparison. The more I think about it the dumber it gets. Wow. Dude. That was awful.
I'd say Hopkins has a chance or outboxing Baer and lasting the distance to get a decision, but that chance is small. I'm pretty sure Baer would land something sooner or later and get Hopkins out of there, probably late.
I agree, there is no doubting the greatness of Hopkins , but if Max was focused then he would probably overwhelm him after a bit