Bernard Hopkins vs Charley Burley

I hope you weren't driving near a school

 

Hopkins for me. Not quite a fair one, like Tiger versus Basilio (one fighter a bit bigger than the other).

 

:rofl:rofl

 

Touche'...

 

I think Burley's overrated anyway.

Yes! A great fighter. But I see people rate him in above Joe Gans and Packey McFarland. Clearly not reasonable. A little lower please #40 or so.

 

Burley for me by decision . Hopkins size should not really come into it as burley fought ligh-heavyweights and heavyweights

 

Good one

 

Ok one heavyweight

 

I have never been fond of Hopkins, but I think he would beat Burley easily on points.

Woller

 

Jesus, will this Burley wank-fest never end?

 

Agree 100% (see him in way too many top 20s) but as Burley proved he could hang with bigger guys he's a live dog here.

 

Flea thing that makes me laugh is people like arcel and Futch rank burley extremely highly and remember they saw him . But it seems their opinions are not valid as there is no real film of him:shock: . But other fighters that their is no real film of are total monsters sorry but I will take what is said by arcel and futch as pretty good advice when rating a fighter he was not greb but he was an amazing fighter and would beat Hopkins

 

Funny, but the only advantage people seem to be able to come up with for Hopkins here is size. How much bigger do you feel that a prime BHop was? And why do you think it would matter to Burley considering he beat a 5 lbs heavier Aaron "Tiger" Wade, thrashed a 6 lbs heavier Archie Moore, beat a 7 lbs heavier Jack Chase and an 8 and a half lbs heavier Shorty Hogue?

That's three Murderer's Row members and one rugged white fighter.

Hopkins has no advantages here. Or perhaps you feel he has something on Archie Moore?

 

So true S. i don't understand why Hopkins who would be under 160 pounds
against Burley in their MW, match would be "much bigger' than Burley if they both weighed in the day of the fight...? Burley,as you described fought often bigger men with great results...